Tag Archives: Bing Crosby

Bob Hope Auction a Success

Over the years, Bob Hope worked tirelessly for the United Service Organization (USO), showing support for our troops from World War II through the Gulf War. Although the benevolent entertainer passed away five years ago at the age of 100, Bob Hope is still giving. This past weekend, approximately 800 of his personal items were placed up for auction. The entire sale brought in a total of $601,000 for the Bob and Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation, which helps U.S. veterans. (This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made during the course … Continue reading →

Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas”

For some reason, many of us associated Christmas with snow and it may be just because of this song. Written by Irving Berlin in 1940, this song became THE Christmas song and still remains one of the most popular songs ever. Legend has it that Berlin was known to stay up all night writing songs and after writing this one, he told his musical secretary “Grab your pen and take down this song. I just wrote the best song I’ve ever written – hell, I just wrote the best song that anybody’s ever written.” Berlin was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who … Continue reading →

My Top 10 Christmas Movies/Television Shows

There are some movies and shows that I just love to watch each year to get me in the Christmas mood. I know some of my choices may not be ones that everyone else loves and I’ve forgotten a few, so let me know your favorites! 10. Holiday Inn This Irving Berlin great includes great music (including “White Christmas”) and great dancing. With Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, how could you go wrong? Each Christmas season, I long to be Marjorie Reynolds having those two fighting over me. 9. A Charlie Brown Christmas I hope younger generations will love this … Continue reading →