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White Christmas

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Words & Music: Irving Berlin
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know.
Where those tree-tops glisten,
And children listen
To hear sleighbells in the snow.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
With every Christmas card I write,
"May your days be merry and bright,
And may all your Christmases be white".

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know.
May your days may your days may your days be merry and bright,
And may all your Christmases be white.
Recorded: 1957/09/06, first released on Elvis' Christmast album
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OtisBlue22 (profile/ contact) wrote on Dec 24, 2010report abuse
The snippet of studio banter at the start was very innovatory! Does anyone know if there was a precedent?
Deano1 (profile/ contact) wrote on Oct 27, 2010report abuse
Elvis' version of the Bing Crosby classic does remind one of the The Drifters' version; but is still uniquely Elvis. As to has the best version of this song, you could get 500 different answers from 500 people. I get enjoyment out of Bing's, Elvis' and The Drifters' version (along with a couple of others).
Steve V (profile/ contact) wrote on Sep 11, 2009report abuse
They say Elvis stole from black music. Did they mean this song? Here he takes The Drifters classic version and copies Clyde McPhatter's phrasing. We all know he loved Clyde and I'm glad he did. A normal rendition of White Christmas would have been boring. Elvis is the only white artist who could have pulled this off. He almost betters The Drifters version. Almost but not quite.

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