Original upload date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sun, 07 Nov 2021 19:20:53 GMT
"The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait" (1978) was Richard and Karen Carpenter's fourth TV special and second and final one for Christmas. Many of the songs were from Spike Jones' 1956 "Xmas Spectacula
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Here's their 1977 special:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT7tbkeFYqM
SONGS:
0:41 "Christmas Waltz"
7:45 "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"
8:35 "Jingle Bells"
11:38 "Big Brothers/Kid Sisters" (I think)
14:50 "Merry Christmas Darling"
19:40 "Christmas in Killarney"
24:10 "The Nutcracker Suite"
32:13 "Toyland"
35:57 "Angel in the Christmas Play"
39:10 "Adeste Fideles"
41:26 "Stille Nacht"
43:12 "Fum Fum Fum"
44:51 "Ave Maria"
Final third of the special (in higher quality) is from here:
http://youtu.be/SYgIL1XcrdQ
SONGS:
0:41 "Christmas Waltz"
7:45 "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"
8:35 "Jingle Bells"
11:38 "Big Brothers/Kid Sisters" (I think)
14:50 "Merry Christmas Darling"
19:40 "Christmas in Killarney"
24:10 "The Nutcracker Suite"
32:13 "Toyland"
35:57 "Angel in the Christmas Play"
39:10 "Adeste Fideles"
41:26 "Stille Nacht"
43:12 "Fum Fum Fum"
Special guest stars include Gene Kelly, Georgia Engel, and Kristy and Jimmy McNichol, as. If anyone wants these, please send a message!
I really wish Richard would take the good parts of these specials (plus the Carpenters' 1974 appearance on the "Perry Como Christmas Show") and put them into a retrospective on PBS, ABC, DVD, or something. From what I understand, he disliked these specials (though Karen enjoyed them), and so sadly, they may never see the light of day.
