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
The Andy Williams Christmas Album that people remember the most." "Strong arranging, good programming, and the sincerity of Williams' performing" were the high points of the album for "Billboard" magazine that they mentioned in their capsule review at the time of its release. Side one is made up of secular Christmas songs, whereas side two covers traditional spirituals and carols. "A Song And A Christmas Tree" began as "The Twelve Days of Christmas", which was first published in 1780. "Stille Nacht", which was later translated into "Silent Night", was first performed during Midnight Mass on Christmas in 1818 in Austria. "The First Noël" debuted in