Bing celebrated the holidays by starring in his first color special, which aired on Christmas Eve. This time the show concluded with an extended holiday-themed segment featuring Bing and his guests, Mary Martin , Andre Previn and The United Nations Children’s Choir . Bing delivers a standout version of “ The Little Drummer Boy ” and performs “ White Christmas ” with Mary Martin. The other musical selections are dominated by two extended Crosby-Martin medleys, but there’s also a fine solo by Bing on “ I Left My Heart in San Francisco ” and the positively surreal production number, “ Doin’ the Bing ”. (A dance craze was not started.) This would be the last Crosby holiday show not devoted entirely to the Christmas theme.
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The Bing Crosby Show Cast
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Character |
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Bing Crosby
He was 59, 74 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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André Previn
He was 33, 89 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Mary Martin
She was 49, 76 years old when she died
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as Herself |
The Bing Crosby Show Crew
