The opening medley here involving Bing Crosby and all of his guest stars--Robert Goulet, Mary Costa, the Mitchell Singing Boys Choir and other Crosbys--is just TV magic in my head and heart. I can't find the name of the song, and I'm wondering if it's something that the show's producers wrote for this broadcast. For now, I'm calling it, "It Sounds a Lot Like Christmas."
"Crosby's 'The Sounds of Christmas' came along first, looking a like a sparkly, family Christmas card. Robert Goulet and Mary Costa were along as singing guests. But what Bing called 'The House Band of Casa Cosby' were the real stars of the show--wife Kathryn and children Mary Frances, Nathaniel and Harry."
That was AP TV-radio writer Cynthia Lowry on this show, and I love Cynthia Lowry.
The opening medley here involving Bing Crosby and all of his guest stars--Robert Goulet, Mary Costa, the Mitchell Singing Boys Choir and other Crosbys--is just TV magic in my head and heart. I can't find the name of the song, and I'm wondering if it's something that the show's producers wrote for this broadcast. For now, I'm calling it, "It Sounds a Lot Like Christmas."
ReplyDeleteListen to Mary Costa of Knoxville, Tennessee, just bringing it!
ReplyDeleteBing Crosby: Do you like reindeer?
ReplyDeleteRobert Goulet: I prefer snow, darling.
And then a bunch of fancy, fast dancing ensues!
Fine program, and the opening number came in at No. 4 on my favorite songs of the last week:
ReplyDelete1. Jingo Jango - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra
2. Joy to the World, Ray Conniff Singers
3. The Christmas Song, Lou Rawls
4. It Sounds a Lot Like Christmas, The Bing Crosbys, Robert Goulet, Mary Costa, the Mitchell Singing Boys Choir, etc.
5. Pine Cones & Holly Berries/It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, The Living Strings
6. It Couldn’t’ve Been Any Better, Johnny Duncan and Janie Fricke
7. Stones, Neil Diamond
8. Trinity Lane, Lilly Hiatt
9. Madman Across the Water (Live at BBC Studios), Elton John
10. Walking in a Winter Wonderland, Hollyridge Strings
"Crosby's 'The Sounds of Christmas' came along first, looking a like a sparkly, family Christmas card. Robert Goulet and Mary Costa were along as singing guests. But what Bing called 'The House Band of Casa Cosby' were the real stars of the show--wife Kathryn and children Mary Frances, Nathaniel and Harry."
ReplyDeleteThat was AP TV-radio writer Cynthia Lowry on this show, and I love Cynthia Lowry.