Every Rom Com 52: White Christmas

Just in time for Christmas, Every Rom Com has paired up with Poppy from Confessions of a Closet Romantic to bring you one of the most beloved Christmas classics of all-time, “White Christmas.” In addition to a fair amount of gushing over costumes, music, and romance, we’ll also give you an historical overview of the song “White Christmas”, its connection to World War 2, and its writer Irving Berlin. We wrap the whole thing up with double feature recommendations, including some black and white classics you may want to discover this holiday season! 

0:00-15:03 Introducing Poppy from Confessions of A Closet Romantic 

Poppy is the writer/host of the Confessions of a Closet Romantic podcast. For a hot minute, once upon a time, she was a musical-comedy actress, a nanny and a chef. She’s done book marketing for a large publishing house, and reviewed books, written features for a newspaper, assisted on film sets, and did publicity and author programming for a large library system.

Now she produces her podcast full-time, watches classic movies obsessively (ask her about Cary Grant!) and creates all sorts of things out of paper.

Find Poppy’s Work Here: https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.com/ 

15:03-24:17 TRAILER, Basic Info, Interesting Facts

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/christmas-ideas/g2997/white-christmas-movie-facts/ 

https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/18/movies/white-christmas-movie-trivia-trnd/index.html 

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HOLIDAY-INN-WHITE-CHRISTMAS-A-Look-Inside-Irving-Berlins-Calendar-Spanning-Classics-20161002 

Interview with Rosemary Clooney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUV0A4_GQmM 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-lZR65SPcY 

Behind the Scenes Mini-Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWdcSomDmbQ 

Christmas In The Movies: 30 Classics to Celebrate the Season by Jeremy Arnold

24:17-37:22 Cast & Crew In-Depth

More About Bing Crosby:

https://www.biography.com/musician/bing-crosby 

https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-bing-crosby-songs/ 

More About Rosemary Clooney:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosemary-Clooney 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dil-mSNhaVY 

37:22-43:54 General Opinion

43:54-53:40 “White Christmas” As A Christmas Movie, What Is Your Christmas Dream?

53:40-1:02:47 Irving Berlin, The Song “White Christmas”

More Information On Irving Berlin And The Song “White Christmas”:

White Christmas: The Story of An American Song, by Jody Rosen

https://www.ask.com/entertainment/white-christmas-best-selling-song-history 

1:02:47 SPOILERS BEGIN

1:02:47-1:10:38 “White Christmas” As A Musical, Which Version Of The Song “White Christmas” Do You Prefer?

1:10:38-1:32:33 Other Songs In “White Christmas”, “Sisters”, “Count Your Blessings”, The War Songs, Favorite/Least Favorite Musical Numbers, “Love You Didn’t Do Right By Me”, We Devolve Into Discussing Who’s Hot, “The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing”

1:32:33-1:53:16 “White Christmas” As A Rom Com, “White Christmas” As A Template For Hallmark Christmas Rom Coms, The Relationships - Judy And Phil, The Relationships - Betty And Bob

1:53:16-2:02:30 “White Christmas” As A Bromance, “White Christmas” As A World War 2 Movie

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/gee-i-wish-i-was-back-army  

2:02:30-2:12:06 The Costumes, Random Notes, A Comparison To “Holiday Inn”

2:12:06-2:24:09 Double Feature Recommendations