Title: White Christmas (for Piano, Vocal, Guitar), 1989 Artist: Irving Berlin Publisher: Irving Berlin Music Co., featuring a Christmas scene by Grandma Moses on the front cover Copyright/Release Date: 1989 Condition: Like New Comments: "White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The song was written by Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards. Bing Crosby's record topped the Billboard chart for 11 weeks in 1942 and returned to the number one position again in December 1943 and 1944. His version would return to the top 40 a dozen times in subsequent years.