". ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁" White ▁Christmas " ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁another ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁song , ▁White ▁Christmas ▁( 1 9 5 4 ), ▁which ▁star red ▁C ros by , ▁D anny ▁K aye , ▁Ros em ary ▁Clo oney , ▁and ▁V era - E ll en . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁extremely ▁loose ▁re make ▁of ▁Hol iday ▁Inn , ▁with ▁a ▁plot ▁again ▁involving ▁an ▁inn , ▁but ▁otherwise ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁earlier ▁film . ▁Fred ▁A sta ire ▁was ▁offered ▁the ▁second ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁film , ▁but ▁after ▁reading ▁the ▁script , ▁he ▁decl ined . ▁The ▁role ▁was ▁then ▁offered ▁to ▁Donald ▁O ' Con nor , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁injured ▁before ▁film ing ▁began . ▁D anny ▁K aye ▁ultimately ▁took ▁the ▁role . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁American ▁Film ▁Institute ▁listed ▁White ▁Christmas ▁at ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁in ▁its ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Years ... 1 0 0 ▁Songs . ▁ ▁A ▁color ized ▁version ▁of ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Universal ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁color ization ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁Leg end ▁Films , ▁who ▁used ▁Ed ith ▁Head ’ s ▁sketch ▁artist , ▁Jan ▁M uck el stone , ▁as ▁a ▁color ▁design ▁consult ant ▁for ▁cost ume ▁authentic ity . ▁The ▁color ized ▁version ▁be ars ▁a ▁notice able ▁error ▁in ▁the ▁" A bra ham " ▁sequence