Bing Crosby sings White Christmas in living color

I've read all the arguments for and against colorization of the classics. The thing is, the b&w films are great, but with so many of the younger generation turning up their nose at anything not in color, perhaps colorization can help some of these films gain a new audience. As it is, if you buy a lot of these films on DVD these days, you get both versions so the point is pretty much mute as far as I'm concerned. But I now own three copies of this movie. I bought the black and white version a few years ago, and in the recently released version the give you both versions on separate disc. I won't even mention the one I recorded off television and gave to a family member earlier this year.

At any rate, the technology is a lot better than it was about ten years ago or more. All that aside, I do know this: Marjorie Reynolds was one beautiful woman whether she was in black and white or color, so especially watch for the close up near the end of the video.

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[jerryaltman]

Wizard of Oz was shot in Technicolor, a color system, and so was never colorizd. The first scenes of the film, in a farm, was intented in black&white, and when she went to the Land of OZ the image became colored. The film was always that way and never colorized.

[lexiegirl2012]

Bing Crosby was a hunk (:

[colinbillo]

The Master at work , No one else can hold up a candle to this version.

[mtw1701C]

Thank you for including BOTH times the song is sung in the movie!

[Galutron]

Good for you, Jim.

[pieper230674]

@geniuslevel mayby you but I dream in color and sound, my most disturbing dream is that I´m lying in bed and don´t realise I´m dreaming, kind of a freddy kreuger nightmare.

[geniuslevel]

we dream in b&w

some things are perfect in black n white most arent

[Hendrixking14]

this is why i watch youtube

[gvsher]

Marjorie Reynolds really made this flick work. They screwed up by not filming it in color.

[foxotte]

Made when Men were Gentlemen, & Women were Ladies..!! Its not Christmas wirhout Bing!

[RaiGrabski]

anyone able to find her on cd? i dont want the traditional bing version but her version and i can't find it

[RaiGrabski]

@JACQIE77 its holiday inn