White Christmas (film) White Christmas (film) White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. Filmed in VistaVision and Technicolor, it features the songs of Irving Berlin, including a new version of the title song, "White Christmas", introduced by Crosby in the film "Holiday Inn". Produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film is notable for being the first to be released in VistaVision, a widescreen process developed by Paramount that entailed using twice the surface area of standard 35mm film; this large-area negative was used to yield finer-grained standard-sized
The White Rose (song) The White Rose (song) The White Rose is a traditional Cornish folk song, the chorus of which appeared in the film "Ladies in Lavender" (2005). The song remains popular and has been recorded by many of the Cornish male voice choirs and is often performed at funerals. In 2001 it was read at the funeral of Rick Rescorla, Cornish hero of 9/11. The White Rose The first time I met you, my darling<br> Your face was as fair as the rose,<br> But now your dear face has grown paler <br> As pale as the lily white rose. Chorus You're fair