Bing Crosby is dreaming of a V BTS Christmas

Bing Crosby is dreaming of a V BTS Christmas

A newly released version of 'White Christmas' blends the K-pop megastar's vocals with the 1950s crooner's in an 'era-bending' new version of the classic song.

BTS superstar V duets with legendary crooner Crosby on the festive favourite ‘White Christmas’. (Wikipedia pics)
SEOUL:
BTS member V and Bing Crosby sing together in an “era-bending” new version of the late US crooner’s classic “White Christmas” released today – thanks to the power of technology, South Korean media reported.

The song blends Crosby’s voice with K-pop megastar V’s vocals and a new instrumental arrangement, making it sound as if the two recorded together, the reports said, citing the K-Pop star’s agency HYBE.

Vocals from Crosby were extracted from the 1950s recording of the Irving Berlin-penned Christmas favourite, the best-selling physical single of all time according to Guinness World Records.

V – real name Kim Tae-hyung and who was born 18 years after Crosby died in 1977 – recorded in 2022 a cover of the US singer and actor’s “It’s Been a Long, Long Time”, the reports said.

“I was so happy and grateful to sing alongside the voice of my hero,” said V, who is currently performing compulsory military service.

“Crosby is my favourite jazz artiste, and I hope you enjoy the song, which I sang with deep admiration for him as a fan,” the 28-year-old added.

The song was released at 2pm Seoul time (1pm in Malaysia) along with a video, which you can view below:

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