| Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas (1971) |
| Just watched it on gettv and it was one of the old-fashioned variety Christmas shows staring Bing Crosby, his family, Robert Goulet, Mary Costa and the Mitchell Boys Choir. A very refreshing taste of Christmas that really displayed the magic and goodwill that Christmas is all about. They just don't have these anymore. |
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1971
12/14/1971
Approved
TV Movie
60 minutes
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Marty Pasetta
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Robert Goulet
/ Self
Mitchell Singing Boys
/ Themselves
Mary Costa
/ Self
Bing Crosby
/ Self
Harry Crosby
/ Self
Mary Crosby
/ Self
Nathaniel Crosby
/ Self
Kathryn Grant
/ Self
Guy Maeda
/ Singer
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| Bob Hope's Merry All-Star Christmas Special (1979) |
| Christmas revelry with Angie Dickinson, Kathryn Crosby, Bonnie Franklin and Adam Rich. A scheduled sketch casts Hope as Santa Claus under interrogation by a policewoman (Angie). Bob and Kathryn sing "Silver Bells". Bonnie Franklin sings "My Ship." |
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1979
12/13/1979
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Comedy
Musical
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Director(s):
Sid Smith
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Bob Hope
/ Self - Host
Angie Dickinson
/ Self
Bonnie Franklin
/ Self
Adam Rich
/ Self
Kathryn Grant
/ Self
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| Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993) |
| Show Biz Legend Bob Hope and his lovely wife Dolores welcome Loni Anderson, Barbara Eden, Joey Lawrence, Ed Marinaro and The Judds (Wynonna and Naomi) into their home for a warm, home-style Christmas in Dec. of 1993. Highlights from the 2-hour show include a look back at some of the funniest moments from 40 years of Bob Hope Christmas Specials. Wynonna and Naomi Judd perform a haunting rendition of "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem", while Bob and Dolores sing the traditional Holiday classic "Silver Bells". |
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1993
12/15/1993
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TV Special
120 minutes
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Comedy
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Sid Smith
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Bob Hope
/ Self
Dolores Hope
/ Self
John Harlan
/ Announcer
Loni Anderson
/ Christmas Guest
Lucille Ball
/ Self (archive footage)
Jack Benny
/ Self (archive footage)
Dyan Cannon
/ Self - 'Silver Bells' (archive footage)
Dixie Carter
/ Self - 'Silver Bells' (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
/ Self (archive footage)
Macaulay Culkin
/ Self (archive footage)
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| A Bing Crosby Christmas (1998) |
| The Hollywood Palace (1964-1970) was a weekly variety show on ABC staged at the former Hollywood Playhouse. The show's specialty became transforming the set via pieces splitting apart or flying in. This transition broke the normal scheduled commercial breaks. The unique design, revolving guest hosts and singers/comedians kept the show alive until 1970. In this Bing Crosby Christmas Special, Bing and Kathryn Crosby, with their children Harry, Mary Francis and Nathaniel host Christmas themed acts with stars Cyd Charisse, Bob Newhart, The Cuban Cossacks, Roy Fitzell and trained dog act Excess baggage. |
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1998
12/25/9999
Not Rated
Video
60 minutes
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Comedy
Documentary
Musical
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Kathryn Grant
/ Self / Narrator
Bing Crosby
/ Self - Host (archive footage)
Gene Kelly
/ Self / Narrator (archive footage)
Fred Astaire
/ Self (archive footage)
David Bowie
/ Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett
/ Self (archive footage)
John Byner
/ Self (archive footage)
Roy Clark
/ Self (archive footage)
Harry Crosby
/ Self (archive footage)
Mary Crosby
/ Self (archive footage)
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| Christmas at the Hollywood Palace (2004) |
| a compilation of memorable holiday moments from Hollywood Palace, the last great television variety show, which aired on ABC from 1964-70. A high point of each season was the annual Christmas show. CHRISTMAS AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALACE presents the finest moments from these shows originally starring Bing Crosby, his family and Perry Como. This warm, sentimental journey evokes the spirit of Christmases past and features 15 complete and uncut musical performances as well as new, exclusive interviews with Bing's wife Kathryn Crosby, Bing's children Harry and Mary Crosby, and Hollywood Palace producer Bill Harbach. |
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2004
12/16/2004
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TV Special
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Bing Crosby
/ Self - Host (archive footage)
Perry Como
/ Self - Host
Kathryn Grant
/ Self
Harry Crosby
/ Self
Mary Crosby
/ Self
Nathaniel Crosby
/ Self
Diahann Carroll
/ Self
John Byner
/ Self
Bill Harbach
/ Self
Bob Newhart
/ Self (archive footage)
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| The Hollywood Palace (1964-1970 |
| Episode #5.14 (1967) S5.E14 |
| The Crosby family sings It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, then visits with comedian Louis Nye who inspires a rendition of Talk to the Animals. The King Family sing several Christmas songs, then join the Crosby family in Be a Santa. Mrs. Crosby performs Try to Remember, and daughter Mary Francis does a memorable version of Where is Love? Louis Nye teams with Adam West in a comedy monolog, and both join the Crosby family in singing This Old Man.
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1967
12/19/1967
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TV Special
B
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Comedy
Family
Musical
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Bing Crosby
/ Self - Host
Harry Crosby
/ Self - Singer
Mary Crosby
/ Self - Singer
Nathaniel Crosby
/ Self - Singer
Kathryn Grant
/ Self - Host / Singer
The King Family
/ Themselves - Singers
Alyce King
/ Self - the King Sisters
Luise King
/ Self - the King Sisters
Marilyn King
/ Self - the King Sisters
Yvonne King
/ Self - the King Sisters
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| The Hollywood Palace (1964-1970) |
| Episode #6.12 (1968) S6.E12 |
| Bing welcomes wife Kathryn and children Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel, all of whom help him perform such seasonal favorites as White Christmas, Silent Night, Do You Hear What I Hear and That Time of Year. Glen Campbell sings the then-popular Wichita Lineman and the Lennon Sisters contribute a Christmas medley. John Byner is the show's featured comedian.
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1968
12/21/1968
Approved
TV Special
B
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Comedy
Family
Musical
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Grey Lockwood
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Joe Bigelow
George Arthur Bloom
Jay Burton
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Bing Crosby
/ Self - Host
John Byner
/ Self - Comedian / Singer
Glen Campbell
/ Self - Singer
Harry Crosby
/ Self - Singer
Mary Crosby
/ Self - Singer
Nathaniel Crosby
/ Self - Singer
Kathryn Grant
/ Self - Singer
The Lennon Sisters
/ Themselves
Nicolai Olkovikov
/ Self - Russian Juggler
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| Bing Crosby the Christmas Years (1978) |
| The following Christmas after Bing Crosby's passing, his family gets together to recall all the good times they had. And they talk about the people he worked with, and how he liked to perform, and ultimately why he had to sing White Christmas at the end of each special.
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1978
12/06/1978
Approved
TV Movie
58 minutes
B
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Comedy
Family
Musical
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Christmas Elements:
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Harry Lillis Crosby Jr.
/ Self
Mary Crosby
/ Self
Nathaniel Crosby
/ Self
Kathryn Grant
/ Self
Bing Crosby
/ Self (archive footage)
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| The Night the World Exploded (1957) |
| Dr. Conway has perfected a machine that predicts earthquakes, and has determined that one will strike California within 24 hours. A computer analysis determines that the entire world would explode within a little more than 28 days. |
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1957
06/15/1957
Not Rated
Film
64 minutes
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Kathryn Grant
/ Laura Hutchinson
William Leslie
/ Dr. David Conway
Tristram Coffin
/ Dr. Ellis Morton
Raymond Greenleaf
/ Gov. Chaney
Charles Evans
/ Gen. Bortes
Frank J. Scannell
/ Sheriff Quinn
Marshall Reed
/ General's Aide
Fred Coby
/ Ranger Brown
Paul Savage
/ Ranger Kirk
Terry Frost
/ Chief Rescue Worker
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