Discover the story of the song > White Christmas – Irving Berlin

- Irving Berlin was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist.

- His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook.

- He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy," in 1907.

- He had his first major international hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band," in 1911.

- He also owned the Music Box Theatre on Broadway.

- Berlin wrote hundreds of songs, many of which became major hits, that made him famous before he was thirty.

- During his 60-year career, he wrote about 1,500 songs, including scores for 20 original Broadway shows and 15 original Hollywood films.

- His songs have topped the charts in 25 countries.