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The Bell Telephone Hour

Season 8 · 16 episodes · Sep 26, 1965

  1. Episode 1

    Salute To Jerome Kern

    Sep 26, 1965

  2. Episode 2

    Music In Manhattan

    Oct 10, 1965

  3. Episode 3

    Joan Sutherland

    Oct 24, 1965

  4. Episode 4

    Salute To Veteran's Day

    Nov 7, 1965

  5. Episode 5

    Thanksgiving

    Nov 21, 1965

  6. Episode 6

    The Music Of Harold Arlen

    Dec 5, 1965

  7. Episode 7

    An Old Fashioned Christmas

    Dec 19, 1965

    Martha Scott, opens with a tableau set in a small town in 1909. Townspeople gradually leave their still-frame poses, coming to life to sing holiday tunes. Melissa Hayden, as the Snow Queen, and Jacques D'Amboise, as the Prince, perform the "Snow" pas de deux from "The Nutcracker," with music by Tchaikovsky. The ensemble of singers perform carols in "Grandma's house," followed by a Christmas message from Frederick R. Kappel. A church scene with the Columbus Boychoir singing "Adeste Fideles," "The First Noel," and "Carol of the Bells". Martha Scott reads a biblical passage from Luke. Gianna d'Angelo and the Boychoir close singing "O Holy Night" and "Silent Night".

  8. Episode 8

    The Music Of The West

    Jan 2, 1966

  9. Episode 9

    The Song And The Dance Man

    Jan 16, 1966

  10. Episode 10

    A Gershwin Portrait

    Jan 30, 1966

  11. Episode 11

    Valentine's Day

    Feb 13, 1966

  12. Episode 12

    The Lyrics Of Allan Jay Lerner

    Feb 27, 1966

  13. Episode 13

    Music Of The Movies

    Mar 13, 1966

  14. Episode 14

    Masterpieces And Music

    Mar 27, 1966

  15. Episode 15

    Songs Of Spring

    Apr 10, 1966

  16. Episode 16

    Music That Mirrors The Times

    Apr 24, 1966