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It's time once again to close down the blog for the season. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to a Happy New Year. This blog started as a tribute the way we celebrated Christmas here in the states for so many years. ...
In 1977, Bing filmed what would be his last Christmas television special. Titled "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas", it featured Bing and the family taking a trip to Merrie Olde England to visit a very distant relative, Sir Percival Crosby (played by...
Hello everyone, I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas. There hasn't been anything posted this month. Partly because I have posted so much over the past few years and the other is the busyness that is the holiday. I will post something on Christmas...
This is a revised version of an earlier entry. Uploaded is the full version of this selection. In 1976, Rankin/Bass made a sequel to The Little Drummer Boy. They subtitled it "Book II" in a biblical style reference. The story follows Aaron right after...
Made in 1971 by accalimed animator Chuck Jones, A Christmas Carol was originally created as a television special but was later released theatrically to critical acclaim winning an Oscar for best animated short in 1972. Featuring non other than Sir Alastair Simm...
I've been looking for this commercial for a while now. Sprite made a series of Christmas ads from the late 70's featuring a jingle made to the tune of Good King Wenceslas. Here is one from 198...
Here's another variation of the Coca Cola Christmas commercial from 1978 ...
In 1938, MGM adapted the Captain and the Kids comic strip (orginally The Katzenjammer Kids) into a cartoon series. A total of 15 cartoon shorts were made including this one. ...
Jack Jones Now, around here, we love Jack Jones. A much forgotten singer, Jack is most famous for singing the theme to The Love Boat. But Jack is as good a jazz singer as Sinatra, Deano and the rest of the gang. Here is Jack on Judy Garland's...
Running from 1965 to 1974, The Dean Martin Show appeared on the NBC network featuring Dean and a plethora of guest stars. Here's Deano and the Chairman of the Board singing their rendition of "It's a Marshmallow World" Enjoy!...
Now, I love Donnie and Marie. Call it a guilty pleasure. I watched every Friday night on ABC as a kid. I also loved their Christmas specials. Here is an excerpt from the 1976 special ...
The Problem You cruise sites like this one and you relive memories from the past and you always end up asking yourself "why don't they show that anymore?". You can wax poetic about people today and network executives not getting it and all of that but I think...
The Hollywood Palace was an hour long variety show on ABC TV. There were many guests hosts (much like SNL) but Bing Crosby made the most appearances - 31 in all including starring on the Christmas specials. The show ran from 1964 thru 1970, with...
American Singer Andy Williams, best known for singing hits like "Moon River" and the host of his own popular variety show in the 1960's and 70's has died from cancer. He was 84. With 17 gold and three platinum records to his name, Williams enjoyed his...
Here is Perry Como's Christmas show presented by Chesterfield Cigarettes on Wednesday, Dec 24th 1952. I hope you enjoy this show ...
Country music legend Kitty Wells died peacefully at her home from complications of a stroke at the age of 92. Ellen Muriel Deason (August 30, 1919 – July 16, 2012), known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording,...
Here is another great spot featuring something special. From the 1960's to thru the 1970's, many Christmas LPs were made featuring various artists performing our favorite Christmas carols. Here is a spot for a collection title "Home For Christmas" This...
I love promos from Christmastime. Like commercials, these bring back memories more than anything because they have a familiarity from long ago. It's like a window to the past. Here is a promo from NBC featuring Dino himself....
In the last few years of his life, Bob Hope made a series of Christmas retrospectives featuring Bob and all of the celebrity guests he spent Christmas with over the years. Here is Bob and his wife Delores singing the holiday classic that he made famous, Silver...
