Christmas 1954 Part Two..

Opening and ending of the Holiday "Liberace" Show ..This was shown on TV 5 Christmas Eve 1954..



A little fun-Stan Freberg's "Christmas Dragnet" from 1953...Contrary to Jack Webb's stern reputation while producing and acting in "Dragnet", he always seemed to enjoy whenever he was being spoofed..Witness the Classic "Copper Clapper Caper" sketch on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show in 1968, in which Webb tried hard to keep a straight face..













"Dragnet" Big Little Jesus...Presented first in 1953..repeated in 1954..

To complete our look at Christmas 1954, we will look at what aired in the Cleveland area Christmas Day...

TV Guide Cleveland Edition
Saturday, December 25, 1954

3 WNBK-NBC

9AM Movie-Early Bird Theater-A Christmas Carol and Dancing Tree
10AM Happy Felton
10:30 Paul Winchell/Jerry Mahoney
11AM Christmas Service-National Cathedral-Protestant
Noon Weekend Workshop
1PM Movie-Beyond Tomorrow
2:45 Blue/Gray Football-Bob Neal (Cleveland Sportscaster)- from Montgomery, Alabama
5:30 To Be Announced
6PM Cisco Kid
6:30 Annie Oakley
7PM Files Of Jeffery Jones
7:30 Ethel and Albert-Last Show of Series
8PM Mickey Rooney Show
8:30 Place The Face
9PM Imogene Coca
9:30 Donald OConnor
10PM George Goebel
10:30 Your Hit Parade
11PM News-Tom Field
11:05 To Be Announced (Movie?)
12:15 News

5 WEWS-CBS

8:55 News
9AM A Star Shall Rise-Family Theater starring Raymond Burr
9:30 Winky Dink-Jack Barry
10AM A Christmas Album
10:30 Film-Our Credit System
11AM Captain Midnight
11:30 Abbott and Costello
Noon Big Top
1PM Lone Ranger
1:30 Uncle Johnny Coons-CBS
2PM Movie-A Christmas Carol-1951
3:30 Contest Carnival
4PM Rocky Jones-Space Ranger
4:30 Holy Night-COLOR
5PM Christmas Hour-SPECIAL
6PM Polka Hour-Kenny Bass
6:30 Inside Catholic Schools
7PM Gene Autry
7:30 Beat The Clock-Bud Collyer
8PM Jackie Gleason
9PM Two For The Money-Herb Shriner
9:30 My Favorite Husband-Based on The Lucille Ball Radio Series
10PM That's My Boy
10:30 Willy
11PM Movie-"Theater"-Christmas Eve
12:30 News

8 WXEL DuMont/ABC

9:15 Christmas Carols
9:30 A Star Shall Rise-Same Program as 5 at 9AM
10AM Smilin' Ed-ABC
10:30 Space Patrol-ABC
11AM Merry Go Round-Walt "Kousin" Kay
11:30 Christmas Is A Song
Noon To Be Announced
1:30 Movie-Double Feature

1. Ferocious Pal
2. Challenge Of The Frontier

3PM Movie-Saturday Matinee-Racing Luck
4PM Movie-Outlaws of Stampede Pass
5PM Main Event-Wrestling
6PM Many Moons-SPECIAL-Kukla, Fran, Ollie
7PM Lights, Camera, Questions
7:30 Compass-ABC
8PM Dotty Mack-ABC
9PM Amateur Boxing-From Albany, NY-Jack Gregson-ABC
9:45 News
10PM The Stranger-DuMont
10:30 Down You Go-DuMont
11PM Chronoscope-News
11:15 Movie-Saturday Night Show-Two Thousand Women

21 WFMJ NBC

10AM Happy Felton
10:30 Paul Winchell/Jerry Mahoney
11AM Christmas Service-National Cathedral-Protestant
Noon To Be Announced
12:30 Movie-Movie Party-Renfrew Of The Mounted
1:30 Movie Party-Bush Pilot
2PM Film Fill
2:45 Blue/Gray Football-Bob Neal (Cleveland Sportscaster)- from Montgomery, Alabama
5PM Wishing Well
6PM Youngstown Calling
6:30 News
6:45 To Be Announced
7PM Amos And Andy
7:30 Ethel and Albert-Last Show of Series
8PM Mickey Rooney Show
8:30 Place The Face
9PM Imogene Coca
9:30 Donald OConnor
10PM George Goebel
10:30 Your Hit Parade
11PM News
11:10 To Be Announced
12:30 Bible Readings

27 WKBN CBS/DuMont/ABC

10:30 Winky Dink
11AM Western Theater
Noon Big Top
1PM Western Theater
3PM To Be Announced
4:30 Holy Night-COLOR
5PM Christmas Hour-SPECIAL
6PM A Star Shall Rise
6:30 News
6:45 Sports
6:55 Weather
7PM Masquerade Party-ABC
7:30 Beat The Clock-Bud Collyer
8PM Jackie Gleason
9PM Two For The Money-Herb Shriner
9:30 Playhouse-Bergen
10PM That's My Boy
10:30 Willy
11PM Wrestling-Chicago-ABC
11:05 Sports Showcase
11:20 Wrestling Continues
Midnight News

49 WAKR ABC

2PM A Star Shall Rise
2:30 This Is The Life
3PM Bar 49 Movie-Double Feature

1. Apache Chief
2. Train To Tombstone

5PM Joyful Hour
6PM Many Moons-SPECIAL-Kukla, Fran, Ollie
7PM Christmas Album
7:30 Compass-ABC
8PM Dotty Mack-ABC
9PM Amateur Boxing-From Albany, NY-Jack Gregson-ABC
9:45 Fight Talk-ABC
10PM Stork Club-ABC
10:30 Joyful Hour
11PM News

Soon:More On Christmas, plus WJW-TV's 60th Anniversary