The Great American Songbook

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George Gershwin

White Christmas

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Sammy Davis, Jr.

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White Christmas

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Sammy Davis, Jr.

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popular music jazz rock rhythm and blues gospel music blues country music doo-wop soul music trip-hop funk

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