Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas | |
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Written by | Buz Kohan |
Directed by | Dwight Hemion |
Presented by | Bing Crosby Kathryn Crosby Harry Crosby Mary Crosby Nathaniel Crosby |
Starring | Twiggy David Bowie Ron Moody Stanley Baxter |
Music by | Ian Fraser Larry Grossman |
Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Frank Konigsberg |
Producers | Gary Smith Dwight Hemion |
Cinematography | Bill Brown |
Editor | John Hawkins |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | ITC Entertainment, Konigsberg Company, Smith-Hemion Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS ATV for ITV |
Release | November 30, 1977 |
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Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas is a 1977 Christmas television special starring Bing Crosby and his family with special guests Twiggy, David Bowie, Ron Moody, Stanley Baxter and Trinity Boys Choir. It includes a duet by the unusual pairing of Crosby and Bowie on "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy".
It was Crosby's final Christmas special. Crosby died during principal photography. The special was introduced by his widow Kathryn Crosby and was broadcast in the United States on CBS on November 30, 1977, and in the United Kingdom on ITV on December 24, 1977.