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40 Christmas favorites, from Carols to Classical to Pop favorites with Florence Henderson, Gianna d'Angelo, Phyllis Curtin, Lisa Della Casa, Anita Gillette, Mildred Miller, Sherrill Milnes, Giorgio Tozzi, Earl Wrightson, Bruce Yarnell, and the Buffalo Bil
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The Bell Telephone Christmas specials are right up there with Geraldine Page in Capote's A Christmas Memory, the animated Rudolph, Charlie Brown and Mister Magoo's Scrooge and innumerable others - a big part of Holiday entertainment from my childhood that I watch every holiday season. VAI has excerpted the Bell Telephone specials in this new DVD. Much as I would have loved all the Christmas specials COMPLETE in a multi-disc DVD collection, time limitations, repeated selections, missing or deteriorated video elements and music and performer clearances probably make that impossible. Still, I am looking forward to seeing and hearing these again.
An Old-Fashioned Christmas
Bell Telephone Hour Telecasts, 1959-1966
Florence Henderson (host and performer), Gianna d'Angelo, Phyllis Curtin, Lisa Della Casa, Anita Gillette, Mildred Miller, Sherrill Milnes, Giorgio Tozzi, Earl Wrightson, Bruce Yarnell, The Buffalo Bills, Brunilda Ruiz & Richard Gain.
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra & Chorus
Donald Voorhees, conductor
Part I: CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE AGES
Telecast of December 18, 1966
1. Introduction: Joy to the World
2. In Dulci Jubilo - Sherrill Milnes
3. Mary Walks Amid the Thorn - Gianna d'Angelo
4. Young and Old Must Raise the Lay - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
5. The Coventry Carol ("Lully, Lullay, Thou Little Tiny Child") - Gianna d'Angelo
6. O Come, O Come, Emanuel - Sherrill Milnes, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
7. O Tannenbaum - Florence Henderson, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
8. March of the Kings ("Three Great Kings") - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
9. The Cherry Tree Carol - Brunilda Ruiz and Richard Gain; Gianna d'Angelo and Sherrill Milnes
10. Born Is Jesus, the Infant King - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
11. Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming - Sherrill Milnes
12. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Gianna d'Angelo
13. Medley: Shepherds, Shake off Your Drowsy Sleep;
To Us Is Born a Little Child; The Three Kings - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
14. The First Noël - Florence Henderson
15. "Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light"
from Christmas Oratorio (Bach) - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
16. Medley: Adeste Fideles; Deck the Halls - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
17. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - Bruce Yarnell
18. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Anita Gillette
19. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing - Gianna d'Angelo, Sherrill Milnes
20. Here We Come A-Wassailing - Bruce Yarnell, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
21. The Holly and the Ivy - Anita Gillette; Brunilda Ruiz and Richard Gain,
Bell Telephone Hour Dancers
22. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Yarnell, Gillette
23. Medley: Christmas is Coming; I Saw Three Ships;
Christmas Bells - Florence Henderson, Children's Chorus
24. Away in a Manger - Florence Henderson
25. Joy to the World - Entire Cast
26. The Christmas Story (Luke 2:8-16) - Florence Henderson, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus, Soloists
27. Silent Night - Entire Cast
Part II: AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS
Telecast of December 23, 1962
28. Deck the Halls - Florence Henderson, Earl Wrightson, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
29. The Christmas Song ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire")
by Robert Wells, Mel Tormé - Florence Henderson, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
30. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
31. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - Buffalo Bills
32. Let it Snow, Let it Snow
By Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn - Earl Wrightson
33. Let's Have an Old-Fashioned Christmas
by Larry Conley, Joe Solomon - Florence Henderson, Earl Wrightson,
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
34. Joy to the World - Florence Henderson, Earl Wrightson,
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
35. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Mildred Miller
36. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Earl Wrightson, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
37. Christmas Waltz - Florence Henderson
38. Medley: Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Gillepsie & Coots)
by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
Be a Santa
by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
- Buffalo Bills, Florence Henderson, Earl Wrightson,
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
Part III: A CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS
Telecast of December 18, 1959:
39. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - Giorgio Tozzi, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
40. Deck the Halls - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
41. I Saw Three Ships - Lisa Della Casa
42. What Child is This (Greensleeves) - Giorgio Tozzi
43. The Coventry Carol ("Lully, Lullay, Thou Little Tiny Child")
performed by Lisa Della Casa, Giorgio Tozzi,
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
Telecast of December 23, 1962:
44. I Wonder as I Wander
By John Jacob Niles - Mildred Miller
45. O Leave Your Sheep - Mildred Miller
Telecast of December 24, 1963:
46. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Phyllis Curtin
47. Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming - Phyllis Curtin
48. O Come, O Come, Emanuel - Phyllis Curtin
Telecast of December 22, 1964:
49. The First Noël - Phyllis Curtin
50. "Alleluja" (Mozart)- Phyllis Curtin
Telecast of December 22, 1961:
51. Jesu Bambino - Lisa Della Casa
52. "Ave Maria" (Bach/Gounod) - Lisa Della Casa
53. "Come Unto Him" from Messiah (Handel) - Lisa Della Casa
Telecast of December 18, 1959:
54. Cantique de Noël ("O Holy Night") - Lisa Della Casa
An Old-Fashioned Christmas
Bell Telephone Hour Telecasts, 1959-1966
Florence Henderson (host and performer), Gianna d'Angelo, Phyllis Curtin, Lisa Della Casa, Anita Gillette, Mildred Miller, Sherrill Milnes, Giorgio Tozzi, Earl Wrightson, Bruce Yarnell, The Buffalo Bills, Brunilda Ruiz & Richard Gain.
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra & Chorus
Donald Voorhees, conductor
Part I: CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE AGES
Telecast of December 18, 1966
1. Introduction: Joy to the World
2. In Dulci Jubilo - Sherrill Milnes
3. Mary Walks Amid the Thorn - Gianna d'Angelo
4. Young and Old Must Raise the Lay - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
5. The Coventry Carol ("Lully, Lullay, Thou Little Tiny Child") - Gianna d'Angelo
6. O Come, O Come, Emanuel - Sherrill Milnes, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
7. O Tannenbaum - Florence Henderson, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
8. March of the Kings ("Three Great Kings") - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
9. The Cherry Tree Carol - Brunilda Ruiz and Richard Gain; Gianna d'Angelo and Sherrill Milnes
10. Born Is Jesus, the Infant King - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
11. Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming - Sherrill Milnes
12. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Gianna d'Angelo
13. Medley: Shepherds, Shake off Your Drowsy Sleep;
To Us Is Born a Little Child; The Three Kings - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
14. The First Noël - Florence Henderson
15. "Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light"
from Christmas Oratorio (Bach) - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
16. Medley: Adeste Fideles; Deck the Halls - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
17. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - Bruce Yarnell
18. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Anita Gillette
19. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing - Gianna d'Angelo, Sherrill Milnes
20. Here We Come A-Wassailing - Bruce Yarnell, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
21. The Holly and the Ivy - Anita Gillette; Brunilda Ruiz and Richard Gain,
Bell Telephone Hour Dancers
22. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Yarnell, Gillette
23. Medley: Christmas is Coming; I Saw Three Ships;
Christmas Bells - Florence Henderson, Children's Chorus
24. Away in a Manger - Florence Henderson
25. Joy to the World - Entire Cast
26. The Christmas Story (Luke 2:8-16) - Florence Henderson, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus, Soloists
27. Silent Night - Entire Cast
Part II: AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS
Telecast of December 23, 1962
28. Deck the Halls - Florence Henderson, Earl Wrightson, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
29. The Christmas Song ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire")
by Robert Wells, Mel Tormé - Florence Henderson, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
30. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
31. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - Buffalo Bills
32. Let it Snow, Let it Snow
By Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn - Earl Wrightson
33. Let's Have an Old-Fashioned Christmas
by Larry Conley, Joe Solomon - Florence Henderson, Earl Wrightson,
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
34. Joy to the World - Florence Henderson, Earl Wrightson,
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
35. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Mildred Miller
36. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Earl Wrightson, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
37. Christmas Waltz - Florence Henderson
38. Medley: Santa Claus is Coming to Town (Gillepsie & Coots)
by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
Be a Santa
by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
- Buffalo Bills, Florence Henderson, Earl Wrightson,
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
Part III: A CLASSICAL CHRISTMAS
Telecast of December 18, 1959:
39. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen - Giorgio Tozzi, Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
40. Deck the Halls - Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
41. I Saw Three Ships - Lisa Della Casa
42. What Child is This (Greensleeves) - Giorgio Tozzi
43. The Coventry Carol ("Lully, Lullay, Thou Little Tiny Child")
performed by Lisa Della Casa, Giorgio Tozzi,
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus
Telecast of December 23, 1962:
44. I Wonder as I Wander
By John Jacob Niles - Mildred Miller
45. O Leave Your Sheep - Mildred Miller
Telecast of December 24, 1963:
46. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella - Phyllis Curtin
47. Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming - Phyllis Curtin
48. O Come, O Come, Emanuel - Phyllis Curtin
Telecast of December 22, 1964:
49. The First Noël - Phyllis Curtin
50. "Alleluja" (Mozart)- Phyllis Curtin
Telecast of December 22, 1961:
51. Jesu Bambino - Lisa Della Casa
52. "Ave Maria" (Bach/Gounod) - Lisa Della Casa
53. "Come Unto Him" from Messiah (Handel) - Lisa Della Casa
Telecast of December 18, 1959:
54. Cantique de Noël ("O Holy Night") - Lisa Della Casa
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This is the best Christmas entertainment I've seen in some years. It is truly "old fashioned" in that it consists of beautiful. well-trained voices singing gorgeous music. The production values are understated, if a trifle kitschy at times, but that doesn't matter. Above all, this celebrates the true meaning of Christmas through wonderful music. Gone are those days! Now, most network televised Christmas music shows avoid the religious side of Christmas; or those which do embrace it dumb down the musical side to the lowest common denominator. I am certain I will revisit this video during future Christmas seasons. I wish they'd bring out another volume or two, because they certainly don't put on shows like this anymore.
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