Christmas TV specials illuminate a festive ABC lineup
The Gift offers a humane true story of a lonely man in a Santa suit who brings joy to children as an ABC Christmas Eve program. The Desert Be Joyful showcases Tucson's Jesuit history with the Tucson Boys Chorus and a 17th century backdrop. Other bulletins note Get Smart episodes, The Lawrence Welk Show with Fern Welk and grandchildren, Bing Crosby’s Hollywood Palace family telecast, and star guests Kate Smith Bob Newhart Cyd Charisse Renee Kuban Cossacks and more.
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Harry Lillis
Mary Francis
Nathaniel Patrick
Crosby Clan
Hollywood Palace
Kate Smith
Bob Newhart
Cyd Charisse
Renee
Kuban Cossacks
Television Schedule Fragments Highlight Classic Programs
A compact list of daytime and evening programs spans CBS NBC and local channels. It includes I Love a Mystery era films, The Donna Reed Show, Wagon Train style westerns, soap operas Guiding Light and As the World Turns, and late night talk with Merv Griffin and Johnny Carson.
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Mister Roberts
Jack Lemmon
James Cagney
Henry Fonda
Milton Berle
T. H. E. Cat
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Merv Griffin
Channel 8 News
Johnny Carson
Paul Newman
Pier Angeli
Jack Pallance
Virginia Maya
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