Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (/ˈkrɒzbi/; May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music.
Christmas filmography[]
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| Production | Year | Song title(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Holiday Inn | 1942 | "I'll Capture Your Heart Singing" "Lazy" "Happy Holiday" "White Christmas" "(Come to) Holiday Inn" "Let's Start the New Year Right" "Abraham" "Be Careful, It's My Heart" "Easter Parade" "Song of Freedom" "(I've Got) Plenty to Be Thinkful For" "Hollywood Medley" "Ending Medley" |
| White Christmas | 1954 | "White Christmas" "Sisters" "The Old Man" "Hi Hup" "Heat Wave" "Blue Skies" "Snow" "Minstrel Show" "Mandy" "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" "What Can You Do With a General?" "Gee! I Wish I Was Back in the Army" "Let Me Sing and I'm Happy" |
| Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank | 1957 | "Jingle Bells" "White Christmas" "Away in a Manger" "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" "Deck the Halls" "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" "O Come All Ye Faithful" "O Little Town of Bethlehem" "The Christmas Song" |
| Bob Hope Christmas Show | 1965 | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" |
| Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas | 1977 | "The Little Drummer Boy"/"Peace on Earth" |
| A Christmas Story | 1983 | "Jingle Bells" "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" |
| The Wonder Years: "Christmas" | 1988 | "White Christmas" |
| Christmas in Tattertown | ||
| National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | 1989 | "Mele Kalikimaka" |
| Beverly Hills, 90210: "A Walsh Family Christmas" | 1991 | "White Christmas" |
| A Very Special Christmas with Beavis and Butt-head | 1993 | "The Little Drummer Boy" |
| Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | 1997 | "The Christmas Song" |
| The X-Files: "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" | 1998 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" |
| That 70's Show: "The Best Christmas Ever" | "White Christmas" | |
| The Simpsons: "Skinner's Sense of Snow" | 2000 | "Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow" |
| Prancer Returns | 2001 | "White Christmas" |
| Bad Santa | 2003 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" |
| Arrested Development: "In God We Trust" | "Mele Kalikimaka" | |
| Surviving Christmas | 2004 | "Happy Holidays" (Beef Wellington Remix) |
| The Polar Express | "Here Comes Santa Claus" "White Christmas" | |
| My Name is Earl: "White Lie Christmas" | 2005 | "Jingle Bells" |
| Unaccompanied Minors | 2006 | "Silver Bells" |
| The Simpsons: "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" | "Happy Holidays" | |
| Gilmore Girls: "Santa's Secret Stuff" | 2007 | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" |
| In Search of Perfection: "Heston Blumenthal's Perfect Christmas" | "White Christmas" | |
| Four Christmases | 2008 | |
| Chuck: "Chuck vs. The Santa Claus" | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: "A Very Sunny Christmas" | 2009 | "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" "White Christmas" |
| Warehouse 13: "Secret Santa" | 2010 | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" |
| Being Erica: "Fa La Erica" | ||
| A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | 2011 | "White Christmas" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" |
| 2011 Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs | "The Little Drummer Boy"/"Peace on Earth" "White Christmas" | |
| 12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue | 2012 | "Pennies from Heaven" |
| Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! | "Jingle Bells" | |
| Get Santa | 2014 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" "Deck the Halls" "Away in a Manger" "I Saw Three Ships" |
| Krampus | 2015 | "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" |
| iZombie: "Cape Town" | "White Christmas" | |
| Stranger Things: "The Upside Down" | 2016 | "White Christmas" |
| Shazam! | 2019 | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" |
| GLOW: "A Very GLOW Christmas" | "Auld Lang Syne" | |
| Ted Lasso: "Carol of the Bells" | 2021 | "Mele Kalikimaka" |
| Love Hard | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | |
| Christmas Carole | 2022 | "Mele Kalikimaka" |