Summer is right around the corner, and temperatures around the country are rising. It's hardly the kind of weather to get you in the Christmas spirit.

Interestingly, one of the most beloved Christmas songs ever produced was first recorded on this day 84 years ago. Five months after he first performed "White Christmas" on The Kraft Music Hall on Christmas Day, 1941, Bing Crosby officially recorded the holiday classic with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers.

Written by Irving Berlin for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn , "White Christmas" was released on July 30, 1942, and has been a Christmas listening staple ever since.

A Christmas song for the ages

After its release, "White Christmas" spent 11 weeks atop the Billboard chart and returned to the top spot in December 1943 and 1944.…