Bing Crosby’s son lost his father when he was 19 years old, but he still hears his voice every year at any Christmas party he attends. The crooner, who remains a holiday staple with songs like "White ...
Gioia admits that the only familiarity many today might have with him is the Christmas song “White Christmas,” which is “the ...
“We had decided that we wanted them to do a duet of a ‘Little Drummer Boy,’ and when we told Bowie about the number, he said, ‘I won’t sing that song.' We said, ‘Why?’ and he said, ‘I hate that song,' ...
Crosby said he struggled to keep it together as he sang the song for crying soldiers during World War II The song became an anthem for American soldiers abroad during the war Bing Crosby’s rendition ...
When Christmas comes around, it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that Bing. With an estimated 50 million physical singles sold, Bing Crosby’s version of “White Christmas” is the best-selling ...
Peace on Earth, can it be? When David Bowie posed that musical question to Bing Crosby 33 years ago, a generation of young TV viewers watching in amazement asked another question: Did that really just ...
For Bowie to agree, the writers of the Merrie Olde Christmas special had to make tweaks to the song “We had decided that we wanted them to do a duet of a ‘Little Drummer Boy,’ and when we told Bowie ...