Holiday Inn (film) 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
Caden's Song (My First Christmas) entered the UK Singles Chart at number 78, number 19 on the Scottish Singles Charts and number 6 on the UK Indie Chart. Caden's Song (My First Christmas) "Caden's Song (My First Christmas)" is a song performed by David Beggan & Union State released as a digital download on December 9, 2012. The song was recorded in memory of Caden Beggan, who was diagnosed with meningococcal septicaemia, a type of blood poisoning caused by the same kind of bacteria found in the most common form of bacterial meningitis. The song has peaked to number 78 on the UK Singles Chart,