Bing Crosby once shared with his nephew the hardest performance of "White Christmas" he ever gave, serenading G.I.s in the ...

But the story doesn't end there. "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" arrived as a single five years later, in November 1982, and became a massive U.K. chart hit, landing at No. 3 in early 1983. It was ...

The two singers from entirely different worlds sang a mash-up of “Little Drummer Boy”, sung by Crosby, and “Peace on Earth”, sung by Bowie. The latter counterpart was added after Bowie said he ...

White Christmas” is one of the world’s best-selling tunes and continues to be in rotation more than eight decades later ...

When entertainer Bing Crosby stepped up to the microphone in New York’s NBC Studios on Christmas Day 1941, many of the tens ...

Following Lee’s death, Bing met actress Kathryn Grant on the set of White Christmas. The couple married in 1957. Crosby and Grant welcomed three children, Harry Lillis III, Mary and Nathaniel. They ...

From Wham, to Mariah Carey to East 17, whether you enjoy the festive season or not, there's a Christmas hit for everyone. At ...

Crosby died in 1977 of a sudden heart attack at a golf course in Spain. Just a month prior, he had his final televised performance: a Christmas special. Fitting as that is, there's something pretty ...

Our quest to discover rock's best Christmas song has reached the final four. Only Elvis Presley, David Bowie (with Bing ...

His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world. Today, we take a journey through the life and work of Yip Harburg, the Broadway lyricist who wrote such ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Planning a trip to the Oregon coast during winter break? The Oregon State Parks annual Winter Whale Watch Week offers 14 ...