Perry Como's Music Hall - DVD

PERRY COMO'S CHRISTMAS SHOW from 1974 represents the beloved crooner's decades-long association with holiday television specials that entertained tens of millions of viewers from the 1950s through the 1990s. Unseen anywhere since it's one and only CBS-TV broadcast on December 17, 1974, PERRY COMO'S CHRISTMAS SHOW presents the host with special musical guests THE CARPENTERS along with Olympics skating star PEGGY FLEMMING and comedy great RICH LITTLE. Both PERRY COMO and THE CARPENTERS are embraced for their top-selling Christmas music and among the popular favorites featured on this colorful spectacular are InchHave Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasInch (Como), InchToylandInch (Como), InchSanta Claus Is Coming to TownInch (The Carpenters), InchSleep Well Little ChildrenInch (Como & Karen Carpenter) and InchCarol of the BellsInch (Richard Carpenter). Additionally, Perry and the Carpenters team for a medley of each other's million-selling hits, including InchClose to You, Inch InchIt's Impossible, Inch InchYesterday Once More, Inch InchAnd I Love You SoInch and InchWe've Only Just Begun.Inch Peggy Fleming performs a beautifully choreographed ice skating production of InchThe Christmas WaltzInch and the entire cast join together for InchIt's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasInch in a scene that recreates the Currier & Ives style Christmases of old. Perry closes the show with his elaborate InchStory of ChristmasInch presentation, singing traditional carols InchThe First Noel, Inch InchO Come All Ye FaithfulInch and InchSilent Night, Inch followed by an encore with InchO Holy Night.Inch PERRY COMO'S CHRISTMAS SHOW is the type of old-fashioned, star-studded and lavishly-produced family TV special that gives viewers a warm, nostalgic glow at the holidays.

Perry Como journeyed across the pond for this delightful holiday special that's as warming as a wassail, joined in London by recording stars Petula Clark and Leo Sayer, actress Gemma Craven, and ice dancer John Curry. Among the memorable performances offered by Como and crew are InchSilent Night,Inch InchJoy to the World,Inch InchWe Wish You a Merry Christmas,Inch InchO Come All Ye Faithful,Inch InchAve Maria,Inch InchThere's a Kind of Hush,Inch InchWhen I Need You,Inch many, many more. 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack English; bonus footage.

Before his untimely death at the age of 42, television pioneer Ernie Kovacs left US with a sublime body of comedy work whose influence can be seen on everything from MONTY PYTHON to SNL and David Letterman. He made eight TV specials for ABC in 1961, the final year of his life, and they show Kovacs at the peak of his creative experimentation with the medium, featuring many of his comic masterpieces and iconic set pieces. Five of these programs are presented here in complete uncut form, along with many of his celebrated - and delightfully offbeat commercials - for Dutch Masters cigars.