Bing Crosby first performed the song on his NBC radio show, The Kraft Music Hall , on , just weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Irving Berlin, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, wrote "White Christmas" around 1940. While accounts vary, he likely drafted it in La Quinta, California, or Beverly Hills. Berlin reportedly told his secretary, "Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it's the best song anybody ever wrote". 8. White Christmas
: Berlin originally wrote an opening verse that contrasted the sunshine of Beverly Hills with a longing for the "up north" winter. This verse was eventually dropped in most recordings to broaden the song's emotional appeal. Bing Crosby first performed the song on his