All I have to do is here Bing Crosby and I think Roman
Catholic Priests, not quite a rat packer, David Bowie, The Little Drummer Boy,
Holiday Inn and of course White Christmas.
That eight line song paints a picture of Christmas holiday nostalgia American style and
takes me back to Christmas spent in front of the TV watching Bing’s Christmas
Special. I was amazed when Bowie
joined him on the show, even more amazed that they’d only rehearsed once and
for only ten minutes!
Of course Bing IS White Christmas. It was written by Irving
Berlin, originally about a New Yorker stranded in California at Christmas time. Bing recorded
it for the movie Holiday Inn in 1942 in just 18 minutes and starred in the
movie with Fred Astaire. The song went on to win the Best Song Academy Award of
1942 and has become THE Christmas song.
Bing performed the song again in White Christmas, his
1954 film co-starring Danny Kaye. Fred Astaire was asked to take the Danny Kaye
part but turned it down saying that he’d already done that movie once! In that film my favourite song is Snow - I just love the whole train journey scenes. Chooo Chooo!
Historically White Christmas is the biggest selling Christmas
song of all time and even the biggest selling song of ALL time, going back and
forth with Bill Haley’s ‘Rock Around The Clock’. And then Diana was killed and
Elton John released his tribute to her ‘Candle In The Wind’ and that put paid
to that.
Richard Shore on FB
ReplyDeleteI can quite honestly say that white Christmas is the second worst film I have ever seen. Only Grease 2 is worse.
Andrew Height
ReplyDeleteSilly boy Number 2. Take 5,000 lines.
Richard Shore
DeleteNot even nigella could do that
Andrew Height posed the question on Facebook:
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Linda Kemp electric sheep?
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Lorna Gleadell Sunshine
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Buffey Glandon good health
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Sarah Keeler I went to Picadilly station and Simon Rimmer off the telly gave me a cupcake with Transpennine Express written on it. Except it wasn't a dream, that bizarrely actually happened this morning.
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Sandra Bouguerch Winning the Turner prize
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Tim Preston a galaxy far far away
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Paul Whitehouse Sex with Carol Vordermann what else?
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Zee Taylor Heaven! Being there and seeing you all there
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Kevin Burke Peace
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Kevin Burke and quite.. Kids driving me bonkers!!!
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Andrew Height Hi Trish?
Andy Brewer on FB
ReplyDeleteAll I have to do is hear Roman Catholic Priests and I think of Little Drummer Boys and Choir Boys. White Christmas? second best film ever behind 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Andrew Height
DeleteIt's in my top five Andy Brewer. IAWL is obviously at number 1 although some feebs would argue Elf!!
Richard Shore on FB
ReplyDeleteIAWL is not a Christmas film. It is a film set at Christmas.
Andrew Height
DeleteNot like Santa's factory in Elf then? Anyway, Bedford Falls is a real place. I go there all the time.
Andy Brewer on FB
ReplyDelete'Zoo Zoo's petals', I'm crying already
Andrew Height
DeleteYes, Zoo Zoo's petals and the knob on the stairs... boo hoo, sob...
Richard Shore
DeleteThat's not the only knob around here
Maggie Patzuk on FB
ReplyDeleteFor everyone in the Philly area today . . . and especially for Andrew Height - Anders - it's one of my favorites too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ9cxfumEOo