An Overview of CHRISTMAS TV MEMORIES - the new book by Herbie J Pilato

“The greatest love story in the history of television would have to be Herbie J Pilato and television itself…His greatest love letter, CHRISTMAS TV MEMORIES: NOSTALGIC HOLIDAY FAVORITES OF THE SMALL SCREEN, could very well be his most heartfelt…It is worthy of your biggest Christmas kiss!” — Marlo Thomas (from the Foreword)

“Pilato takes the reader down a very nostalgic memory lane lined with candy canes, wreaths, and lights, with sweet songs filling the air. He is very thorough in his discussions, providing all the details of these productions in one handy reference and including some great insights from folks who were involved in some of the special moments. For folks like me that are huge television fans, this book will warm their hearts.” ― Martin’s View

Bullet Points

• Opens with a Foreword by That Girl TV icon Marlo Thomas, who starred in and produced It Happened One Christmas (the small-screen remake of It’s A Wonderful Life)
• Features exclusive commentary from actors/TV personalities Tina Cole (from The King Family and My Three Sons), Lisa Lucas (from the classic 1972 TV-movie The House Without a Christmas Tree), Tanya Welk (The Lawrence Welk Show), Elinor Donahue (Father Knows Best, The Andy Griffith Show), and voiceover artist Alexander Williams (Tiny Tim from the 1971 animated TV adaption of A Christmas Carol), among others.
• The book is divided into four main sections: Music/Variety Specials, Animated Classics, TV-Movies, and Weekly Episodic
• Specials profiled included those hosted by Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, The Carpenters, and more.
• Animated classics chronicled include Frosty the Snowman, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed-Reindeer (which this year marks its 60th Anniversary), among others.
• Besides It Happened One Christmas and The House Without a Christmas Tree, TV-movies explored include The Gathering (starring Ed Asner), The Waltons’ Homecoming; and the 1992 TV remake of Christmas in Connecticut directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
• Holiday-specific TV episodes discussed include the ground-breaking Julia sitcom segment “I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas” and segments of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Bewitched, and countless others.

CHRISTMAS TV MEMORIES: NOSTALGIC HOLIDAY FAVORITES OF THE SMALL SCREEN embraces it all, offering a tinsel-decked traipse down memory lane.

About the Author

Award-winning author Herbie J Pilato’s long list of pop-culture books includes CONNERY, SEAN CONNERY: BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER HIS MOST FAMOUS ROLE, RETRO ACTIVE TELEVISION: AN IN-DEPTH PERSPECTIVE OF CLASSIC TV’S SOCIAL CIRCUITRY, TWITCH UPON A STAR: THE BEWITCHED LIFE AND CAREER OF ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY, MARY: THE MARY TYLER MOORE STORY, and the newly-published ONE TOUGH DAME: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF DIANA RIGG.

Contact

www.HerbieJPilato.com HJPilato@yahoo.com (310) 480–0067