White Christmas (musical) White Christmas (musical) White Christmas is a musical based on the Paramount Pictures 1954 film of the same name. The book is by David Ives and Paul Blake, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The original St. Louis production starred Lara Teeter, Karen Mason, Lauren Kennedy, and Lee Roy Reams, and the 2004 San Francisco production starred Brian D'Arcy James, Anastasia Barzee, Meredith Patterson, and Jeffry Denman. The musical, titled "Irving Berlin's White Christmas", premiered in St. Louis in 2000 at The Muny, after which it opened in San Francisco in 2004. It has since played in various venues
Songs for the Season horns, cinematic strings, and cheery backing vocalists", with "the warmth of a happy childhood home during the holidays." Songs for the Season Songs for the Season, or Ingrid Michaelson's Songs for the Season, is the eighth studio album and the first Christmas album by Ingrid Michaelson, released on October 26, 2018. It takes a nostalgic approach to covers of Christmas standards and carols. Michaelson expressed that she loves the Christmas holiday and has wished to record a holiday album for years. Having recorded various Christmas songs such as the charity single "Winter Song", a duet with Sara Bareilles, she released