- Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Infobox Album | Name = White Christmas
Type = studio
Artist =Bing Crosby
Released = 1954
Recorded = April 10, May 4 1954
Genre =Vocal
Length = ~~:~~
Label = Decca
Producer = Joseph Lilley
Reviews =
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Last album = "Some Fine Old Chestnuts "
(1953)
This album = "White Christmas soundtrack"
(1954)
Next album = ""
(1954)
"Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas" was one of two albums featuring some of the cast from the 1954movie "White Christmas." Among the featured artists areBing Crosby ,Danny Kaye , and Trudy Stevens (who dubbed forVera-Ellen in the movie), withPeggy Lee , who was not in the movie, singing some parts.It should be noted that this was one of two albums of songs from the movie, neither of which qualifies as an original soundtrack recording, that were released, because Bing Crosby (who had a recording contract with
Decca Records ) andRosemary Clooney (with a Columbia contract) could not record together. This album, therefore, was issued by Decca, while Columbia issued an album called "Irving Berlin's White Christmas ." In this version, Peggy Lee recorded the parts that Clooney did in the movie.This was Bing Crosby's third Decca long play album, recorded and originally released in 1954 advertised as the main soundtrack for "White Christmas."The music and lyrics were written by
Irving Berlin .The album was released on CD by MCA in 1994, but is now out-of-print. In the U.K. it was released in 2002 as part of a 2-on-1 CD with the studio recordings of the songs from "Holiday Inn" (
1942 ). A special edition, combined with the DVD of the film, was sold inStarbucks stores during theholiday season in 2006.Oddly, though Clooney and Crosby were unable to make an album together at this time, subsequently both signed with
RCA Victor Records , and the two made some albums together for RCA. [See "Fancy Meeting You Here " (1958), "How the West Was Won," (1959), and "Rendezvous" (1969).] They also both signed withCapitol Records and made albums together for that company. [See, for example, "That Travelin' Two-Beat ."]Personnel
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Bing Crosby - Vocals
*Danny Kaye - Vocals
*Peggy Lee - Vocals
*Trudy Stevens - Vocals
*The Skylarks - Vocals
*Joseph Lilley - Arranger, ConductorTrack listing
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