Happy Holiday (song) Happy Holiday (song) "Happy Holiday" (sometimes performed as "Happy Holidays") is a popular song composed by Irving Berlin during 1942 and published the following year. "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 year. Jo Stafford was the first to record and release it
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