"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. Sangen blev sunget i filmen og indspillet på plade af Bing Crosby.. Første gang "White Christmas" blev sunget offentligt var juledag 1941, hvor Bing Crosby sang sangen i sit NBC radio-show The Kraft Music Hall. On the former, the song "Sisters" (as well as all of Clooney's vocal parts) was recorded by Peggy Lee, while on the latter, the song was sung by Clooney and her own sister, Betty. Bob doesn't like this but feels obliged to agree. The B-Side was his version of "The Christmas Song". from Sesame Street: Christmas Sing Along, Glee: The Music, the Christmas Album Volume 3, https://christmas-specials.fandom.com/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)?oldid=186653. Thomas Wood, "'White Christmas': From pop tune to picture". He subsequently recorded the song with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers and for Decca Recordsin 18 minutes on May 29, 1942, and it was released on … When activated, he turns his head and moves his mouth while singing "White Christmas", "I Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". was originally written for an un-produced project called Stars on My Shoulders. White Christmas (1954) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. "It was a torturous eight weeks of rewriting", said Panama. In addition, "Count Your Blessings" earned the picture its own Oscar nomination in the same category. In 2009 waren er naar schatting meer dan 50 miljoen exemplaren van verkocht (op 78 toeren, 45-toeren- single of lp/cd). Add a photo to this gallery A regular Bing Crosby was also produced. Phil, who likes to play matchmaker, notices Bob is interested in Betty. [9], White Christmas was intended to reunite Crosby and Fred Astaire for their third Irving Berlin showcase musical. Director Michael Curtiz has made his picture look good. Available to download. The centerpiece of the film is the title song, first used in Holiday Inn, which won that film an Oscar for Best Original Song in 1942. Bing Crosby's versie van White Christmas werd reeds in het allereerste Guinness Book of Records van 1955 vernoemd als meest verkochte plaat aller tijden, en dat is ze sindsdien gebleven. But Crosby was associated with it for the rest of his career. {{Information |Description=Cropped screenshot of Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye from the trailer for the film ''White Christmas'' |Source=''White Christmas'' trailer |Date=1954 |Aut You cannot overwrite this file. Producers Hope White Christmas Will Play Broadway This Year", "White Christmas Will Make Broadway Debut in November, Playing to Early 2009", Snow in L.A.! It then headed to the Sunderland Empire in Sunderland from November 2010 to January 2011 after a successful earlier run in Manchester, and continued in various cities with a London West End run at the end of 2014. LP deska Bing Crosby firmy Supraphon 1980 v licenci Polydor, katalogové číslo 1113 2740 ZD 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.. The musical also toured the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2008. Future Oscar winner George Chakiris also appears[12] as one of the stone-faced black-clad dancers surrounding Rosemary Clooney in "Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me". White Christmas was released on US VHS in 1986 and again in 1997. They watch Betty and Judy sing at a nightclub. JOIN NOW. Consequently, each company issued a separate "soundtrack recording": Decca issuing Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas, while Columbia issued Irving Berlin's White Christmas. [7], Berlin wrote "A Singer, A Dancer" for Crosby and his planned co-star Fred Astaire; when Astaire became unavailable, Berlin re-wrote it as "A Crooner – A Comic" for Crosby and Donald O'Connor, but when O'Connor left the project, so did the song. It needed a brand new story, one that made sense." They receive a letter supposedly from their old Mess Sergeant, Ben "Freckle Face" Haynes, asking them to view his sisters' act. Within the film, a number of soon-to-be famous performers appear. (Crosby), "The Old Man (reprise)" (Crosby & Men's Chorus), "Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army" (Crosby, Kaye, Clooney & Stevens), "White Christmas (finale)" (Crosby, Kaye, Clooney, Stevens & Chorus), This page was last edited on 9 April 2021, at 13:46. BING CROSBY White Christmas Lyrics. Crosby said that he was inspired by Al Jolson. [17] Bosley Crowther of The New York Times was not impressed: "...the use of VistaVision, which is another process of projecting on a wide, flat screen, has made it possible to endow White Christmas with a fine pictorial quality. [8] Crosby and Kaye also recorded another Berlin song ("Santa Claus") for the opening WWII Christmas Eve show scene, but it was not used in the final film. We According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide. [15] Overall, the film grossed $30 million at the domestic box office. Phil and Judy admit the truth to Bob, who becomes enraged and hurries to New York to tell Betty. White Christmas. They felt the whole script needed rewriting, and Curtiz agreed. Crosby is known for creating the style of music that Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, John Lennon would later copy. Topics Jazz, Oldies, Christmas. Astaire declined the project after reading the script[10] and asked to be released from his contract with Paramount. During the performance, Betty and Bob become engaged, and Judy and Phil decide to go through with their own engagement. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4910 (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10779 and JO 420. In the film, Bing Crosby sang it as a duet with actress Marjorie Reynolds, though her voice was dubbed by Martha Mears. He was called to Decca studios on March 18, 1947, to re-record the track; the 1942 master had become damaged due to its frequent use. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of "White Christmas" on Discogs. Unfortunately, the housekeeper Emma overheard only the first half of the conversation, which she relays to Betty, who becomes suddenly cold towards a baffled Bob. They did the job at $5,000 a week.[13]. The melody and some of the words were kept, but the lyrics were changed to be more appropriate for a Christmas movie. plus-circle Add Review. Norman Krasna was a talented man but... it was the lousiest story I'd ever heard. "[6]) 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. He recorded it with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers 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 songs from the film Holiday Inn. Am 8. Watch all you want. Trudy Stevens provided the singing voice for Vera-Ellen, including in "Sisters". Betty and Bob, however, argue about Bob's cynicism, and the fact it was really Judy who wrote the letter instead of Ben. According to the Guinness World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 100 million copies worldwide. Bing Crosby (1943) Prvním veřejným představením písně byl Bing Crosby na svém rozhlasovém pořadu NBC The Kraft Music Hall na Štědrý den 1941, ... Crosbyho singl „White Christmas“ byl oceněn prodejem 50 milionů kopií, nejvíce v každém vydání, … Davis shields Wallace from a collapsing wall and is wounded by debris. Originally, Gloria Wood was going to do Vera-Ellen's singing until Clooney intervened on behalf of her friend. Once again on Christmas Eve, the soldiers surprise General Waverly with another rousing chorus when he arrives at the show, bringing him to tears. The song "Snow" was originally written for Call Me Madam with the title "Free", but was dropped in out-of-town tryouts. The film was the first to be shot using Paramount's new VistaVision process, with color by Technicolor, and was one of the first to feature the Perspecta directional sound system at limited engagements. HOLIDAY FILMS A GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PASTWilson, John M. Los Angeles Times 25 Dec 1984: h1. Bob and Phil improvise a performance to buy the girls time, then flee to the train, where they now have to sit up in the Club Car, much to Bob's chagrin. Free – a different world you'd see if it were left to me. The second edition of the biography corrected that error by adding this: "Appropriately, they sing "Sisters" with Rosemary Clooney actually dueting with Trudy Stabile (wife of popular bandleader Dick Stabile), who sang under the stage name Trudy Stevens and who had been personally recommended for the dubbing part by Clooney. Their recording of it peaked at #2 on Billboard’s R&B chart in December 1954, and returned to the same chart in the next two years. There are versions by Michael Bubléand one performed by the Glee cast. Catalog number on spine: 250 496-1 (MCA 8128) Catalog number on back cover: 250 496-1 On back cover: ℗+© 1970 MCA Records, Inc. Bob decides to call up Ed Harrison, another old Army buddy who now has his own variety show, for help. Related Bing Crosby Links Official page Bing Crosby wiki White Christmas video Bing Crosby twitter. On Christmas Eve in Europe in 1944, at the height of World War II, former Broadway star Captain Bob Wallace and aspiring performer Private Phil Davis entertain the 151st division. Accounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote the song. comment. Andy Williams charted on the Christmas Singles chart in 1963 (#1) and 1967 (#22) with his version. Irving Berlin's White Christmas Begins Nov. 22 in City of Angels, "Berlin musical comes to life: 'White Christmas' stays true to form", I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night), I'm Gonna Pin My Medal on the Girl I Left Behind, The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_Christmas_(film)&oldid=1016864344, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "The Old Man" (Crosby, Kaye, and Men's Chorus), "The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing" (Kaye with Vera-Ellen, dubbed by Trudy Stevens), "Snow" (Crosby, Kaye, Clooney & Vera-Ellen, dubbed by Trudy Stevens), Minstrel Number: "I'd Rather See a Minstrel Show" / "Mister Bones" / ", "The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing (reprise)" (Kaye & Chorus), "Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me" (Clooney), "What Can You Do with a General?" 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