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An American Christmas words and music

Title: An American Christmas [videorecording] : words and music / NET Playhouse presents ; produced and written by Bo Goldman ; co-producer, David Loxton ; directed by Edwin Sherin.
Publication: Dec. 19, 1983.

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Description

1 videocassette (ca. 58 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

Compilation of dramatized stories and music, such as "O shining day," "Ride away, ride away" and "Silent night, holy night" celebrating Christmas.

Series Statement

Great performances

Uniform Title

Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))

Subject

Genre/Form

Christmas television programs.

Note

Program No. 1010

Access (note)

Access to original item restricted; use service copy.

Credits (note)

Music and original songs by Glenn Paxton ; lyrics by Bo Goldman ; art director, Tom John ; assistant art director, John Wright Stevens ; costume designer, Joseph Fretwell III ; associate director, David Wilson ; casting, Arnold Hoskwith ; production managers, Elizabeth O. Davis & Christopher Kane ; music supervisor, John Q. Adams ; conductor, John L. DeMain.

Performer (note)

Christmas Trees from "The poetry of Robert Frost:" Burt Lancaster (narrator) ; Richard McKenzee (buyer) ; Addison Powell (landowner).
The loudest voice (adapted by Bo Goldman): Linda Lavin (narrator) ; Lisa Belleran (Shirley) ; Carol Teitel (Clara Abramowitz) ; Albert Ottenheimer (Mr. Bialik) ; Bernard Kates (Misha Abramowitz) ; Robert Elston (Mr. Hilton) ; Elsa Raven (Mrs. Kornbluh) ; with Irwin Best ; Alfred Leberfeld ; Natalie Priest ; Rita Karin ; Alice Carey ; Gary Steven.
Letter from Santa Claus: Burt Lancaster (narrator) ; William Mooney (Mark Twain) ; Kathy Galvin (Susie) ; Monica Fuchs (Clara) ; Karen Grassle (Livy) ; Philip Lindsay (George) ; Dortha Duckworth (Katie).
"Christmas Eve under Hooker's statue" and "New relations and duties" (excerpts): James Earl Jones.
Miserable Merry Christmas (adapted by Bo Goldman ; directed by Glenn Jordan): Timmy Ousey (Lennie) ; Frances Sternhagen (Louisa) ; George Coe (Joseph) ; Michele Ostrove (Lou) ; Jeniffer Slater (Lottie) ; Robert Wait (Stablehand).

Event (note)

Originally broadcast on WNET, Channel 13, New York, N.Y., Dec. 19, 1983.

System Details (note)

U-Matic.

Source (note)

Exxon Corporation;

Call Number

*LDV 1724

OCLC

761224502

Title

An American Christmas [videorecording] : words and music / NET Playhouse presents ; produced and written by Bo Goldman ; co-producer, David Loxton ; directed by Edwin Sherin.

Imprint

Dec. 19, 1983.

Series

Great performances

System Details

U-Matic.

Access

Access to original item restricted; use service copy.

Credits

Music and original songs by Glenn Paxton ; lyrics by Bo Goldman ; art director, Tom John ; assistant art director, John Wright Stevens ; costume designer, Joseph Fretwell III ; associate director, David Wilson ; casting, Arnold Hoskwith ; production managers, Elizabeth O. Davis & Christopher Kane ; music supervisor, John Q. Adams ; conductor, John L. DeMain.

Performer

Freda Payne, [Ella Mitchell], vocals ; Burt Lancaster, narrator and host ; James Earl Jones, Linda Lavin, narrators ; Columbus Boychoir ; The Harlem Children's Chorus ; The Ella Mitchell Singers.

Cast

Christmas Trees from "The poetry of Robert Frost:" Burt Lancaster (narrator) ; Richard McKenzee (buyer) ; Addison Powell (landowner).

The loudest voice (adapted by Bo Goldman): Linda Lavin (narrator) ; Lisa Belleran (Shirley) ; Carol Teitel (Clara Abramowitz) ; Albert Ottenheimer (Mr. Bialik) ; Bernard Kates (Misha Abramowitz) ; Robert Elston (Mr. Hilton) ; Elsa Raven (Mrs. Kornbluh) ; with Irwin Best ; Alfred Leberfeld ; Natalie Priest ; Rita Karin ; Alice Carey ; Gary Steven.

Letter from Santa Claus: Burt Lancaster (narrator) ; William Mooney (Mark Twain) ; Kathy Galvin (Susie) ; Monica Fuchs (Clara) ; Karen Grassle (Livy) ; Philip Lindsay (George) ; Dortha Duckworth (Katie).

"Christmas Eve under Hooker's statue" and "New relations and duties" (excerpts): James Earl Jones.

Miserable Merry Christmas (adapted by Bo Goldman ; directed by Glenn Jordan): Timmy Ousey (Lennie) ; Frances Sternhagen (Louisa) ; George Coe (Joseph) ; Michele Ostrove (Lou) ; Jeniffer Slater (Lottie) ; Robert Wait (Stablehand).

Event

Originally broadcast on WNET, Channel 13, New York, N.Y., Dec. 19, 1983.

Local Note

Service DVD (1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archive originals, 2010; in *LDV 1724.

Source

Gift; Exxon Corporation; 1993.

Added Author

Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, host.

Lancaster, Burt, 1913-1994, narrator.

Jones, James Earl, narrator.

Mitchell, Ella. Performer

Payne, Freda. Performer

Lavin, Linda, 1937- narrator.

Goldman, Bo, 1932- film producer.

Goldman, Bo, 1932- Adapter

Goldman, Bo, 1932- Lyricist

Sherin, Edwin. Director

DeMain, John. Conductor

Paxton, Glenn. Composer

Frost, Robert, 1874-1963. Poems. Christmas trees.

Paley, Grace. Loudest voice.

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Letter from Santa Claus.

Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977. Christmas Eve under Hooker's statue.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. New relations and duties. Selections.

Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936. Miserable merry Christmas.

Columbus Boychoir. Performer

Harlem Children's Chorus. Performer

Ella Mitchell Singers. Performer

WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Exxon Corporation. Donor

Added Title

Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))

Research Call Number

*LDV 1724

*LVU 351

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