TV & Film

Christmas TV History

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Christmas TV History is a five-part audio series created in July 2019 Joanna Wilson, author of Tis the Season TV: The Encyclopedia of Christmas-Themed Episodes, Specials & Made-for-TV Movies...

Episodes

6 episodes

Christmas Film and TV Record Collecting

Author Joanna Wilson and Jeff Fox, of Name That Christmas Special dot com talk about collecting Christmas records, what they look for, where...

01:12:14Nov 28, 2021

Christmas TV History, episode 3: Made-for-TV Movies

"The first TV movies were also just as likely to be adapted from literature, short stories, and successful stage plays, as they were origina...

00:29:59Aug 1, 2019

Christmas TV History, episode 4: Variety

For many viewers, Christmas on TV means watching a favorite singer perform a nostalgic yuletide carol, a group of dancers expressing their j...

00:26:15Jul 31, 2019

Christmas TV History, episode 5: A Christmas Carol

TV adaptations of Charles Dickens' classic story A Christmas Carol are as old as TV itself. In this 35-minute podcast, author Joanna Wilson...

00:34:51Jul 30, 2019

Christmas TV History, episode 2: Animation

"In 2018, Rudolph [the Red-Nosed Reindeer] airing on CBS beat the competition airing against it in the valuable demographic of 25-54-year-ol...

00:33:24Jul 28, 2019

Christmas TV History, episode 1: Beginnings

This 13-minute podcast provides the context to a five-part audio series on Christmas TV History, created by author Joanna Wilson in July 201...

00:12:36Jul 27, 2019