Happy Holiday (song)

"Happy Holiday"
from the film Holiday Inn
Song by Bing Crosby
Published	1942
Composer	Irving Berlin
Language	English

"Happy Holiday" (sometimes performed as "Happy Holidays") is a popular song composed by Irving Berlin during 1941 and published the following year.^[1]

History

"Happy Holiday" was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1942 film Holiday Inn, where it is performed in a medley with the title song. While it is commonly regarded as a Christmas song, in the film it is performed on New Year's Eve, and expresses a wish for the listener to enjoy "happy holidays" throughout the entire year.

The song helped to popularize the phrase "Happy holidays" as a common greeting during the Christmas and holiday season in the United States.

Kay Thompson wrote a song called "The Holiday Season" that is sometimes paired with "Happy Holiday" as a medley. This was first popularized by Andy Williams (who Kay herself discovered and mentored). Other artists who have covered the "Happy Holiday"/"Holiday Season" medley include The Manhattan Transfer and Michael W. Smith.

Cover versions

Acoustix
The Carpenters
Perry Como
Faith Evans
Percy Faith
Jackie Gleason
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
Peggy Lee
Living Strings and Living Voices
Barry Manilow
Johnny Mathis
Nelson Riddle
Jo Stafford
Sarah Vaughan
Dionne Warwick
Andy Williams (With "The Holiday Season" Medley)

References

↑ Kimball, Robert, ed. (2001). The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin. New York: Knopf. p. 351. ISBN 0-679-41943-8.

External links

Irving Berlin songs

"Alexander's Ragtime Band"
"All Alone"
"All by Myself"
"Always"
"Any Bonds Today?"
"Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)"
"The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)"
"Blue Skies"
"Change Partners"
"Cheek to Cheek"
"Count Your Blessings"
"Daddy, Come Home"
"Doin' What Comes Natur'lly"
"Easter Parade"
"Follow the Crowd"
"Get Thee Behind Me Satan"
"The Girl That I Marry"
"God Bless America"
"Happy Holiday"
"Heat Wave"
"Heaven Watch the Philippines"
"How About Me?"
"How Deep Is the Ocean?"
"How's Chances?"
"I Got Lost in His Arms"
"I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)"
"I Used to Be Color Blind"
"I Want To Go Back To Michigan"
"I'm an Indian Too"
"I'm Gonna Pin My Medal on the Girl I Left Behind"
"I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket"
"I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now"
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"
"Isn't This a Lovely Day?"
"It's a Lovely Day Today"
"Lazy"
"Let Yourself Go"
"Let's Face the Music and Dance"
"Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee"
"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk"
"Mandy"
"Moonshine Lullaby"
"My Defenses Are Down"
"The Near Future"
"No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)"
"Now It Can Be Told"
"Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning"
"Play a Simple Melody"
"A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody"
"Puttin' On the Ritz"
"Reaching for the Moon"
"Remember"
"San Francisco Bound"
"Say It Isn't So"
"Sisters"
"Slumming on Park Avenue"
"The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)"
"Stay Down Here Where You Belong"
"Steppin' Out with My Baby"
"Supper Time"
"That International Rag"
"That Mysterious Rag"
"There's No Business Like Show Business"
"They Say It's Wonderful"
"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails"
"What'll I Do"
"When I Lost You"
"White Christmas"
"Who Do You Love, I Hope?"
"You Can Have Him"
"You Can't Get a Man with a Gun"
"You Keep Coming Back Like a Song"
"You'd Be Surprised"
"You're Just in Love"
"You're Laughing at Me"

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