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Merry Christmas | ||||
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Released | 1945 (original 78-rpm album) 1947 (re-release 78-rpm album) 1949 (original LP album) 1955 (re-designed LP album) | |||
Recorded | 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951 | |||
Genre | Christmas | |||
Length | 27:24 (original 78-rpm album) 21:37 (re-release 78-rpm album) 32:57 (original LP album) | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Bing Crosby chronology | ||||
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White Christmas | |
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Released | Current reissue: 2014 |
Label | Geffen, Universal |
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AllMusic | [1] |
Merry Christmas is a Christmas-themed compilation album by Bing Crosby that was released in 1945 on Decca Records. It has remained in print through the vinyl, CD, and downloadable file eras, currently as the disc and digital album White Christmas on MCA Records, a part of the Universal Music Group, (reissued in June 1995) and currently on vinyl as Merry Christmas on Geffen Records (re-issued in September 2014). It includes Crosby's signature song "White Christmas", the best-selling single of all time with estimated sales of over 50 million copies worldwide. The album was certified 4× Platinum by RIAA for selling over 4 million copies in United States. The original 1945 release and subsequent re-releases and re-packages spent a total of 39 weeks at no. 1 on the Billboard pop albums chart.