[78-L] White Christmas, The Movie

[RAY KILCOYNE]

And Elvis did KISSIN' COUSINS.
RayK
>
From: "David Lennick"
> And Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey recorded "Brothers".
>
> dl
>
> Cary Ginell wrote:
>> I think it's a great movie. After trimming palm fronds in our front yard, 
>> our two boys actually did a mock version of "Sisters" right there on the 
>> driveway. They now recognize Bing Crosby's voice when I'm playing 
>> records, which is more than I can say for 99% of the teenagers in town.
>>
>> Cary Ginell
>>
>>> Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:59:05 -0500
>>> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] White Christmas, The Movie
>>>
>>> And Clooney did her own album for Columbia..sister Betty joined her on 
>>> "Sisters".
>>>
>>> And sorry, folks, but I have absolutely no problems with that movie. 
>>> Everyone
>>> in the world makes a fetish of loathing it. The songs are good, the 
>>> pacing is
>>> good, Danny Kaye is subdued (and does a great scene where he channels 
>>> Kay
>>> Thompson, which is kinda spooky).
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> Cary Ginell wrote:
>>>> Yes. The soundtrack album was recorded for Decca, but Rosie Clooney was 
>>>> obligated to Columbia at the time, so on the Decca release, she was 
>>>> replaced by Peggy Lee. Trudy Stevens did the dubbing for Vera-Ellen. So 
>>>> what you have on the 1954 remake is Crosby, Danny Kaye, Lee, and 
>>>> Stevens. Crosby does not sing it solo. I don't have the original Decca, 
>>>> but an MCA Great Britain reissue LP.
>>>>
>>>> Cary Ginell
>>>>
>>>>> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 20:15:14 -0500
>>>>> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
>>>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] White Christmas
>>>>>
>>>>> That is the reason I've heard many times. The two are easy to tell 
>>>>> apart since
>>>>> the orchestra is an octave higher at the start on one of them (I think 
>>>>> it's the
>>>>> 1942 one that's lower).
>>>>>
>>>>> Didn't he record it a third time for the 1954 soundtrack?
>>>>>
>>>>> dl
>>>>>
>>>>> Bud Black wrote:
>>>>>> Bing Crosby actually recorded White Christmas twice for Decca.  Once 
>>>>>> in 1942
>>>>>> and again in 1947.  In the '42 version he "trills" the word 
>>>>>> "dreaming," but
>>>>>> sings it straight in '47,  I seem to have read somewhere (perhaps 
>>>>>> here) that
>>>>>> the reason it was re-recorded in '47 was because the original master 
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> worn out.  Can anyone confirm this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bud
>>>>>> ___________________________
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