, ▁" H appy ▁Hol iday ", ▁is ▁featured ▁over ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its ▁and ▁within ▁the ▁film ▁story line . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁outside ▁the ▁studio ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁Village ▁Inn ▁Res ort ▁in ▁Monte ▁Rio ▁on ▁the ▁Russian ▁River , ▁in ▁Son oma ▁County , ▁California . ▁ ▁Many ▁segments ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁are ▁preced ed ▁by ▁sh ots ▁of ▁a ▁calendar ▁with ▁a ▁visual ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁given ▁hol iday . ▁For ▁November , ▁an ▁animated ▁tur key ▁is ▁shown ▁running ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁between ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁fourth ▁Th urs days , ▁finally ▁sh ru gg ing ▁its ▁shoulders ▁in ▁confusion . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁" Fran ks g iving " ▁controvers y ▁when ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁tried ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁Christmas ▁sho pping ▁season ▁by ▁declaring ▁Thanks g iving ▁a ▁week ▁earlier ▁than ▁before , ▁leading ▁to ▁Congress ▁setting ▁Thanks g iving ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁Th urs day ▁in ▁November ▁by ▁law . ▁ ▁The ▁Japanese ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁occurred ▁half way ▁through ▁film ing . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Four th ▁of ▁July ▁segment ▁was ▁expanded ▁beyond ▁Fred ▁A sta ire ' s ▁fire cra cker ▁dance ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁patri otic ▁number ▁that ▁highlight s ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁military . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁" White ▁Christmas " ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁" White ▁Christmas " ▁was ▁conce ived ▁by ▁Berlin ▁on ▁the