Blue Christmas; White Christmas: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Ernest Tubb. side 1: Blue Christmas; side 2: White Christmas (Decca 9-46186). 45 rpm. This pressing was issued as a single and as part of a 4-disc set, Ernest Tubb and Red Foley Sing a Song of Christmas (Decca 9-98).

Materials, dates and provenance

• recording date: 1949
• recording artist: Tubb, Ernest
• manufacturer: Decca
• Object Name: sound recording
• Physical Description: vinyl (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 7 in; x 17.78 cm
• place made: United States: New York, New York
• ID Number: 1996.0320.08839
• collector/donor number: 9611
• maker number: 9-46186
• accession number: 1996.0320
• catalog number: 1996.0320.08839
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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