Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: The Waltons - The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

 

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"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).

This Week in TV History: The Homecoming: A Christmas Story turns 50

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: An American Christmas Carol

 

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit. 

An American Christmas Carol 1979 HD - YouTube

1:36:56

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Hamildolph (An American Christmas Story) - Hamilton Parody - Eclipse 6

 

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Santa '85 (Amazing Stories)

 

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

Kris Kringle's Christmas is rudely interrupted when he lands in the clink with a bunch of bogus Santas after tripping a home burglar alarm, and his only hope of deliverance is the passionate belief of an eight-year-old boy (Gabriel Damon).

SANTA 85 from Phil Joanou on Vimeo.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | California Christmastime

 

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a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

California Christmastime" full music video from Rachel Bloom and the cast of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Dragnet - The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas

 

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

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The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas (First aired December, 18th 1952). The Story is as relevant today as it was then.

ep080 Twenty-Two Rifle for Christmas

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: WKRP in Cincinnati

 

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

WKRP in Cincinnati: Season 2, Episode 11

Jennifer's Home for Christmas (17 Dec. 1979)

WKRP s02e11 Jennifer's Home For Christmas by carpalton

This Week in TV History

December 19, 1944

Timothy L. “Tim” Reid is born. is an American actor, comedian and film director best known for his roles in prime time American television programs, such as Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–82), Marcel “Downtown” Brown on Simon & Simon (1983–87), Ray Campbell on Sister, Sister (1994–99) and William Barnett on That ’70s Show (2004-2006). Reid starred in a CBS series, Frank’s Place, as a professor who inherits a Louisiana restaurant.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Raging Rudolph

 

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In its December 16, 1995 episode, the Fox Network's comedy series MADtv aired "Raging Rudolph" which also parodied Martin Scorsese's films. In it, Sam The Snowman narrates in a Joe Pesci-like voice how Rudolph and Hermey got violent Mafia-style revenge on their tormentors.

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: 1966 CBS’ Christmas Message

 

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"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. 

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