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I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas – Sung in Italian

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I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas has been covered by various Italian artists, with some translating the lyrics into Italian. Bing Crosby's rendition remains the best-selling single of all time, with approximately 50 million copies sold globally. Irene Grandi's version, titled Bianco Natale, features mainly Italian lyrics but includes a section sung in English.

The Christmas classic I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas has been covered by a few Italian singers over the years.

While some Italian artists have stuck with the English version a few others, such as Irene Grandi have translated the lyrics into Italian for their fans.

Bing Crosby’s version is the best selling single of all time, having sold around 50 million copies all over the world.

In Italian, I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas is Bianco Natale which is simply ‘White – Bianco, and Christmas – Natale’.

Here’s singer Irene Grandi’s version of Bianco Natale from 2008.  While Grandi’s version of this Irving Berlin classic is mainly in Italian, a section  is sung in English too.

For your language learning and listening pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, here’s

I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas by Irene Grandi

[youtube width=”550″ height=”350″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLq5ZFevKfw[/youtube]

I’m fairly certain you recognized the melody.  Grandi’s version is not bad either, well, I think so :)

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