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Pat Boone and Family Join Rosemary Clooney, Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Yogi Bear and More on New Holiday DVD

November 13, 2018 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

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It's the time of the year for family celebrations...and few artists have had the kind of multi-generational family success as Pat Boone.  One of the top ten biggest-selling singles artists in the history of twentieth century pop, Boone was the youngest performer to host a national television primetime variety show with his 1957 program Pat Boone's Chevy Showroom, and he went on to become a familiar, welcoming presence on the small screen over the ensuing decades.  Family has always been a cornerstone of Boone's life, and by the 1970s, he, his wife Shirley, and their four daughters Debby, Cherry, Lindy, and Laury were appearing on worldwide stages together.  Indeed, showbiz runs on all sides of the Boone family.  Shirley is the daughter of legendary country artist Red Foley, while Debby (who became a star in her own right with the 1977 Grammy winning hit "You Light Up My Life") is married to Gabriel Ferrer, son of Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney.  Pat, Shirley, Debby, Cherry, Lindy, and Laury starred in four Pat Boone & Family holiday-themed specials on ABC-TV, including Thanksgiving and Christmas broadcasts in 1978 and 1979.  Now, those two heartwarming shows have just been released on DVD from MPI Home Video.

PAT AND HIS HANNA-BARBERA PALS

The Pat Boone & Family: Christmas & Thanksgiving Specials have not been seen since their original airings, other than a mid-1990s encore on Nick at Nite.  This double-feature DVD brings them back as a nostalgic look back at the variety genre, complete with such guest stars as Rosemary Clooney, Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, John Byner, and pop's The Hudson Brothers ("So You Are a Star," Rendezvous") and a bevy of ABC"s brightest lights including Gavin MacLeod (The Love Boat's Captain Stubing), Tom Bosley (Happy Days), and Norman Fell and Audra Lindley (Three's Company, The Ropers).  Not wanting to miss out on any of the fun, Hanna-Barbera's biggest stars - including Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Scooby-Doo, and Dynomutt - also appeared for a festive production number.

PAT WELCOMES ROSEMARY CLOONEY

Naturally, music abounds in these family-friendly specials including holiday favorites "White Christmas," "The Christmas Waltz," "Joy to the World," and "Christmas Is A-Coming," pop hits "Can't Smile Without You" and "Stayin' Alive," and performances by Debby of her 1978 single "I'll Never Say Goodbye (Theme From The Promise)" and "You Needed Me."

MPI's DVD boasts a host of bonus features including segments from the 1973 Boone Family special Christmas in Bethlehem, Christmas carols from Pat Boone's Chevy Showroom (1957-1960), a Boone Family photo album, and a new interview with Pat.  It all adds up to 2-1/2 hours of seasonal fun.

Pat Boone & Family Christmas & Thanksgiving Specials DVD can be purchased at Amazon U.S. now.  In March, MPI will follow up with Pat Boone & Family Springtime & Easter Specials on DVD.   Watch this space for more information as it becomes available!  In the meantime, here's a special preview of Pat Boone & Family Christmas & Thanksgiving Specials!

Categories: News Formats: DVD Genre: Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal Tags: Bob Hope, Debby Boone, Dinah Shore, Pat Boone, Rosemary Clooney, The Hudson Brothers

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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