{"id":264,"date":"2025-01-05T12:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T12:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=264"},"modified":"2025-01-05T12:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T12:20:08","slug":"michael-buble-has-long-been-synonymous-with-the-holiday-season-but-his-rendition-of-white-christmas-reached-new-heights-when-he-performed-it-alongside-the-legendary-bing-crosby-in-a-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=264","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bubl\u00e9 has long been synonymous with the holiday season, but his rendition of \u201cWhite Christmas\u201d reached new heights when he performed it alongside the legendary Bing Crosby in a virtual duet that left fans in awe."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-post__hero blog-post__hero--primary-playlist\" data-image-credit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"blog-post__hero-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"blog-post__header\">\n<div class=\"blog-post__header-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"blog-post__subtitle\">\n<p>With a bit fancy technology,\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0Coach magically appeared in Bing Crosby\u2019s\u00a01971 NBC Christmas special.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blog-post__primary-video\">\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--video-feature paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"playlist-app\" data-hash=\"7d52ab5d4ad70da3dd22c5512f28e57b\" data-gated-title=\"Insider Exclusive!\" data-gated-description=\"Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, sweepstakes, and more!\" data-allow-press-exclusives=\"false\" data-is-third-party-embed=\"false\">\n<div class=\"playlist playlist--embed\">\n<div class=\"video-cards video-cards--slider\">\n<div class=\"swiper-button-next swiper-next\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blog-post__header--sponsor\">\n<div class=\"blog-post__sponsor-ad advertisement element-invisible\" data-ad-slot=\"logoad\" data-ad-waypoint-event-opt-out=\"0\" data-once=\"ad-waypoint ad-loaded\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blog-post__body\">\n<p>In 2012,\u00a0Michael Buble\u0301\u00a0created something magical when he hosted his NBC Christmas special,\u00a0<em>Home for the Holidays<\/em>. Not only did he have an adorable chat with\u00a0<em>Sesame Street\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Elmo\u00a0about Santa, he also performed a duet of \u201cWhite Christmas\u201d with the late Bing Crosby.<\/p>\n<div class=\"FUYXcqJJ\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedded-entity how-to-watch\">\n<h3>How to Watch<\/h3>\n<div class=\"copy__container\">\n<div class=\"icon-new-play-button\">\n<div class=\"triangle\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Watch\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0Mondays and Tuesdays at 8\/7c on\u00a0NBC\u00a0and next day on\u00a0Peacock.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gyHAJA8q\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During his special,\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>\u00a0Coach performed his song \u201cHome\u201d with\u00a0Blake Shelton, sang \u201cWinter Wonderland\u201d with\u00a0Rod Stewart, and joined\u00a0Carly Rae Jepsen\u00a0for a duet of \u201cRockin\u2019 Around the Christmas Tree.\u201d And although Crosby passed away in 1977, Buble\u0301 managed to share a special performance with the King of Christmas over three decades later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0Michael Bubl\u00e9 and Shania Twain Sang a \u201cBouncy\u201d Version of \u201cWhite Christmas\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read on to revisit the moment Buble\u0301 sang \u201cWhite Christmas\u201d with Crosby, courtesy of modern technology, and find out why the holiday song holds such a special place in\u00a0the Canadian singer\u2019s\u00a0heart.<\/p>\n<h2>Michael Buble\u0301 and Bing Crosby magically sang \u201cWhite Christmas\u201d together<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-code-other embed-code-youtube\"><iframe class=\"optanon-category-13\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FMyBJAZFiqI?si=D0NNwr2gqBKm2E9-\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>During Bubl\u00e9\u2019s 2012 NBC Christmas special,\u00a0<em>The Voice\u00a0<\/em>Season 26 winning Coach\u00a0shared that he\u2019s been listening to Crosby\u2019s\u00a0<em>White Christmas<\/em>\u00a0album for as long as he can remember.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been thinking about my favorite Christmas memories,\u201d he shared with the audience. \u201cThe earliest I can recall was sitting with my mom and dad in the house and playing Christmas records. Not Christmas records, no, one Christmas record. It was Bing Crosby\u2019s\u00a0<em>White Christmas<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bubl\u00e9 said he loved the record so much, his parents would \u201cspin\u201d it all year long. \u201cNow, that same record is still playing in our house, and my parents haven\u2019t had a turntable since about 1983,\u201d he added. \u201cThey love it and so do I.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0Michael Bubl\u00e9\u2019s Christmas Music and Holidays Specials Are a Gift That Keeps on Giving<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"igdNuoH0\"><\/div>\n<p>Bubl\u00e9 then gestured over to an old-timey television to share some archival footage from his idol\u2019s 1971 NBC Christmas special,\u00a0<em>Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 25 years ago, Mr. Irving Berlin strung together a clutch of words and music that have become sort of a special sound of Christmas to a lot of people,\u201d Crosby says in the old footage just before Bubl\u00e9 enters the frame and the two share a hilarious exchange, thanks to the magic of CGI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcuse me, sorry Mr. Crosby. I don\u2019t want to interrupt one of my heroes, but I was just wondering if maybe we could sing \u2018White Christmas\u2019 together,\u201d Bubl\u00e9 asks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d Crosby bluntly replies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, I didn\u2019t expect that answer. OK as you were saying,\u201d Bubl\u00e9 responds before pleading his case one more time. \u201cYou know, it\u2019s one of my favorite Christmas songs and I was just talking about it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crosby proceeds to tell Bubl\u00e9 there\u2019s \u201cnot a chance\u201d they\u2019ll perform together and to \u201cforget it,\u201d though he eventually relents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee Mr. Crosby, this is my Christmas special,\u201d Bubl\u00e9 says. \u201cI promised my mom I would be singing with you and I have the technology, but I will let you go first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seconds later, the two smile and begin to sing a duet of \u201cWhite Christmas.\u201d Bubl\u00e9 finished the performance on his own on stage, dedicating it to Crosby. \u201cThat\u2019s for you, Bing,\u201d he said. \u201cThanks so much for being part of this Christmas special.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"block--opus\" class=\"block--original block__ab-testable-block\" data-once=\"move-opus-block\" data-ls-experiments-placement-id=\"xMDMxMjc2\">\n<div id=\"opus-recommendations\" class=\"opus-block__section\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"opus-collection\" class=\"opus-block__section\" data-once=\"opus-block-recommendations\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"eyeo\" data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1601035\" data-uid=\"0256c\">\n<div id=\"mgw1601035_0256c\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a bit fancy technology,\u00a0The Voice\u00a0Coach magically appeared in Bing Crosby\u2019s\u00a01971 NBC Christmas special. 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