{"id":285,"date":"2010-11-11T16:04:32","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T16:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/?p=285"},"modified":"2010-11-11T16:07:15","modified_gmt":"2010-11-11T16:07:15","slug":"video-and-history-of-the-song-white-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/285\/video-and-history-of-the-song-white-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Video and history of the song "White Christmas""},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00c9crite en 1940 par le compositeur am\u00e9ricain Irving Berlin, White Christmas a rapidement connu un immense succ\u00e8s, avant de devenir un classique de tous les temps. M\u00eame aujourd\u2019hui, ce cantique de Christmas<\/a> tourne encore sur les ondes des stations radiophoniques pendant la p\u00e9riode des f\u00eates.<\/p>\n

Les circonstances entourant l\u2019origine de la song<\/a> n\u2019ont pu \u00eatre confirm\u00e9es, mais l\u2019histoire raconte qu\u2019Irving Berlin l\u2019aurait \u00e9crite alors qu\u2019il \u00e9tait assis pr\u00e8s de la piscine de l\u2019h\u00f4tel Biltmore de Phoenix en Arizona. Apr\u00e8s avoir pass\u00e9 des nuits enti\u00e8res \u00e0 \u00e9crire, il aurait d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 son secr\u00e9taire qu\u2019il venait de composer la meilleure chanson que quiconque ait jamais \u00e9crite.<\/p>\n

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Christmas and Snow White<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bing Crosby was the first to perform White Christmas in December 1941, during his NBC show The Kraft Music Hall. Although an initial recording was made during this broadcast, no record of it appears to exist. It wasn't until May 29, 1942, that Bing Crosby recorded the first official version, with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers. This version also holds an all-time record, with 50 million copies sold.<\/p>\n

Also in 1942, Bing Crosby sang it as a duet with Marjorie Reynolds in the film Love Sings and Dances. Then, during World War II, it is said that several soldiers were touched by the nostalgic lyrics, which also moved many Americans.<\/p>\n

On October 3, 1942, "White Christmas" hit the charts, and by the end of the same month, it had reached number one. It reached the top of the charts again in 1945 and 1947. Bing Crosby's 1949 album, "Merry Christmas," also became one of the most popular Christmas albums.<\/p>\n

That same year, White Christmas received the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The English version that we still hear today is the one recorded on March 19, 1947, since the original 1942 tape had been damaged.<\/p>\n

Over the years, many artists have interpreted the famous White Christmas in their own way, including Frank Sinatra, The Drifters, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennet, The Supremes, and Billy Idol. Although it has also become a classic, Elvis Presley's version was described as vulgar by Irving Berlin, who even tried to have it banned from the airwaves.<\/p>\n

Francis Blanche is the one who translated White Christmas into French, which he named No\u00ebl blanc. Many artists have also performed it in French, including Dalida, Tino Rossi, Eddy Mitchell, and C\u00e9line Dion, to name a few.<\/p>\n

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Music video of performances of the Christmas song.<\/p>\n

White Christmas music video with lyrics \u2013 performance by Shania Twain.<\/p>\n

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White Christmas \u2013 Celtic<\/p>\n

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White Christmas \u2013 childhood memories<\/p>\n

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Connie Talbot (in Japan) sings White Christmas<\/p>\n

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White Christmas by Dalida<\/p>\n

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Celine Dion sings White Christmas<\/p>\n

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White Christmas \u2013 Eddy Mytchell<\/p>\n

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Lyrics French version<\/p>\n

Oh! When I hear Christmas carols
\nI like to revisit my childhood joys
\nThe glittering fir tree, the silver snow
\nChristmas my beautiful white dream<\/p>\n

Oh! When I hear ringing in heaven
\nThe hour when the good old man descends
\nI see your clear eyes again, Mom
\nAnd I think of other white Christmases<\/p>\n

The night is full of joyful songs
\nThe wood crackles in the fire
\nThe table is already set
\nEverything is ready for my friends
\nAnd I wait for the time when they will come
\nListening to all my memories<\/p>\n

Oh! When I hear Christmas carols
\nI like to revisit my childhood joys
\nThe glittering fir tree, the silver snow
\nChristmas my beautiful white dream<\/p>\n

Oh! When I hear ringing in heaven
\nThe hour when the good old man descends
\nI see your clear eyes again, Mom
\nAnd I think of other white Christmases
\nI see your clear eyes again, Mom
\nAnd I think of other white Christmases<\/p>\n

English version lyrics<\/p>\n

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
\nJust like the ones I used to know
\nWhere the treetops glisten,
\nand children listen
\nTo hear sleigh bells in the snow<\/p>\n

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
\nWith every Christmas card I write
\nMay your days be merry and bright
\nAnd may all your Christmases be white<\/p>\n

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
\nWith every Christmas card I write
\nMay your days be merry and bright
\nAnd may all your Christmases be white<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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