I’ve Got Plenty To Be Thankful For – Bing Crosby

Today’s Thanksgiving Countdown playlist is a classic! This song was featured in the 1942 hit movie ‘Holiday Inn”. Leading man Bing Crosby treats us with his smooth vocals paired with a catchy tune and simple lyrics from a bygone era. In May 1940, Irving Berlin signed an exclusive contract with Paramount Pictures to write songs for a film musical based on his idea of an inn that opened only on public holidays. Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire were the stars of Holiday Inn with support from Marjorie Reynolds and Virginia Dale. With original music by Irving Berlin, this movie has twelve songs written expressly for the film, the most notable being “White Christmas” (which won the 1943 Academy Award for best original song). There are a lot of lovely songs in this film, and it’s unfortunate this Thanksgiving treat often gets overlooked. Enjoy! – MoSop

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Trivia: Many segments of the film are preceded by shots of a calendar with a visual symbol of the given holiday. For November, an animated turkey is shown running back and forth between the third and fourth Thursdays, finally shrugging its shoulders in confusion. This is a satirical reference to the “Franksgiving” controversy when President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to expand the Christmas shopping season by declaring Thanksgiving a week earlier than before, leading to Congress setting Thanksgiving’s present date by law.