(P/V/G Composer Collection). 60 of this brilliant composer's very best Features a bio, background notes on each song, show and movie listings by year, and loads of photos Includes: Always * Blue Skies * Cheek to Cheek * God Bless America * Happy Holiday * I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm * Marie * Puttin' On the Ritz * Steppin' Out with My Baby * There's No Business like Show Business * White Christmas * and more. A must for every Irving Berlin fan

Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) and Ted Hanover (Fred Astaire) are a successful song and dance double act until Jim decides to retire and become a gentleman farmer following Ted's seduction of his girlfriend. Jim fails as a farmer, but decides to convert his property to an inn that is only open on public holidays. He also finds happiness with the lovely Linda Mason (Marjorie Reynolds) - that is, until Ted shows up! Packed with Irving Berlin songs, including 'Let's Say It With Firecrackers' and 'Easter Parade'. This is also the film which introduced 'White Christmas', a song that won an Oscar and spawned the movie with the same title in 1954.

The movie musical that starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen that featured the songs of Irving Berlin. A successful song-and-dance pair become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont Inn of their former commanding general.

Two army buddies (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) team up after the war and become a successful song-and-dance act. While on a skiing holiday the pair stage a benefit to save an inn run by their old commander, who is beset by financial difficulties resulting from a lack of snow. The title song, `White Christmas', was actually written 12 years earlier for the film `Holiday Inn' and was already a Christmas standard in 1954.

German singer Max Raabe and his Palast Orchester give a live performance of songs from the 1920s and '30s featuring works by Irving Berlin, Friedrich Hollaender, Robert Stolz and Franz Lehar, among others.

Jose Carreras performs a Christmas selection in the winter wonderland of Oberndorf, Austria. Songs include 'Ave Maria' and 'Silent Night'.

Irving Berlin's classic arranged for piano ensemble, including: four student parts; conductor's score with optional teacher accompaniment; performance configurations for two or more pianos; suggested instrumentation for electronic keyboards.