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White Christmas: The Story of an American Song

by Rosen, Jody

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Bibliographic Details

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Book condition: Fine
  • Jacket condition: Near Fine
  • Edition: First Edition, First Printing
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • ISBN 10: 0743218752
  • ISBN 13: 9780743218757
  • Publisher: Scribner
  • Place: New York
  • Date published: 2002
  • Pages: 288
  • Size: 5.75 x 8.5 x 0.75 inches
  • Weight: 0.85 pounds
  • Subjects: HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century;

Book Description

New York: Scribner, 2002. Clean and complete with no marks. Gift condition. 213 pgs.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.


Book summary

A history of the most popular secular Christmas song ever: Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," originally sung by Bing Crosby in the 1942 movie HOLIDAY INN.

Media Reviews


"Informative and thoughtful account of a song that became a wartime anthem....Not just for the holidays, but for all who treasure American popular music: a perfect gift."

   -- Kirkus

"...Jody Rosen...does a breezy, agreeable job of stepping back from a piece of our cultural furniture to show us see just what a phenomenon it is....[T]he narrative never slows."

   -- Barry Gewen, New York Times Book Review

Publisher Notes


Retraces the history of "White Christmas" and the master songwriter who penned it--Irving Berlin, the Russian-Jewish immigrant who created the timeless holiday classic.



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