The Bell Telephone Hour
Season 8 Episode 7 - An Old Fashioned Christmas
Martha Scott, opens with a tableau set in a small town in 1909. Townspeople gradually leave their still-frame poses, coming to life to sing holiday tunes. Melissa Hayden, as the Snow Queen, and Jacques D'Amboise, as the Prince, perform the "Snow" pas de deux from "The Nutcracker," with music by Tchaikovsky. The ensemble of singers perform carols in "Grandma's house," followed by a Christmas message from Frederick R. Kappel. A church scene with the Columbus Boychoir singing "Adeste Fideles," "The First Noel," and "Carol of the Bells". Martha Scott reads a biblical passage from Luke. Gianna d'Angelo and the Boychoir close singing "O Holy Night" and "Silent Night".
Episodes in Season 8
Salute To Jerome Kern
60 min
Music In Manhattan
60 min
Joan Sutherland
60 min
Salute To Veteran's Day
60 min
Thanksgiving
60 min
The Music Of Harold Arlen
60 min
An Old Fashioned Christmas
60 min
The Music Of The West
60 min
The Song And The Dance Man
60 min
A Gershwin Portrait
60 min
Valentine's Day
60 min
The Lyrics Of Allan Jay Lerner
60 min
Music Of The Movies
60 min
Masterpieces And Music
60 min
Songs Of Spring
60 min
Music That Mirrors The Times
60 min
