IRVING BERLIN

Lora Lee Gayer and Bryce Pinkham perform Irving Berlin’s classic holiday song, "White Christmas."

From Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim, and from Fanny Brice to Barbra Streisand, the film explores the phenomenon of how Jewish-American songwriters created a uniquely American art form

Watch a preview of the upcoming Great Performances holiday special, Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby.

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Throughout a long golden era, the American movie musical transformed Hollywood into a Mecca for the biggest singing stars and leading songwriters of the '30s, '40s, and '50s. Hosted by Michael Feinstein, THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK offers a dazzling parade of American popular songs as ...