In 1999, National Public Radio included it in the "NPR 100", which sought to compile the one hundred most important American musical works of the 20th century. I just wrote the best song I've ever written - heck, I just wrote the best song that anybody's ever written!" He often stayed up all night writing - he told his secretary, "Grab your pen and take down this song. One story is that he wrote it in 1940, in warm La Quinta, California, while staying at the La Quinta Hotel, a frequent Hollywood retreat also favored by writer-director-producer Frank Capra, although the Arizona Biltmore also claims the song was written there. Other versions of the song, along with Bing Crosby's, have sold over 150 million copies.Īccounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote the song. According to the Guinness World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 100 million copies worldwide.
White Christmas is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)Ĭost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
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