I've previously covered the festive programs of December 18-21
Before we jump to the 22nd here are a couple of programming notes from earlier in the month...
December 1
In California's San Fernando Valley, the main event for this first day of December was the Star of Bethlehem Parade.
While kids in Los Angeles could watch the season's secular big man himself on the North Pole Revue...
December 6
Perry Como
December 22
Rawhide's "Twenty-Five Santa Clauses' starts the evening...
77 Sunset Strip featured a shooter at a Christmas Parade in "Bullets for Santa"
Variety was represented with The Bell Telephone Hour "A Trip to Christmas" ...
... and International Showtime - Christmas at the Paris Circus ...
... and Mantovani.
On the travelogue High Road, host John Gunther presented "Christmas Around the World"
Here and Now
December 23
Robert Goulet and Carole Lawrence star in The Enchanted Nutcracker
Good old Lawrence Welk celebrated the holidays in his inimitable style...
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve highlights include the annual production of Amahl and the Night Visitors, an hour with Fred Waring, comedy from Jack Benny, Dennis the Menace and Car 54, some festive Ed Sullivan, Christmas at The Ponderosa on Bonanza, family drama with Lassie and an Hawaiian holiday in Follow the Sun..
Christmas
