“White Christmas” was first heard on a radio show on Christmas Day, 1941, and became a huge hit among deployed U.S. soldiers. By the end of the war, it was the best-selling song of all time. All from a Jew who didn't celebrate Christmas. KUOW
It’s not upbeat, there are no fanciful characters and it isn’t religious. Instead, it’s melancholy and wistful – full of longing for bygone days.
By the following winter, young American troops found themselves overseas during the holidays. Armed Forces radio played “White Christmas” over and over to remind them of home. By the end of the war, “White Christmas” was the bestselling song of all time and held that distinction for 56 years until Elton John’s remake of “Candle in the Wind” when Princess Diana died in 1997.
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