Kathee, those are my favorite movies. I save them all year so I can watch them when we want. What is your favorite scene in Holiday Inn? Mine is the dancing with Fred Astaire especially the Valentine Dance where they jump through the heart.
Well said ! The best things happen when she dances! Unreal perfection and flow with or without a partner. Her acting was not too shabby either. I'm always mesmerized watching her technique and her 1" waist!
Say what you will about Rosemary Clooney but it’s not every woman who could vocally hold her own with Bing Crosby. That puts her in a league of her own.
Ironically, it was Rosemary Clooney who said Bing made it so easy that “ if you can’t sing with Bing Crosby, you can’t sing.” I got to see her in concert a few years before she died. She was better than ever, and so in touch with the audience. In retrospect it was an honor and a privilege to have been there. Truly one of the greats.
I have a special place in my heart for White Christmas and Ms. Clooney. Family lore says that after WWII my grandfather was working at a radio station in NYC and met Rosemary. He asked her out to dinner and they apparently had a great time (“but no funny stuff” I’m told lol). He said she was even more beautiful in person and had the best personality. She loved to joke around and had a beautiful laugh. I loved hearing that story as a kid 😊
The costumes in this show are amazing. I swear every time Judy or Betty enters, I say, “Oh! I love this dress!” Even Judy’s PJs and robes are gorgeous.
We watch this every Christmas at least once. This year, the 70th Anniversary it is playing 12/15-17/2024 and we are going to see it in the theatre. I am so excited.
We saw it in the theatre and it was great! There were things I could see on the big screen that I never noticed before. The emotion on their faces also took on a much more relevant magnitude. So glad we went to see it!
In 2022 it’s still a stunning production. Cast, music, set, costumes. Oh the costumes! That black velvet dress is so drop dead sexy and classy. Still one of my two fave Christmas movies.
I still watch this show every year. I love the pretty dresses and the magic of the production musical numbers and cast. We were all left with such a precious gift with this show and these actors who take us step backwards to a moment in time when life was a little more simple. This show was also paid a wonderful tribute to the service boys facing some scary moments of their own mortality durring war time. Those who were greatful to be alive to make it back home to their loved ones for christmas. I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this precious gift you brought in to our lives and our homes. It is a timeless classic that has made my home durring the Christmas season feel warm and bright every year. Thank you!
The Entire Presentation touched the Heart ❤️ of Every Generation since 1954! I'm Sure We ALL would have Loved to be "There for Real!"Every Character was Perfect! ❄️🌧️🎄⛄💗
How I wish we had these types of movies made again. I watched White Christmas the other night. World troubles and commercialized Christmas was forgotten as I drifted into this beautiful innocent story. ❤
I was 9 years old when this film was released. My mother had made a rule that year; I wasn't allowed to see any movie with a happy ending, which is to say most movies back in those days. I got lucky in the winter of '54 and got to see White Christmas with my mother not finding out. For me, the movie was a forbidden thrill.
Isn't that the truth! At least We are lucky enough to have fond members memories * These millennial generation don't know what they missed what they missed
P.S. A word on Danny Kaye... I can't imagine this film without his genius. His talent was so diverse and phenomenal that it still blows my mind. In fact, the casting of this entire picture was absolutely inspired, a miracle in itself. Merry Christmas!!
I made a computer generated tour of the Inn from White Christmas, so we can feel like we got to walk around inside. ua-cam.com/video/6VZUNDeHYv4/v-deo.html
Danny Kaye could do it all. With his lanky frame, he could sing, he could act ("Hans Christian Anderson" is just wonderful), and he could dance. Boy could he dance. With Vera-Ellen in "The Best Thing Happen While You Dance" is a phenomenon. They make it look so easy, but one can only imagine take after take after take to get it just right. And they smile, too. Incredible...
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There is always that( karen) who's miserable with there own pathetic life and have to put people down. Dont get the vaccine or just jealous that Danny got the men and she was sent to rehab.
I was watching a bit of White Christmas today and this brought me back to those days when we were children helping our parents prepare our Christmas dinner while watching a rerun of White Christmas on tv. My dad was the chef and he prepared a feast for us for all the holidays, Christmas most especially. Dad passed away nearly 7 years ago and remembering that time so long ago is so special. It brings smiles and tears to me. Thankfully, our mom is still with us. We treasure every moment with her. God bless our mom and dad for everything they've done for us. They taught us so much about kindness and giving. We're so proud of them both.
@@adelebz7 Thank you so much for your kind words. My mom has Alzheimer now but she still reminds us to be kind to people. She and dad were always this way.
@@Elena-kc3vw Thank you so much for your kind words. My mom has Alzheimer now but she still reminds us to be kind to people. She and dad were always this way.
In my family, we watch "White Christmas" after Thanksgiving dinner. At the end of the movie, we wish each other a Merry Christmas. We don't say anything between us until the movie is watched. Now, my personal all time favourite Christmas commercial is the Eat N Park Christmas tree commercial. Look it up it awesome!
I made a computer generated tour of the Inn from White Christmas, so we can feel like we got to walk around inside. ua-cam.com/video/6VZUNDeHYv4/v-deo.html
One of the best memories of my lifetime is being at Rosemary Clooney's home outside Durant, Ok. She was SO kind and welcoming. We did hayrides, bonfires and some good old college fun. I am not sure why she opened her property to us and was so kind but she was. I wish I had told her how much I loved her music. There's nothing like "counting your blessings instead of sheep!".
My wife, a retired artist from Louisville's Courier-Journal, was asked to do Rosemary's portrait for a feature story in the late '80s. She met Rosemary, also Nick and Nina, and gave her the original color pastel which is now displayed in Rosemary's former bedroom in Augusta, Kentucky. Sweet, genuine lady! So very talented.
@@jerryrice8860 How nice! I grew up in Cincinnati so Nick was on our tv screen for the news every weeknight and George worked in the shoe dept of a local store when I was in elementary/middle school years. The Clooney family was very kind. George seems so far from that now, but it is hard to really know.
So special to hear Rosemary speak about the personalities of the people involved with this movie. Especially touching was her recall of how Danny Kaye was forever trying to make Bing laugh.
@@nafuregal1288 she wasn't manly. Did you see the size of her waist or Vera Ellen's? Keep in mind it was a different time. Beauty was very different then also.
This song is dedicated to everyone who lost a loved one. God bless. "I'm calling out your name tonight" by Richie Levoiua-cam.com/video/JSbGGiSe3S8/v-deo.html
Ditto - 'White Christmas', 'It's a Wonderful Life' and finally 'Polar Express' - ALL watched every year on Christmas-eve to really get me into full-on Christmas-mode !
In the summer of 1986, I drove Limousine and picked Rosemary Clooney and her entourage up from the Pearson airport in Toronto, and drove her back to London, Ontario for a concert. I ended up getting her autograph for my mom. She seemed very nice.
The amazing thing is that this movie has almost NOTHING to do with Christmas save the fact that the benefit show takes place on Christmas Eve and the last song is a Christmas themed number. It didn't even premiere at Christmas but rather in mid October. Yet, for some odd reason, its considered a Christmas movie!
I love all the actors and actresses. They were all totally amazing. There’s a lot of talent in one movie. I miss you old singing and dancing movies. I wish they’d bring them back
My favorite Christmas movie! I was smiling the whole time while watching this video. If only the younger generation of parents/kids would watch this together! Christmas Vacation is a great movie, but White Christmas is a classic Sadly, some of my younger co-workers have never heard of it.
I made a computer generated tour of the Inn from White Christmas, so we can feel like we got to walk around inside. ua-cam.com/video/6VZUNDeHYv4/v-deo.html
This song is dedicated to everyone who lost a loved one. God bless. "I'm calling out your name tonight" by Richie Levoiua-cam.com/video/JSbGGiSe3S8/v-deo.html
This was my dream to have a perfect Christmas like at this beautiful inn, especially with the snow falling at the end when the open the doors and extravagant holiday stage show. The musical score is perfection.
It's become a Christmas tradition with my mother and myself. We always watch this on Christmas Eve. "The theater, the theater, what's become of the theater" and The Best Things Happen While Your Dancing are my favorite numbers.
@@leonahumphries7832 Me too! I made a computer generated tour of the Inn from White Christmas, so we can feel like we got to walk around inside. ua-cam.com/video/6VZUNDeHYv4/v-deo.html
A friend of mine and I play a game recasting old movies and recently tackled this one. For example, my choices for Bob and Phil were Hugh Jackman and Justin Timberlake. We both agreed that only one actress should play Emma - Andrea Martin.
Can’t say enough about how much I love this film and the actors but Edith Head was a genius as well. She knew glamour. She dressed the characters bodies to a T. No one has taken her place.
Hard to believe this film was actually made in '54, because it still holds up so well today. Rosemary Clooney was my first movie star crush, too. When I saw those baby blues and blonde hair, my heart went ka-flooey!! Btw, if you'll notice at exactly 2:24 minutes in to this video, you'll see her dancing with a dark-haired, handsome lad. That dancer was George Chakiris, who would actually go on to star as the leader of the Sharks, 'Bernardo,' in the movie version of "West Side Story" in 1961, when he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
I think George Chakiris was also one of the dancers in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in the scene where Marilyn is dressed in a pink strapless gown singing Diamonds Are A girl’s Best Friend.
Finally watched this movie for the first time this year...over and over again. Don't have a clue why I waited 57 years. There is so much talent in every aspect that makes this movie so emotionally triggering. I literally cried when Netflix quit streaming it after Christmas...now I need to get the DVD since I can't buy the streaming version from Amazon. Irving Berlin is a genius. Edith Head is a genius. The actors are geniuses. An overly stimulating movie with so much song, dance, and don't forget the story line of the General...that one tear in his eye at the end pretty much sums up life...and it was said in "It's a Wonderful Life" at the end..."No man is a failure who has friends". Most movies have an entertainment level...this movie actually MOVES you! Peace and Love to all!
This song is dedicated to everyone who lost a loved one. God bless. "I'm calling out your name tonight" by Richie Levoiua-cam.com/video/JSbGGiSe3S8/v-deo.html
Me and my family watch this movie every Christmas and it's part of our family tradition every year since I was little! Thank you from the bottom of mine and my family's hearts for making this beautiful movie that definitely brings Christmas joy and Christmas spirit to our hearts
It isn’t Christmas until I watch the movie White Christmas. Each year that I watch it I find something new that I hadn’t discovered before. It is a work of art filled with great acting singing and dancing. I got the opportunity a few years ago to speak to Debby Boone, who is Rosemary‘s daughter-in-law. I talked to her about this movie and I asked whatever happened to that beautiful black dress that had the pin in the back when she sang Love you didn’t do right by me. She told me that it was given to one of the daughter-in-law‘s, but that daughter-in-law is no longer in the family so no one really knows where the dress is.
Just watched this movie. Such a classic. Great cast, funny moments, excellent dance numbers. And the costumes! You could transport them to today and they would still be chic and beautiful.
I’d like to sing praises for Irving Berlin’s fabulous music also. He sure knew how to write catchy popular songs!! The movie came out the year I was born,1954. I didn’t see it until I was much older. It’s been a tradition to watch it for the last 20 years atleast. We know most of the dialogue. We’re going to watch it tonight, Christmas Eve 2020.
I love The Holiday Inn, but, White Christmas was so lavish, and beautiful with so many stars that it immediately became part of our Christmas Movie tradition.
FYI: Danny was an accomplished Licensed aviator Piloting his own private Jet. Kaye held a commercial pilot's licence and had flown every type of aircraft except military planes. Danny received a type rating in a Learjet, and he was named vice president of the Learjet company by Bill Lear as an honorary title and flew a Learjet to 65 cities in five days on a mission to help UNICEF
I always shed a tear at the end of the movie when they all stand up and sing. A flashback of things that will never be again and all the memories that will no longer be experienced again. Trivia- The blonde dancer who stays “ well I never” is Barrie Chase , who is still around.
That's what makes it fun; it's like watching it with a friend who was part of the movie! LOVE it! Like watching it every once in a while for the insight when I watch without the narration.
Pity Rosemary Clooney never wrote a memoir with all the really unpublishable stories she knew about everybody..but she was too good and true a friend....anyway I believe every word she ever sang and that's more than enough....wonderful woman
One of my favorite feel-good movies of all time! I was 13 when it came out in 1954, and I saw it when it came out, and many times since. I also have the DVD. That film gives one the feeling of Christmas!
Bing was THE heart throb of my mom's age group. They used to call him, The Binger," , too hilarious and charming! Love these wonderfully talented folks and this film. What a group.
angela bluebird60 My sister is 39 and used to LOVE his music before mental illness took it all from her. When I hear his music I remember the good times with her.
My best friend of 55 years & I have been huge WC fans since we were kids & have memorized virtually the whole dialogue. The past few years, it has played in theaters for a few days in December, we've gone with my daughter & granddaughters. The grands can't quite believe we can recite ALL the lines right along with the stars. I highly recommend watching it on the big screen if you have the chance, especially to see costume details.
I wasn't born until 2 years after this film was made, but it's my favorite movie. It's sad for me to watch now as the world is not as wonderful as what's depicted in this movie. .
Totally love white Christmas best of all Christmas movies of 21 century always watch white Christmas every year thank you to the cast of white Christmas and a special thanks to bing Crosby
The reason these old movies are so well loved today is because the talent was and is legendary. Not knocking today's artists, but they are not in the same league as what you are seeing here.
This a special Christmas movie,admired by thousands of people that watched and made the holidays enjoyable and gave us joy,each year to watch the stars perform as they were our own family.
It's funny she mentions Danny Kayes matching suit. I noticed that right away and thought that was great, that they matched his socks and shoes to his pants.
"White Christmas" is my favorite Christmas film. "Sisters". I still find the baby blue dresses and fans still delights me. "Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me." Edith Head's gown in black velvet (with the diamond pin), and Miss Clooney's silver gloves is sexy as all get out. I've got a CD of the songs from the film, originally it was produced by Decca, which was Crosby's label. Rosemary Clooney's label was Columbia, so she couldn't record any of numbers in the show. Peggy Lee replaced her. There was rumors that Vera-Ellen was anorexic, hence her high-necked costumes, which were designed to hold her head up. She denies this. She was embarrassed of her thin neck she says. She, they also say, was prone to fainting after her fast dance numbers (the yellow dance costume number in "White Christmas"). I can just imagine in rehearsals, dancing it again and again, even if she did not have an eating problem, I would faint, too. Anyways, if you have not seen the movie, it is one of the great Hollywood musicals. I know you will not be disappointed.
I have watched White Christmas, Holiday Inn, and It's a Wonderful life since I was 10 years old. I am now 69.
Kathee, those are my favorite movies. I save them all year so I can watch them when we want. What is your favorite scene in Holiday Inn? Mine is the dancing with Fred Astaire especially the Valentine Dance where they jump through the heart.
Me too and also The Bishop’s Wife with Cary Grant and Alastair Sim in A Christmas Carol.
Same here!! My all time favorite movie ❤
Me too!
Its not Christmas without it!
Vera Ellen's dancing is beyond amazing.
I'll 2nd & 3rd that! She was Outstanding.
Well said ! The best things happen when she dances! Unreal perfection and flow with or without a partner. Her acting was not too shabby either. I'm always mesmerized watching her technique and her 1" waist!
Yesss!!
Please UA-cam make white christmas a free movie.
@@walterbosch9198because.... The internet people are that stupid.
Edith Head outdid herself with the costumes…perfection
❤eh wonderful designer perfection and taste taste taste 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
This movie has and will last long after we are gone. Excellent in all ways.
Say what you will about Rosemary Clooney but it’s not every woman who could vocally hold her own with Bing Crosby. That puts her in a league of her own.
She was incredible.,
@@judypasqualone3819 She still is!
@@footsuk5593 I mean she died almost 20 years ago so "was" is the correct tense
@@KanjoNights I stand corrected! 🙂
Ironically, it was Rosemary Clooney who said Bing made it so easy that “ if you can’t sing with Bing Crosby, you can’t sing.” I got to see her in concert a few years before she died. She was better than ever, and so in touch with the audience. In retrospect it was an honor and a privilege to have been there. Truly one of the greats.
Just finished watching it! I watch it every year when I finish decorating!
Me too!❤
I have a special place in my heart for White Christmas and Ms. Clooney. Family lore says that after WWII my grandfather was working at a radio station in NYC and met Rosemary. He asked her out to dinner and they apparently had a great time (“but no funny stuff” I’m told lol). He said she was even more beautiful in person and had the best personality. She loved to joke around and had a beautiful laugh.
I loved hearing that story as a kid 😊
From their interaction in the movie, they seem to be great friends.
I like White Christmas but love Holiday Inn
What a great story! Rosemary was the best!
I HAD A COUSIN WHO WORKED ANIMATION FOR. Disney and they loaned him out to MGM TO work on Forbidden planet.
My husband’s family watched this every thanksgiving. When we watched this every Thanksgiving and now my married son watches every Thanksgiving!
It’s a CHRISTMAS movie, why would you watch it on Thanksgiving?
The costumes in this show are amazing. I swear every time Judy or Betty enters, I say, “Oh! I love this dress!” Even Judy’s PJs and robes are gorgeous.
Yes,the girls costumes even looked good on Bing and Danny.😅
I just love Danny Kay's dance scene with Vera Ellen.
Patman Crowley it’s spectacular!
I did too!!!!!!
Yes and I’ve always loved their outfits in that scene.
I love Vera Ellen.
We watch this every Christmas at least once. This year, the 70th Anniversary it is playing 12/15-17/2024 and we are going to see it in the theatre. I am so excited.
We saw it in the theatre and it was great! There were things I could see on the big screen that I never noticed before. The emotion on their faces also took on a much more relevant magnitude. So glad we went to see it!
In 2022 it’s still a stunning production. Cast, music, set, costumes. Oh the costumes! That black velvet dress is so drop dead sexy and classy. Still one of my two fave Christmas movies.
I still watch this show every year. I love the pretty dresses and the magic of the production musical numbers and cast.
We were all left with such a precious gift with this show and these actors who take us step backwards to a moment in time when life was a little more simple. This show was also paid a wonderful tribute to the service boys facing some scary moments of their own mortality durring war time. Those who were greatful to be alive to make it back home to their loved ones for christmas. I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this precious gift you brought in to our lives and our homes. It is a timeless classic that has made my home durring the Christmas season feel warm and bright every year. Thank you!
Great production numbers along with Edith Head designs!
Her voice was so melodic and crisp and yes she could go toe to toe with Bing. No one can duplicate Bing’s White Christmas. He made it what it was.
The Entire Presentation touched the Heart ❤️ of Every Generation since 1954! I'm Sure We ALL would have Loved to be "There for Real!"Every Character was Perfect! ❄️🌧️🎄⛄💗
Yeah, Mary Wickes was great in it too.
How I wish we had these types of movies made again. I watched White Christmas the other night. World troubles and commercialized Christmas was forgotten as I drifted into this beautiful innocent story. ❤
I was 9 years old when this film was released. My mother had made a rule that year; I wasn't allowed to see any movie with a happy ending, which is to say most movies back in those days. I got lucky in the winter of '54 and got to see White Christmas with my mother not finding out. For me, the movie was a forbidden thrill.
Hollywood could make great movies again and I wish they would.
Nothing like it today. Those were great times with talented classy people.
Isn't that the truth! At least
We are lucky enough to have fond members
memories *
These millennial generation don't know what they missed what they missed
a very special group of people.
why does everyone always say that about the past.
We'll say the same things as we get older!
@@shirleysmith3294........ You imbecile.
P.S. A word on Danny Kaye... I can't imagine this film without his genius. His talent was so diverse and phenomenal that it still blows my mind. In fact, the casting of this entire picture was absolutely inspired, a miracle in itself. Merry Christmas!!
I made a computer generated tour of the Inn from White Christmas, so we can feel like we got to walk around inside. ua-cam.com/video/6VZUNDeHYv4/v-deo.html
Danny Kaye could do it all. With his lanky frame, he could sing, he could act ("Hans Christian Anderson" is just wonderful), and he could dance. Boy could he dance. With Vera-Ellen in "The Best Thing Happen While You Dance" is a phenomenon. They make it look so easy, but one can only imagine take after take after take to get it just right. And they smile, too. Incredible...
Did you know that Danny Kaye was Gay?
Yup. He was! And he died of AIDS.
@@shirleywalkowicz6248
So was Valentino, Cary Grant, Jimmy Dean, and many, many others. Do you have a problem with that??
So What?
Love this movie. Have to watch it every Christmas. The songs are outstanding.
Me too, one of my favorite Christmas movies!
Who is here during our Covid year Christmas 2020? This movie is and has always been my Christmas to watch every year.
Always watch on christmas eve along side scrooge with alistair sim
Mine too!
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Covid’s real but the toxicity is exaggerated and the mortality rates are inflated for the sake of monetary greed within the medical profession and for the benefit of liberal politicians and their power grab.
@@memphissommers4171 Different World today and not for the better
@MemphisSommers.... WTF? Talking about a feel good movie at Christmas Time, not a referendum on what is the most lethal pandemic. Siggghhhh
What a beautiful lady, when she was young and even as an older woman. Just beautiful.
George's beloved aunt Rosie!
One of the most beautifully shot movies ever. Next time you watch, just look at the set design. It’s incredible.
Agreed I wanted to live at the inn
every time I hear the story about how Danny Kaye was the third choice, I'm shocked. The movie would have been completely different without him.
AGREED. It was great chemistry the way it turned out.
Yeah, it would be have MUCH MUCH BETTER. Kaye is awful.
@@cathydrumobich9045 Amazing! Someone who doesn't like Danny Kaye. Or is it just this one role/performance? He was stunningly uniquely talented.
He is perfect 👍
There is always that( karen) who's miserable with there own pathetic life and have to put people down. Dont get the vaccine or just jealous that Danny got the men and she was sent to rehab.
I was watching a bit of White Christmas today and this brought me back to those days when we were children helping our parents prepare our Christmas dinner while watching a rerun of White Christmas on tv. My dad was the chef and he prepared a feast for us for all the holidays, Christmas most especially. Dad passed away nearly 7 years ago and remembering that time so long ago is so special. It brings smiles and tears to me. Thankfully, our mom is still with us. We treasure every moment with her. God bless our mom and dad for everything they've done for us. They taught us so much about kindness and giving. We're so proud of them both.
Such a sweet memory.
What a lovely tribute to your parents!
@@adelebz7 Thank you so much for your kind words. My mom has Alzheimer now but she still reminds us to be kind to people. She and dad were always this way.
@@Elena-kc3vw Thank you so much for your kind words. My mom has Alzheimer now but she still reminds us to be kind to people. She and dad were always this way.
Watch white Christmas every year, part of my Christmas tradition. Sad that all these talanted people gone now
Actually, there is one of them still with us. George Chakiris, 84 years young. :)
@@IwshIcldstrtover And Barrie Chase is still with us.
In my family, we watch "White Christmas" after Thanksgiving dinner. At the end of the movie, we wish each other a Merry Christmas. We don't say anything between us until the movie is watched. Now, my personal all time favourite Christmas commercial is the Eat N Park Christmas tree commercial. Look it up it awesome!
I made a computer generated tour of the Inn from White Christmas, so we can feel like we got to walk around inside. ua-cam.com/video/6VZUNDeHYv4/v-deo.html
Olivia Balderston yes,but they’re still with us as long as we have this film.😘
One of the best memories of my lifetime is being at Rosemary Clooney's home outside Durant, Ok. She was SO kind and welcoming. We did hayrides, bonfires and some good old college fun. I am not sure why she opened her property to us and was so kind but she was. I wish I had told her how much I loved her music. There's nothing like "counting your blessings instead of sheep!".
My wife, a retired artist from Louisville's Courier-Journal, was asked to do Rosemary's portrait for a feature story in the late '80s.
She met Rosemary, also Nick and Nina, and gave her the original color pastel which is now displayed in Rosemary's former bedroom in Augusta, Kentucky. Sweet, genuine lady! So very talented.
I guess that was just her way of saying "Thank You," back.
@@jerryrice8860 How nice! I grew up in Cincinnati so Nick was on our tv screen for the news every weeknight and George worked in the shoe dept of a local store when I was in elementary/middle school years. The Clooney family was very kind. George seems so far from that now, but it is hard to really know.
What a great memory!
So special to hear Rosemary speak about the personalities of the people involved with this movie. Especially touching was her recall of how Danny Kaye was forever trying to make Bing laugh.
I love Rosemary Clooney, she was so pretty in this movie and her voice was so warm and cozy. :)
Jay Dubbs AND A REALLY NICE PERSON
Good
She was stunning wasn't she?
Maybe very talented, but certainly NO beauty, neither of the two female leads (both manly looking.)
@@nafuregal1288 she wasn't manly. Did you see the size of her waist or Vera Ellen's? Keep in mind it was a different time. Beauty was very different then also.
The blue color of the costumes in the “Sisters” number is fabulous, as are the others, not to mention the stunning designs themselves.
My great uncle was the man collecting tickets on the train before they sang “Snow” 🤗 Such a special movie ❤
That’s so neat! ❤
This is such a Christmas classic, along with It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, The Bishop's Wife and Christmas in Connecticut.
I would add 'A Christmas Story' to the mix.
Just saw Christmas in CT this year! Love Monty Woolley 🎄🎅❄️🥂
Come To The Stable w/Loretta Y, Celeste H, Elsa L, Hugh M and great supporting actors from the Archbishop (?) to the gangster. Very peaceful movie.
One of my Christmas traditions, is watching this film every year
It's mine too.
Dennis Rodriguez same
This song is dedicated to everyone who lost a loved one. God bless. "I'm calling out your name tonight" by Richie Levoiua-cam.com/video/JSbGGiSe3S8/v-deo.html
Ditto - 'White Christmas', 'It's a Wonderful Life' and finally 'Polar Express' - ALL watched every year on Christmas-eve to really get me into full-on Christmas-mode !
Same here!
That DRESS by Edith Head in Love, you didn't do right by Me... OMG!!!! LOVE Rosemary Clooney!!! xoxoxooxo
Yes, in a movie full of beautiful clothing that dress is a knock out!
PeaceFan1 I love that dress too. And the song, and the dancers.
In the summer of 1986, I drove Limousine and picked Rosemary Clooney and her entourage up from the Pearson airport in Toronto, and drove her back to London, Ontario for a concert. I ended up getting her autograph for my mom. She seemed very nice.
White Christmas is my all time favorite Christmas movie. All the actors were outstanding as were the costumes and the sets. Bravo, bravo.
Rachel Bowley totally!
The amazing thing is that this movie has almost NOTHING to do with Christmas save the fact that the benefit show takes place on Christmas Eve and the last song is a Christmas themed number. It didn't even premiere at Christmas but rather in mid October. Yet, for some odd reason, its considered a Christmas movie!
I love all the actors and actresses. They were all totally amazing. There’s a lot of talent in one movie. I miss you old singing and dancing movies. I wish they’d bring them back
My favorite Christmas movie! I was smiling the whole time while watching this video. If only the younger generation of parents/kids would watch this together! Christmas Vacation is a great movie, but White Christmas is a classic Sadly, some of my younger co-workers have never heard of it.
My kids (6 and 3) absolutely love this movie. They’ve asked me to watch it 3 times this Christmas. Lol
I can't believe all these classic movies are unknown to folks..they should take it like a graduate course in college..
They are truly missing out😏
This movie is a little piece of heaven...such wonderful memories...
I made a computer generated tour of the Inn from White Christmas, so we can feel like we got to walk around inside. ua-cam.com/video/6VZUNDeHYv4/v-deo.html
This song is dedicated to everyone who lost a loved one. God bless. "I'm calling out your name tonight" by Richie Levoiua-cam.com/video/JSbGGiSe3S8/v-deo.html
I saw Rosemary Clooney in concert in Concord, California, a couple of years before she passed. What a blessing!
This was my dream to have a perfect Christmas like at this beautiful inn, especially with the snow falling at the end when the open the doors and extravagant holiday stage show. The musical score is perfection.
Try The Fern Resort in Orillia , that is what I do .
Love this movie 🍿
Mary Whickes just love her comedy and timing .
I have watched this film every year at Christmas time, isn't the same without it.
It has a become a holiday tradition for me and my family.
It's become a Christmas tradition with my mother and myself. We always watch this on Christmas Eve. "The theater, the theater, what's become of the theater" and The Best Things Happen While Your Dancing are my favorite numbers.
@@leonahumphries7832 Me too! I made a computer generated tour of the Inn from White Christmas, so we can feel like we got to walk around inside. ua-cam.com/video/6VZUNDeHYv4/v-deo.html
I probably watch this movie 20 times a year
@@MarinaCoatesMockingbirdLane just watched it, it's fab.
This is my all-time favourite Christmas movie. Enjoyed Rosemary Clooney in the movie. She could dance and sing, a very talented actress.
Yes indeed. She didn't do enough films imo.
Clooney didn’t really dance and Vera didn’t sing...
@@jhanick .
Couldn’t imagine any other actors in this film than the 4 that made this a classic!
A friend of mine and I play a game recasting old movies and recently tackled this one. For example, my choices for Bob and Phil were Hugh Jackman and Justin Timberlake. We both agreed that only one actress should play Emma - Andrea Martin.
Sort of missed Bob Hope though...he should have made a cameo !
@Richie Levoi very very sweet
Can’t say enough about how much I love this film and the actors but Edith Head was a genius as well. She knew glamour. She dressed the characters bodies to a T. No one has taken her place.
Hard to believe this film was actually made in '54, because it still holds up so well today. Rosemary Clooney was my first movie star crush, too. When I saw those baby blues and blonde hair, my heart went ka-flooey!!
Btw, if you'll notice at exactly 2:24 minutes in to this video, you'll see her dancing with a dark-haired, handsome lad. That dancer was George Chakiris, who would actually go on to star as the leader of the Sharks, 'Bernardo,' in the movie version of "West Side Story" in 1961, when he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
Your right. Thought I recognized him!!!
@@1533ramsay
Exactly my reaction. I said, "Where did I SEE that guy before??"
I think George Chakiris was also one of the dancers in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in the scene where Marilyn is dressed in a pink strapless gown singing Diamonds Are A girl’s Best Friend.
@@marthay.higuera9723 You are correct on that - I just saw that clip the other day!
@@dawnwelch6579 Wow just had to look - there he was again - such a great looking dude that definitely stood out!
This was my mother's favorite movie. It became mine over her love of it. Now I watch it year round not just at Christmas.
Finally watched this movie for the first time this year...over and over again. Don't have a clue why I waited 57 years. There is so much talent in every aspect that makes this movie so emotionally triggering. I literally cried when Netflix quit streaming it after Christmas...now I need to get the DVD since I can't buy the streaming version from Amazon. Irving Berlin is a genius. Edith Head is a genius. The actors are geniuses. An overly stimulating movie with so much song, dance, and don't forget the story line of the General...that one tear in his eye at the end pretty much sums up life...and it was said in "It's a Wonderful Life" at the end..."No man is a failure who has friends". Most movies have an entertainment level...this movie actually MOVES you! Peace and Love to all!
Bing and Rosemary together had the most beautiful sound ever.
This song is dedicated to everyone who lost a loved one. God bless. "I'm calling out your name tonight" by Richie Levoiua-cam.com/video/JSbGGiSe3S8/v-deo.html
How drunk are you 🤣
They were good neighbors. They had much respect and affection for each other.
I am so glad Danny Kaye got the part. I love him in this role and he reminds me so much of my uncle.
Rosemary Clooney was in a league of her own.
Who would have thought that 40 years after this movie's release, Miss Clooney's nephew would become a household name?
@@Juliaflo snd he is boring as crap
One of my favorite Christmas movies. Watch it over and over again at Christmas time. Mr. Bing Crosby and Mr. Danny Kaye were the best.
Me and my family watch this movie every Christmas and it's part of our family tradition every year since I was little! Thank you from the bottom of mine and my family's hearts for making this beautiful movie that definitely brings Christmas joy and Christmas spirit to our hearts
A timeless classic full of nostalgia as endearing today in 2019, as it was when it first came out in 1954 !
The year I was born...
in 2020 too- healing balm for a very tough year-- and continuing into 2021.
It isn’t Christmas until I watch the movie White Christmas. Each year that I watch it I find something new that I hadn’t discovered before. It is a work of art filled with great acting singing and dancing. I got the opportunity a few years ago to speak to Debby Boone, who is Rosemary‘s daughter-in-law. I talked to her about this movie and I asked whatever happened to that beautiful black dress that had the pin in the back when she sang Love you didn’t do right by me. She told me that it was given to one of the daughter-in-law‘s, but that daughter-in-law is no longer in the family so no one really knows where the dress is.
Just watched this movie. Such a classic. Great cast, funny moments, excellent dance numbers. And the costumes! You could transport them to today and they would still be chic and beautiful.
I’d like to sing praises for Irving Berlin’s fabulous music also. He sure knew how to write catchy popular songs!!
The movie came out the year I was born,1954. I didn’t see it until I was much older. It’s been a tradition to watch it for the last 20 years atleast. We know most of the dialogue. We’re going to watch it tonight, Christmas Eve 2020.
Watched it last night and again tonight. Probably will watch again for the next 11 days of Christmas, as well as repeat in 2021! 😅
Danny was brilliant!
Andrew Patrick I agree. His voice, IMO, is even better than Bing Crosby's!
I always got him confused with Donald O'Connor.
This is an excellent watch -- especially on Christmas Eve!
I love The Holiday Inn, but, White Christmas was so lavish, and beautiful with so many stars that it immediately became part of our Christmas Movie tradition.
I have a DVD of Rosemary Clooney talks over the film 'White Christmas" with wonderful narration and unique perspective.
I have to find my copy! Thanks for the remionder.
My all time favorite Christmas movie. Vera Ellen and her dancing, phenomenal. Great legs a nice plus with her dancing.
Bing once again is perfection. Rosie and Bing had a lovely friendship of equal love and respect.💖💖💖💖
Love 💗 this picture from the time I was a child, and to this day......
A once in a lifetime voice. Amazing.
FYI: Danny was an accomplished Licensed aviator Piloting his own private Jet.
Kaye held a commercial pilot's licence and had flown every type of aircraft except military planes.
Danny received a type rating in a Learjet, and he was named vice president of the Learjet company by Bill Lear as an honorary title and flew a Learjet to 65 cities in five days on a mission to help UNICEF
Amazing! What a great guy.
I always shed a tear at the end of the movie when they all stand up and sing. A flashback of things that will never be again and all the memories that will no longer be experienced again. Trivia- The blonde dancer who stays “ well I never” is Barrie Chase , who is still around.
Glad she did this back in 2000 for the DVD. She also did audio commentary. She then passed away 2 years later.
CrazyWedz Her audio commentary wasn't as good as that. She spends a lot of time just giggling over some silly business.
That's what makes it fun; it's like watching it with a friend who was part of the movie! LOVE it!
Like watching it every once in a while for the insight when I watch without the narration.
Pity Rosemary Clooney never wrote a memoir with all the really unpublishable stories she knew about everybody..but she was too good and true a friend....anyway I believe every word she ever sang and that's more than enough....wonderful woman
One of my favorite feel-good movies of all time! I was 13 when it came out in 1954, and I saw it when it came out, and many times since. I also have the DVD. That film gives one the feeling of Christmas!
Get the Blu-ray. It's worth the upgrade.
My sister and I fought a lot growing up and my dad used to love to sing the “sisters” song to us 😂😂😂😂
👍
Sunshine Luke My boyfriend sings it to me and my sister now 2018
Oh my gosh me too!!! My mom and dad would sing it to us.
Loved the music and music
Ours too. 🤣
This was great. Who the hell would give this a thumbs down??! Honestly!
Awful people that's for sure
Count your blessings is one of my all time favorites
Bing was THE heart throb of my mom's age group. They used to call him, The Binger," , too hilarious and charming!
Love these wonderfully talented folks and this film. What a group.
angela bluebird60 My sister is 39 and used to LOVE his music before mental illness took it all from her. When I hear his music I remember the good times with her.
@@guccideltaco What a lovely comment.
She’s still beautiful even in her later years. She’s got those gorgeous eyes and great skin!
My best friend of 55 years & I have been huge WC fans since we were kids & have memorized virtually the whole dialogue. The past few years, it has played in theaters for a few days in December, we've gone with my daughter & granddaughters. The grands can't quite believe we can recite ALL the lines right along with the stars. I highly recommend watching it on the big screen if you have the chance, especially to see costume details.
I wasn't born until 2 years after this film was made, but it's my favorite movie. It's sad for me to watch now as the world is not as wonderful as what's depicted in this movie.
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Love this movie! Rose Mary and Bing Crosby did a lot of duets together. This movie had a wonderful cast of Stars..
I think the young Rosemary Clooney is absolutely stunning!
Yeah she was a babe BUT her drinking & prescription drug use really took a toll on her.
Her sister was much better looking!
When she smiles, her eyes narrow and get a twinkle the reminds me of her nephew George.
Totally love white Christmas best of all Christmas movies of 21 century always watch white Christmas every year thank you to the cast of white Christmas and a special thanks to bing Crosby
Rosemary was such a BEAUTIFUL lady and she had a lovely voice.
The reason these old movies are so well loved today is because the talent was and is legendary. Not knocking today's artists, but they are not in the same league as what you are seeing here.
This a special Christmas movie,admired by thousands of people that watched and made the holidays enjoyable and gave us joy,each year to watch the stars perform as they were our own family.
We watch this every year and have done so for well over 30 years. My all time favorite movie.
Loved the stars, costumes, hairdos, actors and music. I loved Rosemary, as her voice was angelic.
I loved Rosemary Clooney when I was kid. She had a lovely voice & smile...never forget her.
Love White Christmas
1954 was probably the happiest year of my life until 1995. How well do I remember this movie. Dream times.
I really miss rosemary Clooney another voice that’s been silenced she was so sweet
It's funny she mentions Danny Kayes matching suit. I noticed that right away and thought that was great, that they matched his socks and shoes to his pants.
I always noticed that everyone I saw the movie.
One of my all time favorites. Danny Kaye one of my favorite actors.
"Sister's" with Bing & Danny makes me laugh. My first smile in days! I needed that.
Love this move such a classic
"White Christmas" is my favorite Christmas film. "Sisters". I still find the baby blue dresses and fans still delights me. "Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me." Edith Head's gown in black velvet (with the diamond pin), and Miss Clooney's silver gloves is sexy as all get out. I've got a CD of the songs from the film, originally it was produced by Decca, which was Crosby's label. Rosemary Clooney's label was Columbia, so she couldn't record any of numbers in the show. Peggy Lee replaced her.
There was rumors that Vera-Ellen was anorexic, hence her high-necked costumes, which were designed to hold her head up. She denies this. She was embarrassed of her thin neck she says. She, they also say, was prone to fainting after her fast dance numbers (the yellow dance costume number in "White Christmas"). I can just imagine in rehearsals, dancing it again and again, even if she did not have an eating problem, I would faint, too.
Anyways, if you have not seen the movie, it is one of the great Hollywood musicals. I know you will not be disappointed.
One of my favorite movies. I watch it every Christmas.
This movie was a great blessing to have for the rest of my life.
I always felt “Counting your blessings” was the best song in White Christmas.
That was my former M-I-L’s favorite from there, too - and she was also the one who introduced me to the movie!
One of my favorite movies. My daughter and I watch this together every Christmas Eve.
Don’t you just love Rosemarie? She’s so natural and down to earth.
I think you mean 'Rosemary'.
She reminds me of my late sister in law, my brother’s first wife, who passed away 23 years ago…blonde, blue eyed, big personality 😊
@GeoStrum3: Who is “Rosemarie”? This isn’t THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW! Her name is “Rosemary”! Guess she didn’t make that much of an impression.
I remember the first time I saw this movie. Enjoyed it very much. What a masterpiece.
Have been loving this since college. We watched the cabaret show scenes in my theatre class. Watched the movie and just fell in love
Love, Love, Love-Rosemary Clooney!
Perfect person to stroll down the “White Christmas” memory lane with.
❤️🎄💚