"I have worshipped Bing Crosby since I was 6 years old. My family plays Bing's 'White Christmas' all year around. It's really an honor to sing this beautiful song with him," commented Bublé.
The Irving Berlin classic "White Christmas" was originally performed by Bing Crosby on his Kraft Music Hall radio program on Christmas Day, 1941. It was officially recorded for Decca Records in May 1942 and re-recorded in 1947. Soon the recording reached iconic status and went on to become the best selling record of all time. Michael Bublé recorded the song last year as part of his extraordinarily successful Christmas album which was the second best selling album of 2012 (following Adele). Four different Bublé holiday songs from that record were played simultaneously on the radio last year. This year, the album is already Top Ten on iTunes in several countries including the US.
Other guests on Bublé's upcoming NBC Special include Rod Stewart, Blake Shelton, Carly Rae Jepsen and Elmo. Bublé is scheduled to appear on The Today Show and Jimmy Fallon on December 3rd and will have a new studio album next year. For more information on Bing Crosby: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bing-Crosby/44544738326 and http://bingcrosby.com/bing/