A Christmas special hosted by Perry Como featuring the culture, history and people of San Antonio, Texas. It highlights historic sites such as the Alamo, Mission San Jose, the Riverwalk and San Fernando Cathedral. Special guests include Angie Dickinson, George Strait, then mayor Henry Cisneros, the San Antonio Symphony, the Fifth Army Band, and the Air Force Band of the West.
Trivia: The 1986 Christmas Special from San Antonio marks the final network broadcast of Perry's annual Christmas show, a tradition which began in 1948.
A Christmas special revolving around Euro Disney and classic Disney films. Highlights include: a segment about the real-world inspirations for the settings of a number of classic Disney films (such as Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany, where much of the special is filmed), including "Snow White" and "Peter Pan," including a live-action dance recreation of a scene from the latter; a medley of songs from "Peter Pan" performed by the band Five Star, including "You Can Fly!," "Never Smile at a Crocodile," and "The Second Star to the Right"; a selection from the 1952 cartoon "Pluto's Christmas Tree" and clips from a number of other classic Disney cartoons, including the 1942 cartoon "Donald's Snow Fight"; a clip from the Disney film "Oliver and Company"; Ruth Pointer performing the song "Streets of Gold" from "Oliver and Company"; a clip from the film "Pinocchio"; Tom Jones performing "When You Wish Upon a Star" in Collodi, Italy; a clip from the film "Cinderella"; a sketch featurin
