White Christmas
song by Berlin
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"White Christmas" is a song written by Irving Berlin and most famously recorded by Bing Crosby in 1942. It is the best-selling single of all time, with over 50 million copies sold worldwide. The song first appeared in the 1942 film Holiday Inn and later in its own film, White Christmas, in 1954. It won an Academy Award for best original song in 1943. Crosby's recording remains the top-selling Christmas record.12
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