{"product_id":"holiday-specials-on-television-1939-2021-vincent-terrace-9781476689692","title":"Holiday Specials on Television, 1939-2021","description":"In November 1939, NBC's fledgling television station W2XBS broadcast the first known holiday special, \u003ci\u003eThe Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade\u003c\/i\u003e. Despite its small viewership (very few TV sets existed at the time), the experimental telecast was a harbinger of a now-beloved American tradition: the holiday television special. This book offers a thorough account of holiday television specials in the United States from 1939 to 2021, highlighting variety shows, comedic performances, musical spectaculars and more. From familiar favorites (1964's \u003ci\u003eRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\u003c\/i\u003e) to campy one-offs (1985's \u003ci\u003eHe-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special\u003c\/i\u003e), the 1140 programs are covered alphabetically and feature performance casts, production credits and storylines for each. Three appendices cover \"\"lost\"\" holiday specials, along with Christmas and Halloween-themed episodes of popular television series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vincent Terrace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476689695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476689692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.83w x 0.79d","brand":"Vincent Terrace","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071487471871,"sku":"9781476689692","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_028e2c09-8834-4db9-b5a6-721112123701.jpg?v=1685436390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/holiday-specials-on-television-1939-2021-vincent-terrace-9781476689692","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}