Second only to the aforementioned Andy Williams, Bing Crosby sits undeniably upon the top of the veritable heap of Christmas music available today. His smooth sound is a Holiday classic that, hopefully, will forever be associated with all things December. Only Frank Sinatra remains to flesh out the trifecta of Williams, Crosby, and Sinatra that comprise the greatest Christmas classics of all time.
Happy Holidays, and a definite Merry Christmas, even if it’s not entirely time for those sentiments. These tracks hail from the time tested album, The Very Best of Bing Crosby Christmas (iTunes) and are a must have for any true Christmas collection.
mp3 : Bing Crosby - Adeste Fidelis
mp3 : Bing Crosby - It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
mp3 : Bing Crosby - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
mp3 : Bing Crosby - White Christmas
Crosby changed singing forever in the 30’s… He certainly have his niche in the music world.
Sad that he is not very well known by younger people of today… (instead of a certain Miss K…l who has more legs than emotion in her voice.
Thnakx for these brilliant pieces of music.
Crosby was important in more ways - he recognized the genius of Louis Armstrong long before others did. He took control of his career - which at that time was radio - dictating the terms under which he would do his shows. Most importantly for the future, he was friends with Les Paul, who invented multi-track recording, and through his support of Paul help set the stage for the ways artists record today.
thanks to Ravel and Curt. it’s nice to see some very knowledgeable readers here at The World Forgot. cheers.
Thank-you SOO much for acknowledging the amazing singer that was Bing Crosby. He is especially present this time of year, as he is a permanent fixture in the pre-holiday festivities at my house, and always will be… Good Work!
Bing is the man!!! Christmas and Bing Crosby are like Baseball and Hot Dogs, you can’t have one without the other. Great tracks. I love your blog.
Another more complete collection is the 2-disc “Bing Crosby - The Voice of Christmas: The Complete Decca Christmas Songbook”. That one has everything with a bunch of liner notes.
well chino, it’s been a long time since i’ve purchased an actual physical copy of a disc, but that just might be the disc that makes me go back to buying physical {versus digital} media.
Come visit http://www.BingCrosby.com to learn more!
i am terribly sorry for not including the link to Bing’s personal website. honestly it is a simple mistake on my part. i googled the man and i don’t believe bingcrosby.com showed up at all. thanks for the tip.