Working late one night in 1940, poolside at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Irving Berlin, Munn Lodge 190, New York City, told his secretary, "I just wrote the best song I've ever written — heck, I just wrote the best song anybody's ever written!" Brother Berlin was right on the mark. He had just finished composing "White Christmas." Having sold 50 million copies - and counting - it is the best selling single of all time.
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