Another Doo Wop White Christmas
‘Tis the season and I’m getting 200-300 views a day of one of last year’s Christmas posts!
Remember doo wop? Then you’ll enjoy this fun Joshua Held Flash animation from Mike featuring Irving Berlin’s Christmas classic, White Christmas.
“Santa” is the late Bill Pinckney and “the reindeer” are The Drifters. Rather than post it again, I thought I’d just link back to the original for readers that missed it the first time around. Requires Flash Player. Enjoy!
Doug
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That really put me in the spirit! They just don't make them like that any more!
:)
We all just watched (I had to share it with the kids before school) and we played it over and over. What a great way to lift spirits!
Merry Christmas! That was the best carol I heard this season! I missed the doowop years but I will be looking for this on itunes or on cd. Question, why is it called doowop?
Wonderful!
I think its called doo wop because in the 50s, groups made a harmonized "doo wop" sound behind the lead singer. Those songs became known as doo wop and eventually so did that style of music. Hope that helps.
I thought it was Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters like a lot of people. Thanks for the facts. What a great music era!
Thank you and merry Christmas!
Great, it will never lose its appeal....
Che bello!!!
Deliziose le renne.
Ciao, a presto.
You may also remember that the song was featured in the 1990 movie “Home Alone.” Classic Pinckney, classic doo wop.
I have heard that Clyde McPhatter was the voice of the white reindeer. Is that true?
It's great, but you can't beat Bing Crosby's version.
That is the best I have heard of this song!! I can't get it out of my head. Thank you so much for sharing :)))
Oh the doowop days were the best and they still live!
Doo wop, doo wop....
I love it!!
Doo wop Doo wop, shaboom shaboom....
Those were the days. And people still love it!
Don't think so Sharon. If you read the comment thread of last years post, you'll see that after McPhatter left the Drifters, the remaining members continued on as The Drifters but without direction. They came out this cut, and included it on an album of songs, some fronted by McPhatter, and called it something like Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters (for the name recognition). He wasn't part of this song but everyone assumed he was because his name was on the album.
Probably listened to this a dozen times :) It is the best version right behind Bing Crosby.