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How Jewish Composers Created Iconic Christmas Music

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Published December 23, 2013 at 1:45 PM AKST
'White Christmas' composer Irving Berlin.
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Irving Berlin was a Jewish composer who created one of the most popular songs of all time: "White Christmas."

Steve Scher talks with Amanda Wilde, host and producer of KUOW's The Swing Years,  about how immigrant Jewish popular music composers shaped America’s perceptions of Christmas through music.
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