Various Artists – White Christmas & Holiday Inn (Various Artists) [CD]

Description

This is the first CD release of the complete film scores for both ‘White Christmas’ and ‘Holiday Inn’ derived from pre-recordings made during the film making process. Included is a previously unreleased 1942 recording of ‘White Christmas’ as sung by Bing Crosby, and Rosemary Clooney’s thrilling 1953 soundtrack sessions recorded for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas!

Tracklist:

1. The Paramount Studio Orchestra – Vistavision Fanfare
2. The Paramount Studio Orchestra – White Christmas (Main Title)
3. Bing Crosby; Danny Kaye – Santa Claus (Outtake)
4. Bing Crosby – White Christmas
5. Bing Crosby; Danny Kaye – We’ll Follow the Old Man
6. Bing Crosby; Danny Kaye – Vaudeville Montage Medley: Heat Wave, Let Me Sing and I’m Happy, Blue Skies
7. Rosemary Clooney; Trudy Stevens – Sisters
8. Danny Kaye – the Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing
9. Bing Crosby; Danny Kaye; Rosemary Clooney; Trudy Stevens – Snow
10. Rosemary Clooney; Trudy Stevens – Sisters (Reprise)
11. Bing Crosby; Danny Kaye; Rosemary Clooney – I’d Rather See a Minstrel Show; Mandy
12. Bing Crosby; Rosemary Clooney – Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
13. Danny Kaye – Choreography
14. The Skylarks – the Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing (Reprise)
15. The Paramount Studio Orchestra – Abraham
16. Rosemary Clooney – Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me
17. Bing Crosby – What Can You Do with a General (Extended Version)
18. Bing Crosby; Danny Kaye – We’ll Follow the Old Man (Reprise)
19. Bing Crosby; Danny Kaye; Rosemary Clooney; Trudy Stevens – Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army
20. The Paramount Studio Orchestra – White Christmas Finale (Version 1)
21. Bing Crosby; Danny Kaye; Rosemary Clooney; Trudy Stevens – White Christmas Finale (Version 2)
22. Bing Crosby; Danny Kaye; Rosemary Clooney; Trudy Stevens – White Christmas Finale (Version 3)
23. Bing Crosby; Danny Kaye; Rosemary Clooney; Trudy Stevens – White Christmas Finale (Version 4)
24. Rosemary Clooney – White Christmas
25. Rosemary Clooney; Betty Clooney – Sisters
26. Rosemary Clooney – Snow
27. Rosemary Clooney – Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
28. Rosemary Clooney – Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me
29. Bing Crosby – Irving Berlin’s White Christmas Theatre Lobby Announcement:
30. The Paramount Studio Orchestra – Holiday Inn Main Title
31. Bing Crosby; Fred Astaire – I’ll Capture Your Heart
32. Bing Crosby – Lazy
33. Fred Astaire – You’re Easy to Dance with
34. Bing Crosby; Martha Mears – White Christmas
35. Bing Crosby; Martha Mears – Happy Holiday
36. Bing Crosby – Let’s Start the New Year Right
37. The Paramount Studio Orchestra – You’re Easy to Dance with
38. Bing Crosby; Martha Mears – Abraham
39. Bing Crosby – Be Careful It’s My Heart
40. Fred Astaire – I Can’t Tell a Lie
41. Bing Crosby – Easter Parade
42. Bing Crosby – Say It with Firecrackers; Song of Freedom
43. Bob Crosby – Say It with Firecrackers
44. The Paramount Studio Orchestra – Hollywood Montage – Let’s Start the New Year Right; Abraham; Be Careful It’s My Heart; Easter P
45. Bing Crosby – I’ve Got Plenty to Be Thankful for
46. Martha Mears – White Christmas (Reprise)
47. Bing Crosby; Fred Astaire; Martha Mears – Closing Medley: I’ll Capture Your Heart; Let’s Start the New Year Right
48. Bing Crosby – Introduction; Happy Holiday
49. Bing Crosby; Fred Astaire; Betty Rhodes – I’ll Capture Your Heart
50. Bing Crosby; Betty Rhodes – Be Careful It’s My Heart
51. Fred Astaire – I Can’t Tell a Lie
52. Bing Crosby – Easter Parade
53. Bing Crosby; Betty Rhodes – Abraham
54. Bing Crosby – White Christmas (Alternate Version)
55. Betty Rhodes; Bing Crosby – Let’s Start the New Year Right
56. Fred Astaire – You’re Easy to Dance with
57. Bing Crosby – Song of Freedom
58. Bing Crosby – Holiday Inn Closing Announcement
59. Bing Crosby – White Christmas

UPC: 5055122113768
Label: Sepia Recordings
Release Date: 10.7.22
Format: CD