“White Christmas” might be the best-selling Christmas song ever, but the song’s backstory has less to do with tidings of comfort and joy than it does with the tragedy of loss and war. Written by ...

Marjorie Reynolds joins Bing Crosby at the piano to look at a Valentine in the 1942 musical Holiday Inn. (John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Nearly every pop music holiday song ...

White Christmas: The Story of an American Song by Jody Rosen is an intriguing and insightful look at the story behind a holiday classic of American popular music. This is a story of many parts, not ...

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 ...

We all long for a White Christmas. The peaceful way that those pristine white crystals fall from the sky create the perfect sense of calm. The scenery that they create is even better. During the ...

Composer Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" is a holiday favorite. But the bestselling song has a melancholy backstory. The Story Behind The Song 'White Christmas' Composer Irving Berlin’s “White ...

The holidays are here and there's no better time to watch Christmas movies. You can't go wrong with White Christmas to get you into the holiday spirit with its festive visuals, upbeat songs and highly ...

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 ...