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ALL-STAR U.S.O. CHRISTMAS SHOW
1958 In December, 1958 tens of thousands of troops saw this all star Christmas salute to the military who were stationed at various outposts around the world. Hollywood celebrities appeared in this special which was never aired on televison to the public. Only soldiers were sent this show to view in their outposts. Now this show has been released for all to enjoy. Comedy routines by Bob Hope, George Burns, Jack Benny, Milton Berle to musical selections by Lena Horne, Bing Crosby (yes! He does), Louis Armstrong, Danny Kaye, Dinah Shore, Shirley MacLaine, and many more. Cast includes alphabetically ; Anna Maria Alberghetti, June Allyson, Louis Armstrong, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Ray Bolger, George Burns, Red Buttons, Sid Caesar, Marge & Gower Champion, Cyd, Charisse, Van Cliburn, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Durante, Leo Durocher, Rhonda Flemming, Benny Goodman, Edie Gorme, Bob Hope, Lena Horne, Betty Hutton, Danny Kaye, Frankie Lane, Shirley MacLaine, Tony Martin, David Niven, Kim Novak, Gregory Peck, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Jane Powell, Martha Raye, Jimmie Rogers, Jane Russell, Dick Shawn, Dinah Shore, Jo Stafford, Jimmy Stewert, Gale Storm, Danny Thomas, Miyoshi Umeki. (A-003) B & W ...approximately 90 minutes....$14.98 plus S&H |
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TALES OF CHRISTMAS PAST
Step back 50 years plus with us to a
gentler era. The Christmas movies of perhaps your and your fathers youth. They
were made with one thing in mind, to bring joy to the children and happy
memories to the adults. Today some are campy, though most hold up well against
today's production values on television.
First on the program is a forgotten gem, Christmas Window (1950) A
little girl longingly looks into a toy store window, and much to her disbelief
the toys come to life. Done in a charming stop motion. Then The Santa Claus
Story (1942) followed by the classic Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
(1950) Christmas Toy Shop (1944). In Merry Christmas (1947) we
see an idyllic Christmas Eve at home of the time. Christmas Dream (1944
) Santa brings a old rag doll to life for a bedlam of fun.
The Night Before Christmas (1946) “Twas the night before Christmas, the
popular poem that has delighted millions of children for countless years.
The Little Match Girl (1942) The classic Hans Christian Anderson
tale in a touching Color Rhapsody cartoon. Howdy Doody’s Christmas
(1951) There’s trouble on Christmas Eve. Santa’s gone. Howdy Doody, Buffalo
Bob and Clarabelle have to rescue Santa from the clutches of Ugly Sam.
(A-480-E)
...........approximately 85 minutes Color
and b&w..........................................VHS or DVD $19.98 plus s&h
BURNS & ALLEN Early Shows Vol. 2 (CHRISTMAS SHOW)
Their second Christmas Show (#33) from December 20th, 1951 leads off with Mamie Kelly and
her three pesky little girls visiting the Burnses for the holidays much to the annoyance
of both George and Harry. George dresses up as Santa for the girls who are not fooled and
Gracie tells them the story of "A Christmas Carol" in only her unique way. It
winds up more like Cinderella and Goldilocks by the time she's through!
The next show is from December 7, 1950 (#5) in which Gracie returns Georges' Christmas
presents before he has even seen them. This is due to the fact that George usually does
after Christmas and she is merely saving him the trouble! Vanderlip the banker has some
complaints to George about Gracie's check-balancing methods!
(A-282)
B & W .approx 1 hour (full live telecast with commercials) ..$9.98 plus shipping
and handling
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COLGATE COMEDY HR. "Christmas
Show"
Abbott & Costello host this episode of the Colgate Hour in a series of Christmas
skits. The recurring gag is that Bud Abbott gets the worst of it every time instead of Lou
Costello. Also on hand to entertain are Margaret Whiting and The Nicholas Brothers. Lou
sings "White Christmas" at the finale.
(A-337) B & W ..........1 hour...........................................$9.98
plus shipping and handling
Jack Benny Holiday
Shows
Here's a pair of holiday-themed shows from Jack
Benny. In the opening show, Jack and Rochester are at the local department store
to do some Christmas shopping. All of Jack's classic regulars are there
including wise-guy Frank Nelson and the hilarious Mel Blanc as the poor clerk who
has to deal with Jack's constant mind-changing. By the end of the day, poor Mel
has a nervous breakdown! The second offering is a New Years' Eve show. The gang
is all together for a big party at Don's house. Jack blows off his invitation
because he has a hot date! When she cancels unexpectedly, Jack suddenly finds
himself alone on New Years Eve.
(A-488) B & W
............approximately 1 hour total...............$9.98 plus s&h
PERRY COMO'S CHRISTMAS
MUSIC HALL
Perry sings "It's Beginning to look a Lot Like
Christmas", "The Christmas Song", "In the Garden","What'll I Do?", "They Can't Take that Away From Me", "This
Partner in Paradise". Also in this edition of the Kraft Music Hall in addition to the Christmas songs features guests
Betty Grable singing and dancing in her great Vegas revue style! She also sings with Perry
such Harry James hits as "The Music Maker", "It Seems I've Heard That Song
Before", "I Had the Craziest Dream", "You Made Me Love You",
"Ciri-ciri-bin"), Brenda Lee (singing "I'm Sorry" "Gonna Get
along without You Now"), Joey Heatherton, Brook Benton (singing
"Kiddio", "Fools Rush In"), Beatrice Arthur, Milt Kamen, Rene
Taylor along with The Ray Charles Singers and Mitchell Ayers and his Orchestra
saluting Harry James' great instrumentals. From 12-14-60
BONUS SHOW : KRAFT
MUSIC HALL with Perry's guests Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Gail
"Annie Oakley" Davis" and Rin Tin Tin.
(A-641 )
B & W ....complete network with commercials 120 minutes ...$9.98 plus shipping &
handling
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HOLLYWOOD PALACE Christmas
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HOLLYWOOD PALACE Christmas Shows
12-24-66
& 12-19-67
w/ Bing Crosby
Joining Bing on these shows are Bob Newhart, Kate Smith and his family
Katherine, Mary, Harry and Nathaniel. The following year, Bing and his family
return along with the King Family. Note; although these shows were originally
broadcast in color, only the b&w episodes are available.
(A-875-FF) B & W
.......approximately 2 hours total...............................$19.98 plus s&h
THE BOB CUMMINGS SHOW (LOVE THAT
BOB) VOLUME 5
1955, 1958
A favorite on the series is Josh Collins, Bob's father, also played by Bob
Cummings. This woman chasing senior citizen will win your heart with his
comical antics. GRANDPA'S CHRISTMAS VISIT Grandpa is tiring out the family
during the holidays with his late nights and early mornings. Bob and Margaret
try to slow him down with an evening of checkers. Grandpa, however, takes out
Bob's gorgeous date (Gloria Marshall), and Bob ends up with the checker game.
GRANDPA'S OLD BUDDY Grandpa gets together with an old war buddy (Andy Clyde).
Looking for dates, they take Bob's models (beautiful Joi Lansing and Lisa Gaye)
to Palm Springs...and in an antique car! Nancy Kulp also guest stars. All
commercials intact.
(A-00-MC136)
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BOB HOPE CHRISTMAS
SHOWS
(1954 - 55) Bob and his gang travel to Greenland to entertain the troops with a comedy and musical revue. Hope does his usual comic monologue about life in the military. William Holden and Robert Strauss join Bob in a Stalag 17 parody. Anita Eckberg is on hand for the soldiers, Margaret Whiting sings "We're Having a Heat Wave" (in Greenland?) And cracks up in a routine with Bob. Jerry Colona gags it up. Vintage Bob Hope entertainment! Also included is another early Christmas Show with Ginger Rogers in a Klondike sketch with Bob. (A-001) B & W approximately 90 minutes....................$19.98 plus shipping and handling |
HOWDY
DOODY (Christmas Show)
This selection features a Christmas show from December 25th, 1953. Also and Easter
broadcast from April 13, 1957. As an added bonus a color show from September 24, 1960.
(A-647 ) B
& W and Color.........approximately 2 hours total............$14.98 plus shipping and
handling
LIFE WITH ELIZABETH
1953
Betty White and Del Moore star as
newlyweds in this delightful comedy. Each show featured three short vignettes
about the couple. THE PSYCHIC, CHRISTMAS SECRET,
THE MAMBO, THE RESTAURANT, DANCE LESSONS, CAMPING WITH MOOSE. Lots of
laughs in these two shows.
(A-00-MC12 )
................................................................55 minutes.
$19.95
LONG JOHN SILVER VOLUME #1
1955 "Orphan's Christmas"
Robert Newton (who starred in Disney's classic 1950 feature version
of Treasure Island) reprises his role as the lovable pirate in these memorable TV episodes
from 1955. Co-starring Kit Tayor as young Jim Hawkins. Connie Gilchrist plays the pub
owner Purity. Two episodes in rare color: THE
ORPHANS' CHRISTMAS,
THE NECKLACE
(A-00-MC26) (Color) ...............approx.55 minutes....................$19.95 plus S
& H
LUX VIDEO THEATER 1955
"A HOLIDAY AFFAIR "
stars Phyllis Thaxter, Scott Brady, and Chris Olson. Hosted by Ken Carpenter, Otto Kruger
with guest stars Walter Brennan and Margaret O'Brien. Some commercials intact, including
Lux Soap and Pepsodent.
(A-00-MC76) B
& W ...............approx. 58 minutes...............$19.95 plus S & H
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March of the
Wooden Soldiers (aka Babes
in Toyland) (1934) Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Johnny Downs, Charlotte Henry, Virginia Karns, Felix Knight, Henry Brandon, Charley Rogers. A film not just for children but appealing to the entire family. Backed with Victor Herbert's unforgettable music score, this adaptation written by Stan Laurel casts them as toymakers in Toyland (replete with Santa Claus himself!) with all the Mother Goose characters in a wild story with the evil Barnaby leading a revolt with the bogeymen against the wooden soldiers who must save Toyland from invasion. From the Three Little Pigs, Santa Clause, Mother Goose to many others, this makes a great holiday film tradition! B&W.........Running Time......approximately 73 minutes................$14.98 |
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RED SKELTON CHRISTMAS SHOWS In the first offering, FREDDIE AND THE YULETIDE DOLL, Freddy the Freeloader finds a magic doll on Christmas Eve that through his love comes to life. Together, Freddy and the doll spend a romantic evening together, dancing, flirting and even ice skating. In the second show, THE COP AND THE ANTHEM, we find Freddy in a take-off of an O. Henry tale as Freddy decides that he should get himself arrested for a petty crime so he can spend the next three months in a nice warm jail during the cold holiday season. Problem is no matter how hard he tries to get arrested he can't get a cop to do it! (A-479) B & W ..............approximately 1 hour total.....................$9.98 pls S&H |
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Topper
Two episodes are offered here. "The Christmas
Show" and "The
Socialites".
(A-675 ) B
& W ...........approx 1 hour (commercials in one show) ..........$14.98 plus shipping
& handling
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Your Hit Parade
Christmas Shows
(1954 & 1955) Here are a pair of mid-50's era Christmas Shows from 1954 & 1955. In the 1954 Christmas show, Giselle MacKenzie opens with "Mama Loves Mambo" in an igloo setting! Dorothy Collins then sings "Counting My Blessings" in a fantasy sequence. A pair of ice skating dancers do "The Skater's Waltz". Snooky Lanson sings "I Need You Now". Next , the Hit Paraders quartet sing "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane". Giselle, in a fairy tale setting, sings "Let Me Go Lover". Dorothy in a skating rink setting sings "Teach Me Tonight". A Christmas medley is next with skaters accompanied by such tunes as "Deck the Halls", "Sleigh Ride", "Jingle Bells". All four stars sing the number one song of the week, "Mr. Sandman". Snooky Lanson sings "Oh Holy Night" at the giant Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. The 1955 show opens with "Deck the Halls" as the gang decorate the Christmas tree. While riding in a sleigh with Santa, Giselle sings The Four Aces Academy Award-winning hit "Love is a Many Splendored Thing". Skater Ardra McLaughlin performs on the Rockefeller Center ice rink to "Autumn Leaves". Snooky Lanson sings the Dean Martin mega-hit "Memories Are Made of This". The Frank Sinatra hit "Love & Marriage" is next by Russell Arms. Dorothy Collins sings "Moments to Remember" in a Christmas morning family setting. Raymond Scott and his Orchestra head up a Christmas medley with the dancing skaters and full chorus including "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "Jingle Bells', "Winter Wonderland", "Deck the Halls". Snooky Lanson sings the number one song of the week, Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons". Dorothy Collins sings "Oh Holy Night" at the giant Christmas tree. Bonus short; a rare color version of "CHRISTMAS FANTASY" . (A- 583) B & W and Color.....approx 1 hour both full network with commercials ....$9.98 + s&h |
FROM THE MANGER TO HE CROSS 1912
This early biblical feature was filmed on location in
Egypt and Palestine during the winter of 1911 through 1912. Directed by Sidney Olcott,
this feature was released as both a feature and as six short episodes for distribution.
During its brief but colorful history, the pioneering Kalem company turned out a
number of box-office successes. Foremost among these was "From the Manger to the
Cross", a tableau-like reenactment of the Passion Play. Robert Henderson-Bland
played Jesus, while Gene Gaunthier and Jack Clark were seen as Mary and
Joseph. Though the costumes were sometimes anachronistic, the film's overall
authenticity was heightened by the expensive decision to lens the picture on
location in The Holy Land. Made during Easter week of 1912, "From the Manger to
the Cross" was still being exhibited by religious groups well into the late
1930s.Historical information provided by Hal Erickson.
(A-182) B & W silent w/ color tints &music score...approx 71 min..$9.98
plus shipping and handling
The Son of
Man
(1914)
This is an early epic on the
life of Jesus. It is a remake by Pathé of its 1902-05 La Vie et la Passion de
Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, keeping the same title.Thanks to Bob Fontenrose for
tracing the source of this obscure feature.
(A-723)
Tinted silent with music score
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shipping and handling
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Christmas Collectables
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A retired Mark Roberts
collectible Sugar Plum Fairy. It is approximately six and a half inches tall
and is flexible and possible. As seen in the photos, he can sit or stand and
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'Twas the month before Christmas
when all through our land,
Not a Christian was praying nor taking a stand.
Why the P.C. Police had taken away,
The reason for Christmas - no one could say.
The children were told by their schools not to sing,
About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.
It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say
December 25th is just a " Holiday ".
The shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit
Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!
CDs from Madonna, an X box, an I-pod
Something was changing, something quite odd!
Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa
In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.
As Targets are hanging their trees upside down
At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.
At K-Mart and Staples and Penney's and Sears
You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.
Inclusive, sensitive, Di-Ver-si-ty
Are words that were used to intimidate me.
Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen
On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!
Let us not forget Bush and his Neocon handlers.
At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter
To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.
And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith
Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace
The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded
The reason for the season, stopped before it started.
So as you celebrate "Winter Break" under your "Dream Tree"
Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me...
Choose your words carefully, choose what you say
Shout Merry Christmas!,
not Happy Holiday!
Christmas Is Not A Holiday -- It's A Birthday
By Michael Reagan
December 4, 2008
Christmas is once again upon us, and we can expect to witness countless new displays of the rampant secularization of what is meant to be a joyous celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Frankly I'm fed up with seeing federal, state and local governments, local and nationwide chain stores, and even the White House -- which last year couldn't call their Christmas Party a Christmas party -- all of them giving in to the intimidation of a handful of secular progressives who loathe Christianity and any celebration associated with it.
Despite the fact that close to 90 percent of all Americans are Christians -- and that along with Easter, Christmas is one of the two most sacred days in the Christian calendar -- we have allowed a tiny minority among us to turn Christ's birthday celebration into a secular holiday devoid of any religious significance whatsoever.
Merely to greet another by saying "Merry Christmas" is now deemed politically incorrect and potentially offensive to non-Christians, and is thus taboo. Pity the poor store employee who dares to greet customers with this traditional salutation instead of uttering the meaningless "Happy Holiday."
Municipalities large and small tremble in fear of being charged with violating the hallowed creed of separation of church and state if they allow the erection of a crèche or Christmas tree on city property, or dare to call the tree anything other than a "holiday" tree. Obviously, any mention of the holiday's correct title -- Christmas -- is absolutely verboten.
It has long been clear that the sole official purpose of the so-called holiday season is to boost the economy with an orgy of buying Christmas presents from establishments which insult us by strenuously avoiding calling them Christmas gifts.
Last year, after decades of meekly accepting these demonstrations of the nation's increasingly enforced paganism, many Americans began to shout "enough," and won some significant victories in the fight to put Christ back into Christmas.
The secular progressives who shrivel at the sound of a "Merry Christmas" greeting have long succeeded in intimidating the world of commerce and government. It's about time for the 90 percent of Americans who call themselves Christians to do a little intimidation of their own.
My fellow Christians should join me in pledging never again to shop in any commercial establishment where the clerks greet us with that "Happy Holiday" greeting as an insult to our religious beliefs, just as we must defend the exhibition of the menorah or other Jewish symbols at Hanukkah.
We should never again vote for a candidate who does not recognize the right of Christians to have their sacred religious observances recognized by all levels of government, and who will not vigorously oppose all attempts to take Christ out of Christmas and Christmas out of the calendar.
We should not buy a single product manufactured or sold by a commercial enterprise that bows to the intimidation of those who hate our faith and seek to deny it any recognition, official or otherwise.
On the positive side, we should applaud all those commercial entities that joyfully and unambiguously recognize and celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ, and stand side-by-side with our Jewish brothers and sisters as they fight to have their religious observances celebrated without restriction.
Have a Merry Christmas. And don't be afraid to say that loud and clear to everyone.
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Mike Reagan, the elder son of the late President Ronald Reagan
To all my Democrat friends:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of other, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2009, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.
To all my Conservative friends:
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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