Photos from dress rehearsal on November 18 and story courtesy of Tom Ganser

CORRECTION: Sunday’s performance is at 1 p.m. (Previously it was shown as 2 p.m.)

Kick-start your holiday season by taking in a performance of the Whitewater High School Players sparkling production of Irving Berlin’s classic “White Christmas” Nov. 21-23 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 24 at 1 p.m. in the James M. Stewart Auditorium at Whitewater High School.

Better yet … treat someone to seeing a performance as an early holiday gift.

General tickets ($7 for students and $10 for adults) are available at the box office one hour before the performance.

The WHS Players production showcases the talents of a cast of 30, a crew of 18, and a live band of 11.

Before the curtain opening, Tom Ganser’s photos of the WHS Players productions of “Footloose” (2021), “Beauty and the Beast” (2022), and “Mean Girls” (2023) will be shown.

Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander.

With a dazzling score featuring well-known standards including “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “How Deep Is the Ocean” and the perennial title song, “White Christmas” is an uplifting, wholesome musical that will delight audiences of all ages.

Paramount Pictures released the movie musical “White Christmas” in 1954. The film starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen, and featured 17 songs by Irving Berlin. The top moneymaker of 1954, White Christmas set a new record as Hollywood’s all-time highest-grossing musical.