Sorry to dash your classic Christmas movie dreams, but White Christmas was not filmed in a winter wonderland. The film sees Bob (Crosby) and Phil (Kaye) follow sisters Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and ...

Crosby is in fine form, teaching Reynolds to sing “White Christmas.” Later, his character gets a little devious himself, sabotaging Astaire’s efforts to kiss Reynolds during a Washington’s ...

Bing Crosby made ‘White Christmas’ a hit in 1942, but did he get sick of singing it? The song “White Christmas” was made famous by Bing Crosby in the 1942 Christmas movie Holiday Inn.

On Dec. 25, 1941, 73 years ago today, Bing Crosby introduced “White Christmas” on his CBS radio show. Written a few years earlier by Irving Berlin, and dusted off for the Crosby–Fred Astaire ...

Since he introduced Irving Berlin’s Oscar-winning tune “‘White Christmas” in 1942’s “Holiday Inn,” Bing Crosby and the yuletide have become synonymous. Crosby, who died in 1977 ...

Crosby also made more than 70 movies and recorded more than 1,600 songs. Yeesh! He’s a star’s star and one that predates big names like Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and more.

5:45 to 6:30 p.m. – The Zonky Jazz Band featuring Phil Crosby, Jr. 7 to 9 p.m. – Howard Crosby and Celtic Christmas trio Everdream (formerly “Affiniti”) The year was 1938, and Harry Lillis ...

Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney ... On Oct. 14, 1954, Paramount held the world premiere of White Christmas at Radio City Music Hall in New York. ... Sindy, the Singing Movie Star?

On this day in history, Dec. 25, 1941, crooner Bing Crosby first performed the beautiful song "White Christmas," written by Irving Berlin. It's one of the most recorded Christmas songs ever.

In 1954, "Holiday Inn" was remade as "White Christmas," which acknowledged that the United States had been in the war. The new version was meant to reunite Crosby and Astaire, but Astaire declined.

Dive into the heart of this movie through its stars and filmmakers. Meet the talented cast and crew behind 'Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years (1978)' on Moviefone.

The movies are roughly similar and, fun fact, the “White Christmas” set from 1954 was adapted from that of the older film. In “Holiday Inn,” Crosby plays a burned-out entertainer who’s ...