▁and ▁Best ▁Original ▁Story ▁( I r ving ▁Berlin ). ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Jim ▁Hard y , ▁Ted ▁Han over , ▁and ▁L ila ▁D ixon ▁have ▁a ▁popular ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁musical ▁act . ▁On ▁Christmas ▁E ve , ▁Jim ▁prepar es ▁for ▁his ▁final ▁performance ▁before ▁ret iring ▁with ▁L ila ▁to ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁Connecticut . ▁L ila ▁tells ▁Jim ▁she ▁has ▁fallen ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Ted ▁instead ; ▁heart bro ken , ▁Jim ▁b ids ▁them ▁good bye . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁Christmas ▁E ve , ▁Jim ▁is ▁back ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁turn ▁his ▁farm ▁into ▁“ H olid ay ▁Inn ,” ▁an ▁entertain ment ▁ven ue ▁open ▁only ▁on ▁hol id ays , ▁to ▁the ▁am usement ▁of ▁Ted ▁and ▁his ▁agent ▁D anny ▁Re ed . ▁D anny ▁is ▁acc ost ed ▁by ▁asp iring ▁perform er ▁L inda ▁Mason ; ▁he ▁refers ▁her ▁to ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁and ▁Ted ' s ▁club . ▁There , ▁L inda ▁enc oun ters ▁Jim , ▁who ▁pret ends ▁to ▁own ▁a ▁rival ▁club , ▁while ▁L inda ▁pret ends ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁celebr ity ▁friend ▁of ▁Ted ' s , ▁but ▁esc apes ▁when ▁Ted ▁and ▁L ila ▁approach . ▁ ▁On ▁Christmas ▁Day , ▁L inda ▁arriv es ▁at ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁and ▁meets ▁Jim , ▁real izing ▁their ▁de ception . ▁Jim ▁s ings ▁L inda ▁his ▁new ▁song , ▁" White ▁Christmas ". ▁ ▁On ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve