Here is a
"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"
a little spark of madness
that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.
This 1966 CBS’ Christmas Message by illustrator, animator, and editorial cartoonist R.O. Blechman.
Stay Tuned
Tony Figueroa
I represent the first generation who, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson. Read the full "Pre-ramble"
Friday, December 24, 2021
Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: 1966 CBS’ Christmas Message
This 1966 CBS’ Christmas Message by illustrator, animator, and editorial cartoonist R.O. Blechman.
Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: William Conrad on the Sonny & Cher Christmas Show 1972
Here is a
"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"
a little spark of madness
that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.
William Conrad does a reading of "One Solitary Life."
Sonny & Cher Christmas Show 1972
Tony Figueroa
Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: The Waltons - The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Here is a
"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"
a little spark of madness
that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.
Not originally intended to be a pilot for a series, but it became one because it was so popular. Except for the children and Grandma Walton, the actors for the movie were not the same as for the series. The musical score was by Oscar-winning composer Jerry Goldsmith (Goldsmith also scored several episodes of the first season, but the producers believed his TV movie theme was too gentle and requested he write a new theme for the series) and was later released on an album by Film Score Monthly paired with James Horner's score for the 1982 TV movie Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
Patricia Neal (as Olivia) won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama. The movie was also nominated for three Emmys: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Neal), Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation (Earl Hamner), and Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program (Fielder Cook).
Tony Figueroa
Thursday, December 23, 2021
This Week in TV History "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" turns 55
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! turns 55 #TVHistory
Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: It Happened One Christmas
Here is a
"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"
a little spark of madness
that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.
It Happened One Christmas is a 1977 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy-comedy-drama film directed by Donald Wrye, starring Marlo Thomas, Wayne Rogers, Orson Welles, and Cloris Leachman. It originally premiered as The ABC Sunday Night Movie on December 11, 1977.
The film, a gender-reversed version of the film It's a Wonderful Life, centers on Mary Bailey Hatch, a young woman who dreams of seeing the world but is forced by circumstances to remain in her small hometown as head of the family's Building & Loan business. On a Christmas Eve, in a moment of financial crisis, a severely depressed Mary contemplates suicide, but is rescued by her guardian angel, Clara Oddbody (Cloris Leachman). Clara shows Mary the positive effect that she has had on everyone she has met throughout her life.Tony Figueroa
Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Festivus
Here is a
"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"
a little spark of madness
that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.
Today is Festivus
Tony Figueroa
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: An American Christmas Carol
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Silent Night (Live) - Pentatonix
Here is a
a little spark of madness
that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.
Tony Figueroa
Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Hamildolph (An American Christmas Story) - Hamilton Parody - Eclipse 6
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