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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).
Since Phillips had invested in the Holiday Inn hotel chain earlier, he later recorded other artists on the Holiday Inn record label for Wilson. The label's first rock-and-roll single was "Love" by Greg Todd and the Jacks, released in 1968. [2] The first full-length album, also released in 1968, contained 12 songs by Dolly Holiday. [3]
Produced by the duo the Trak Starz, the release garnered positive reviews from critics who praised the performances. In 2020, Entertainment Weekly wrote that the legacy of the song was that increased the "coolness factor" of Holiday Inn, hotel chain based in Atlanta, and owned by the hospitality company, Intercontinental Hotels Group. [1]
The Irving Berlin standard, written for the 1942 film “Holiday Inn,” won an Academy Award for best original song at the 15th annual ceremony. 22. 'Winter Wonderland,' Jason Mraz
The married couple (who divorced a year later) debuted the song in ‘79 and 20 years later, it was made into a TV special of the same name. 47. ‘Christmas Wrapping’ By The Waitresses (1982)
Irving Berlin, who wrote White Christmas, reused some songs from his earlier black-and-white film, Holiday Inn.The title song “White Christmas” and the “Abraham” number are the most ...
Also included was a CD of the 12-track Song Hits from Holiday Inn album, featuring original full-length studio recordings of the film's songs. In 2014, it was released on Blu-ray as a single disc edition featuring both black and white and colorized versions and all previous DVD extras.
The song also topped the following weekly charts in the same year: Songs with Most Radio Plugs, National record sales, and National sheet music sales. [18] Re-released by Decca, the single returned to the No. 1 spot during the holiday seasons of 1945 and 1946 (on the chart dated January 4, 1947).