When I was a kid, I loved Bing Crosby — especially at Christmastime. Is there anything better than “White Christmas,” “Adeste Fideles” or “Mele Kalikimaka,” crooned by Der Bingle as only he could?

“It feels like 11 p.m., and it’s only 6 p.m.!” Several nights this week, children have found me wrapped in a blanket (with the a/c on because it is unseasonably warm, even for N.C.) and snuggled in my ...

On occasion, these lyrics from Bing Crosby come to mind. “When I’m worried and I can’t sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep and I fall asleep counting my blessings.” It is with a heavy heart ...

An Irving Berlin song, written for the 1954 movie "White Christmas," suggests: "When I'm worried and I can't sleep, I count my blessings instead of sheep and I fall asleep counting my blessings." The ...

One of my favorite movies features a scene, and I'm sure many of you can picture it, where Bing Crosby (as Bob Wallace) attempts to soothe Rosemary Clooney (as Betty Haynes) and sings, "When I'm ...