favorite movie #98 - holiday edition: white christmas

Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #96 - White Christmas! (1954) - There's so much I love about this film. The banter between Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye (I much prefer them as a duo to Bing and Bob Hope), the bright, splashy Irving Berlin musical numbers (except for the problematic minstrel number, but at least they left out the blackface that was in Holiday Inn), the amazing dance done by Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen, Bing's bluer-than-blue eyes, and his romancing Rosemary Clooney over a liverwurst sandwich. I could go on and on and watch it every year (probably more than once during December).

The best things, happen when you're dancing ...

Sisters, sisters ...

... There were never such devoted sisters ...

Danny cracks up Bing

"Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow!"

Rosemary Clooney with a young George Chakiris

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas ...

Link to Christmas: The whole movie takes place during the holiday season

these are a few of my favorite things . . .

Vera-Ellen in just about anything.



She was beautiful, lithe, and radiated good will. My favorite (female) movie dancer.

snow, snow, snow, snow . . .snow!

Seems perfect for the blizzard of 2009.



White Christmas is one of my favorite holiday movies. It's corny in parts, And has the classic girl misunderstands boy plot that drives me nuts. But it has some wonderful numbers, courtesy of Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen. My favorite is "Snow." I love how they make the winter scene out of two napkins as they wait for their "snow" cocktails.