For the primary time since 1960, the long-lasting Bing Crosby is again within the prime 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. The brand new Crosby compilation file Final Christmas climbed from quantity 18 to quantity 9 as the vacation season kicks into gear.
Final Christmas initially launched on August twenty third of this yr. It options 28 of Crosby’s vacation classics, together with “White Christmas,” “Mele Kalikimaka,” “Silent Night,” “Little Drummer Boy,” and “Do You Hear What I Hear?” The album is on the market as a CD in addition to a 2LP set.
Crosby final held a spot within the prime 10 in 1960, when his traditional 1945 album Merry Christmas additionally sat at quantity 9.
The crooner finally recorded over 70 Christmas songs throughout his profession, however “White Christmas” has remained probably the most impactful. It’s thought of the best-selling single of all time, because of an extra of fifty million bodily copies bought worldwide. The music, written by Irving Berlin, was first carried out by Crosby on Christmas of 1941 on his radio present. Berlin has stated it’s “not only the best song I ever wrote, it’s the best song anybody ever wrote.”
“White Christmas” was formally launched as a part of the soundtrack to the movie Vacation Inn, which finally gained the Academy Award for Greatest Authentic Tune. Over a decade later, Crosby recorded a brand new model of the music for the movie sharing its title, 1954’s White Christmas. This yr, a brand new model of the music was launched as a duet with V of BTS.
Crosby’s model of “Little Drummer Boy” additionally holds a particular place in popular culture because of the duet carried out with David Bowie on 1977’s A Merrie Olde Christmas tv particular; one in all Crosby’s final recordings earlier than his demise the identical yr. “They sat at the piano and David was a little nervous,” Bing’s daughter Mary Crosby recalled. “Dad realized David was this amazing musician, and David realized Dad was an amazing musician. You could see them both collectively relax and then magic was made.”
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