Bing Crosby Christmas Specials

The first multimedia star crosby was a leader in record sales radio ratings and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954.
Bing crosby christmas specials. Bing crosby s merrie olde christmas is a posthumous 1977 christmas television special starring bing crosby and his family with special guests twiggy david bowie ron moody stanley baxter and trinity boys choir. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who. The special was introduced by his widow kathryn crosby and was broadcast in the u. It includes a duet by the unusual pairing of crosby and bowie on peace on earth little drummer boy.
The show was called bing crosby s merrie olde christmas aka th. Harry lillis bing crosby jr. It was crosby s final christmas special recorded just five weeks before his death on october 14 1977.