A television show broadcast each Christmas night by the BBC from 1958 to 1972 (with the exception of 1961, 1965 and 1966), and returning in 1994 and 2003. The show was hosted each year by a leading star of BBC TV and featured specially made short seasonal editions (typically about 10 minutes long) of the previous year's most successful BBC sitcoms and light entertainment programs.
Strange Christmas special with Bing Crosby and a slew of British stars of both stage and screen. It also has a surprise appearance by Bob Hope. Shirley Bassey sings two songs--"Shooting High" and "As I Love You", which was her first number 1 hit. Bing travels around England, looking for the history of his family tree. Bob Hope and Bing singing "White Christmas" at the end. // Filmed on location in London, where Bing was filming Road to Hong Kong. Bing wanders the streets of London encountering his guests, including Bob Hope (in drag).
