BELL SYSTEM FAMILY THEATRE: BING CROSBY'S CHRISTMAS SHOW (TV)
Summary
This musical variety Christmas celebration by the Crosby family, includes Yuletide carols and tales, and a visit by Santa Claus. Highlights include the following performances, among others: Melba Moore sings "Time Is Getting Short"; Bing Crosby sings "Do You Hear What I Hear?"; The Doodletown Pipers portray postal workers and perform "Movin' the Mail"; Crosby performs a song about children and Christmas; Bing Crosby narrates a story about "The Feast of Fools" in which Jack Wild portrays a lowly servant, who meets a beautiful princess (Mary Frances Crosby), and saves the traditions of the feast from being destroyed by two ambitious Lords (Joe Ross and Joe Besser); Jack Wild sings "The Lowest of the Low" and "Topsy Turvy Day"; Melba Moore portrays a Salvation Army worker who argues over a street corner with Bing Crosby, who is also trying to raise money for the poor; The Doodletown Pipers and Crosby's children sing "Jingle Bells"; Melba Moore, Jack Wild, and Bing and Kathryn Crosby join the Doodletown Pipers to sing a medley of Christmas songs including "Sleigh Ride," "Silver Bells," and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"; Jack Wild sings "O Little Town of Bethlehem"; Melba Moore sings "What Child Is This?"; Kathryn Crosby and her children sing "Away in a Manger"; Bing Crosby sings "O Holy Night"; the entire cast joins in "Joy to the World"; and Bing Crosby ends the show with a rendition of his hit "White Christmas." Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: December 16, 1970 Wednesday 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:33
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T81:0869
- GENRE: Music/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Christmas; Music/Variety; Specials
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1970-1976
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Bell System communications company
- TV - Commercials - Picture Phone service
CREDITS
- Bob Finkel … Executive Producer
- Bill Angelos … Producer, Writer
- Buz Kohan … Producer, Writer
- Marty Pasetta … Director
- Norman Morrell … Associate Producer
- Rod Warren … Writer
- Bob Sidney … Choreographer
- Doodletown Pipers, The … Music Group
- Bing Crosby … Host
- Melba Moore … Performer
- Jack Wild … Performer
- Joe Besser … Performer
- Kathryn Crosby … Performer
- Nathaniel Crosby … Performer
- Mary Frances Crosby … Performer
- Harry Crosby … Performer
- Joe Ross … Performer