| Christmas Night with the Stars (1958-2003) |
| Christmas Night With The Stars (1958) S1.E1 |
| 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. |
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1958
12/25/1958
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Graham Ashley
/ PC Tommy Hughes - with Jack Warner
The Beverley Sisters
/ Themselves
Alan Breeze
/ Self - Singer with Billy Cotton Band
Alec Bregonzi
/ Vicar with Tony Hancock
Peter Byrne
/ Det. Con. Andy Crawford - with Jack Warner
Charlie Chester
/ Self
Perry Como
/ Self
Kenneth Connor
/ In performance with Ted Ray
Billy Cotton
/ Self
Charlie Drake
/ Self
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| Perry Como's Winter Show (1971) |
| An hour of popular songs celebrating wintertime, hosted by Perry Como. |
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1971
12/09/1971
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Musical
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Marty Pasetta
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Perry Como
/ Self - Host
Art Carney
/ Self
Mitzi Gaynor
/ Self
The Establishment
/ Themselves
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| The Perry Como Christmas Show (1974) |
| The first of Perry Como's Christmas specials includes appearances by Rich Little and figure skater Peggy Fleming as well as performances by the Carpenters and by Perry Como himself. Also featured a reenactment of the Birth of Jesus Christ. |
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1974
12/17/1974
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Comedy
Family
Musical
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Nick Vanoff
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Perry Como
/ Self
Karen Carpenter
/ Self
Richard Carpenter
/ Self
Peggy Fleming
/ Self
Rich Little
/ Self / Perry Mason / Howard / Johnny Carson / Perry Como / Jack Benny
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| Perry Como's Christmas in Austria (1976) |
| The tour starts in Steyr, in Upper Austria, bringing scenes associated with Christmas there, in Salzburg, the Salzkammergut and finally Switzerland. The music chosen for this tour is principally taken from baroque concertos evoking Christmas. |
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1976
12/13/1976
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60 minutes
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Musical
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Stephen Pouliot
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Perry Como
/ Self - Host
Senta Berger
/ Self
Sid Caesar
/ Self
Karl Schranz
/ Self
Wiener Sängerknaben
/ Themselves - The Vienna Boys Choir
The Salzburg Marionettes
/ Themselves - The Salzburg Marionettes
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| Perry Como's Olde English Christmas (1977) |
| The best friend a Christmas song ever had, the legendary and beloved Perry Como celebrated the yuletide season on television, radio and records for 50 years, delighting millions worldwide. In 1977, Mr. C traveled to England for his annual holiday TV special with much of the music and merriment taking place in an historic, festively decorated castle. |
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1977
12/14/1977
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Musical
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Perry Como
/ Self - Host
Petula Clark
/ Self
Gemma Craven
/ Self
John Curry
/ Self
Gillian Lynne Dancers
/ Themselves - Dancers
Leo Sayer
/ Self
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
/ Themselves - Choir
The Tony Mansell Singers
/ Themselves - Vocal Accompaniment
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| The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special (1977) |
| For this year's Christmas special, Bob welcomes guests Olivia Newton-John, Mark Hamill, Perry Como and the Muppets. Skits include a Star Wars parody. |
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1977
12/19/1977
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Comedy
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Dick McDonough
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Bob Hope
/ Host
Bob Hope
/ Barf Vader
Perry Como
/ Luke Sleepwalker / Musical Guest
Olivia Newton-John
/ Princess Hialeah / Musical Guest
Mark Hamill
/ Luke Skywalker / Markie
Earl Campbell
/ Self - 1977 AP All America Football Team
Dave Goelz
/ Gonzo (voice)
Jim Henson
/ Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (voice)
Richard Hunt
/ Scooter (voice)
Les Brown and His Band of Renown
/ Self
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| Perry Como's Early American Christmas (1978) |
| Perry Como celebrates an early American Christmas in Williamsburg VA, with John Wayne and Diana Canova. |
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1978
12/13/1978
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Family
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Perry Como
/ Self
Kylene Barker
/ Self - Miss America 1979
Diana Canova
/ Self
Eugene Fodor
/ Self
John Wayne
/ Self
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| Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land (1980) |
| Perry Como celebrates Christmas in Israel with vists to Bethlehem and Jerusalem. |
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1980
12/13/1980
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Musical
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Sterling Johnson
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Perry Como
/ Self - Host
Debby Boone
/ Self
André Gagnon
/ Self
Dorothy Hamill
/ Self
Diane Tell
/ Self
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| Perry Como's French-Canadian Christmas (1981) |
| Perry celebrated the holidays with Dorothy Hamill, Debby Boone, and more! |
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1981
12/12/1981
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Musical
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Director(s):
Jeff Margolis
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Christmas Elements:
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Perry Como
/ Self - Host
Debby Boone
/ Self
André Gagnon
/ Self
Dorothy Hamill
/ Self
Diane Tell
/ Self
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| Perry Como's Christmas in New York (1983) |
| Corny, schmaltzy Christmas special takes place in the Big Apple on Christmas Eve. While shopping at landmark New York food establishments Perry draws numerous contrasts between Italians and his co-host who is clearly not Italian. Later on, Perry, his co-host, cast and crew are invited to the Long Island home of the Balducci family where they cook and enjoy a very Italian-American spaghetti dinner. Perry spontaneously starts singing "I Wish Everyday could be Like Christmas" soon joined by the crowd as the fake snow falls outside the window behind them. Very low budget, cute and good for the "red sauce" crowd. |
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1983
12/12/1983
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Musical
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Jeff Margolis
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Perry Como
/ Self - Host
Michele Lee
/ Performer
Sarah Litzsinger
/ Self
The Peppercorn Players
/ Themselves
Anton Evangelista
/ FAO Schwartz Customer
The St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir
/ Themselves
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| Perry Como's Christmas in England (1984) |
| Perry Como celebrates Christmas in London with Ann-Margaret. |
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1984
12/15/1984
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Comedy
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Jeff Margolis
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Perry Como
/ Self - Host
Ann-Margret
/ Self
Cambridge Buskers
/ Themselves
London Folk
/ Themselves
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| Perry Como's Christmas in Hawaii (1985) |
| Marie Osmond and Burt Reynolds are Perry Como's guest stars in a tropical holiday special that is highlighted by traditional Yuletide musical favorites. |
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1985
12/14/1985
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Musical
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Don Mischer
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Perry Como
/ Self - Host
Marie Osmond
/ Self
Burt Reynolds
/ Self
The Hawaii Young Singers
/ Themselves
The Kamehameha Choir
/ Themselves - The Kamehameha Choir
Hualani's Pipers
/ Themselves - Hualani's Pipers
The Tahati Dancers
/ Themselves - The Tahati Dancers
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| The Perry Como Christmas Special (1986) |
| 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. |
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1986
12/06/1986
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TV Special
60 minutes
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Family
Musical
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Director(s):
Bob Wynn
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Christmas Elements:
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Perry Como
/ Self - Host
Julia Migenes
/ Self
Angie Dickinson
/ Self
George Strait
/ Self
The Air Force Band of the West
/ Themselves - The Air Force Band of the West
Mark Cantu
/ Pinata Church Boy
Henry Cisneros
/ Self (Mayor)
The Fifth Army Band
/ Themselves - The Fifth Army Band
The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
/ Themselves - The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
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| 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. |
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| Irish Christmas (1994) |
| Perry Como's last great concert special, filmed in Ireland and screened in 1994. Como appears before an audience of 4,500 in Ireland's celebrated Point Theater, with Irish President Mary Robinson and actress Maureen O'Hara in attendance. |
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1994
12/01/1994
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TV Special
90 minutes
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Genre:
Musical
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Director(s):
Bob Wynn
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Perry Como
/ Self
Adele King
/ Self (as Twink)
Maureen O'Hara
/ Self
Mary Robinson
/ Self (president of Ireland)
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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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| 25 Songs of Christmas (2016) |
| Anita, Eric, Mike, Kathryn, Will - and Santa - look back at 25 classic Christmas performances.
We Need A Little Christmas - Angela Lansbury / Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses / River - Joni Mitchell / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - It’s a Wonderful Life cast / Gabriel’s Message - Sting / Christmas Time - Bryan Adams / It’s Christmas Time All Over the World - Sammy Davis Jr. / Bells of St. Mary’s - Bing Crosby / Christmas Is A Time to Say I Love You - Billy Squier / Away in a Manger - Manniheim Steamroller / First Snowfall of Winter, Let it Snow - The Carpenters / Riu Riu Chiu - The Monkees / Seasons of Love - The cast of Rent / Christ is Born - Perry Como / The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole / Mary’s Boy Child - Harry Belafonte / Closing of the Year - Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman |
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2016
12/01/2016
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Anita Darby
/ Anita
Eric Christopher Jones
/ Eric
Mike McDermott
/ Mike
Mike McDermott
/ Santa
Kathryn Rose
/ Kathryn
Will Wu
/ Will
Angela Lansbury
/ Self (archive footage)
The Waitresses
/ Self (archive footage)
Joni Mitchell
/ Self (archive footage)
Cast of It's A Wonderful Life
/ Self (archive footage)
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