Christmas TV - December 20, 1970
( Independent Press Telegram, News Journal, The Lowell Sun)
( Garage Sale Finds, Google images, The Lowell Sun)
CBS is all Christmas this evening starting off with a replay of the award-winning family drama J.T., though if your kids were a bit younger you might have switched over to ABC’s Wonderful World Of Disney: From All Of Us To All Of You which also featured a preview of The Aristocats.
Further reading....
J.T.
Aeolus 13 Umbra
Christmas TV History
UCLA Television Archive
From All of Us...
Cartoon Research
Disney.Fandom
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(Abilene, Reporter News, Independent Press Telegram, San Antonio Express, Garage Sale Finds / TV Guide, The San Bernardino County Sun)
Next up on CBS it’s Ed Sullivan’s The Great Santa Switch starring Art Carney and Jim Henson's Muppets.
Further Reading....
Henson Blog
Tough Pigs
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After the Muppets Glen Campbell offered a festive installment of his variety series featuring his family and guests Anne Murray, George Gobel, and Shecky Greene.
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(TV Guide)
The night closed out with a repeat of Jackie Gleason’s Christmas Special.
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(The Lowell Sun, The New Mexican Sun)
Of course, independent stations across the country also offered holiday programming. Garage Sale Finds TV Guide scans for the day (from an Illinois edition) shows the the night also included the premier of Christmas Is, a rerun of Kukla Fran and Ollie and an, unfortunately, untitled short film described as a modern parable of Christmas. The same station aired a special holiday episode of the series Directions featuring a children’s Christmas play at the unusual hour of 12:15 AM.
In New England residents had a chance to see A Boston Kind of Christmas featuring Robert Morse and Frank Fontaine plus a short film "The Lonely Puppet at Christmas"
In New England residents had a chance to see A Boston Kind of Christmas featuring Robert Morse and Frank Fontaine plus a short film "The Lonely Puppet at Christmas"
