Regis Philbin Returns as Special Guest Host of “Bing Crosby Christmas Radio” Channel on SiriusXM

Limited-run holiday channel features vintage Bing Crosby holiday radio programs with stars including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney, Judy Garland, Bob Hope and Ella Fitzgerald, plus a rare recording of Crosby reciting “The Night Before Christmas”

Regis along with Bing’s wife Kathryn, daughter Mary and sons Nathaniel and Harry Crosby share personal anecdotes and memories

NEW YORK–December 19, 2011– Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced that legendary entertainer Regis Philbin will return as the special guest host of “Bing Crosby Christmas Radio,” a limited-run holiday channel devoted to classic Bing Crosby radio broadcasts from 1944 -1962 from the personal vault of Bing Crosby brimming with celebrity guests, musical performances and variety shows, plus a rare recording of Crosby reciting the iconic poem “The Night Before Christmas.”

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Special combination packages of Bing Crosby Archive CDs, DVDs, vinyl singles, and even Waterford crystal for that special Bing Crosby fan in your life.  These items are EXCLUSIVE to the Bing Crosby Store! Visit the store at www.BingCrosbyStore.com!

Now Available for Pre-Order Exclusively at www.bingcrosby.com !
Bing in Dixieland (CD)
The Night Before Christmas (Limited Edition Vinyl Single)
Both Available on iTunes November 29 

  

 

50,000 Facebook Fans Can’t Be Wrong!

Bing Crosby now has more than 50,000 fans on Facebook and to celebrate that milestone all Bing Crosby Archive CDs are on sale and available exclusively at www.BingCrosby.com !

To place an order (yes, we ship overseas!), visit The Bing Crosby Store at www.BingCrosby.com! 

Tune in Saturdays at 6pm Eastern (3pm Pacific), Sundays at 11am Eastern (8am Pacific), or Mondays at midnight (9pm Pacific) Eastern to catch the digitally remastered Bing Crosby Radio Show on Sirius XM Channel 4! After the show, visit Bing Crosby on Twitter or Facebook to chat about the program!

Debut: Bing Crosby Radio Show Mon 7/4 6:00 pm ET Through the 1940s and beyond, Bing Crosby hosted 30-minute radio programs for Kraft™, Philco™, and others. These programs have become collector’s classics, and have not been heard on the radio in their pristine original quality .. until now! SiriusXM has combed through Bing’s archives, and acquired newly remastered original copies and will debut the weekly airing of The Bing Crosby Show starting on July 4th.

 

He had a photographic memory; he’d hear a tune once and sing it back, note for note and pitch perfect. No, it wasn’t Bing Crosby this time, but it *was* Tony Butala, one-time member of the Bob Mitchell Boys’ Choir and founder and still-active member of The Lettermen. The Crosby connection? As a member of the Mitchell Boys’ Choir in 1954, Tony was one of the cherubs featured in the finale of the film “White Christmas”. We’ll tell you which one a bit later. Continue reading →

Stop by the Photo Gallery and view more Sheet Music added today, while you listen to streaming audio of selections from the Bing Crosby Archives!

We’ve added more images to our photo gallery – check out “Sheet Music” and “Advertisements”.  We’ll be adding more items soon!

Now that everyone has had a week to check out the NEW home of Bing Crosby on the web, stop by daily and listen to our expanded streaming audio!  We’ve just added a few hundred more songs – all Bing, all the time!