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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: The Making of A Charlie Brown...

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2025/12/09

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.December 9, 1965A Charlie Brown Christmasis the first of manyprime-timeanimatedTV specialsbased upon thecomic stripPeanuts,byCharles M. Schulzaired for the first time.It was produced and directed by formerWarner Bros.andUPAanimatorBill Meléndez, who also supplied the voice for the character ofSnoopy. Initially sponsored byCoca-Cola, the special aired onCBSfrom its debut in 1965 through

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: John Lennon - Happy Christmas...

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2025/12/08

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.December 8, 1980John Lennon, is murdered by a deranged fan in front of his New York apartment building.Lennon was born in 1940 in Liverpool, England. As a boy, Lennon lived with his aunt after his father left the family. Lennon attended Quarry Bank High School, from which he derived the name for his first band, the Quarrymen, formed in 1955. In 1956, he met Paul McCartney, who joined the

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Simpsons 2010 Christmas Special

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2025/12/07

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Stay TunedTony Figueroa

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer...

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2025/12/06

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.TV HistoryDecember 6, 1964Rudolph the Red–Nosed Reindeerthe long-runningChristmastelevision specialproduced instop motionanimationbyRankin/Bassfirst aired on theNBCtelevision network.The show was sponsored byGeneral Electricunder the umbrella title ofThe General Electric Fantasy Hour.The special is based on the song byJohnny Marks, which was in turn taken from the 1939poemof the same

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Christmas Flintstone Song

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2025/12/05

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Stay TunedTony Figueroa

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Home for the Holidays - SNL

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2025/12/04

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Stay TunedTony Figueroa

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

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2025/12/03

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Christmas Eve on Sesame Streetis aSesame StreetChristmas specialfirst broadcast onPBSon Sunday, December 3, 1978.Stay TunedTony Figueroa

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Bing Crosby & David Bowie

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2025/12/02

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth.Music video by Bing Crosby & David Bowie performingStay TunedTony Figueroa

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: MST3K #521 - Santa Claus

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2025/12/01

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Mystery Science Theater 3000-Santa ClausIt's Christmas time on the SOL! After Mike and the 'bots exchange gifts, they get to watch a movie where Santa Claus has to outwit Satan in order to deliver gifts.Stay TunedTony Figueroa

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Your Shop Local Saturday "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY": Mr....

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2025/11/29

Here is yourShop Local Saturday"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to momentarily forget about those things that leave a bad taste in our mouths.Telly and Gordon want a "Mr. Hooper Egg Cream."Stay TunedTony Figueroa

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: The Jack Benny Program -...

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2025/11/28

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.The Jack Benny Program:Season 8, Episode 7Christmas Shopping Show(15 Dec. 1957)Happy ShoppingTony Figueroa

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Your Holiday Sor-Bay: Thanksgiving 2025

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2025/11/27

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!-Arthur CarlsonHere is a Thanksgiving"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"tradition.This is a little brain candy to snack on while dinner is cooking.May we all be thankful for what we are about to view...Station manager Arthur Carlson comes up with a big idea for a unique holiday promotion involving live turkeys and a helicopter. First airedon 40 years ago on October 30th 1978 (Season 1, Episode 7)In 1997 TV Guide ranked this episode number 40 on its '100 Greatest

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Hallmark Channel Christmas...

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2025/11/26

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Stay TunedTony Figueroa

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This Week in Television History: November 2025 PART III

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2025/11/24

November 25, 1920Noel Neillis born.She is best known as her portrayal ofLois Lanein the film serialsSuperman(1948) andAtom Man vs. Superman(1950), and on the 1950s television seriesAdventures of Superman.TheMacy's Thanksgiving Day Paradeis an annualparadepresented by theU.S.-baseddepartment storechainMacy's.The tradition started in 1924,tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States withAmerica's Thanksgiving ParadeinDetroit(with both parades being four years younger than

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Not...

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2025/11/21

Here isyour"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to momentarily forget about thosethings that leave a bad taste in our mouths.The Mary Tyler Moore Show S05E09 Not a Christmas StoryEveryone is getting on each others nerves when they are trapped in the newsroom by a snowstorm. Stay TunedTony Figueroa

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This Week in Television History: November 2025 PART III

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2025/11/17

November 17, 1925Roy Harold Scherer-later known as Rock Hudson-is bornin Winnetka, Illinois.As a child, Hudson auditioned for school plays but never landed a role. Later, he worked as a navy mechanic and a truck driver, then pursued an acting career after World War II. After extensive grooming, which included acting, dancing, and fencing lessons, Hudson became a leading actor with Universal. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, he frequently starred in action films and melodramas, including The

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This Week in Television History: November 2025 PART II

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2025/11/10

November 11, 1980Too Close for Comfort debuted on ABC.ThisAmericansitcomwhich ran on theABCnetwork from November 11, 1980, to May 5, 1983, and in first-runsyndicationfrom April 7, 1984, to February 7, 1987. It was modeled after theBritishseriesKeep It in the Family,which premiered nine months beforeToo Close for Comfortdebuted in theUnited States. Its name was changed toThe Ted Knight Showwhen the show was retooled for what would turn out to be its final season.Ted KnightandNancy Dussaultstar as

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This Week in Television History: November 2025 PART I

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2025/11/03

November 3, 1975Good Morning America premieredon ABC-TV.GMA expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3, 1993. The Sunday edition was later canceled in 1999; weekend editions returned on both Saturdays and Sundays on September 4, 2004. The weekday program airs from 7:00 to 9:00a.m. in allU.S. time zones(live in theEastern Time Zoneand ontape delayelsewhere across the country); the Saturday and Sunday editions are one hour long and is transmitted to ABC's stations live at

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This Week in Television History: October 2025 PART IV

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2025/10/27

October 28, 1950Popular radio personality Jack Benny moves totelevision with The Jack Benny Program. The TV version of the show ran for the next 15 years.Jack Benny was born Benjamin Kubelsky in 1894. His father, a Lithuanian immigrant, ran a saloon in Waukegan, Illinois, near Chicago. Benny began playing violin at age six and continued through high school. He began touring on the vaudeville circuit in 1917. In 1918, he joined the navy and was assigned to entertain the troops with his music but

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This Week in Television History: October 2025 PART III

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2025/10/20

October 20, 1985-The movie "I Dream of Jeannie: 15 Years Later" aired.I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Lateris a 1985made-for-television filmproduced byColumbia Pictures Televisionwhich premiered onNBCon October 20, 1985. It is the first of two reunion films based on the 1965–70sitcomI Dream of Jeannie.Barbara Edenreprises her world-famous role as the magical Jeannie; also reprising their roles from the original series wereBill Dailyas Tony's fellow astronaut and best friend Roger Healy,

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