Bing & Judy Yuletide Music Break

 Bing Crosby was a famous crooner who became, not only one of Paramount's top movie stars for over a decade, he was a Best Actor Oscar winner, a national radio star and a major recording star. He had a history-making, colossal hit with one of the original songs he introduced in Irving Berlin's HOLIDAY INN, Paramount's 1942 musical comedy that teamed Bing Crosby with Fred Astaire for the first time. Crosby's colossal hit record was his vocal of the HOLIDAY INN tune that brought Irving Berlin the Oscar for Best Song of 1942. It's a record I need to hear every year at this time. Here is Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas."

On Bing Crosby's radio show, one of his favorite guests was Judy Garland. Here they are teaming up for a popular tune from Irving Berlin's 1950 Broadway musical comedy, CALL ME MADAM.

Bing and Judy teamed up again to sing about a famous yuletide character -- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

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Another holiday song that I need to hear along with Crosby's rendition of "White Christmas" is the song Judy Garland tenderly introduced in the classic Vincente Minnelli musical, 1945's MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS. Here is Judy singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."

With all my heart, I wish you a very Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. May those who love you remind you that you are loved and cherished.