The song 'White Christmas' first featured in what film?
"the John Scott Trotter Orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers and for Decca Records in just 18 minutes on May 29, 1942, and it was released on July 30 as part of an album of six 78-rpm discs from the musical film ""Holiday Inn"". At first, Crosby did not see anything special about the song. He just said ""I don't think we have any problems with that one, Irving."" The song established that there could be commercially successful secular Christmas songs—in this case, written by a Jewish-American songwriter. The song initially performed poorly and was overshadowed by ""Holiday Inn""'s first"
"(1942), ""Blue Skies"" (1946) and ""Easter Parade"" (1948), with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire, and ""There's No Business Like Show Business"" (1954). The 1942 film ""Holiday Inn"" introduced ""White Christmas"", one of the most recorded songs in history. First sung in the film by Bing Crosby (along with Marjorie Reynolds, whose voice was dubbed by Martha Mears), it has sold over 50 million records and stayed no. 1 on the pop and R&B charts for 10 weeks. Crosby's version is the best-selling single of all time. Music critic Stephen Holden credits this partly to the fact that ""the song also"
"White Christmas (song) ""White Christmas"" is a 1942 Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The version sung by Bing Crosby is the world's best-selling single with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide. Other versions of the song, along with Crosby's, have sold over 50 million copies. Accounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it in 1940, in warm La Quinta, California, while staying at the La Quinta Hotel, a frequent Hollywood retreat also favored by writer-director-producer Frank Capra, although the Arizona Biltmore also claims"
"appeared in his movie ""Holiday Inn"" (1942). His record hit the charts on October 3, 1942, and rose to No. 1 on October 31, where it stayed for 11 weeks. A holiday perennial, the song was repeatedly re-released by Decca, charting another sixteen times. It topped the charts again in 1945 and a third time in January 1947. The song remains the bestselling single of all time. According to ""Guinness World Records"", his recording of ""White Christmas"" has sold over 100 million copies around the world, with at least 50 million sales as singles. His recording was so popular that"
"White Christmas (musical) White Christmas is a musical based on the Paramount Pictures 1954 film of the same name. The book is by David Ives and Paul Blake, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The original St. Louis production starred Lara Teeter, Karen Mason, Lauren Kennedy, and Lee Roy Reams, and the 2004 San Francisco production starred Brian D'Arcy James, Anastasia Barzee, Meredith Patterson, and Jeffry Denman. The musical, titled ""Irving Berlin's White Christmas"", premiered in St. Louis in 2000 at The Muny, after which it opened in San Francisco in 2004. It has since played in various venues"
"The Christmas Album"", charted at No. 13 on the Italian Singles Chart based on digital downloads of the track. White Christmas (song) ""White Christmas"" is a 1942 Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. The version sung by Bing Crosby is the world's best-selling single with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide. Other versions of the song, along with Crosby's, have sold over 50 million copies. Accounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote the song. One story is that he wrote it in 1940, in warm La Quinta, California, while staying at the"
"to the film ""White Christmas"" to advance the relationship between the characters played by Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney. The sentimental theme reminds listeners to remember how much they are blessed instead of fretting about short-term problems. It was nominated for an Academy Award as ""Best Song"" but was defeated by ""Three Coins in the Fountain"" from the movie of the same name written by Jule Styne and lyricist Sammy Cahn. It was performed on the 1955 Academy Awards telecast by vocalist Peggy King. The best-known recordings were made by Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby — who both appeared in"
"Jewish upbringing. When Crosby first heard Berlin play ""White Christmas"" in 1941 at the first rehearsals, he did not immediately recognize its full potential. Crosby simply said: ""I don't think we have any problems with that one, Irving."" Although ""White Christmas"" has become iconic, this was not the original intention. The song ""Be Careful, It's My Heart"", played during the Valentine's Day section of the film, was originally intended to be a bigger hit when production of ""Holiday Inn"" commenced. The song is used during the Christmas holiday sections of the movie, most notably when it is introduced to Linda"
"Holiday Inn (film) Holiday Inn is a 1942 American musical film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. With music by Irving Berlin, the composer wrote twelve songs specifically for the film, the best known being ""White Christmas"". The film features a complete reuse of the song ""Easter Parade"", written by Berlin for the 1933 Broadway revue ""As Thousands Cheer"". The film's choreography was by Danny Dare. The film received a 1943 Academy Award for Best Original Song (Irving Berlin for ""White Christmas""), as well as Academy Award nominations for Best Score (Robert Emmett Dolan) and"
"first appeared on the various artists CD collection, ""Christmas in the City""). The title track was covered by The Jackson 5 for ""The Jackson 5 Christmas Album"" (1970), The Temptations for ""The Temptations Christmas Card"" (1970), Diana Ross for her ""A Very Special Season"" album (1994), Mary J. Blige (2000), Jack Johnson for the album ""This Warm December"" (2008), Pearl Jam for their 2004 holiday single and Justin Bieber covered the song at the White House. The band Remy Zero also covered the song which is featured on their 2001 EP release ""A Searchers EP"". Diana Ross performed the song"
"White X'mas (KAT-TUN song) ""White X'mas"" is the eighth single by Japanese boy band, KAT-TUN, and their second from their fourth studio album, """". It was released in Japan on December 3, 2008 and became KAT-TUN's eleventh consecutive number one record and eighth number one single on the Oricon charts, respectively. The single was released in a limited capacity for the Christmas season from its release date to December 26, 2008 in two pressings. The first press edition came with a DVD featuring a short film about the making of the single's music video, the music video itself and a"
"a version by American ""a capella"" group Pentatonix which had already been released on their Christmas album shortly before Cohen's death, were added into Christmas music playlists on radio stations in the United States and Canada. Christmas songs introduced in theater, television, and film include ""White Christmas"" from ""Holiday Inn"" (1942), ""Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"" from ""Meet Me in St. Louis"" (1944), and ""Silver Bells"" in ""The Lemon Drop Kid"" (1950). Some musical films have been set around Christmas time, and because of that some of the songs are popular during the holiday season, including: A popular form"
"Merry Christmas (The Supremes album) Merry Christmas is the seventh studio album recorded by Motown girl group The Supremes, and released on Motown Records in November 1965 (see 1965 in music). The LP, produced by Harvey Fuqua, includes recordings of familiar Christmas songs such as ""White Christmas"", ""Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"", ""My Favorite Things"", and ""Joy to the World"". Two originals, ""Children's Christmas Song"" and ""Twinkle Twinkle Little Me"", were issued as the sides of a late 1965 Supremes holiday single. Their version of ""My Favorite Things,"" has become popular, it was featured in the 2018 film The"
"starred Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. It was an extremely loose remake of ""Holiday Inn"", with a plot again involving an inn, but otherwise different from the earlier film. Fred Astaire was offered the second lead in the new film, but after reading the script, he declined. The role was then offered to Donald O'Connor, but he was injured before filming began. Danny Kaye ultimately took the role. In 2004, the American Film Institute listed ""White Christmas"" at No. 5 in its 100 Years...100 Songs. A colorized version of ""Holiday Inn"" was released by Universal on October 14,"
"first release being in October 1997. Most of the releases would be in November 1997, with it hitting the charts in Japan, Scandinavia and mainland Europe in that month. December 1997 saw the Australian release achieve a successful chart placing at No. 1 for seven consecutive weeks, before the song made its impact in the UK in February of the following year. There, it became the group's second number one single, topping the chart for three weeks. The song can also be heard in the 1998 Disney film ""I'll Be Home for Christmas"". Allie Henderson (Jessica Biel) sings along with"
"""It's a Wonderful Life"" (1946) and ""Miracle on 34th Street"" (1947). Moviefone listed the two movies as number two and three respectively in their ""25 Best Christmas Movies of All Time"". ""The Times"" of London, in a similar ranking, had the two in tenth and eight respectively, while placing fourth 1942's ""Holiday Inn"", the movie that launched Bing Crosby's ""White Christmas"". Particularly Frank Capra's ""It's a Wonderful Life"", starring James Stewart has been called ""a testament to the family values of small-town America just after WWII."" ""Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"" (1964) regularly appears on lists of the worst films"
"version of the song done by Linda Ronstadt and Midler. Sisters (song) ""Sisters"" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin in 1954, best known from the 1954 movie ""White Christmas"". Both parts were sung by Rosemary Clooney (who served as Vera-Ellen's singing vocal dub for this song, while Trudy Stevens dubbed Vera-Ellen's other songs in the film). The movie ""White Christmas"" also starred Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. It was not possible to issue an ""original soundtrack album"" of the film, because Decca Records controlled the soundtrack rights, but Clooney was under exclusive contract with Columbia Records. Consequently, each"
"released featuring Hill singing from the Grinch's mountaintop home, interspersed with clips from the film and a cameo appearance by Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who. As of December 2018, total digital sales of the Faith Hill recording had reached 977,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan. It was placed seventh on the list of all-time best-selling Christmas/holiday digital singles in SoundScan history. In 2008, the song was performed by Kaitlyn Maher in a live show at The White House, at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on December 4, 2008 which was attended by President George W. Bush. In"
"White Wedding (song) ""White Wedding"" is a song by Billy Idol that appeared on his album ""Billy Idol"" in 1982. It is often considered one of his most recognizable songs, although other Idol songs charted higher. In the US, it peaked at No. 110 on the ""Billboard"" Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart on 27 November 1982, then reached No. 36 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on 2 July 1983 after it was re-issued. In the UK it reached No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart upon its re-release there in 1985 and 1988, when it was re-issued to promote"
"Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas is an album with songs from the 1954 movie, ""White Christmas"". Among the featured artists are Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Trudy Stevens (who dubbed for Vera-Ellen in the movie), with Peggy Lee, who was not in the movie, singing some parts. It is one of the last 78 rpm albums Decca produced. An original soundtrack recording has never been released. This was because Crosby had a recording contract with Decca Records and Rosemary Clooney was signed with Columbia Records and contractually could not record together. This album"
"Sisters (song) ""Sisters"" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin in 1954, best known from the 1954 movie ""White Christmas"". Both parts were sung by Rosemary Clooney (who served as Vera-Ellen's singing vocal dub for this song, while Trudy Stevens dubbed Vera-Ellen's other songs in the film). The movie ""White Christmas"" also starred Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. It was not possible to issue an ""original soundtrack album"" of the film, because Decca Records controlled the soundtrack rights, but Clooney was under exclusive contract with Columbia Records. Consequently, each one issued a separate ""soundtrack recording"": Decca issuing ""Selections from"
"Christmas"". Detroit alternative rock band Electric Six recorded a version for their 2018 album ""A Very Electric SiXmas"". The song was featured in the film ""Fred Claus"", ""Daddy's Home 2,"", ""A Bad Moms Christmas"", the holiday special ""Shrek The Halls,"" an episode of ""Gavin & Stacey,"" and a season one episode of ""Gilmore Girls"" , as well as the 2017 TV movie """". In 2013, the song was used in an advertisement for Visa Bank Americard. In 2017 and 2018, the song was used in Christmas adverts for Studio.co.uk. The song has also been featured on numerous holiday music compilations"
"This Christmas (film) This Christmas is a 2007 American Christmas romantic musical comedy-drama film produced by Rainforest Films and distributed by Screen Gems. Written, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmas time story that centers on the Whitfield family, whose eldest has come home for the first time in four years. The film is based on the 1970 Donny Hathaway song of the same name, which is covered by Chris Brown in the film. The Whitfield family overcome many trials and obstacles during the Christmas season. Shirley Ann ""Ma'Dere"" Whitfield greets her boyfriend Joe when"
"proposed they create a new group to record for Atlantic Records. On their first record, ""Money Honey"", Pinkney, a natural bass-baritone with a multi-octave range, actually sang first tenor. After Ferbie left, Pinkney switched to the bass part, in which he was heard on ""Honey Love,"" ""White Christmas"", ""Adorable"", ""Ruby Baby"", and many other early Drifters recordings. In 1954, the Drifters recorded their version of ""White Christmas"" by Irving Berlin. That version was featured in the 1990 movie ""Home Alone"" , as well as the 1994 movie ""The Santa Clause."" Pinkney can also be heard singing lead on the 1956"
"by Diana Ross, ""Christmas Island"" (1996) by Jimmy Buffett, and ""These Are Special Times"" (1998) by Celine Dion. This trend has continued with ""Save This Christmas for Me"" (2001) by Johnny Logan, ""Christmas Is Almost Here"" (2002) by Carly Simon, ""December"" (2003) by the Moody Blues, ""It's Christmas, Of Course"" (2007) by Darlene Love, ""A Winter Symphony"" (2008) by Sarah Brightman, ""Not So Silent Night...Christmas with REO Speedwagon"" (2009) by REO Speedwagon, ""Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)"" (2010) by Daniel Powter, ""Happy Christmas"" (2010) by Jessica Simpson, ""Hear the Bells"" (2011) by Vanessa Carlton, ""Ugly Sweater Party"" by the a"
"firecracker dance to include the patriotic number that highlights the strength of the US military. The song that would become ""White Christmas"" was conceived by Berlin on the set of the film ""Top Hat"" in 1935. He hummed the melody to Astaire and the film's director Mark Sandrich as a song possibility for a future Astaire-Ginger Rogers vehicle. Astaire loved the tune, but Sandrich passed on it. Berlin's assignment for Paramount was to write a song about each of the major holidays of the year. He found that writing a song about Christmas was the most challenging, due to his"
"film for Paramount was just as director: the Jack Benny vehicle, ""Man About Town"" (1939). He then turned producer as well as director and made two more with Benny, ""Buck Benny Rides Again"" (1940) and ""Love Thy Neighbor"" (1940). He also did the romantic comedy ""Skylark"" (1941), starring Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland. While all of these films made profits for the studio, ""Holiday Inn"" (1942), starring Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby, with music by Irving Berlin, is most remembered today. ""Holiday Inn"" introduced the song ""White Christmas"" performed by Crosby. ""White Christmas"" remains the best-selling single of all time."
"White Nights (soundtrack) White Nights: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1985 film, ""White Nights"". The most successful single on the album, ""Separate Lives"" by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin, reached the top of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1986. The prize instead went to Lionel Richie's ""Say You, Say Me"", another chart topper which appeared in the film but was not included on the original soundtrack due to licensing issues. It was included in the album reissue as a bonus track along with ""I Don't Wanna Know"""
"White Christmas film was the highest-grossing film of 1954 by a wide margin. Schoen wrote for Maurice Chevalier's first American tour in 1955 and also arranged for Chevalier's television specials. Schoen composed and arranged for Danny Kaye's 1956 movie ""The Court Jester"" – a hugely successful musical-comedy. Film composer Elmer Bernstein was hired as the assistant musical director to Schoen for the film. The Court Jester was an enormous challenge for Schoen at the time because it was his first feature film. He was not officially trained on the mechanisms of how music was synchronized to film. Most of the"
"the film grossed $30 million at the domestic box office. There was a US theatrical re-release by Paramount in 1961. ""White Christmas"" was released on US VHS in 1986 and again in 1997. The first US DVD release was in 2000. It was subsequently re-released in 2009, with a commensurate Blu-ray in 2010. The most recent US issue was a 4-disc ""Diamond Anniversary Edition"" in 2014. This collection contains a Blu-ray with extras, two DVDs with the film and extras, and a fourth disc of Christmas songs on CD. These songs are performed individually by Crosby, Clooney, and Kaye. A"
"Snow White (1916 film) Snow White is a 1916 American silent romantic fantasy film directed by J. Searle Dawley. It was adapted by Winthrop Ames from his own 1912 Broadway play ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"", which was in turn adapted from the 1812 fairy tale (as collected by the Grimm brothers). The film stars Marguerite Clark and Creighton Hale, Clark reprising her stage role. Fifteen years old when he saw it, Walt Disney was inspired to make it the subject of his first feature-length animated film. Formerly thought to have been destroyed in a vault fire and presumed"
"White Christmas (Martina McBride album) White Christmas is the fifth album and an album of covers of Christmas songs by country singer Martina McBride issued by RCA Records in 1998. The album was reissued in 1999 with new artwork and two new tracks. It was re-released for the second time in October 2007 with newer artwork and four new tracks added. In 2013, it was reisused for a third time as ""The Classic Christmas Album"". The re-release added her Elvis Presley duet, ""Blue Christmas"", which was originally released on his posthumous album ""Christmas Duets"", while removing the track ""Jingle Bells"""
"Last Christmas ""Last Christmas"" is a song by English pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in December 1984, on a double A-side with ""Everything She Wants"". It was written and produced by George Michael, and has been covered by many artists since its original release. The song reached number one in Denmark, Slovenia and Sweden and number two in seven countries; Belgium, Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway and United Kingdom. Wham! donated all of their royalties to the Ethiopian famine. ""Last Christmas"" had its beginnings in 1984, while George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were visiting Michael’s parents. Michael played"