Rare Vintage Christmas TV from "Free The Kinescopes!"

 

Vintage TV Youtuber "Free The Kinescopes!" offrers an ever expanding plethora of rare early TV recordings from the 1940s and 1950s, including a few of interest to those of a festive mindset.

Time For Reflection - DuMont Network - December 1949 or 50

Jack Benny Program (Dec. 18, 1960)

The Guy Mitchell Show - December 23, 1957 (ABC)

The Plymouth Show with Lawrence Welk (December 24, 1958)

Life Is Worth Living: The True Meaning of Christmas (Dec. 14, 1954, DuMont Network)

And a bit of  New Year's cheer...

Jack Benny Program (December 27, 1953)

Free the Kinescopes! is frequently updated with fun and fascinating new programs so make sure to check it out.

River (With French Horns) - Joni Mitchell from "Blue 50 (Demos and Outtakes)" (2021)

 A slightly different approach to Joni's classic taken from a new EP of unreleased material.

 River (With French Horns) - Joni Mitchell from "Blue 50 (Demos and Outtakes)"  (2021)

Festive Tidbits: More Archie Comics at Christmas

 Festive Tidbits: More Archie Comics at Christmas

From my Pinterest Board  Christmas Comics - Archie & Pals

Christmas30s40s Archive (2016 - Part one)

 

Since social media companies come and go and no one really looks through the back issues of the average Twitter account anyway,  I'll be posting highlights of my, now five year old, @Christmas30s40s account.

Christmas 1947 Brings a Goldwyn Package (Greenbriar Picture Shows)

Christmas on Film: Junior Miss (1945) - Comet Over Hollywood

Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

Christmas in the 1930s  via 

@mymerryxmas

Janet Leigh at Christmas

Christmas Trees in San Antonio

Festive Tidbits- 'Twas The Nights Before Christmas

Selections from my Pinterest board 'Twas The Nights Before Christmas