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Number ones. Bing Crosby had the highest number of hits at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart during the 1940s (9 songs). In addition, Crosby remained the longest at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart during the 1940s (55 weeks). Jimmy Dorsey remained at the top of the Billboard number-one singles chart for 32 weeks.
"The Christmas Song" Angel: 1977 A version of the rock band's own 1977 hit "The Winter Song", but featuring alternate lyrics (both tracks featured The California Boys Choir and both were produced by Eddie Leonetti). "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" The King Cole Trio: 1946 Written in 1944 by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells. Sometimes ...
Something for the Boys (1943 stage musical) "Could It Be You". ”The Leader of a Big-Time Band”. Mexican Hayride (1944 stage musical) "I Love You". Seven Lively Arts (1944 stage musical) "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye". Around the World (1946 stage musical) Kiss Me, Kate (1948 stage musical)
Baby, It's Cold Outside. " Baby, It's Cold Outside " is a popular song written by Frank Loesser in 1944 and popularized in the 1949 film Neptune's Daughter. While the lyrics make no mention of a holiday, it is commonly regarded as a Christmas song owing to its winter theme.
The song established that there could be commercially successful secular Christmas songs —in this case, written by a Jewish immigrant to the United States. Ronald D. Lankford, Jr., wrote, "During the 1940s, 'White Christmas' would set the stage for a number of classic American holiday songs steeped in a misty longing for yesteryear."
Music portal. This category is for Christmas music albums released in the decade 1940s. For more information, see 1940s in music. 1890s. 1900s. 1910s. 1920s.
The following is a list of crooners and includes artists who have been described as a crooner at some point in their career. Crooners are singers who sing in a soft, intimate style made possible by the introduction of microphones and amplification .
Between 1938 and 1944, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra released 266 singles on the monaural ten-inch shellac 78 rpm format. Their studio output comprised a variety of musical styles inside of the Swing genre, including ballads, band chants, dance instrumentals, novelty tracks, songs adapted from motion pictures, and, as the Second World War approached, patriotic music.