White Christmas (1959 recording, stereo)

~ Recording by Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6White Christmas3:08Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles SingersSeason’s Greetings From Perry ComoPerry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles SingersAlbum
RCA VictorLSP-2066
1.6White Christmas3:08Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles SingersChristmas Greetings From Perry ComoPerry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles SingersAlbum
RCA CamdenCDS 1113
1.9White Christmas3:12Perry ComoI Wish It Could Be Christmas ForeverPerry ComoAlbum
RCA Victor
1.15White Christmas3:11Perry ComoPerfect ChristmasVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation)259.267
1.6White Christmas3:11Perry ComoSeason’s Greetings From Perry ComoPerry ComoAlbum
RCA Victor07863 61001-2
1.15White Christmas3:12Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and The Ray Charles SingersRock Christmas, Vol. 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polystar (Germany)516 211-2
1.3White Christmas3:13Perry ComoGreatest Christmas SongsPerry ComoAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)0786367790-2
1.15White Christmas3:12Perry ComoChristmas AlbumPerry ComoAlbum + Compilation
  • -2001-05-29
2.2White Christmas3:12Perry ComoCasey Kasem Presents: All-Time Christmas FavoritesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-09-14
EMI Music Special Markets, Top Sail Productions72435-71881 2-8, TSP 71901-2
2.9White Christmas3:10Perry ComoComplete Christmas CollectionPerry ComoAlbum + Compilation
Collectors’ Choice MusicCCM2165
2.9White Christmas3:12Perry ComoComplete RCA Christmas CollectionPerry ComoAlbum + Compilation
Real Gone Music (US reissue label estd. 2011 by Gordon Anderson and Gabby Castellana. DO NOT CONFUSE WITH THE UK/EUROPE OUT-OF-COPYRIGHT LABEL.), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)RGM-0100
2.9White Christmas (1959)3:10Perry ComoThe Complete RCA Christmas CollectionPerry ComoAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2013-12-03
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)
1.13White Christmas3:11Perry ComoThe Classic Christmas AlbumPerry ComoAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
1.6White Christmas3:13Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles SingersSeasons Greetings From Perry Como / The Perry Como Christmas AlbumPerry ComoAlbum + Compilation
RCA Victor
1.16White Christmas3:07Perry ComoMilestones of a Pop Legend, Vol. 3Perry ComoAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2019-05-03
The Intense Media
1.3White Christmas (1959 version)3:11Perry ComoGreatest Christmas SongsPerry ComoAlbum + CompilationRCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
1.3White Christmas (1959 version)3:10Perry ComoGreatest Christmas SongsPerry ComoAlbum + CompilationRCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
1.9White Christmas3:12Perry ComoI Wish It Could Be Christmas ForeverPerry ComoAlbumRCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
1.9White Christmas (1959 version)3:11Perry ComoI Wish It Could Be Christmas ForeverPerry ComoAlbum
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
1.6White Christmas3:10Perry ComoSeason's GreetingsPerry ComoAlbumRCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
(unknown)
2.9White Christmas3:12Perry ComoThe Complete Christmas Collection & His Greatest Inspirational SongsPerry ComoAlbum + Compilation
The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (global media and direct marketing company, now known as Trusted Media Brands, Inc.)SSTC08688 88697928862

Relationships

recording engineer:Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer) (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
producer:Charles Grean
Lee Schapiro
choir vocals:The Ray Charles Singers (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
vocals:Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001) (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
orchestra:Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
recorded at:Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)
recording of:White Christmas (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15)

White Christmas

lyricist and composer:Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
Williamson Music Company
Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd
Irving Berlin Music Ltd.
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019)
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
referred to in medleys:Mix 4 (The Best Xmas Party Ever!) (order: 1)
Happy Holiday / White Christmas (order: 2)
Medley (Christmas with Frank Ferrari) (order: 5)
later translated parody versions:銀白聖誕
later translated versions:A Batzl Schnee
Als klokken in de nacht luiden
Bianco Natale (Buon Natale)
Biele Vianoce (White Christmas)
Der Alter Tzigayner / White Christmas
Deutsche Weihnacht
Ik droom steeds van een wit kerstfeest
Ik droom van een gelukkig kerstfeest
Jag drömmer om en jul hemma
Jul hjemme
Kvit jul
Min barndoms hvite jul
Noël blanc
Nollaig Bhán
Rap jul
Valkea joulu
Weiße Weihnacht
Weiße Weihnacht
White Christian
White Christmas (Maburaho)
Wit kerstfeest
Witte Kerstmis
ホワイトクリスマス (Tomoko Nakayama’s translation)
later versions:Blanca Navidad
is the basis for:I’m Dreaming of a White Trailer
arrangements:White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters)
White Christmas (arr. Chris Walden)
White Christmas (lo‐fi arrangement)