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Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation. 
A multimedia star, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses. His early career coincided with technical recording innovations; this allowed him to develop a laid-back, intimate singing style that influenced many of the popular male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine recognized Crosby as the person who had done the most for American G.I. morale during World War II and, during his peak years, around 1948, polls declared him the "most admired man alive," ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, the Music Digest estimated that Crosby recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music. 
Crosby exerted an important influence on the development of the postwar recording industry. He worked for NBC at the time and wanted to record his shows; however, most broadcast networks did not allow recording. This was mainly because of the quality of recording at the time. While in Europe performing during the war, Crosby had witnessed tape recording, on which The Crosby Research Foundation would come to have many patents. The company also developed equipment and recording techniques such as the Laugh Track which are still in use today. In 1947, he invested $50,000 in the Ampex company, which built North America's first commercial reel-to-reel tape recorder. He left NBC to work for ABC because NBC was not interested in recording at the time. This proved beneficial because ABC accepted him and his new ideas. Crosby then became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. He gave one of the first Ampex Model 200 recorders to his friend, musician Les Paul, which led directly to Paul's invention of multitrack recording. Along with Frank Sinatra, Crosby was one of the principal backers behind the famous United Western Recorders recording studio complex in Los Angeles. 
During the "Golden Age of Radio," performers often had to recreate their live shows a second time for the west coast time zone. Through the medium of recording, Crosby constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) being used in motion picture production. This became the industry standard.
Crosby won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way, and was nominated for his reprise of the role in The Bells of St. Mary's the next year, becoming the first of four actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. Crosby is one of the 22 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Track Listing:
01. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
02. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Frank Sinatra
03. Silver Bells - Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald
04. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
05. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald
06. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Frank Sinatra
07. O Come All Ye Faithfull - Bing Crosby
08. The Christmas Song - Frank Sinatra
09. Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Frank Sinatra
10. Silent Night. Holy Night - Bing Crosby
11. White Christmas - Frank Sinatra
12. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra
13. O Come All Ye Faithful - Frank Sinatra
14. I`ll Be Home For Christmas - Bing Crosby
15. Santa Clause is Coming To Town - Bing Crosby
16. Jingle Bells - Bing Crosby
17. Let It Snow - Bing Crosby
18. Christmas Dreaming - Frank Sinatra
19. The Snowman - Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra
20. Deck The Halls - Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra

Extra Informatie:
Aantal Discs: 1xCD
Genre: Christmas, Jazz, Soul
Format: MP3 @ 320kbit
CD Release Year: 6 November 2012
Speelduur: 52 minuten
Cover: Frontje is in de RARs verwerkt