White Christmas (1959 recording, stereo)
~ Recording by Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.6 | White Christmas | 3:08 | Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers | Season’s Greetings From Perry Como | Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers | Album |
| RCA Victor | LSP-2066 |
| 1.6 | White Christmas | 3:08 | Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers | Christmas Greetings From Perry Como | Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers | Album |
| RCA Camden | CDS 1113 |
| 1.9 | White Christmas | 3:12 | Perry Como | I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever | Perry Como | Album |
| RCA Victor | |
| 1.15 | White Christmas | 3:11 | Perry Como | Perfect Christmas | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation) | 259.267 |
| 1.6 | White Christmas | 3:11 | Perry Como | Season’s Greetings From Perry Como | Perry Como | Album |
| RCA Victor | 07863 61001-2 |
| 1.15 | White Christmas | 3:12 | Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and The Ray Charles Singers | Rock Christmas, Vol. 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 516 211-2 |
| 1.3 | White Christmas | 3:13 | Perry Como | Greatest Christmas Songs | Perry Como | Album + 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 |
| 1.15 | White Christmas | 3:12 | Perry Como | Christmas Album | Perry Como | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.2 | White Christmas | 3:12 | Perry Como | Casey Kasem Presents: All-Time Christmas Favorites | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Special Markets, Top Sail Productions | 72435-71881 2-8, TSP 71901-2 |
| 2.9 | White Christmas | 3:10 | Perry Como | Complete Christmas Collection | Perry Como | Album + Compilation |
| Collectors’ Choice Music | CCM2165 |
| 2.9 | White Christmas | 3:12 | Perry Como | Complete RCA Christmas Collection | Perry Como | Album + 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 |
| 2.9 | White Christmas (1959) | 3:10 | Perry Como | The Complete RCA Christmas Collection | Perry Como | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.13 | White Christmas | 3:11 | Perry Como | The Classic Christmas Album | Perry Como | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.6 | White Christmas | 3:13 | Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers | Seasons Greetings From Perry Como / The Perry Como Christmas Album | Perry Como | Album + Compilation |
| RCA Victor | |
| 1.16 | White Christmas | 3:07 | Perry Como | Milestones of a Pop Legend, Vol. 3 | Perry Como | Album + Compilation |
| The Intense Media | |
| 1.3 | White Christmas (1959 version) | 3:11 | Perry Como | Greatest Christmas Songs | Perry Como | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.3 | White Christmas (1959 version) | 3:10 | Perry Como | Greatest Christmas Songs | Perry Como | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.9 | White Christmas | 3:12 | Perry Como | I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever | Perry Como | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 1.9 | White Christmas (1959 version) | 3:11 | Perry Como | I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever | Perry Como | Album | RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | ||
| 1.6 | White Christmas | 3:10 | Perry Como | Season's Greetings | Perry Como | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 2.9 | White Christmas | 3:12 | Perry Como | The Complete Christmas Collection & His Greatest Inspirational Songs | Perry Como | Album + 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) |
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| 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) |
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| recording of: | White Christmas (from 1959-07-13 until 1959-07-15) |
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Related works
White Christmas
| lyricist and composer: | Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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