Televised the night of December 19, 1968 on Detroit NBC WWJ-TV (Channel 4), 10:00 p.m., 53 years ago. Guests: Dom DeLouise, Bob Newhart and Dennis Weaver.
PLUS: Cameos by dozens of celebrities, including Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra Jr. William Holden, Johnny Carson, announcing the sending of gifts of toys to children in hospitals and through various charities at end of show.
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Source: The Detroit Free Press; Thursday; December 19, 1968
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SIXTEEN WEEKS overall on the single pop charts, “Everybody Loves Somebody” by Dean Martin peaked at #1 this week (1 week) on the Billboard Hot 100. Beginning August 9 through week ending, August 15, 1964. (Source: Billboard)
For our previous Billboard 1964 Number One U.S.A. Hits go HERE
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“A Marshmallow World” (sometimes called “It’s a Marshmallow World“) is a popular song that was written in 1949 by Carl Sigman (lyrics) and Peter DeRose (music). The song is about winter and is commonly regarded as a Christmas song, although the lyrics make no mention of the holiday. The song compares a snowfall to marshmallows covering the ground. It also describes the snowfall as whipped cream and the sun as a big red pumpkin head. The singer “waits for it the whole year ’round.” The song was a Christmas Holiday hit for many artists such as Bing Cosby, Vic Damone, Brenda Lee and Dean Martin (which is included in his 1966 album, ‘The Dean Martin Christmas Album‘).
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(Source: Wikipedia)
— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —
DECEMBER 22 * 04 * DEAN MARTIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf_hHU1Yu7o&t=47s
— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —
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Aired on the night of December 21, 1967 on Detroit NBC WWJ-TV (Channel 4), 10:00 p.m., 53 years ago, on this day. Guests: Dean and Jeanne Martin and their children, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Frank Jr.
(Source: Detroit Free Press; Thursday, December 21, 1967)
THE DEAN MARTIN CHRISTMAS SHOW * NBC-TV * THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1967
— ABOUT THIS LP —
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Dean Martin Christmas Album is a 1966 studio album by Dean Martin arranged by Ernie Freeman and Bill Justis. This was Martin’s only album of Christmas music released on Reprise Records (his only other Christmas album, A Winter Romance, having been released in 1959 on Capitol Records). Ricci James Martin, Martin’s son, wrote in a biography of his father that The Dean Martin Christmas Album was the only one of his father’s albums that was played in the Martin household, his parents seldom listening to Dean Martin’s music. Billboard magazine reported in its December 3, 1966 issue that The Dean Martin Christmas Album was on top of its “Best Bets for Christmas” chart.
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(Source: Wikipedia)
— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —
Click on (COMPLETE LP) for the complete track listing on this album.
THE DEAN MARTIN CHRISTMAS ALBUM * (COMPLETE LP) * 1966
— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —
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Aired on the night of December 19, 1968 on Detroit NBC WWJ-TV (Channel 4), 10:00 p.m., 52 years ago, on this day. Guests: Bob Newhart and Dom DeLuise, and Dennis Weaver. Plus cameos by dozens of celebrities, including Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra Jr. and Johnny Carson, announcing the sending of gifts of toys to children in hospitals around the country and through various charities.
(Source: Detroit Free Press; Sunday, December 19, 1968)
THE DEAN MARTIN CHRISTMAS SHOW * NBC-TV * THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1968
THE DEAN MARTIN CHRISTMAS ALBUM * (COMPLETE LP) * 1966
—A DEAN MARTIN CHRISTMAS ALBUM—
Dean Martin Christmas Album is a 1966 studio album by Dean Martin arranged by Ernie Freeman and Bill Justis. This was Martin’s only album of Christmas music released on Reprise Records (his only other Christmas album, A Winter Romance, having been released in 1959 on Capitol Records). Ricci James Martin, Martin’s son, wrote in a biography of his father that The Dean Martin Christmas Album was the only one of his father’s albums that was played in the Martin household, his parents seldom listening to Dean Martin’s music. Billboard magazine reported in its December 3, 1966 issue that The Dean Martin Christmas Album was on top of its “Best Bets for Christmas” chart.
(Source: WiKipedia)
— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —
Click on (COMPLETE LP) for the complete track listing on this album.
—MARSHMALLOW WORLD—
“A Marshmallow World” (sometimes called “It’s a Marshmallow World“) is a popular song that was written in 1949 by Carl Sigman (lyrics) and Peter DeRose (music). The song is about winter and is commonly regarded as a Christmas song, although the lyrics make no mention of the holiday. The song compares a snowfall to marshmallows covering the ground. It also describes the snowfall as whipped cream and the sun as a big red pumpkin head. The singer “waits for it the whole year ’round.” The song was a Christmas Holiday hit for many artists such as Bing Cosby, Vic Damone, Brenda Lee and Dean Martin (which is included in his 1966 album, ‘The Dean Martin Christmas Album‘).
(Source: WiKipedia)
— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —
DEAN MARTIN * 04 * DECEMBER 22
