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一直不太喜歡Bing Crosby的聲音﹐感覺是他的聲音就是有點悶悶的﹐不過提起耶誕歌曲﹐就不得不提起他主唱的 White Christmas。

由美國名音樂家Irving Berlin所作﹐首次發表於1942年﹐為Bing主演的電影Holiday Inn之插曲﹐其後 Bing Crosby與 Rosemary Clooney合拍電影 White Christmas而再次收錄。它為史上最暢銷的唱片﹐截至1963年已賣出4500萬張。歌曲原由Decca出版﹐其後由MCA收購﹐近年再歸入Universal (環球) 旗下。


Bing Crosby White Christmas專輯曲目﹕
01 Silent Night
02 Adeste Fideles (Oh Ye All Ye Faithful)
03 White Christmas
04 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
05 Faith Of Our Fathers
06 I’ll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dream)
07 Jingle Bells (with Andrew Sisters)
08 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (with Andrew Sisters)
09 Silver Bells (with Carole Richards)
10 It’s Beginning To Look Like Christmas
11 Christmas In Killarney
12 Mele Kalilimaka (Merry Christmas) (with Andrew Sisters)




White Christmas
(Irving Berlin)


I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten, and children listen
To hear sleigh bells 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
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town: 歌曲寫於1932年﹐不過當年歌曲常被拒於門外﹐只因是一首兒童歌曲﹐一般人覺得難獲市場反應。兩年後Eddie Cantor於電台節目中演唱﹐瞬即引來迥響。最受歡迎的版本來自Bing Crosby與 Andrew Sisters合唱及 Perry Como的獨唱版本﹐兩者的銷售量都超過一百萬張。
(Haven Gillespie / J. Fred Coots)

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why

Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

He's making a list
He's checking it twice
He's gonna find out
Who's naughty or nice

Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

So you better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why

Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town
Santa Claus is comin' to town

The kids in girl and boyland
Will have a jubilee
They're gonna build a toyland
All around the Christmas tree

So you better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why

Santa Claus (is comin' to town)
Santa Claus (is comin' to town)
Santa Claus is comin'
Santa Claus is comin'
Santa Claus is comin' To town






忽然有一大隊天兵﹑同那天使讚美神說﹑在至高之處榮耀歸與神﹑在地上平安歸與他所喜悅的人。眾天使離開他們升天去了﹑牧羊的人彼此說﹑我們往伯利恆去﹑看看所成的事﹑就是主所指示我們的。他們急忙去了﹑就尋見馬利亞和約瑟﹑又有那嬰孩臥在馬槽裡。
-- 聖經