White Christmas (film) but it was not used in the final film. Their recording of the song survives, however, and can be found on the Bear Family Records 7-CD set called "Come On-A My House". "White Christmas" was intended to reunite Crosby and Fred Astaire for their third Irving Berlin showcase musical. Crosby and Astaire had previously co-starred in "Holiday Inn" (1942) – where the song "White Christmas" first appeared – and "Blue Skies" (1946). Astaire declined the project after reading the script and asked to be released from his contract with Paramount. Crosby also left the project shortly thereafter, to spend more
Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis Columbia Choir. "The Christmas Waltz" was written for Frank Sinatra and debuted as the flipside to his 1954 cover of "White Christmas". "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" was written for "The Andy Williams Show" and first appeared on "The Andy Williams Christmas Album" in 1963. "We Need a Little Christmas" was first performed in the 1966 Broadway musical "Mame". "Where Can I Find Christmas?" comes from the 1973 TV special "The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas", and the medley of "Every Christmas Eve" and "Giving (Santa's Theme)" was part of the soundtrack of the 1985 film "".