"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide. Accounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it in 1940, in warm La Quinta, California while staying at the La Quinta Hotel, a frequent Hollywood retreat also favored by writer-producer Frank Capra. He often stayed up all night writing — he told his secretary, "Grab your pen and take down this song. I just wrote the best song I've ever written — heck, I just wrote the best song that anybody's ever written!"
| B-side |
"Let's Start the New Year Right"
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" |
| Format |
7-inch, 10-inch |
| Released |
1942, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1955, 1983 |
| Genre |
Christmas, Pop |
| Label |
Decca (1942-1973 issues)
MCA (1983-1985 issues) |
MOGA MMXII (2012)
Welcome to Rathbun Lake
Each MOGA has been bigger and better than the last, and this year will be no exception. The MOGA staff have hidden over +100 permanent caches on the property owned by the USACE at Rathbun Lake, each with a FIFTIES theme. These cache will fall into 1 of the 4 different groups of caches hidden around the lake.
- Song Titles - 40 caches named after songs that were recorded during the 50's. They will range from a terrain of 1.0 to 4.0.
- Musicians - 40 caches named after musicians (individuals & groups) that were performing during the 50's. They will range from a terrain of 1.0 to 4.0.
- Television & Radio Shows - 28 caches named after popular television & radios programs that were original broadcast during the 50's. They will range from a terrain of 1.0 to 5.0.
- Automobiles - 16 caches named after types of cars sold during the 50's . They will range from a terrain of 1.0 to 2.0.
Rathbun Lake is accessible year round. Some areas of the recreation area can be gated, so you would have to park and walk in. Check the following websites for more information.
Federal Recreation Reservations.
This cache is placed on property owned and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District.
