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
Songs for Christmas (Phil Wickham album) which was the best instrument used in the making of the album. Also, they wrote that all of the classic hallmarks of a Wickham album are present from the "guitars, keys, angelic-sounding choirs, even a banjo sprinkled in for good measure." Tyler Hess of Christian Music Zine wrote how the album was not "much of a rock album, more like slow tempo pop ballads". "Songs for Christmas" garnered critical acclaim from music critics. Andrew Greer of "Christianity Today" rated the album four stars, and proclaimed the album to feature some "delightful artistry." At "Worship Leader", they rated the album a