The song was first a hit for Bing Crosby (backed by the Lee Gordon Singers and Sonny Burke and his Orchestra).
24 on Billboard's Best Selling Pop Singles chart in the issue dated January 6, 1951.
[2] Other artists who recorded the song in 1950 include Ray Anthony, Vic Damone, Johnny Desmond, Arthur Godfrey, Vaughn Monroe, and Jo Stafford.
It also describes the snowfall as whipped cream and the sun as a red pumpkin head.
The song was featured in the episode "Hal's Christmas Gift" of the American sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, during a scene involving a destructive vehicular encounter.