Unlike a lot of Christmas specific television specials, this disc pairs shows from The Danny Kaye Show (1963-1967) that just happen to air around the holiday. So there are a few Christmas numbers, but there are also a lot of non-holiday shenanigans in the shows to entertain you, too. So the first (aired Christmas day, 1963) features the legendary Nat King Cole singing The Christmas Song and doing a jazzy duet of Jingle Bells with the host, but it also features guest and Mary Tyler-Moore in a couple of skits that have nothing to do with Christmas, including an hilarious send up of operetta that features Harvey Korman and Jamie Farr. The same can be said for the second special (that aired Dec. 21, 1966) which features Peggy Lee and a very young Wayne Newton. The Christmas stuff is good, but pales in comparison to watching Lee sing Here Comes That Rainy Day.
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