White Christmas (şarkı)

White Christmas Irving Berlin'in hazırladığı Noel şarkısı. Şarkının Bing Crosby tarafından söylenen versiyonu en çok satan single olarak Guiness Rekorlar Kitabı'na girmiştir. Şarkının dünya çapında 50 milyon kopyası satılmıştır.[1][2][3][4] Şarkı 1940'ta Berlin'de yazılmıştır.[4] "White Christmas" ilk yayınlandığı tarihten bu yana Noel albümlerinde çok sık kullanılan bir şarkıdır.

Kaynakça

  1. Guinness Book of Records, 2007 Edition, page 187
  2. Guinness Book of Records, 2008 Edition, page 181
  3. Guinness Book of Records, 2009 Edition, pages 14, 15 & 169
  4. 1 2 Roy J. Harris, Jr. (December 5, 2009). "The Best-Selling Record of All. 'White Christmas' and the reasons it endures". Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703499404574561734246276554.html. Erişim tarihi: 2009-12-06. "It was a peaceful song that became a wartime classic. Its unorthodox, melancholy melody—and mere 54 words, expressing the simple yearning for a return to happier times—sounded instantly familiar when sung by America's favorite crooner. But 67 years after its introduction, some still are surprised to learn that Bing Crosby's recording of the Irving Berlin ballad "White Christmas" became not only the runaway smash-hit for the World War II holidays, but the best-selling record of all time."
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