“Thanksgiving"

Guest: Mary Lou Metzger

Original Air Date: November 21, 1981

 

"Home for the Holidays"orchestra intro., Roger, Sherry, Ava, Jimmy, Joe, Sheila, Gail, Ron, Michael, Anacani, Elaine, Ken, Bobby, Arthur, Jim, Mary Lou, Kathie, David

"A House with Love in It" - Guy Hovis and Ralna English

"On Moonlight Bay" - orchestra

"Put Your Hand in the Hand" - Anacani

"Turkey in the Straw" - danced by Bobby Burgess and Elaine Niverson

"A Whole Lot of Things to Sing About" - The Aldridge Sisters and the Otwell Twins

"Love Lifted Me" - Henry Cuesta on clarinet

"Medley:  We'll Understand it Bettery By and By/In the Sweet By and By" - Gail Farrell, Ron Anderson and Michael Redman

"Holiday for Strings" - orchestra

"76 Trombones" - orchestra

"Be Thankful" - Joe Feeney, with Ava, Kathie, Sherry, Gail, Ralna, Mary Lou, Anacani, Sheila, David, Roger, Jim, Guy, Michael, Ron, Jimmy

"Back in Your Own Backyard" - sung and danced by Arthur Duncan and Ken Delo

"By the Fireside" - Kathie Sullivan, with Bob Ralston at the organ

"What is This Thing Called Love" - orchestra, featuring Bob Havens on trombone

"You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma" - Ava Barber and Jim Turner

"Baby Face" - Bob Lido (also on violin) and the Hotsy Totsy Boys (Russ Klein on saxophone, Jack Imel on drums and spoons, Bob Havens on trombone, Charlie Parlato on trumpet, with Gail Farrell, Sheila Aldridge and Sherry Aldridge on vocals

"The Skaters Waltz" - Myron Floren on accordion, danced by Lawrence Welk and Mary Lou Metzger

"We Gather Together" - Ralna English and entire cast