Memorable musical moments from 20 years of Academy Awards programs.
Jack Lemmon is host.  

Judy Garland sings a medley of Cole Porter songs (1965); Eddie Fisher sings Love is a Many Splendid Thing ((1956); Rock Hudson and Mae West team up to do Baby its Cold Outside (1958); Maurice Chevalier re-creates Thank Heaven For Little Girls (1959); Louis Armstrong performs The Bare Necessities (1958); Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas do comic number It's Great Not To Be Nominated; Frank Sinatra sings Star ((1969; Liza Minnelli performs in a tribute number to Oscar (1974); Sammy Davis Jr. sings a number of nominated Oscar songs from the past (1968),. Isaac Hayes plays The Theme From Shaft (1972), and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers do an impromptu dance on their way to present an Oscar award (1967). 

Duplicate of # 7305.  

                                                       

    Memorable musical moments from 20 years of Academy Awards programs.
Jack Lemmon is host.  

Judy Garland sings a medley of Cole Porter songs (1965); Eddie Fisher sings Love is a Many Splendid Thing ((1956); Rock Hudson and Mae West team up to do Baby its Cold Outside (1958); Maurice Chevalier re-creates Thank Heaven For Little Girls (1959); Louis Armstrong performs The Bare Necessities (1958); Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas do comic number It's Great Not To Be Nominated; Frank Sinatra sings Star ((1969; Liza Minnelli performs in a tribute number to Oscar (1974); Sammy Davis Jr. sings a number of nominated Oscar songs from the past (1968),. Isaac Hayes plays The Theme From Shaft (1972); and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers do an impromptu dance on their way to present an Oscar award (1967).                                             

President Ford now willing to give Federal help to financially strapped New York City, as outlined in his news conference.          

A special CBS report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.           

Musical Tribute To George and Ira Gershwin.                         

Musical Tribute To George and Ira Gershwin starring Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. 

Duplicate of # 7413.                                      

 Special broadcast examining the procedures of the New York City Police Department. Host Don Craig asks the question "What really happens in Police Court?  The difference between movie Police and Court drama and real life experiences are examined.                     

A profile of Russian leader Joseph Stalin's life.          

A special focusing on unnecessary surgeries women often endure.             

The story of General George Washington and his troops at The Battle Of Valley Forge.        

Animated special about the legend of Santa Claus.

The voices of Mickey Rooney, Fred Astaire, Diana Lynn, Robie Lester, Keenan Wynn, Joan Gardner, Paul Frees, and Greg Thomas.
Mickey Rooney portrays Santa Claus.  

Narrator: Fred Astaire.

Originally broadcast December 1970.             

Adaptation of the stage play by Norman Corwin that dramatizes the 1858 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.            

Animated adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic. Narrated by
Ken Sansom, whose name was later changed to Ken Sanson.
Ron Haddrick does an admirable job providing the voice of Scrooge. Music by Richard Bowden.
 Produced in Australia.

Originally released in 1969. Subsequently aired December 13, 1970. Broadcast many times on CBS on a Sunday afternoon prior to the  Christmas holiday. 

A noteworthy animated feature from the Famous Classic Tales canon series which included "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," "Treasure Island," Swiss Family Robinson, "Adventures of Sinbad, "Legend of Robin Hood," Robinson Crusoe,  "Journey to the Center of the Earth," and "Tales of Washington Irving." 

NOTE: Rare. Never released on DVD or as an Audio Only cassette or CD. 

Includes commercials. 
  
                                       

A crippled farm girl is rescued in a meadow by her animal friends after falling out of her wheelchair. A little tree decides to become a Christmas tree and is decorated by the animals who move the tree to the delighted girl's window. A special animated musical for the holidays.   

Narrated by Buddy Ebsen.  

   Burl Ives is the voice of Sam the Snowman in this animated Christmas fantasy, based on the story by Robert L. May. Songs by Johnny Marks. Featuring the voices of Billie Mae Richards, as Rudolph, Stan Francis as Santa Claus, and Paul Kligman as Donner and Coach Comet. Broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, thru December 8, 1972.                   

Bob Hope and his guests celebrate Christmas on this variety special.         

Christmas show from Malibu and Hidden Valley, California.

Dupe Of # 5198.                          

Peggy Flemming and Roy Clark join Mac Davis on this Christmas special.                      

Perry Como celebrates the Christmas holiday in Mexico with his guests.            

1954-1967-1969-

This Christmas special features one of America's most well-known
Pentecostal Evangelists, Oral Roberts who debuted on American television in 1954.                                 

Christmas television special produced in stop-motion animation, telling the story of a young Shepard, blinded by lightning. 
Featuring the voices of Cyril Ritchard, David Kelley, Dina Lynn, Greg Thomas, Iris Rainer, Joan Gardner, Don Messick, Sean Manning, Dru Stevens, Hilary Momberger. 

Narrated by Angela Lansbury.                     

Live coverage of the Apollo 8 moon flight.            

Guy Lombardo's traditional New Year's Eve show on CBS television. 
He hand his Royal Canadian orchestra have stayed popular fo nearly 50 years, playing, he once said, "for people in love, not acrobats." 

This year, Aretha Franklin joins Lombardo and his Royal Canadians at New York's Waldorf-Astoria. As Midnight drawn near, cameras switch to Times Square, where thousand cheer the countdown to 1976.

Beginning in 1929, a New Year's Eve Tradition...Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians. Guy Lombardo was best known to TV audiences for his annual New Year's Eve telecasts. His brothers Carmen (the band's musical director), Victor, & Lebert were all members of the orchestra. Guy, the eldest, was designated the leader. For most of his years in television, Guy Lombardo represented nostalgia for the '30s and '40s. At midnight the traditional welcoming in of the New Year at Times Square is presented. Ben Grauer brings in the New Year from Times Square.             

The Friar's Club roast comedian Joey Adams from New York City.

Host: Milton Berle.                          

A preview of the 1976 NFC playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Rams. Brent Musberger, Phyllis George, and Irv Cross are the commentators.           

A review of the NFC playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings played on December 28th, 1975, won by the Cowboys, 17-14.  

Player of the week, Drew Pearson.                                      

  The Buffalo Sabres, led by Rick Martin and Jerry Korab, face the  Soviet Wings, and Russian goal tender, Aleksandr Sidelnikov, at Memorial Auditorium, in Buffalo New York, in the first National Hockey League game of an eight game exhibition series. The competition series has eight NHL teams taking on two  Soviet world  Championship class teams (Central Army and Soviet Wings). Marv Albert calls the action as the Sabres beat the Wings 12 to 6.  
Included are sponsor commercials (Hertz, Miller Beer, Sony).                                                   

CBS news special report about concerns regarding the violent death of President John F. Kennedy.            

A young officer, falsely imprisoned by his jealous friends, escapes and uses a hidden treasure for his revenge.              

The Central Soviet Red Army hockey team meets the NHL Philadelphia Flyers in Superseries '76, live from the Philadelphia Spectrum. The Flyers scored in each of the three periods and posted a 4-1 victory over the Soviet team. Marv Albert reports the action.                      

The 1976 Entertainer Of The Year Awards.

Host: Jackie Gleason.             

The life of Abraham Lincoln from his acceptance of the 1860 Republican nomination for President through his first inauguration. Hal Holbrook portrays Abraham Lincoln.          

Dean Martin returns as the owner - host of Dean's Place, a plush night spot showcasing new talent. The show features Jack Cassidy as the club's maitre d', Vincent Gardenia as its chef,   
Foster Brooks as a tipsy customer and Guy Marks as a bartender. Guests include Peter Graves, singers Jessi Colter who sing, "What Happened to Blue Eyes?" and Freddy Fender who sings "Before the Next Teardrop Falls."

Dupe Of # 5199.                        

Dean Martin returns as the owner - host of Dean's Place, a plush night spot showcasing new talent. The show features Jack Cassidy as the club's maitre d', Vincent Gardenia as its chef,   
Foster Brooks as a tipsy customer and Guy Marks as a bartender. Guests include Peter Graves, singers Jessi Colter who sing, "What Happened to Blue Eyes?" and Freddy Fender who sings "Before the Next Teardrop Falls."
                                                

1973 documentary with emphasis on Presley the performer with excerpts from his 1972 cross-country tour, including backstage, informal moments and scenes from his early appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.