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What it Means to Have a White Christmas

As the days steadily march towards Christmas weathermen and prognosticators take center stage to predict -- or not -- a "white Christmas". In Ohio they are saying the 2nd half of December will be too warm for much of a chance of snow on…
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When Elvis Butchered White Christmas

White Christmas remains, more nearly 75 years since it was written, the most popular Christmas single of all time. Bing Crosby immortalized it with two recordings and a film. And an entire generation embraced it as not only a Christmas song…
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The Legendary Bing Crosby

He was born the middle of seven children in the great American northwest. His father was an English-American bookkeeper and his mother a second-generation Irish American, making young Harry about as American as apple pie. The rest of his story…
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The History of White Christmas

He knew the song was good. Using just 54 words and 67 notes Irving Berlin composed White Christmas over the holiday season of 1940. He liked it so much he told a secretary "I've just written a new song. Not only is the best song I've ever written,…
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White Christmas Predicted Widely in 2015

Weather prognosticators who can see into the future say the winter of 2015 in the US and Canada will be epic -- with a white Christmas for everyone. The Old Farmer's Almanac, which hits bookshelves and supermarket check out counters in about…
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Movie Review: White Christmas

By Danny Gould Writing movie reviews 65-years after a movie has been released and become a classic isn't fair. How do you diss a classic? But let's be honest. White Christmas might today be considered a classic and it might be beloved…