I'm only reviewing this because there may be one person left on Planet Earth who hasn't seen it – and you need to! Yes, you!
White Christmas follows Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye,) from their meeting whist serving during World War II, right up to their being a smash hit double act and show producers.
Circumstances find Wallace and Davis traveling to the Columbia Inn, VT, with the Haynes Sisters (Rosemary Clooney & Vera Ellen,) the siblings of a soldier Bob and Phil served with in the Army. The inn, which is failing, just happens to be owned by their old commanding officer, Major General Waverly.
A string of romantic near-misses and misunderstandings ensue. Everything falls apart when the sticky-beaked old housekeeper, Emma, listens in on part of a conversation Wallace is having with a TV show host back in New York City, and gets her wires thoroughly crossed, believing he wants to exploit the old General for TV ratings. Emma relays the part of the conversation she eaves-dropped on to Betty (Rosemary Clooney;) she is outraged and disappointed at what she thinks Davis is cooking up with his TV pal and leaves the inn without a word, taking a lounge singing job back in New York.
It's a big mess! Will they ever sort out all these misunderstandings and get themselves together?
White Christmas is one of those movies that is just filled with the magic of Christmas, especially the super-festive finale. Romantic, funny, and with fabulous, timeless songs from Irving Berlin. If you're the one person on the planet who hasn't seen it, you're missing out on something that's an absolute tradition in many a household – including mine – every Christmas. I've been known to watch it in July or even in September, or any old month of the year. Yeah, it's that good!
x Holly-Anne x
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