Bing Crosby choked back tears as he performed 'White Christmas' for WWII soldiers. Days later, many of those troops were killed

Bing Crosby’s rendition of “White Christmas” became particularly emotional for soldier serving in World War II — leading to ...
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Bing Crosby struggled to sing ‘White Christmas’ to troops, ‘most difficult thing’ in his career

The legendary crooner, who first sang the song that reminisces about snowy childhood Christmases, once told his nephew, Howard Crosby, that singing “White Christmas” in front of teary-eyed troops ...
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'70s rock icon's final Christmas duet with Bing Crosby right before his death is giving people chills

Crosby died in 1977 of a sudden heart attack at a golf course in Spain. Just a month prior, he had his final televised ...
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From Movie Tie-In to ‘Unprecedented’ Blockbuster: How Bing Crosby’s ‘White Christmas’ Conquered the Holidays

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 ...
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With ‘White Christmas,’ Irving Berlin and Bing Crosby helped make Christmas a holiday that all Americans could celebrate

After Irving Berlin, left, penned 'White Christmas,' he pegged Bing Crosby as the ideal singer for what would become a holiday classic. Irving Haberman/IH Images via Getty Images Irving Berlin was a ...
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Bing Crosby struggled to sing 'White Christmas' to troops, ‘most difficult thing’ in his career

For soldiers in France listening to Bing Crosby sing "White Christmas" in December 1944, home must have seemed far away. The legendary crooner, who first sang the song that reminisces about snowy ...