Wait. the thread title is the greatest WWII ERA song.
Nobody can argue with this song as every year since it was recorded it has been on of the most listened to and sung, songs.
Now I ask you.
What holiday season would be complete without hearing
Bing Crosby
"White Christmas"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vPfOjAw5Z0In 1942 alone, the song spent eleven weeks on top of the charts. It returned to the #1 spot again during the holiday seasons of 1945 and 1946 (on the chart dated January 4, 1947), thus becoming the only single in history with three separate runs at the top of the U.S. charts.
Eventually, Crosby's "White Christmas" single sold more than 50 million copies. The Guinness Book of World Records currently lists the song as a 100-million seller (this encompassing all versions of the song, including on albums).
Crosby's single of "White Christmas" is recognized as the best-selling single in any music category and Crosby's recording has sold millions of additional copies as part of numerous albums, including his best-selling holiday collection Merry Christmas, which was first released as an LP in 1949 and has never been out-of-print since.
"ItsRanked" has Crosby's version of "White Christmas" as the number one Christmas song on its Top 40 Christmas Songs of all time ranking.[4]
The Crosby recording is the biggest selling single of all time, as confirmed by the 2008 Guinness Book of Record