The Dean Martin Christmas Show 1968 - FULL EPISODE

The Dean Martin Christmas Show (December 19, 1968).
Opening Production Number, sung by Jack Halloran's Choir & featuring Dean Martin, Dean's Girls & the show's dancers dressed as Santa Claus: "Look At That Face"; "Be A Santa"
Dean Martin: "A Marshmallow World"
The Golddiggers: "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Dean Martin & The Golddiggers: Medley: "Daddy" / "True Love" / "We Wish You The Merriest"
Dennis Weaver: "The Marvelous Toy"
Entire Cast: Medley of Christmas Carols: "Deck The Halls" / "Joy To The World" / "Silent Night"
Dean Martin: "Christmas Is For Kids" (sung over footage of Christmas toys)
Entire Cast: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Also appearing: Bob Newhart and Dom DeLuise, 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 and through various charities.
Source: www.tv.com/shows/the-dean-mart...

[@jojoc9240]

Young Folks probably don't remember that when conservatives and liberals and independents alike would work together and cared about one thing Americans

[@theshakter]

Its how they were brought up and raised.

[@renneedwards9826]

💯👀💅🏾💙

[@silveraddict875]

They still do, but the media covers the .003% that are radical trying to manipulate all Americans to think this is 50% of the people. They wont cover the 99% who love America

[@Flo1918]

I remember but im no spring chicken..😂😂😂

[@JennyDianes]

At the end they named so many children’s hospitals and orphanages and didn’t forget the children. I was a baby during this year but miss these times.

[@edithdavis2848]

Those were the good fun days, when most families had fun. 72 years old and I remember these shows and the better days.

[@sharonrichard4019]

Miss shows like this. I remember my parents dancing to Dean Martin all the time. To this day I think he has the smoothest voice ever. And NO auto tune!!

[@tavaramirez668]

Bob Newhart is the king of understated comedy.

[@kimporter1744]

Agreed!...love him!❤😂❤

[@Sicilia928]

I was born in 1952 and I wouldn't trade growing up in the 50's and 60's with ANY generation. I teach English to kids in Italy now and I try to explain how exciting it was when we would wait all year for movies like "The Wizard of Oz" and "Miracle of 34th Street", or Mary Martin in "Peter Pan" to come on television. But how do you explain the excitement and anticipation when the kids today have so many options and can watch what they want, when they want, as many times as they want. It means that NOTHING is special. It's so sad.

[@OdeeOz]

Amen to that! you got 1 year on me, and I sorely miss those days

[@sharonh2991]

I was just telling my husband yesterday how exciting the holidays were when I was a kid. We’d start planning for Thanksgiving at the beginning of November, then of course came Christmas. My grandparents just lived around the corner and we saw them all the time but it was SO exciting and fun to be all together at the holidays.

[@weshunter_musicman]

That's great! I would have loved to grow up in the 50's! Wow! I loved the 80's so I guess that's as close as I will get to normal, fun and exciting

[@shetaz905]

I agree. It does seem that nothing is special to younger people these days.

[@douglassanders460]

So true I was just discussing this with my wife and yes we can look up any Christmas movie we want at anytime just doesn't have the same feeling of excitement or anticipation

[@bqkmg2037]

I'm 57 yrs old I remember growing up watching these family clean Christmas TV special shows from the 50s 60s 70s and 80s the good old days....great memories...totally different today.

[@annenunney9907]

Me to

[@southernbelle6108]

I am 71 and I remember watching all these as I was a kid

[@brutustantheiii8477]

@@miahsaint-georgesif you’re talking about the so called downsides of the old fashioned stuff like this, it’s still miles better than Cardi B’s WAP, obnoxious SJWs, Slow uncaring Pot Stoners, and a treasonous self hating populace

[@karanapier9175]

Why cant christmas be like this again. Much more festive and fun. I miss the old days.

[@audreyh3357]

My sentiments, exactly!🥲Those were wonderful, joyous days.❤️

[@kimporter1744]

I totally agree...everyone is happy and caring!...miss those days and the shows!❤🎄❤

[@randyjames4713]

Commercialization killed Christmas. It now begins the day after Labor Day.

[@robertdiotalevi285]

Because these people were decent Americans who loved their country no matter who was president...that all changed in the 60's. We have no more superstars like them.

[@Richard-or2km]

Sounds like my Christmases of the past except we played aggravation instead of monopoly every Xmas. My grandma liked playing it, so it was just her and I playing most of the time up until she passed. Others got tired of playing it , but she never seemed to. Christmas just hasn't been the same since. I miss the old days we were busy going from relatives and neighbors houses back and forth throughout the whole holiday season into the New Year. Fun times back then.@@providahotwater7688

[@Paul-lm5gv]

What a great Christmas show! Sadly, nothing like this exists on TV anymore. But thanks to KZbin, even today's kids can experience what it was like back in 1968!

[@ApartmentKing66]

Yeah, nothing exists like this on TV these days because life itself is very little like the way it was in 1968.

[@lindatober9580]

I loved these holiday variety shows when I was a kid. Really felt like Christmas.

[@tommycash9]

He's drunk, but I loved him.

[@redpineapple9908]

Especially all the cameos at the end. That was when Hollywood was NOT full of aholes.

[@JaneBennett030514]

They can’t show them on TV today. To celebrate the birth of Jesus is politically incorrect. God gave us humor. Some people need to get over it.

[@andrewandstacieweller1927]

We gathered as a family to watch these Christmas specials. You had one chance per year. If you missed it, you waited another year. They are just magical.

[@charleskollin1221]

And you didn't have cell phones dividing the living room.

[@peggydawson3453]

I miss good Christmas variety shows, I grew up watching all of them. Dean Martin, Andy Williams and the Osmond family specials. Great time to grow up

[@mouchiecat1]

That’s so very true.

[@mr.classicalmusic5607]

Perry Como also had great Christmas shows....also Bob Hope.

[@jobuchner2563]

Yeah, and they were new ones every year. They didn't get recycled for 10 years like the Rita MacNeil one and others.

[@RoxanneM-]

And The Carpenters.

[@lindamoore1414]

I watched all of them tooo as a child and miss those days

[@dorothycollins2431]

Wow. When they started naming all the hospitals and orphanages, I choked up !! Wish they had shows like this today!!

[@tq644]

My mom was pregnant with me when this aired. She passed a little over a year ago and my Dad is 90 and we're 1000 mi apart. I might see if he'll zoom with me and watch it together. This was a tough time in history with Vietnam but a much simpler time, nonetheless. Such wonderful entertainers I grew up watching. I really miss those times. The world has changed so much.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Back when kids and adults could watch the same show and have fun. Such wonderful and innocent times. The way life was meant to be.

[@johnp139]

Smoking and all

[@dbrown6941]

@@johnp139 Freedom

[@elecomize]

got that right

[@anneroselli161]

I adore dea.martin

[@kimberlywoodyard9027]

Yes, I agree. Even in the 80’s when i grew up. I still love the old classic Christmas movies.

[@niferanne53]

Christmas in 1968 had my Dad in Vietnam. It was lonely without him. But there was a sense of normalcy in watching shows like this.

[@acooper6956]

When you watch the lineup of celebrities at the end, it's pretty clear why that was one of the greatest times to be alive. And there were a bunch missing!

[@allenjones3130]

Dean Martin was one of the greatest baritone pop crooners, and his TV variety series for NBC was a classic.

[@senorkaboom]

Damn, where did the time go? Used to have a Dean Martin, Bob Hope, Perry Como, Andy Williams and other celebrities with a one hour Christmas special. Singing, dancing, laughing, got you into the Christmas spirit. Man, I miss that.

[@amy792]

And Bing Crosby .....they died

[@janinecox256]

Me too but I’m glad that it’s on KZbin and PBS and Get Tv from thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve!

[@andrewhiggins4505]

Comedy was more fun, when people didn't take themselves so damn seriously. I still miss Dom, Dean, and all the other real entertainers.

[@thejerseyj9422]

I think about that around this time of year. We didn't know it would be over so soon

[@sabinewindisch3479]

Ich auch,muss weinen

[@bethdagan9349]

My daughter sent this to me, she was 8years old and used to sit up until dean came on. Still loves him. Miss these shows

[@johnlegend3081]

“What can you give a guy who’s got everything”😂 Dean Martin was the greatest.

[@telbon8869]

I watched this as a teenager back on 1968 with my mom. Thank you so much for posting this. It takes me back to much happier times, if only for a few minutes. I'm in my 70's now, and sadly all my loved ones have passed on. And even Dean and almost all of the people on this show are gone. For many people like me, Christmas is a bittersweet time, full of happy treasured memories, but so sad that all those wonderful people are gone, and we're left with a world that I hardly recognize anymore. But I'm very grateful I experienced those times when the world seemed much nicer. Yes, I know there was also much sadness, suffering, injustice, war and pain back then as there has ALWAYS been, but somehow in spite of it all , it just seems like it was a better world then. I guess I'm just a sentimental old fool . But I do hope and pray that you who are reading this , as well as everyone on this troubled earth can find a measure of love, peace and happiness especially this Christmas. Love to all, and may God bless you🙏

[@bhays71]

Was thinking about the Vietnam veterans who couldn't come home when this aired, bless you guys and gals who served during that time.

[@cherylwilliams667]

Thank you for mentioning the Vietnam Nam veterans.

[@ashleighjaimaosborne3966]

May they RIP. 🇨🇦

[@elizabethpeterson7165]

@@ashleighjaimaosborne3966 All 68,000 of them. And my childhood friend. Needless war.

[@jaminova_1969]

My Uncle Joe didn't make it back, but I remember him stopping by on leave before he redeployed!

[@shetaz905]

Yes, bless them all. I had classmates and a cousin who had to serve during that time.

[@kevinw9073]

When entertainment was fun and enjoyable. Oh those were the days.

[@Maggiolino45cv]

W il 1968..

[@OVERHERE-OVERHERE]

I was born in 1961 I can’t believe how old I am today

[@johnp139]

And boring. Not funny at all.

[@selenaannesmith1604]

@@johnp139 these were the best times ever the programmes we have today are rubbish and that goes for the so called talented of today

[@Paul-lm5gv]

We live today in an entertainment desert compared with people like Dino and the great variety shows back then! And the cameos from all the top stars at the end naming children's homes across the country for a visit from Santa was a special treat!

[@jenhall6184]

I wish we had more Dean Martins today. He was so funny & clean comedy. I used to watch his show every week. My dad used to laugh when Dean Martin came on.

[@markwedge6205]

Back when Christmas shows were really special.

[@floatsting20]

When the atheist stayed quiet

[@Tessmage_Tessera]

@@floatsting20 Do you actually believe what you just posted..? Don't know much about 1968, do ya..?

[@floatsting20]

@@Tessmage_Tessera Yep. Lived it. Common sense parenting. Loony mentality was at a minimum.

[@kenmurphy6792]

Back when CHRISTMAS (itself) was special. Did you know .. there's a HUGE 'movement' to BAN Christmas in these United States of America ?? I think it's headed by atheists.

[@floatsting20]

@@kenmurphy6792 That is the Commiecrat party

[@paulcaron3569]

I'm so glad I grew up with this and others like it, unlike this era.

[@Donnaploss]

Me too!!

[@thefreedomlass]

A common culture with common values still in tact ..... I remember it well and it was great despite the problems that existed at home and abroad. Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from Canada

[@grangrampa832]

Me too things were great kids don’t care about simple fun things anymore you can’t even watch tv as a family with kids anymore they don’t look forward to anything except expensive computer items they are materialistic and spoiled rotten

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

The blonde in the green would be a reason to wake up in the morning and go out.

[@lydialas8756]

@Hello Paul how are you doing

[@moniquerobinson5206]

I have been bed ridden with sickness for 8 days & then I came across this show. Wow! What a wonderful way to put a smile on my face & laughter in my heart! ❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦

[@chuckmalcolmjr1913]

Hope your feeling much better now and Merry Christmas to you.

[@ashpasch6004]

Hope you get better soon Blessings Now and always be well stay strong and to the 4% that will ever read this same thing for you no matter where you're at no matter what you're going through right now just know that everything is going to be all right God's with us all and that's how we know.

[@robinsnest7627]

Hello Canada, during these COVID times a runny can’t put you down for a long time. A year pass and it’s almost Christmas again. Watching this show brought tears to my tears, very touching. Have a wonderful day!

[@Joker89SMILEBABES]

Long age papi

[@scook5599]

These guys were all amazing entertainers!

[@TS-ef2gv]

Even though I was only a kid in the '60s, I liked watching Dean's show with my family. Dean always seemed to be having the time of his life and even as a kid I appreciated his sense of humor. I've read that Dean didn't like to rehearse because he wanted the material to be fresh and as spontaneous as possible, I don't know how true that story is, but that quality really came through in the show. Dean seemed to be hearing a lot of the material for the first time right along with the audience. '60s and '70s TV variety shows like this one, Red Skelton, Andy Williams, Carol Burnett, Ed Sullivan, etc, were a family event. It was entertaining for people of all ages.

[@michaelmuldowney8]

Dean was a genius. He NEVER rehearsed the sketches, so his reactions are always genuine. Often made it difficult for the comedy guests to keep it together - but end result was televison gold.

[@bradsmack1]

Dean would just read the cue cards poised just beyond his skit partner's shoulder, presumably his first time seeing his lines!

[@MsFreedom4us]

Michael Muldowney always drunk 🍸🍸🍸🍸🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🥂🥂🥂

[@peggyemerson4708]

NEVER drunk. Just playing drunk.

[@philipbonner6486]

@@MsFreedom4us Your so wrong there, Dean Martin was never drunk on any shows, also know was Oliver Reed.

[@evilgenius4488]

You're absolutely right, i heard an interview with Greg Garrison and he also said that Dean never rehearsed, he was playing golf or with his kids instead of rehearsals. Dean walked in and the Show starts.

[@carmenthivierge9452]

They don't make shows like this anymore....nice to stroll down memory lane

[@jamescress]

I remember watching these shows with my mom when I was just a kid. Mom passed away in 2004 but I still think of her every day. I was blessed.

[@scook5599]

When they all sang "Joy to the World" I got chills and tears.

[@rebeccabrinkley3238]

I'm in my mid-40s now and watching this makes me think that we have lost something. I guess it's the innocence we've lost. This is just a fun thing to watch. My dad is coming over tomorrow for dinner and I've collected a few of these shows for him to watch in the coming weeks. I also saved Christmas with the Martins and the Sinatras for him. I know he will really enjoy this.

[@coolioso808]

The rat race and competition in this world has accelerated a lot of problems without carefully and strategically making things better without losing that wholesome simplicity. I'm a mid-30s guy, and even growing up in the 90s, it was like the last era of simplicity until the techno-streaming-fast-paced change phase took over. Shows, even in the 90s, would get 30, 40, 50 or 60+ million viewers. There wasn't a million other channels and other media options to divert everyone's attention. I know we will never really go back, but I do hope we can return to some level of simplicity and try to use technology to increase the health and opportunity for families to have special time to spend together. I would love to see a time in the near future where all people are taken care of, they have time to sit with their families and the actual number of TV channels is reduced (it is WAY too many) and there is an understanding among people to keep it simple. Where we could all look forward to a Christmas Special variety show hosted by a charismatic, talented singer, dancer and comic with friends and musical guests and go to school or work the next day and share the common joy of having seen that together. Wishful thinking, I know. Maybe it is the time of year that has me hoping for a better world. Not going back in time but going forward, but learning from the successes of the past.

[@rebeccabrinkley3238]

@@coolioso808 Exactly. Not going back, but moving forward with the best qualities of the past. I try to keep things simple in my own life but, generally speaking, that seems to be a lost ambition for most.

[@fp5495]

@@coolioso808 See, you think the 90s were great, but to many people's observation, life was crappy for years already. Was it? Depends on who you were and what age you were when you lived it. Every generation thinks the last generation had it better and the current world is going to pot. EVERY era there's always a group of people who think it's over. Ya think when the Roman Empire finally fell, that generation didn't think the world was over? It's just ridiculous to think that in the tiny slice of history you or I are living in is that incredibly special compared to others and if not the same, then it will negatively change the course of society. People need to get over it and allow those to live and let live.

[@coolioso808]

F P I certainly don’t think the entire 90s was great. I was really just referring to an aspect of the 90s that I thought was part of a special era in time - but it wasn’t exclusive to the 90s, just the last years of it being that way. Society evolves and we don’t go back to certain things - for better or for worse sometimes. I’m sure you could find people from every generation that thinks it was the best and the future generations are screwed. However, this is a uniquely critical time in human history with mass communication, Internet, advanced machinery and technology - including the environmental damage that can be done to the plant that could never be done in times before this. In the fall of the Roman Empire they couldn’t pump mass amounts of co2 into the atmosphere and build nuclear or drone technology. Sure, let people live but those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

[@user-ql9qs1hj4g]

26:10

[@paxivet]

There will never, ever, be another entertainer like Dean Martin!

[@austinklein1172]

You got that right.

[@OdeeOz]

Or Andy Williams, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, and many more that have passed along.

[@sherrieanderson1235]

Watching Bing Crosby on TV.

[@mariocastello4349]

Si true

[@sillyrabbit7253]

​@Mike Miller You are really a douchebag.

[@celiagorleski2716]

I was born in 1953 and really miss all the Christmas specials from my youth. I always thought they were all in black and white. We were a late family to acquire color TV. My memories aren't any less coloful. My dad loved the Dean Martin show. "I'm gonna go to the couch now".

[@dinavelez8244]

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[@frankmanno1584]

Was a time when you and your family watched these treasured Christmas specials together. Different world now.

[@anneroy4560]

Dean not rehearsing the show was wonderful ... his laughing is natural & it makes the guests laugh as well ...

[@thomasmcdaniel6264]

Those were the days, my friend. We thought they'd never end. (But they did. And now we have this sick world.)

[@fp5495]

Sure, nobody but you and your generation get to have a good life in what they perceive is a good world. Only YOU and YOUR generation were allowed. Bunch of d-bags.

[@mieleD]

Pffftt.

[@bonnieinthespirit6373]

Great. Shows. We were kids , sent to bed early for mom n dad to watch . Laugh. And enjoy. Tv . The Friday nites family specials , shared around a great tv show , and a pizza ordered. Great memories. And to see the difference of what’s on tv now . And then the new laws of Biden peloski have put in place to take your Rights away ! And. More. To come . Look up for Jesus is coming SOON, he said.

[@EJDD1233]

@@fp5495 you’re the douchebag mate

[@lynnpayne9519]

I know plenty of good families who are making the best of the hard times brought about by your over consumption and greed. We are glad to have what we do and love to share. Why can't you show the Christmas spirit? Your Lord was born in a barn, not an all white suburb to rich people.

[@peteypete1216]

Its overwhelming to me to think its over 50 years i was a kid with my family watching these shows and Christmas was so magical , Just great times that was suppose to go on forever. So much has changed , I wish i could go back to that time..

[@marthamydear7499]

I always tear up during the last part of this special. 😭 God bless Dean Martin and all the rest who helped make kids’ lives a little better back then…. 🙏❤️🎄

[@thomasfaucette1660]

u wont find anymore legendary entertainers like these anymore

[@loribaumgarten6764]

Looking for someone to tell me who one of the ladies is. If you can tell me all of the ladies telling kids Santa is coming, I will recognize her name. Help please

[@dixierae3442]

​@@loribaumgarten6764If you could give me a description or tell me what organization she mentioned I'd be happy to help Lori. For some reason I have a feeling you might be asking about Barbra Feldon from Get Smart.

[@dean8842]

I'm glad I was alive back then to watch these wonderful Dean Martin shows every week. I miss those days... a lot.

[@SaltyMinorcan]

me too

[@crezzwell]

Wish I could have experienced these shows back then. Growing up in the UK we never seen these. Makes my hairs stand on end when I hear Dean Martin sing 'silent night'. Wish I was a kid during this time in America.

[@melodyluvsherhobbies9454]

Meee toooo!!!

[@ConfusedIceCave-ys5bl]

My awesome family in Seattle Washington watched it on TV every Christmas

[@sharonh2991]

OMG wasn’t it fun back in those days!!?? It would be a family event when these kinds of shows were on, we’d all gather and watch together. Just enough time to run to the bathroom during commercials. It was so exciting because you knew Santa was coming soon. We were lucky to have lived in those days.

[@reealitychick]

SHARON---- yes we were-- I feel so sorry for the kids today-- they missed out on so much fun and good time during Christmas Season.. today-- it is not as much excitement as it use to be on TV.. THANK GOD FOR RE-RUNS...

[@elderlypoodle9181]

@@reealitychick yes I hear you! And thank God for KZbin sometimes...

[@JustMe-vo9bq]

Sharon H c cc

[@hughkirkman5436]

loved those days

[@TheChaz747]

The greatest

[@yanakey953]

Dean Martin has passed away 22 years ago, but it feels like he has never left us. In 2018 me and my husband bought his Christmas songs CD, and I was enjoying it this Christmas season thinking of how wonderful his interpretation of Christmas songs was! It is a pity that we do not have men in toxidos singing for us on TV any more during the holiday season. It is gone, just like a snow from our winters.

[@chuckmalcolmjr1913]

Yes a very beloved Dean "Dino" Martin passed on, of all the days of the year, Christmas day. I think the good Lord loved Dino too. I'm sure he's crooning "Silent Night" beside the manger every Christmas.

[@csaracho2009]

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[@noellewestfield6849]

Every Christmas morning we listen to Dean Martin music!!

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

Love how he opens the show with a smoke in his hand 😂

[@CissyBrazil]

Dean Martin was hilarious when he was doing his own show. ❤️

[@joyleenpoortier7496]

What a lovely man. I know he was a devoted father to his own children and helped so many more children all over. RIP Dean

[@patriciabilinkas3911]

Joyleen Poortier When Dean’s son died in a plane crash, he just fell apart. They had been very close.

[@margerodney9073]

There's nobody that can replace Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra they were the best

[@ashleighjaimaosborne3966]

May he R.I.P.

[@christinenelson5429]

I guess Dean Martin was devastated when his son Dino Martin was killed in the accident. Never was the same. That’ll do it… same with my husband when his son died of ALS…

[@duanearnold3625]

oh man! Just so cool. A Santa with a drink in one hand and cigarette in the other. Dean was IT !!!

[@canamwing6999]

Man we could use a Dean Martin today! World's gone to shit!

[@vigilmattnyc]

Your age has imbettered you . Its not the times

[@lourdesprudencio5647]

Very well said...

[@robertzemko6590]

@@vigilmattnyc I suppose your one of these whippersnappers who weren't around at a time when the world was a much happier, less populated, less polluted, less corrupted place. Well, my advice is to go back to your green and yellow tinted , dark depressing tv shows of today with all the murder/autopsies/materialistic themes that most people of today so like and worship.

[@gordon3186]

Anyone over 40 back in '68 said "the world's gone to shit."

[@fallon7616]

This was a great memory. Today it's nothing but commercial and I love my childhood. Merry Christmas🎅🎅🎅🎅

[@alwayssme]

i know i was living with my grandmom and her and i were watching this that night, great memories

[@LDrosophila]

Two years later and you brought tears to my eyes I lived with my Grandma too and I miss her so ❤

[@tessdurberville711]

My father worked with Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin's glass contained cold tea. He was an underrated actor. I loved his television show and the first thing I remember wanting to be when I grew up, was one of his Golddiggers. Sadly, I was too young then and by the time I grew up the show was no longer in production. Watching this brought back many happy memories.

[@OdeeOz]

What a sad shame they don't make shows like this anymore. Yeah, Dean was a very underrated actor, and marvelous singer. So glad I grew up to see him peak.

[@floatsting20]

@@OdeeOz Yes it is a shame

[@davidowenflores7737]

go-go boots 💫

[@standupman6422]

Dean Martin's "unrehearsed" show still makes me smile. Especially the people behind the door, when he jumped on piano, you never knew what was going to happen. These were beautiful and funny, yet clean shows that need to start being replayed!

[@JohnGavin69]

My Lord, my eyes and heart are full right now watching this. This is what the world needs now. Thanks to whoever posted this. This is what Christmas is all about. Happy Holidays!

[@chuckwagon5518]

It used to be great growing up and celebrating Christmas in the 60's! Christmas back then had a magical feeling about it that transcended all events and other holidays.

[@chuckmalcolmjr1913]

When Dino opens the door and there's Bob Hope, it hit my heart and the tears came down my face. I'm 57 and hadn't seen a show like this since I was a child. Still love Bob and what he did for our servicemen and still listen to Deans music. Thanks for the memories and Merry Christmas world.

[@Awakened.for.good1967]

Same, I'm 53. There was a Sweetness in this show as well as so many others. We were lucky

[@selenaannesmith1604]

Same I'm 59 and I'm so saddened by today's world

[@lynnlegault9297]

I remember my parents loved Dean Martin

[@marilynschneider7691]

That's when TV had a code of decency. Gone are those days as many have embraced filth, and violence in video games. Great world we have....huh???

[@newmoon54]

You don't know what you're missing ............. until it's gone~!~ I just hope that some of ~the young and the tasteless~ lol, will realize what real talent, morals, and love will do for the world!

[@freespirit21newyork]

Watching in 2020 I was a 3yr old girl at this time, such a great time to be alive enjoying quality TV like this. RIP Dean Martin,✝️✳️👑🕊️

[@willbetruckin3545]

The 50's,60's,70's,80's we're the best! The world started down the path we are in today from the 90's on! Best decades for creativity in our history!

[@DonaldGerbino]

The Clinton's, and thier corruption

[@ibosquez5238]

Dean Martin equals class.

[@326656]

If I could travel back in time, it would be this Era... stay there and NEVER come back

[@Dulcimertunes]

How about it

[@kathytaylor1595]

Amen to that!

[@billdemarce1789]

So true

[@syl812577]

Yep, me too

[@Mr.White10-65]

Fun Fact: 1968 was the start of the Hong Kong Flu Pandemic. Do you all remember there being people in masks around this time?

[@veronicakerr4920]

What was Christmas without Dean Martin growing up, this brings tears to my eyes

[@edwardanthony7283]

We'll never see entertainment as classy & good as this again. Thank god for the rerun!

[@paulzerbe9546]

Here I am, 37, and loving these old shows my grandparents watched. Where have the good times gone? Next up, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby Christmas!

[@terryharness1328]

I was 14 when it aired...The world is much different place now..Love the memories...

[@fob1xxl]

There was NOTHING BETTER to watch than DEAN and ANDY during the Holidays.

[@harleyblue999]

Its not Christmas in my home without playing his songs,thank God i lived when he was part of our lives,left a hole that will never be filled.

[@lydialas8756]

@Hello How are you doing dear

[@ashleighjaimaosborne3966]

I was 10 when this aired. I am 62 now. I always enjoyed the various Christmas shows of various stars. Merry Christmas everyone. 😊🇨🇦

[@jaminova_1969]

I was born in 68. I remember watching shows like this on my Grandparents 25" Zeinith console. Merry Christmas Ashliegh!

[@samanthab1923]

Jami Nova We had a Zenith also! First color TV my parents bought.

[@carolcox684]

Same age! Memories....

[@galemakutty3595]

Me too, I'll be 62 in March 😇 Merry Christmas

[@deborrastrom8559]

I.was just 13..in Dec..of that year..

[@paultaurone5634]

Wow! I'm 57 and was just 7 years old when I saw this first broadcast. Haven't seen it since. I miss Dean and the gang.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

What a terrific, funny & classy show. 🎄⛪🎄

[@mirkojimenezruiz5744]

Fantastic

[@kingshamie1332]

I'm 43year old man and this is the best Christmas song ever happy Xmas folks and happy new year 🍻👍

[@tonyregina2239]

Truly the Golden Age of Television...

[@depaola63]

I am now 54 and was 5 when this came on NBC in 1968 !! * I have tears in my eyes !! ...beautiful..God bless Dean who died on Christmas day....*

[@patriciabilinkas3911]

Nicky Depaola I was 15. I remember these shows really added to the season’s joy.

[@StevenTorrey]

I was 25 in 1968; sad to think of the passing of time and the people who passed on since 1968!

[@bettyjoegentry9280]

If any entertainer should be remembered on Christman Day it should be Dean Martin. Even when he didnt have a weekly show, he made a point of acknowledging Christmas

[@patriciabilinkas3911]

Betty Joe Gentry And Andy Williams

[@graceyjewels7148]

Dean is one class act.

[@cpcattin]

Dean is so smooth ! His timing, his joy in entertaining ….. Dean invented cool. No entertainer was cool before Dean. No entertainer has been as smooth and cool since.

[@legendaryTMNICO]

Elvis called him the king of cool.

[@tweetlebugzz]

I find his "cool" to be forced and fake. I think he was creepy.

[@gramck4329]

Here I'am in Australia on the 12th November 2021 at 8.00am and I have just finished watching this wonderful and very entertaining Dean Martin Christmas special!! I always loved Christmas specials when I was younger, usually Andy Williams had a Christmas special that would be aired on Australian tv! This Christmas special made me laugh and have a little tear up watching Dean Martin thoroughly enjoying himself!! The skit with Bob Newhart as the customer wanting to return his toupee was very funny to me, I absolutely enjoyed watching this Christmas special from 1968, I would of been 9 years old, wonderful times.....wonderful memories! I want to wish everyone a very "Merry Christmas" for 2021 and the "Happiest of New Years" for 2022!! May all of your worries be small and may all of dreams come true, may your life be filled with love and may peace be with all of you!! Cheers!!

[@thomasgreear6331]

May God bless you.

[@lennomenno]

I was 4 years old when this first aired. I wouldn't trade my late 60`s 70`s childhood for anything kids have today.

[@horsewhatswrongwithnicksfi3050]

I was 3 1968...

[@Sammy-mp9xn]

I was 4 too. Agree with ya 100%!! Merry Christmas!🎄🎅

[@dianagruver5767]

I was 3 and I couldn’t agree with you more!

[@cindytrayer4279]

I was 5 yo in 1968 and I agree wholeheartedly!

[@rebeccagriggs3262]

I was 5, and thank you! Me either!!!

[@welchit]

Watching in 2019. I am 50. Born 357 days after this aired. I could name most of those celebrities at the end. I could not give you the names of 5 popular celebrities now in 2019.

[@meredithlanterman554]

welchit here here!

[@daniellakarenina8634]

I am younger, but me the same, i know Dean Martin and most of them by name and i know none of the new celebs. And i am not even from the States. I am from the Netherlands.

[@abairstow6682]

I was 3 months old,.. also my mom's maiden name is Welch

[@curtisrush8872]

, , ,m. '

[@annieh2900]

The little girl in the blue dress and blue bow,with the flute,that hugs dean first and tells the gentle Ben star that the flutes go first,,I really think she's Melissa Gilbert ( little house on the prairie,,, laura ingals ) what do you think?

[@buffdaddy2032]

Absolute classic. I miss those times 😢

[@thelonemoose4718]

I sure do miss Dino!! I remember watching the original broadcast of this in 1968... I was in high school... I always wanted to be like him when I grew up... lol Dean Martin was the BEST!!

[@SueBeaWho]

I had JUST turned 7 years old when this came on. Our family NEVER missed Dean Martin's shows. Damn he was good looking :) I also did not realize how good looking Dennis Weaver was. This is fun. Great old time memories.

[@tinawelch5524]

I'm 59 & always thought he was goodlooking!

[@djrmpcanada]

These are the holiday season specials that you can watch every year and it never gets old. I'm glad that I stumbled across this Dean Martin Christmas special. Thanks Deano!

[@lourdesvilar8515]

Thank You for sharing this with us. I miss this time in the USA! I was a Pre Teen and my whole Family watched together. And America was still a little sane and we knew "RESPECT"

[@RIXRADvidz]

HOLY SHIT. watching all the HUGE NAME STARS getting involved in the children's charities, even just reading out the facilities in need has me GUSHING TEARS. This show is damn near 60 years old and still hits you hard in the Heart. thing is, Children in need like that didn't go away, They Still Need to have A Merry Christmas. look at me, I do what I can.

[@evitataylor6733]

Thankyou so much for posting this and making me feel so happy! I was 9 years old and my parents made Christmas so special. I loved this time and these shows bring back so many fond memories.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Actors today are interested in kids too...but not in a Good Way.

[@Classicrocker6119]

I had just turned 7 years old when this aired. I am filled with tears as it reminded me how Christmas used to be. And seeing all of those celebrities at the end was very special as well. Thanks for posting.

[@hanzonu2]

I was 11 years old and I'm crying watching this and remembering watching all these great Christmas specials with my family back in the day! I sure do miss those days and those times!!! Hard to belive it was 50 years ago.....

[@rogerquintanilla863]

Those were real Celebrities who loved this country and were real entertainers.

[@sheiladyck4768]

Me too - 7 years old!! Such fun, nostalgic memories!!

[@theoakhills]

NBC now says Thanksgiving is a 'white supremacy' holiday...Christmas will be under attack in a month.

[@janeyd5280]

@@rogerquintanilla863 very well said.xx

[@petergapsis5526]

Dean showed what Christmas really meant back in 1968. It meant family and friends and good feelings. God bless you Dean.

[@blackmore4]

It still does. Don't let the more visible mayhem in the world tell you otherwise.

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

Especially since 1968 was a very turbulent year. I bet something like this was exactly what America needed.

[@bertrobinson4535]

AMEN

[@deanstanley5799]

Dennis weaver a very underrated actor he was a legend in duel 👌

[@berryzhang7263]

i love how he’s having so much fun yet singing like rent is due. main vocalist realness

[@paulinebales4399]

There,s no one can fill his shoes,a smile from ear to ear when deans on,miss you deano

[@davidwebster7079]

Ah yes, the days when America was truly GREAT !

[@SaltyMinorcan]

Thank for this. Tears of course. I'm a fifties kid. What a great time to grow up.

[@mostlyrandommusicals]

Watching Dean being transformed into Santa at the beginning was adorable :)

[@rivermoon6190]

Brilliant to see these shows again. This is the innocent time before all the pc rubbish. Beautiful Dean and his smooth, velvet voice. I am sure if he and his co-stars were around today they would despair at the state of the world.

[@jaynehaught9715]

I miss you Dean Martin....pure pleasure...so handsome...❤️

[@lindashelley3635]

Jayne Haught Not to mention his amazing talent, style, sense of humour, and just plain old-fashioned charm...🤵🏽

[@Ammo08]

so many classy, talented people on one show....

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

America at its best still hanging on. For those of you who didnt experience it, I feel sorry for you. Its not going to get any better. Thanks Deano

[@marciafrisella6868]

Interesting to see what was considered funny entertainment 50 years ago. But Dean was an all around talent. Comedian, singer, actor and a true humanitarian. What a shame he died on Christmas Day- Rip Dean

[@matogrujo233]

I think it was blessing......he give us so much sweet christmas sounds for next 100years. Best regards from Croatia.🎅🎅🎅🤶🤶🤶🎄🎄🎄

[@garyhiggins1931]

You just don't see these wholesome shows as this anymore sad.

[@jeanfink4636]

I have always loved Dean's voice and reminising the great variety shows growing up.😘

[@davidallen508]

Certainly a man who had it all ; voice,looks and a great head of hair.

[@maggieb369]

I want a time machine to go back to this time...

[@dougtaylor2803]

May I go too? :)

[@whopiddledonyourposttoasti175]

I'll go with you

[@kelleyhavens7932]

Save me a place, Maggie.........I wanna go too! I was 3 when this aired.

[@maggieb369]

@@kelleyhavens7932 👍 😊

[@marshallbowen8693]

I remember that Christmas. We had a young son and watched this show on an old B&W television but had a great time visiting with our family. A big contrast to 2020 with no family dinners or grandchildren to enjoy.

[@lauriel.86]

Dean Martin always seemed so fun and happy. You can tell how much fun he had on these shows.

[@kd0934]

it is sad really when your in your 30s and love tv shows back from the 50s and 60s more then what is on tv today

[@kvernon1]

It was a lovely time when you could marvel at how beautifully downtown was decorated, sing Christmas songs in school, and say "Merry Christmas" without offending anybody. I wish everyone a Christmas exactly like the ones we used to know!

[@user-or6yn8pm3c]

Yes America used to be quite a wonderful place in a sad world. Even in more cynical times like the 70s 80s and 90s people knew the Holidays were a time of healing.

[@FarmersAreDummies]

Happy Kwanzaa !

[@alexvaliansky7707]

And best of all-no mass shootings!

[@ronaldhouseknecht1947]

We could even get a group together from our church to walk through the neighborhoods singing christmas carols with no fears.

[@bc5299]

@@FarmersAreDummies about as important as festivus.