For soldiers in France listening to Bing Crosby sing “White Christmas” in December 1944, home must have seemed far away.

Bing Crosby was one of the most popular musicians of the early 1900s, soaring the charts and becoming a leader in record sales. The crooner recorded thousands of songs, scored 41 number one hits and ...

Bing Crosby once said the most difficult thing he ever did in his decades-long career was sing "White Christmas" to homesick troops in France in December 1944.