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OverviewIn November 1939, NBC's fledgling television station W2XBS broadcast the first known holiday special, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Despite its small viewership (very few TV sets existed at the time), the experimental telecast was a harbinger of a now-beloved American tradition: the holiday television special. This book offers a thorough account of holiday television specials in the United States from 1939 to 2021, highlighting variety shows, comedic performances, musical spectaculars and more. From familiar favorites (1964's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) to campy one-offs (1985's He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special), the 1140 programs are covered alphabetically and feature performance casts, production credits and storylines for each. Three appendices cover ""lost"" holiday specials, along with Christmas and Halloween-themed episodes of popular television series. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vincent TerracePublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9781476689692ISBN 10: 1476689695 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 31 January 2023 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationVincent Terrace has worked as a researcher for ABC television and is the television historian for BPOLIN Productions (an independent film and television producing company for which he has created two projected televisions seriesApril's Dream and April and May: Ghost Hunters (both starring actress-ventriloquist April Brucker). He has also written more than 50 books about television and radio. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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