Lockdown Licks no. 257. Strumming, two pints later ‘Croonalong’ “White Christmas” by Irving Berlin, as made famous by Bing Crosby. Help me out and singalong with a basic bar chord rhythm played a little uptempo from the original.

“White Christmas” is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The song was written by Berlin for the musical film Holiday Inn, released in 1942. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards.1942 was marked with a 78rpm single release of “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby on Decca Records, with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra.