Bing Crosby : The Voice of Christmas

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Harry Lillis  more popularly known as Bing Crosby was born on May 3rd 1903 and died on October 14th 1977. He became very popular for his crooning singing style.
Crosby’s  record sales and chart hit’s make him one of the most successful musical artists of the 20th century. He accumulated an impressive 23 gold and platinum records. His rendition of the Irving Berlin song, White Christmas is as popular today as it was when it was first sung in the Movie ” Holiday Inn”  back  in 1942.

However, This is not the only Christmas song that came from Bing’s Lips. There was also the famous collaboration with David Bowie in 1977 of the 1957 song Litttle Drummer Boy.

Bing Crosby has recorded many other Christmas songs including;
   
1  I Saw Three Ships  
2  Silent Night     
3  It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas     
4  Adeste Fidelis; Oh Come all ye Faithful    
5  God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen    
6  Faith Of Our Fathers     
7  I’ll Be Home For Christmas    
8  Christmas In Killarney    
9  We Three Kings of Orient Are       
10 Away in a Manger
11 O Fir Tree Dark    
12 Deck the Halls      
13 Good King Wenceslas  
14 The Christmas Song    
15 Baby it’s cold outside
16 Do you hear what I hear
17 Frosty the Snowman
18 Happy Holidays
19 Here comes Santa Clause
20 have yourself a Merry little Christmas
21 Little Jack Frost Get Lost
22 Oh Holy Night
23 Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
24 Santa Clause is coming to town
25 Silver bells
26 The First Noel
27 The little drummer boy
28 The Twelve days of Christmas
29 Winter Wonderland
30 You’re all I want for Christmas
31 Angels We Have

Oh and I should not forget Number 32 on the list. White Christmas.

This makes Bing Crosby one of the most prolific and one of the most listened to Christmas song performers of all time.