Hollywood Palace 6-12 Christmas Show: Bing & Kathryn Crosby (co-hosts), Glen Campbell

Originally aired Dec 21, 1968, this is the 1968 Christmas Show hosted by Bing and Kathryn Crosby, with their children Harry, Mary Frances and Nathaniel. This program features:
- Bing Crosby: "White Christmas", "Silent Night" and "This Is That Time of the Year"
- Bing and Kathryn Crosby: "When the Kids Are Married" and "Christmas Is A Birthday"
- Bing, Kathryn and children: "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
- Harry Crosby: "Oh, Come Little Children"
- Glen Campbell: "Wichita Lineman"
- Bing Crosby and Glen Campbell: "1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero"
- John Byner (comedian): "Christmas Is Coming"
- The Lennon Sisters: "Christmas Waltz" and "Christmas Song"
- Bing Crosby and cast: "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
- Nicolai Olkovikov (juggler from the Moscow State Circus)

[@TheMistysFavs]

Cousin Bing!! My husband's grandmother's brother, I was told years ago...ANYONE watching in 2020? We NEED some old time cheer! The 60s were the days!! WHAT a childhood! OH to go back and watch shows like this ALL the time! Praise God we have them on video!

[@velmacoontz1949]

Watching in 2021! 😃 🎄 ❄ ☃️ 🎿 🎅 🤶

[@sparkyspark964]

@@velmacoontz1949 I’m watching too!

[@reepacheirpfirewalker8629]

2021

[@janinecox256]

I’m watching in 2021!

[@nancywood9531]

@ Mary McLocke...I think that would make Bing Crosby your husband's great uncle! Not cousin. Hope your husband was able to meet him.

[@Howiesgirl]

Merry Christmas to all this year in 2023. I miss the old holiday specials of my childhood. I was only when this one aired, so I don't remember it, but my parents were big Bing Crosby fans, so I'm sure we watched it.

[@SG-ug9xj]

Awesome show. Glenn and Bing were great and love to see Bing singing White Christmas. Thanks for uploading.

[@CaptainVelveeta]

Wow, commercials included...this is a GEM!

[@cynthiameans]

Even though I wasn't born when this show aired I remember these old holiday shows and they bring back so many cozy family memories. Life is short, love your family and enjoy each day and holiday.

[@paulcullen5712]

instablaster...

[@jamessancimino]

Hearing Bing announcing Glen Campbell's new show! Wow, I am getting old! I watched that show every week for years as a kid!

[@MoonlightNothing]

Haha! ♡ You ain't old! You're Blessed and Golden! God bless us everyone. Merry Christmas!

[@patrickodonnell6193]

At least you had weekend don't have the luck of it I'm sure about that okay good show

[@allenrobinson6181]

Me oh my if we could just go back to those wonderful Christmases growing up and watching these kind of shows thank you for sharing takes me back.

[@MTknitter22]

Glen’s music was hauntingly beautiful I miss ya Glen

[@ohmeowzer1]

Watching 2020 in the middle of the blizzard in upstate New York in the Mohawk Valley

[@sabrinabrown107]

I just love "Wichita Lineman" and been a fan since I was kid. Remember watching his show as child because Dad has always been a fan of Glen Campbell!!!

[@jetmcmasterson9895]

Awesome! Bing died before I was born, but his music and movies played a big roll in my life thanks to my grandparents.

[@hardlines4]

Miss REAL shows and entertainers like this!!!

[@michaelangileo2760]

My uncle, Nick Vanoff, was the Executive Producer. My dad, Boris Vanoff, the Talent Coordinator. My sister and I appeared on the show with Bing Crosby. "The Hollywood Palace" brought us to Hollywood in 1964, from Buffalo, NY. Great memories!!

[@susancollison8524]

Omg. The commercials are a blast!

[@msmom1994]

Who is watching 2019 Christmas season? We didn't get color TV till the 1970's.

[@carolynderricks3226]

msmom 1994 I think we got color tv in 1968. I remember watching tv shows that had previously been in b & w announcing they were broadcasting in color, and we were able to see them in color, such as the Wild Wild West and the Avengers, etc

[@msmom1994]

@@carolynderricks3226 I guess my family was poor. Ok, we were poor. I remember, watching the Brady Bunch the first time we got a color set. Oh well.

[@georgedeahl9469]

msmom 1994 I am and I remember seeing the show when it first aired!

[@kwebster62]

We didn't get our first color TV set until 1972. However, my grandparents had it earlier; and I remember how exciting it was to go to their house to see COLOR TV!

[@irmagarcia5568]

Soooooo Fantastic😄😄😄😄😄Dec .12 2019 but those commercials tho Lol!!!!!

[@MarsNeedsGuitars1]

Pretty awesome Christmas nostalgia

[@cerridwenhall4819]

Here 12-16-2020....love the older shows better than today’s tv at the holidays!

[@joekatvoice-overllc1479]

A very nice trip in the time machine. I was 10 at the time of broadcast, I remember the "feel" of television back then, especially the variety shows. Thanks for posting.

[@CharlotteSpears]

Bing Crosby always had the best Christmas specials!

[@gavhinds8190]

Can't beat bing......great stuff...

[@joyorr4009]

Absolutely Bing will always be the greatest of all nobody will ever come up to him.

[@AndrewEllisAndymanout]

Alas, I have but one like to give this wonderful video. Merry Christmas to every like minded friend who sees this.

[@christopherohare6386]

Thank you for this great show. It brought back a flood of memories, from better, happier days

[@elijahvincent985]

My living papaw, a Vietnam veteran, served from 1967-1971, just so happened to be on a flight back home in 1969, and a certain crooner who hosted this special was on that plane. He sat right next to my papaw and had kindly thanked him for his continuing service! Papaw had never told me this until a few months ago during a visit. I'll have to show him this when I see him on Christmas eve! (Following COVID Guidelines, obviously)

[@infoinfo4661]

I even loved the commericals

[@allenjones3130]

Bing was one of America's favorite baritone pop crooners... and one of the great voices of Christmas. Rest in peace, Bing.

[@3847CAK]

What a joy it was gathering around the color TV for these amazing and wholesome Christmas specials.

[@RusstheTroubadour]

Glen Campbell truly one of the best guitarists ever...so underrated.

[@allenjones3130]

Not to mention Glen's fine singing voice!

[@dandavis2435]

LOVE watching this again and the cigarette commercial is classic

[@juliecox8694]

Another gem on U tube! Thank you for the amazing vintage upload from my childhood! Love vintage Christmas specials when life still had a sparkle to it!

[@bewiseasowls]

My memory is refreshed! I cannot believe that juggler! he is completely amazing ! talent was always no. 1 in those days!

[@glennanderson7835]

Glen was a passenger on my Southwest Jet to Nashville years back. I was the captain, went back and told him how much i loved his music and legacy guitar playing!..I was a kid in ABQ when he got his start at KOB TV with his Uncle. Class act!!

[@elizabethb4634]

This is a wonderful Christmas treat complete with the original commercials. So much fun!!!

[@stevefilice9784]

Never missed a Bing Crosby Christmas special!

[@beverlythomas7487]

What a great show my dad and mom had kept all the records and every Christmas we all would get together as family and enjoy the one day everyone would make time to spend it with those we loved may my dad hear this songs up in heaven and enjoy them still as much as mom do

[@robertnickell5353]

Memories....back in a time that brought great shows like this! As a great entertainer once said, "Thanks for the Memories and good night".

[@nancywood9531]

Bob Hope always closed with singing " Thanks for the Memoties"... he was with Bing Cosby in many movies. Comedy duo that made movie magic. Bing Crosby and Bob Hope comedy team. Their movies are on youtube.

[@nancywood9531]

The Lennon Sisters. Discovered by Lawrence Welk when they were younger and on his weekly show for decade. Great harmony. Loved little Cathy Lennon who was tiny when first on LW show.

[@76bbqueen]

Great program. A real treat to find it on KZbin. Thanks for posting!

[@anniehovsepian6173]

Thank you, thank you! For this cherished show. Before my time but always adore watching it. What a wonderful era.

[@jerrysims7900]

Thank You so so much for this video, i'm 63 now and it helps me to live now that I'm all alone now. But made me feel like I had a family again!!!!

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

GOOD SHOW... I LIKE WHEN THE KID SAID THE RECORD PLAYER DOESNT PLAY 78S WHEN THEY WERE ONLY SUPPOSED TO PLAY BINGS MUSIC.. . ............ I HAD A FEW 78S WITH MY RECORD COLLECTION YEARS AGO AND A PLAYER ONCE THAT PLAYED.78S, 331/3S AND 45 S

[@lennomenno]

When Hollywood was still sane.

[@RusstheTroubadour]

Hollywood has never been sane.

[@artistmac]

You're a riot, Alice. Hollywood sane back then? Tell it to Scotty Beckett, Bobby Driscoll, Patty Duke, and Bing's four sons by his first wife.

[@buckjohnson1119]

artistmac Bings first wife was an alcoholic, and produced children. Gary admitted he could not recall the rubbish he wrote about his father, in a false novel. The two that commuted suicide did it in years from failed relationships and other problems. The other deaths were heart, and natural causes of age.

[@Albertanator]

That was awesome seeing Glen give Bing the Beatles White Album to him as a gift......wow......

[@June51212]

Thank you for sharing these old shows! I love them! Keep them coming.....

[@hollywoodpalace3308]

I'm all tapped out, June. Sorry!

[@dawnelder9046]

I watched this when I was 11 with my parents. I remember loving those pink dresses. Wonderful memories. Thank you so much.

[@CharlotteSpears]

When I was a kid I can remember that it was not officially Christmas time at our house until our mom played Bing singing "White Christmas" on the stereo.

[@chrisregan2199]

Bing was the GrandFather of all the microphone/crooners...Frank, Dean, Perry, Mel Torme, Dick Haynes...probably the most influential singer in history

[@chrisregan2199]

Correction on the last comment Dick Haymes

[@juliemnm8273]

Loved seeing the Lennon Sisters.....as a 6 yr old during that time, they were my favorite.

[@Vandermin011]

This is awesome, love those commercials!

[@trentaccid2177]

The Hollywood Palace was such a underrated tv show every Friday Night and now we all know this was a classic never to be redone again.

[@cynthialyman2636]

What a nice treat to see a youthful Glen Campbell and hear him sing and play a couple of his hits. Jimmy Webb's Witchita Lineman is a beauty.

[@debrajones4840]

Cynthia Lyman nice to see him young and healthy

[@marcie9951]

I'd love to break away in that '69 Pontiac LeMans!

[@whopiddledonyourposttoasti175]

My first car in 1977 when I was 17 was a '68 Pontiac Lemans...loved that car. Lipstick red, black bucket seat interior

[@powermixstudio495]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@marelainerendano5810]

I want to go back. So many memories wonderful memories…. Christmas meant so much then. Family love thank you for the memories

[@hairyscotman]

there is so much talent on this show....thanks, for this!

[@thomasthomas2418]

Wow! Daniel J. Travanti ("Hill Street Blues") in the Raleigh commercial at 13:55.

[@hollyyoung649]

OK the commercials are hysterical.

[@redvelvetrose]

Love the show! It aired well before I was born (in the late 70s). The cigarette commercial startled me, though! I can’t remember ever seeing a tv ad for cigs!

[@Shodansixtyone]

Great show - I saw them all when they first appeared. Among other things Bing was an outstanding golfer, near scratch - his youngest son won the US National Amateur championship - Tiger Woods also won the title a few yrs later.

[@Howrider65]

30 second commercials. Long gone

[@johnmiller2138]

Thank you so much for having Christmas TREASURE specials like this one. I loved and miss these TREASURES of the past.

[@lindaeasley4336]

What memories this brings back ! I was 7 years old and my family had moved from the east coast to California that year 😊

[@carltriangolo1384]

What a great singer Bing Crosby was.I really think he was the absolute best.

[@thatgirlmadge]

Magical! I love this. The best of vintage Christmas time. I miss it so....♡

[@janascuderi4047]

Oh yeah, thanks for the commercials, too!

[@pattibrooks1907]

Saw this program with Bing Crosby during the holidays back in the 70s !

[@Howrider65]

The good old days.

[@anniehovsepian6173]

Yes exactly. The days when Hollywood meant glamour, sad to see these days gone.

[@purefoldnz3070]

bad old days. Bing abused his kids.

[@MrMartybearass]

they SING LIVE!!!!! who woulda thunk!! :)

[@writeract2]

Glen Campbell had an awesome voice and was an incredible guitar player.

[@TomElvisSmith]

John Byner is one of my favorite comedians, it's always good to see him!

[@allenjones3130]

He was terrific!

[@elinorwuest4780]

Thank you for downloading this show. Sure does bring back the memories of better times.

[@cynthialyman2636]

A juggler on horseback: wow!!!! And an exquisite horse, besides.

[@nicole9105]

Thank you so much for making this available. Such a part of my childhood. And special thanks for leaving in the commercials, that definitely sets it as a time capsule.

[@roseschrader4917]

Thank you very much.youtube. You know what we need now,some happy memories.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Campbell was the best on guitar and it even shows with his little fill - in licks during the duet. They failed to mention he had just completed the movie True Grit with John Wayne although it wouldn't be released until the next summer.

[@01baxie]

Thank you for posting. Love watching these great shows, Grew up watching these shows each year, always looked forward to them.

[@greg4161]

Love Bing Crosby

[@Linda-qf3yk]

This is so calming, thank you ❤

[@Oklatucky_Guitarman]

"That's Harry's! It's a gift from Jack Benny!" 😂

[@myrnyocom3344]

LOVE THIS OLD OLD OLD -- YEARS AGO - MOVIE OF BING CROSBY -- :)

[@lawoman9351]

Who is watching this in December 2020?

[@garydavidderby]

I'll be still watching 2041

[@marlainirving]

Thanks for posting.

[@janicefrantz1831]

So much fun to watch these again. I was about 10 when these first aired. Better times...

[@robertc391]

Great entertainment. We don't have this any more.

[@irmagarcia5568]

SOOOO INNOCENT AND REAL TALENT 💓

[@hollywoodpalace3308]

He's great, never got as famous as he should have. I first saw him as a recurring character on "Soap" and a couple of classic guest shots on "The Odd Couple". He was terrific as a comic actor, but I had no idea until seeing some of these older appearances that he started out as an impressionist-- and a good one.

[@robinkeiger2208]

This is so great!! Hollywood Palace was a great show!! Loved it as a kid!!

[@jamesgordon8867]

Still watching 2023

[@michellenelson6571]

Thank you for putting them on

[@Anvanho]

13:57 "Say, you save the coupons, don't you?" . Wow, back when cigarette commercials were still on TV. I do recall now after hearing this, yes, there were some promotional things some brands had and you collected coupons.

[@seanmahon4521]

Say that Bing is the real Mr. Christmas. He always provides a Christmas Spark.

[@purefoldnz3070]

a real mr chistmas who beat his kids.

[@Sweendogization]

Tell that to his wife he beat up.

[@Sweendogization]

@@purefoldnz3070 meh. I got beat. Love my parents anyway. Get a grip.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@Sweendogization That's not any excuse. He came home and beat his son every single day. That's disgusting. So are you for defending it.

[@juliemnm8273]

@@Sweendogization and you know this how? I heard she a was Drunk, stop listening to propaganda.

nothing like a good beating from Bing on Christmas morning

[@TomElvisSmith]

I first saw John on Bizarre and became a huge fan. I have all the episodes. I feel he was able to let his talents show more on Bizarre than anything else he did. On many other shows, he feels restrained. He was a huge inspiration to me growing up. I also have all the episodes of Soap and enjoyed his stint on there. I have never seen the Odd Couple. John did a lot of impressions on Bizarre, and his interactions with Bob Einstein were classic. Lots of nice girls too. :)

[@donnawatkins4796]

Bing can sing anything. He really could have changed genres.

[@bubhub64]

I saw Napalm Death, Testament and Sepultura at the Hollywood Palace back in the early 90s.

[@michaelfelzien6765]

This show is just FUN! Wish there were more.

[@nancywood9531]

I really loved Glen Campbell.....my sons best friend rom age 11 was a dead ringer look alike of Glen. Interesting when they went to state fair or music concerts. People thought he was Glen. 🤗

[@JillKirchner]

Hard to believe we once had a really good country where people were happy and lived normal lives. wow.

[@rogerbee697]

Not hard at all. I live in a great country. The USA. I am happy and live a normal life. Youre just a crybaby p***y who wants things like when you were a kid. Be an adult and accept that EVERYTHING changes.... whether you like it or not.

[@waverly2468]

Love this show but it's hard for me to imagine how much Christmas has changed from 55 years ago. Now kids are asking for Nintendo Switch's, iTunes cards, Sony PS5, etc. In 1965 the most complicated electronics most people had were their black and white TV's and table radio's.

[@infoinfo4661]

this was a GEM!!!! thank you.

[@SamSanders072764]

The Raleigh cigarette commercial has Daniel J Travanti from "Hill Street Blues."

[@tomservo56954]

When he played Edward R. Murrow in an HBO movie, Travani insisted on using clove cigarettes to portray the chain-smoking news commentator.

[@MisterUptempo]

In the same vein, at 46:33, the final woman in that Coty commercial is actress/model Veronica Hamel, who co-starred with Travanti in "Hill Street Blues".

[@cynthialyman2636]

She was such a beauty.

[@CraigCinMO]

And Chuck Woolery

[@lindajones8895]

This is entertainment.

[@michellenelson6571]

Love these old varietie shows