[Fiji Hill]

"White Christmas" has a verse that is rarely heard:

The sun is shining, the grass is green,
The orange and palm trees sway.
There's never been such a day
In Beverly Hills, L. A.
But it's December the 24th,
And I'm longing to be up north.

When my father, a church music director put on the church's annual Christmas program, he would always have the choir along with the audience sing "White Christmas" with the verse. However, the only commercial recording of "White Christmas" that includes the verse is by Darlene Love, from 1963, which can be heard here.

[dennisw]

Thanks..... Great lost verse!

I have an all Christmas music station on and Ronnie and the Ronnettes have a few Christmas tunes in heavy rotation https://www.bing.com/search?q=Ronnie+and+the+Ronnettes&pc=MOZI&form=MOZCON

Johnny Mathis is on now! Sleigh bells tingling! Lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you

[Sans-Culotte]

However, the only commercial recording of "White Christmas" that includes the verse is by Darlene Love, from 1963, which can be heard here.

Karen Carpenter sings that verse on the Carpenters Christmas album as well.

[ExGeeEye]

Billy Gilman sang it on the Christmas album he did as a child.

Nice version of Sleigh Ride as well, duet with Charlotte Church.