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
White Christmas Live White Christmas Live White Christmas Live is a live album by Mark Kozelek. It was recorded during three shows in November and December 2000 in Stockholm, Sweden; Göteborg, Sweden; and Oslo, Norway. The album was released by Sub Pop in the US only and was limited to 5,000 copies. All songs are played acoustic and sung by Mark Kozelek. "White Christmas Live" features two unreleased tracks: "Admiral Fell Promises," and a hidden track, which at the time of the album's release, was untitled. The song is a demo recording of what would become "Lily and Parrots" on Sun Kil Moon's