Christmas With Bing & Frank

== = Track duration timings are from the CD in play mode. Total play time = 22:13 = = = Excerpts from a 1957 television broadcast featuring Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. = = = reference: The Rise of the Crooners / Michael Pitz and Frank Hoffman (Lanham MD : Scarecrow Press ; c2001) cited in 'discography' p. 275. = = = The Frank Sinatra Show -- October 1957 / May 1958 -- was broadcast Fridays on ABC between 18 October 1957 and 23 May 1958, sponsors included Bulova watches and Chesterfield cigarettes, the series took the format of musical shows and dramas. Guest stars included: Nancy Sinatra (with her group The Tri Tones), Dean Martin, Eddie Fisher, Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Wood, Kim Novak & Bob Hope. Guest star Bing Crosby appeared on the 20 December 1957 broadcast, which was released in 2003 on DVD as 'Happy Holidays with Frank & Bing'. = = = reference: < https://sinatrafamily.com/forum/showthread.php/15485-Welcome-to-Frank-s-TV-Appearances-Index > = = = Christmas Show with Bing Crosby / Taped 18 October ; Aired 20 December 1957 Colour Show / Producer William Self. = = = Songs included: Mistletoe And Holly - Sinatra Jingle Bells - Sinatra & Crosby Happy Holidays - Sinatra & Crosby It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Sinatra Away In A Manger - Sinatra O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Sinatra Medley: Sinatra, Crosby & Chorus Deck The Halls God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Adeste Fideles Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Sinatra Medley: Sinatra & Crosby The Christmas Song White Christmas = = = Released on DVD September 2003 as "Happy Holidays with Frank & Bing." Extras on the disc include an audio commentary by William Self as well as a Q&A session from the Museum of Television & Radio with Self and Nancy & Tina Sinatra. = = = = = =