Origin
Accounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it in 1940, in warm La Quinta, California, … See more

"White Christmas" is the most-recorded Christmas song; there have been more than 500 recorded versions of the song, in several different languages. The following have received some charting success.
Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra (with Bob Carroll See more

• Library of Congress essay on Crosby's version on the National Recording Registry. See more

Irving Berlin's opening verse, contrasting the sunshine and warmth of Christmas in California with the narrator's desire for a traditional holiday setting of winter snow, is often dropped in recordings. It is included on A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector See more

• List of best-selling sheet music
• List of best-selling singles See more