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White Christmas

original Christmas song written and composed by Irving Berlin for the 1942 musical film "Holiday Inn", sung by Bing Crosby
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1131761
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White Christmas

Summary

White Christmas is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,299 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • White Christmas's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • White Christmas's composer is recorded as Irving Berlin[4].
  • White Christmas's genre is Christmas music[5].
  • White Christmas was performed by Bing Crosby[6].
  • Among the performers on White Christmas was Frank Sinatra[7].
  • Among the performers on White Christmas was Bing Crosby[8].
  • Among the performers on White Christmas was Frank Sinatra[9].
  • Among the performers on White Christmas was Elvis Presley[10].
  • White Christmas was performed by Pat Boone[11].
  • White Christmas was performed by Andy Williams[12].
  • Among the performers on White Christmas was The Miracles[13].
  • White Christmas was performed by The Beach Boys[14].
  • White Christmas was performed by Burl Ives[15].
  • White Christmas was performed by Barbra Streisand[16].
  • White Christmas was performed by The Cats[17].
  • White Christmas was performed by Al Green[18].
  • Among the performers on White Christmas was Dolly Parton[19].
  • Among the performers on White Christmas was Vikingarna[20].
  • White Christmas was performed by Göran Lindberg[21].
  • Among the performers on White Christmas was Anne Sofie von Otter[22].
  • White Christmas was performed by Elizabeth Elmore[23].
  • White Christmas was performed by Bette Midler[24].
  • Among the performers on White Christmas was Twisted Sister[25].
  • White Christmas was performed by Arvingarna[26].
  • Among the performers on White Christmas was Matt Belsante[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • Genre(s): christmas music, country, jazz, pop[29]

  • Community tags: christmas, christmas music, country, holiday, jazz, pop[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 30daa999-81af-34c3-bf22-b3c1c41c8c01[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Bing Crosby[6], Frank Sinatra[7], Elvis Presley[10], Pat Boone[11], Andy Williams[12], and The Miracles[13].

Publication

White Christmas was released on 1942[32]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[33]. Its genre is Christmas music[5].

Cultural Impact

Things named for White Christmas include White Christmas Blues[34], a television series episode[35], directed by Steven Dean Moore[36].

Why It Matters

White Christmas ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,299 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include White Christmas Blues[34], a television series episode[35], directed by Steven Dean Moore[36].

Related Entities

Al Green Andy Williams Barbra Streisand Bette Midler Bing Crosby Burl Ives CeeLo Green Dolly Parton Elvis Presley Frank Sinatra Gwen Stefani Irving Berlin Pat Boone Rod Stewart The Beach Boys

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby +25
    Form of creative work → song
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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