▁" C ut !" ▁ ▁At ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve , ▁Ted ▁is ▁reun ited ▁with ▁L ila , ▁and ▁Jim ▁and ▁L inda ▁prepare ▁for ▁life ▁together ▁at ▁the ▁inn . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Production ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Ir ving ▁Berlin ▁signed ▁an ▁exclusive ▁contract ▁with ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁to ▁write ▁songs ▁for ▁a ▁musical ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁idea ▁of ▁an ▁inn ▁that ▁opened ▁only ▁on ▁public ▁hol id ays . ▁B ing ▁C ros by ▁and ▁Fred ▁A sta ire ▁were ▁the ▁stars ▁of ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁Mar jor ie ▁Reyn olds ▁and ▁Virginia ▁D ale . ▁Fil ming ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Produ ced ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Mark ▁Sand rich , ▁Hol iday ▁Inn ▁had ▁its ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Param ount ▁Theatre ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁film ▁musical ▁to ▁that ▁time . ▁It ▁was ▁expected ▁that ▁" Be ▁Care ful , ▁It ' s ▁My ▁Heart " ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁big ▁song . ▁While ▁that ▁song ▁did ▁very ▁well , ▁it ▁was ▁" White ▁Christmas " ▁that ▁to pped ▁the ▁charts ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁stayed ▁there ▁for ▁eleven ▁weeks . ▁Another ▁Berlin ▁song