Ignore, for a second, the fact that Bing Crosby’s voice is actually kind of spectacular (It really is, though; I don’t know why its greatness always surprises me, but it does. It’s so individual and musical, in a way that most voices aren’t), and just luxuriate in the arrangement of his version of this song. It’s a thing of beauty, delicately balanced and just a joy to listen to. Other people have done this song (very often, it seems), but none of them sound as good as this version.
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