Holiday Inn
"The title song was first used in Holiday Inn, released in 1942, when it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song."
"White Christmas" was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1942 musical Holiday Inn. In the film, he actually sings it in a duet with Marjorie Reynolds. The song went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Song.
The most familiar version of "White Christmas" is not, however, the one Crosby originally recorded for Decca Record's Holiday Inn album on May 29, 1942. He was called back to the Decca studios on March 19, 1947, to re-record "White Christmas" as a result of damage to the 1942 master due to its frequent use. Every effort was made to reproduce the original Decca recording session, once again backed by the Trotter Orchestra and the Darby Singers. The resulting rerecording is the one that has become most familiar to the public. Crosby himself was dismissive of the achievement, saying later that "a jackdaw with a cleft palate could have sung it successfully."
The song was also the title theme for the 1954 musical White Christmas, starring Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen, which was the biggest-grossing film of 1954.
Crosby's single of "White Christmas" is recognized as the best-selling single in any music category and Crosby's recording has sold millions of additional copies as part of numerous albums, including his best-selling holiday collection Merry Christmas, which was first released as an LP in 1949 and has never been out-of-print since.
2006-12-14 03:27:15
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answered by Neerdowellian 6
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Holiday Inn (1942). It starred Bing Crosby, who later starred in the remake, which went by the title White Christmas (1954).
2006-12-14 11:27:49
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answered by Banana Ray David 4
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Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby & June Allison
2006-12-14 11:28:21
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answered by Anonymous
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Holiday Inn, with Bing Crosby aswell!
2006-12-14 11:28:43
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answered by Chantal D. 6
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1942...holiday inn
2006-12-14 11:59:54
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answered by italianone70 4
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Didn't you see that this question was already asked when you typed your question in? I answered this like two days ago.
2006-12-14 11:40:54
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answered by coutterhill 5
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