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White Christmas was written by Irving Berlin. He also wrote such songs as "God Bless America", Alexander's Ragtime Band", and "There's no business like show business" He died in 1989 at the age of 101. I stole this answer from "Wiki User" on the question "Who wrote White Christmas", they had some interesting information.
The genre/s he is associate with include, Broadway musicals, revues, and show tunes.The genre/s he is associate with include, Broadway musicals, revues, and show tunes.The genre/s he is associate with include, Broadway musicals, revues, and show tunes.The genre/s he is associate with include, Broadway musicals, revues, and show tunes.The genre/s he is associate with include, Broadway musicals, revues, and show tunes.The genre/s he is associate with include, Broadway musicals, revues, and show tunes.
Irving Berlin wrote the song "Always" for his second wife, Ellen Mackay. The song, composed in 1925, reflects Berlin's deep affection and commitment to her. It has since become a classic, often associated with enduring love and devotion.
Irving Berlin (1888-1989) wrote popular music and Broadway show tunes. From Alexander's Rag Time Bandwritten in 1911, God Bless America in 1918, Puttin' on the Ritz in 1930, Easter Parade in 1933, White Christmas in 1942, There's No Business Like Show Business in 1946, Steppin' Out With My Baby in 1948, through the 1950 show Call Me Madam with Ethel Merman. He wrote the scores for 19 Broadway shows and 18 Hollywood films. He wrote hundreds of popular songs sung by all the greats of the first half of the twentieth century and many more since then.
It is a song written in the World War II time period. Irving Berlin wrote the song for the American Red Cross Association because of all of their hard work nursing the wounded soldiers in the war.
He never gave an answer to what inspired him to write the classic Christmas song. Irving Berlin was often away from home and family in the East. In 1937 a producer friend sent him a short video of his family waving to him from in front of the family home on a snowy winter day. That could have triggered an idea. He is also said to have possibly been influenced by Robert Frost's poem Stopping by Woods On A Snowy Evening or by Stephen Foster's Home Songs.
He intended to use it in the 1918 show "Yip Yip Yaphank," but it was cut.
It appears in "Easter Parade." I don't know if it was written specifically for that movie.
Irving Berlin, a prominent American composer and lyricist, did not celebrate Christmas primarily due to his Jewish heritage. Born in 1888 in a Jewish family, he was not raised with Christian traditions. However, he did write the famous Christmas song "White Christmas," which reflects his acknowledgment of the holiday's cultural significance, even if he personally did not celebrate it.
George Gershwin wrote numerous songs for Broadway musicals, with his most notable works being in shows like "Lady, Be Good!" and "Porgy and Bess." He composed over 30 songs specifically for Broadway productions throughout his career. Gershwin's contributions significantly shaped the musical theater landscape, blending classical music with popular styles of the time.