Movie Monday: White Christmas (1954)

Arguably one of the greatest holiday films of all time, White Christmas is still enjoyed by audiences everywhere. You don’t have to celebrate Christmas in order to enjoy the talented actors/actresses who brought to life the characters in this film. The dancing scenes and musical numbers are instantly recognizable, and those comedic moments between Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye are equally unforgettable!

When White Christmas debuted in theaters in 1954, it was massively popular and became one of the highest grossing films of that year. All of the actors in the starring positions were greatly benefitted from the success of this movie. Crosby and Kaye were ranked high on the list of most popular actors at the time.

Although many remember the famous Christmas song “White Christmas” coming from this movie, this wasn’t the first time that Crosby was in a movie singing this song. Before White Christmas Bing Crosby starred in another Christmas movie called Holiday Inn.

Fred Astaire starred alongside Bing Crosby in Holiday Inn, and they were all set to reunite for White Christmas. But much to Paramount’s disappointment, Astaire decided to back out of the film. Soon he was replaced by Donald O’Connor, however, he became sick and the studio faced the decision to either wait for his return or find another actor. As you already know, the final decision was to choose Danny Kaye in the film and, as the kids would say, the rest is movie history!

In my opinion, White Christmas in not only memorable because of the music, but also because of the beautiful colors that were used to illuminate the festive season! I just love the rich reds, purples, and that eye popping blue in the musical number for “Sisters”! A lot of the colors in White Christmas remind me of the colors that can be found in Gentle Men Prefer Blondes. The costuming in both of these movies are grand and legendary.

If you love White Christmas as much as I do, I hope you enjoyed this review! Who can do wrong with a classic like this one?

Much Love,

Sarah

Source for some of the fun facts found in this review: http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/148002%7C0/White-Christmas.html