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Holiday Inn is a 1942 American musical film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, with Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, and Walter Abel. [2] It was directed by Mark Sandrich with music by Irving Berlin .
Before 1942, Christmas songs and films had come out sporadically, and many were popular. However, "the popular culture industry had not viewed the themes of home and hearth, centered on the Christmas holiday, as a unique market" until after the success of "White Christmas" and the film where it appeared, Holiday Inn. [15]
Song Hits from Holiday Inn is a studio album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire released in July [1] 1942 featuring songs presented in the American musical film Holiday Inn. These are the longer studio recorded versions of the songs presented in the film. For the songs that were actually in the film, see Holiday Inn (soundtrack).
'White Christmas' was an instant classic since its 1954 release, and it’s still loved today. Here, you'll learn fun facts about the film, characters, and songs.
"Happy Holiday" was introduced by Bing Crosby and Marjorie Reynolds (dubbed by Martha Mears) in the 1942 film Holiday Inn in a scene when the Inn opens for the first time. . While it is commonly regarded as a Christmas song, in the film it is performed on New Year's Eve, and expresses a wish for the listener to enjoy "happy holidays" throughout the entire
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 [ 52 ] ), it stayed no. 1 on the pop and R&B charts for 10 weeks, and went on to over 50 million records.
She appeared in a number of movies in the late 1930s and 1940s, including Holiday Inn (1942), in which she dances and sings with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby, [6] and she became particularly associated with musicals.
Marjorie Reynolds (née Goodspeed; August 12, 1917 – February 1, 1997) was an American film and television actress who appeared in more than 50 films, including the 1942 musical Holiday Inn, [1] in which she and Bing Crosby introduced the song "White Christmas" in a duet, albeit with her singing dubbed.