Irving Berlin was a Jewish immigrant who loved America. As his 1938 song “God Bless America” suggests, he believed deeply in ...

It’s a Hallmark movie in a four and a half minute song, while also being a complete ... and memories of Christmases gone by, “White Christmas” just feels… right. Like pulling on a warm ...

In one of the film’s most famous scenes ... The story of Elvis’s “White Christmas” cover is quite possibly the most controversial in the song’s long history. Berlin, it’s now known ...

The song the movie was named for was originally ... in front of the troops mirrors the opening scene of the 1954 movie “White Christmas,” when Crosby, playing a soldier on Christmas Eve ...

Whilst Fred isn't in this film, he came very close to being ... any of the songs Trudy Stevens sang all of Vera-Ellen's songs in White Christmas. However the only time Vera-Ellen's singing voice ...

Although the song crooner Bing Crosby popularized in ... The plotline of the 1954 film White Christmas emphasizes the connection between the title track and World War II, with Bing Crosby playing ...

The Story of an American Song by Jody Rosen' is an intriguing and insightful look at the story behind a holiday classic.

He titled the film “Holiday Inn” and pitched ... that helped Americanize the Christmas season. Like “White Christmas,” popular songs such as “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ...