The Bing Crosby Playing Piano was an animated Christmas decoration intended to be made in 2000 but was ultimately canceled. The scene features Bing Crosby sitting in front of an upright piano with a Christmas tree, a mantle with fireplace, and a set of fireplace tools beside the fireplace. When activated, the fire lights up and Bing turns his head and moves his arms up and down while he sings the original Bing Crosby recording of "White Christmas".
This item ultimately went unreleased due to difficulty getting likeness approval from Bing Crosby's estate. It was then replaced with the Bing Crosby Pop Culture figure two years later due to a caricature being easier to get licensor approval.
Trivia[]
- This item is based on the scene from the 1942 movie "Holiday Inn" where Bing plays the piano and sings "White Christmas" with Martha Mears, which can be seen here.
- This item features the same base as the Dancing Claus Couple.
Videos[]
GEMMY 2000 TF
The Bing Crosby playing piano figure can be seen in action at the 19:40 mark of the video.