"White Christmas" is the song. The irony is that he had to re-record the song since the original recording from Christmas 1941 had been destroyed or taped over. The song grew so popular that the 1942 master recording became worn out. Lewis then recorded another version in 1943 which is what most people know today. The first record sale with royalties paid out was "White Christmas". Irving Berlin owned the copyright to his own songs and received royalty checks for each time they were performed or sold. He donated all of the money he received from "White Christmas" to charity. Also, "White Christmas" is famous for two other reasons: 1 It's one of the most played songs in history - more than any other song by anyone! 2 It has been covered by many artists including Bill Bailey (for Radio One), Andy Williams, Brenda Lee, Dolly Parton, Linda Rondstadt, and Michael Buble. Here are some other interesting facts about "White Christmas": It was originally called "Holiday Inn." Irving Berlin wanted to call it "Sunrise Sunset" but his publisher didn't like this idea so he changed it to "White Christmas".