“White Christmas” might be the best-selling Christmas song ever, but the song’s backstory has less to do with tidings of comfort and joy than it does with the tragedy of loss and war. Written by ...

We all long for a White Christmas. The peaceful way that those pristine white crystals fall from the sky create the perfect sense of calm. The scenery that they create is even better. During the ...

White Christmas: The Story of an American Song by Jody Rosen is an intriguing and insightful look at the story behind a holiday classic of American popular music. This is a story of many parts, not ...

For soldiers in France listening to Bing Crosby sing "White Christmas" in December 1944, home must have seemed far away. The legendary crooner, who first sang the song that reminisces about snowy ...