Entdecke mehr als 56 Millionen Songs, Tausende Hörbücher, Hörspiele und Podcasts, erstelle deine eigenen Playlists und teile deine Lieblingssongs mit deinen Freunden. August 8 – Walt Disney's animated film Bambi opens in United Kingdom. At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer. Christmas Identifier 78_white-christmas_irving-berlin-bing-crosby-ken-darby-singers-john-scott-trotter-and_gbia0000275a Scanner Internet Archive Python library 1.0.10 Scanningcenter George Blood, L.P. The song was first introduced in the 1942 film Holiday Inn, released August 1942, which was a musical about an inn which was only open on 12 holidays each year. Song. 1942. The sad story behind ‘White Christmas,’ America’s favorite Christmas carol ... recording which was lent to CBS news for their 2011 Christmas broadcast. We watched White Christmas over Christmas and my parents mentioned Holiday Inn as they remember seeing it when it was released. Perhaps it is all of that, to some. Taken from the 1942 film Holiday Inn, "White Christmas" was just one of the 12 new Irving Berlin songs composed for the movie -- one for each month of the year. Corny, syrupy, kitsch. Directed by Mark Sandrich, Robert Allen. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz and co-stars Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. Events. Essay by Cary O’Dell . When the figures for other versions of the song are added to Crosby's, sales of the song exceed 100 million. At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer. That initial run would prove be the song’s first of many up the charts. Below you will find the correct answer to American crooner and actor who sang White Christmas in the 1942 film Holiday Inn Crossword Clue, if you need more help finishing your crossword continue your navigation and try our search function. The song was later featured in the 1942 film Holiday Inn starring Crosby and Fred Astaire, earning Irving Berlin an Academy Award for “Best Song.” It was used again over a decade later in the 1954 Technicolor film White Christmas. The song went on to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1942. With the possible exception of “Silent Night,” no other song is more identified with the holiday season than “White Christmas.” "White Christmas" is the most popular Christmas song ever recorded. The song White Christmas was first performed in which 1942 film? White Christmas is a 1954 American musical movie starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen.It was directed by Michael Curtiz.It was filmed in VistaVision and Technicolor.It has songs by Irving Berlin, including the title song, "White Christmas".This was a new version of the song sung by Crosby in the 1942 film Holiday Inn.. But, to unashamed sentimentalists like me, "White Christmas" will always be THE all-time great Christmas movie, particularly when viewed by the whole family, on Christmas Day, in front of the fireplace. Regardless, the film was a hit and the song, as temperatures around the country cooled, rose up the charts. Januar 1940 entstanden. Höre White Christmas (From The 1942 Film "Holiday Inn") von Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra - The Golden Age of Light Music: Christmas Celebrations. Despite its original August release, Holiday Inn became popular as a Christmas movie, because of the Christmas portion closing the film, and because of the popularity of the song "White Christmas". What a beautiful film, lovely story, lots of humour and some fab singing and dancing. The 1942 film 'White Christmas' starred Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. ; June 4 – Mrs. Miniver, starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon, opens at Radio City Music Hall in New York, in what will become a record-breaking 10-week run. Deezer: kostenloses Musikstreaming. It also features the songs of Irving Berlin including a new version of the title song "White Christmas," which was introduced by Crosby in the 1942 film "Holiday Inn." - 818506 Written by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) and featured in the 1942 movie Holiday Inn, it soon inspired a large and loyal following.Bing Crosby (1904-1977), one of America's most popular mid-century crooners, sang the tune in the motion picture and also recorded it as a single. Crosby’s 1945 holiday album Original release label “Holiday Inn” movie poster . Crosby’s recording of “White Christmas” was the top selling disc in the country by the end of October 1942 and would remain so well into January of 1943. The version sung by Bing Crosby is the world's best-selling single with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide. With Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale. The 1954 musical stars Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. “White Christmas”—Bing Crosby (1942) Added to the National Registry: 2002 . "White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting, released in 1942.