LAWRENCE WELK'S FAVORITE HOLIDAYS
PBS compilation special - 1998
Hosts: Janet Lennon, Ken Delo, Norma Zimmer, Bobby Burgess, Mary LouMetzger, Jo Ann Castle
"Home for the Holidays" |
Norma, Jo Ann, Ken, Bobby, Mary Lou, Janet (1998, using 1971 playback) |
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NEW YEAR’S PARTY (excerpts from 1979 show) |
"I Love a Parade" |
orchestra intro - Bobby, Elaine, Ken, Ralna, Guy, Gail, Jimmy, Sherry, Sheila, Ava, Kathie, David, Roger, Jim, Curt, Mary Lou, Joe |
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"The Tiger Rag" |
Myron Floren on accordion |
"Moments to Remember" |
Tom Netherton, with Bob Smale on piano |
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VALENTINE’S DAY (excerpts from 1966 show) |
"The Sweetheart Tree" |
The Lennon Sisters |
"Lover"
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Jo Ann Castle and Myron Floren on accordions |
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY (excerpts from 1969 show) |
"Dance the Devil Away"
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danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King with Myron Floren on accordion |
Medley: My Wild Irish Rose/ When Irish Eyes Are Smiling/ Little Bit of Heaven |
Joe Feeney with Myron Floren on accordion |
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"The Hat Me Dear Ol’ Father Wore Upon St. Patrick’s Day" |
Sung and danced by Bobby Burgess, Jack Imel and Arthur Duncan, sung by chorus |
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EASTER (excerpts from 1968 show) |
"Easter Parade" |
Sung by Charlie, Natalie, Bob R., Tanya, Dick, Jo Ann, Larry, Sandi, Joe, Andra, Curt, Lynn, Jimmy, Norma, Myron, Salli, danced by Jack and Arthur |
"Peter Cottontail" |
Sandi Jensen and Salli Flynn |
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"The Lord’s Prayer" |
Norma Zimmer with chorus |
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MOTHER’S DAY (excerpts from 1968 show) |
"I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad" |
sung by Dick, Jimmy, Bob R., Bobby, Jack, Larry, Charlie, Steve with Jo Ann Castle at the piano |
"Somewhere My Love" |
Jo Ann Castle at the piano (1998) |
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"My Mother’s Eyes" |
Jimmy Roberts |
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FATHER’S DAY and TRIBUTE TO LARRY HOOPER |
"The Anniversary Song" |
The Lennon Sisters and their father, Bill Lennon (early 60s b/w) |
"Sunrise, Sunset" |
Ken Delo (1998) |
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Tribute to Larry Hooper "Ain’t She Sweet" "Minnie the Mermaid" "The Thing"
(Manyother short excerpts feature Larry in a montage while the stars in the studio reminisce about him) |
LarryHooper (1968) Larry Hooper with Jo Ann Castle (1968) Larry Hooper (1968) |
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4TH OF JULY (excerpts from 1976 show) |
"Hail Columbia!" |
Gail, Tanya, Ken, Anacani, Tom, Mary Lou, Cissy, Jimmy, Bobby and orchestra |
Medley of George M. Cohan Songs: "You’re a Grand Old Flag" "Mary’s a Grand Old Name" "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
"Give My Regards to Broadway" |
Arthur,Gail, Jimmy, Tanya, Tom, Mary Lou, Cissy, Bobby, Ralna, Guy, Norma, Ken JoeFeeney Ken Delo with Jimmy, Bobby, Tom, Guy, Arthur Arthur, Gail, Jimmy, Tanya, Tom, Mary Lou, Cissy, Bobby, Ralna, Guy, Norma, Ken |
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Cissy, Gail, Ava, Norma, Mary Lou, Tanya, Ralna, Anacani, Joe, Bobby, Ken, Larry, Tom, Guy, Jimmy, Arthur | |
HALLOWEEN (excerpts from 1980 show, except where noted) |
"Dry Bones" |
Larry Hooper, danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King (1969) |
"I Don’t Care if the Sun Don’t Shine" |
sung and danced by Jack Imel and Mary Lou Metzger |
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"Strangers in the Night" |
Anacani |
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"Don’t Get Around Much Anymore" |
Ken Delo |
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"A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl" |
Kathie Sullivan |
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VETERANS’ DAY (excerpts from 1967 show) |
"Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder/ Caissons Go Rolling Along/ Song of the Coastguard/ From the Halls of Montezuma/ Anchors Aweigh" |
orchestra |
THANKSGIVING (excerpts from 1971 show,except where noted) |
"Home for the Holidays" |
Bobby, Arthur, Ken, Jimmy, Sandi, Salli, Gail, Mary Lou, Dick, Cissy, Charlie |
"Jolly |
Mary Lou Metzger dancing with Bobby Burgess, then Arthur Duncan, then Jack Imel, sung by Charlie, Dick, Ken |
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Unidentified |
Bob Lido and the Hotsy Totsy Boys |
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"Bless This House" |
Norma Zimmer (1970) |
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CHRISTMAS (excerpts from 1975 show) |
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" |
Gail, Ken, Joe, Guy, Ralna, Cissy, Bobby, Anacani, Tanya, Tom, Mary Lou, Larry, Jimmy |
"Merry Christmas from Our House to Your House" |
Guy Hovis and Ralna English |
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"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" |
(off-screen chorus during montage of kids opening presents) |
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NEW YEAR’S EVE (excerpts from 1979 show) |
Medley: When the Saints Go Marching In/ The Sheik of Araby |
orchestra |
"This Could Be the Start of Something Big" |
Ken Delo |
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"Auld Lang Syne" |
Norma, Ken, Bobby, Mary Lou, Jo Ann, Janet in studio (1998) |
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