The Judy Garland Show: The Christmas Show
Spend a December evening with Judy Garland! This episode from her CBS- TV show, recorded December 6, 1963, and aired on the 22nd, captures the great entertainer and her kids, Liza Minnelli and Lorna and Joe Luft, in a one-hour songfest taking place in the family living room (one large enough to accommodate 12 crooning carolers, six strutting Santas, three charming children, two pop stars, and a film legend named Judy--well, you get the idea). Garland is mostly a spectator, encouraging the 17-year-old Liza (who appears somewhat uncomfortable when not singing or dancing) and the younger kids, Lorna (who displays a big voice on "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and went on to have her own performing career) and the less-assured Joe (who sings one of the many nonseasonal selections, "Where Is Love, " during which an anxious Garland can be glimpsed mouthing the words along with him). But she does sing two of her most memorable film songs--"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Over the Rainbow"--plus "Little Drops of Rain" (from Gay Purr-ee) and she can still kick up her heels. Even one of her flubs produces one of the best moments: she joins Mel Tormé at the piano for his "Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), " and when she botches the lyric, he gently chides her, "Close! " Also on hand are Liza's "beau, " Tracy Everitt, a dancer on the series, and clean-cut pop star Jack Jones, who sings his Grammy-winning hit "Lollipops and Roses" as well as a nice a cappella version of "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" with Tormé. The remastered DVD allows the original black and white to shine, and a new 5.1 surround sound track is available along with the original mono track. --David Horiuchi Binding DVD. Publisher(s): Geneon [Pioneer]. Label: Geneon [Pioneer]. AudienceRating: NR (Not Rated). Format: Color. AspectRatio: 1.33:1.
| Manufacturer: | Geneon Entertainment, Inc. |
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| Lowest Price (CAD): | $81.35 |
Product Features |
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| Activities/Learning Theme : | Christmas |
| Brand : | Geneon |
| Closed Captioned : | No |
| Collector's Edition : | No |
| Director's Cut : | No |
| Distributor : | Geneon Entertainment |
| Film Rating : | NR (Not Rated) |
| Format : | DVD |
| Language : | English |
| Movie Aspect Ratio : | Full Screen |
| Number of Discs : | One |
| Occasion : | Christmas |
| Original Release Date : | 1963 |
| Release Date : | 12-NOV-04 |
| Starring : |
Jack Jones Judy Garland |
| Title : | Title S-T |
| Unedited Version : | No |
