On December 25, 1954 Bing Crosbyโs โWhite Christmasโ entered the Billboard Pop chart for the 11th time. His rendition has sold over 100 million copies word wide. It was the largest selling single in music history until it was surpassed by Elton Johnโs โCandle In The Wind 1997โ tribute to Princess Diana.
On this day in 1995, actor, singer, and TV host Dean Martin died. On the same day in 2008 actress, singer and cabaret star Eartha Kitt died. In addition to being the first โCatwomanโ opposite Adam West, she is perhaps best known for the Christmas song โSanta Baby.โ
And on December 25, 2016 we lost George Michael. First catapulted to fame with Wham, he then experienced significant solo success, including songs like โI Want Your Sexโ and โFaith,โ the latter the theme for todayโs blog, songs with the word โFaithโ in the title. From Billy Joel keeping the faith, John Hiatt having a little faith, Eric Clapton running on faith, and Sting losing his faith, there are some great songs to give a listen to faithfully, as Steve Perry and his former Journey bandmates would say.