The Bell Telephone Hour - Season 8
1 - Salute To Jerome Kern
Air Date: September 26, 1965
2 - Music In Manhattan
Air Date: October 10, 1965
3 - Joan Sutherland
Air Date: October 24, 1965
4 - Salute To Veteran's Day
Air Date: November 7, 1965
5 - Thanksgiving
Air Date: November 21, 1965
6 - The Music Of Harold Arlen
Air Date: December 5, 1965
7 - An Old Fashioned Christmas
Air Date: December 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 - The Music Of The West
Air Date: January 2, 1966
9 - The Song And The Dance Man
Air Date: January 16, 1966
10 - A Gershwin Portrait
Air Date: January 30, 1966
11 - Valentine's Day
Air Date: February 13, 1966
12 - The Lyrics Of Allan Jay Lerner
Air Date: February 27, 1966
13 - Music Of The Movies
Air Date: March 13, 1966
14 - Masterpieces And Music
Air Date: March 27, 1966
15 - Songs Of Spring
Air Date: April 10, 1966
16 - Music That Mirrors The Times
Air Date: April 24, 1966