Holiday Ads

King Family Holiday Special (50) 12/23/69

Bill Kennedy Showtime "Miracle on 34th Street" (50) 12/25/69

Profiles in Black: The Special Meaning of Christmas (4) 12/19/70

Puss 'n' Boots Holiday Special (24) 12/3/71

Christmas starts today at Burger Chef 12/11/71

This is Tom Jones Christmas Special (24) 12/12/71

Lawrence Welk's New Year's Eve Show 12/31/71

Bill Kennedy at the Movies "Miracle on 34th Street" (50) 12/24/72

Lawrence Welk's New Year's Eve Special (50) 12/31/72 ad

A Charlie Brown Christmas (CBS) 12/6/73

A Christmas Story (animated) (11) 12/14/73

Happy Holidays (24) 12/23/73

A Christmas Odyssey (11) 12/24/73

The Lawrence Welk New Year's Eve Special (50) 12/31/73

The Andy Williams Christmas Special [13/NBC] (Wed 12/11/74 TV Guide ad)

Christmas with the Bing Crosbys (NBC) 12/15/74

The Perry Como Christmas Show (CBS) 12/17/74

The Tony Orlando and Dawn Christmas Show (CBS) 12/18/74

Merry Christmas Fred, from the Crosbys (CBS) 12/3/75

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (ABC) 12/5/75

Santa Claus is Coming to Town (ABC) 12/9/75

Bill Kennedy at the Movies "A Holiday Affair" (50) 12/25/75

New Year's Eve at Pops (56) 12/31/75

Happy Holidays (24) 12/25/77

Holiday Treats from...Farmer Peet (12/21/78)

Season's Greetings (11) 12/25/78

"Christmas in Connecticut" Barbara Stanwyck (50) 12/25/78

Happy New Year! (11) 1/1/79

Hollywood Christmas Parade (9) 12/2/79

"Miracle on 34th Street (50) 12/3/79

Do Your Christmas Shopping in Downtown Windsor 11/15/80

Give Your Family (ON) for Christmas 11/29/80

"Scrooge" (50) 12/6/80

Yogi's First Christmas (24) 12/1/80

Yogi's First Christmas (50) 12/11/80

Happy Holidays (24) 12/22/80

Happy New Year (20) 1/1/81

Mail Early 11/8/81

"Scrooge" (50) 12/25/81

Happy New Year (20) 12/31/81

8 O'Clock Movie "The Greatest Story Ever Told" 12/23/82

Season's Greetings from 13 Strong News 12/31/82

Walt Disney World's...Christmas Parade (ABC 24) 12/25/83

Celebrate the Holidays at the Porch 12/18/85

Toledo 11 Heartland Holiday Special & Season's Greetings (11) 12/23&25/85

Heartland Holidays (11) 12/24/86

"A Year Without Santa Claus" & "Wind in the Willows" (13) 12/25/88

The 1988 Liberty Bowl: Indiana vs S. Carolina (36) 12/28/88

Red Skelton's Christmas Dinner; Christmas at Pops; Kenny Rogers (30) 12/9/90

I Love Lucy (colorized) Christmas Special (CBS) 12/10/90

The Spirit of Christmas (TV5) 12/16/90

Season's Greetings from TV5...12/23/90

"The Man in the Santa Claus Suit" (TV5) 12/22/91

Santa Claus for Norelco 11/26/92

Holiday Festival on Ice with Kristi Yamaguchi (TV5) 11/28/92

A Christmas Special with Luciano Pavarotti (27) 12/7/92

Lawrence Welk Christmas Reunion & Christmas Songs with Mel Torme...(27) 12/12/92

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (TV5) 12/20/92

Holiday Greetings from the Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) 12/20/92

Lawrence Welk Holiday Special (27) 12/4/93

"Adventures of Huck Finn" & "Hobo's Christmas" (TV5) 12/5/93

Happy Holidays from TV5 12/12/93

The Andy Williams Christmas Show (27) 12/12/93

"The Christmas Stallion" (TV5) 12/19/93

"Miracle on 34th Street" (56) Sat 11/26/77

The Honeymooners Christmas Special (ABC) Mon 11/28/77

Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Jane Kean

The Johnny Cash Christmas Show (CBS) Wed 11/30/77

Roy Clark, June Carter Cash

The Annie Christmas Show (NBC) Andrea McCardle, Reid Shelton (Sun 12/4/77)

Paul Lynde: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (ABC) 12/7/77

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas & Frosty the Snowman (CBS)Sat 12/10/77

'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Mon 12/12/77)

Narrated by Joel Grey

Eight is Enough & Perry Como's Olde English Christmas (ABC) Wed 12/14/77

Eight is Enough: Yes, Nicholas, There is a Santa Claus (Dick Van Patten, Betty Buckley); Petula Clark.

The Waltons: The Children's Carol (Thu 12/15/77)

Ralph Waite, Michael Learned.

Christmas Is! (animated) (24) Sat 12/17/77

Benji.

Fat Albert Christmas Special & The Tiny Tree (CBS) Sun 12/18/77

Dean Martin's Christmas in California (NBC) Sun 12/18/77

Linda Lavin, Crystal Gayle, Jonathan Winters, Gabriel Melgar.

The Bob Hope Christmas Special (NBC) Mon 12/19/77

Olivia Newton-John, Perry Como, Mark Hamill, Jim Henson's Muppets.

Donny & Marie Christmas Show/John Denver's Rocky Mountain Christmas Fri 12/23/77

Marie Osmond, Donny Osmond, Paul Lynde, The Osmonds, Valerie Harper, Olivia Newton-John, Steve Martin.

The Little Drummer Boy (NBC) Fri 12/23/77

Narrated by Greer Garson; voices by Jose Ferrer, Teddy Eccles, Paul Frees, Vienna Boys Choir.

New Year's Rockin' Eve '78 (ABC) Sat 12/31/77

Dick Clark, Suzanne Somers, Robert Hegyes.

New Year's Eve with the Royal Canadians (CBS) Sat 12/31/77

Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians conducted by Victor Lombardo and Paul Williams.

2 CBS Christmas specials which aired on Thursday 11/30/78

Frosty the Snowman and Raggedy Ann and Andy in the Great Santa Claus Caper Voices include: June Foray, Daws Butler and Les Tremayne.

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (PBS) Sun 12/3/78

2 CBS Christmas Specials (Wed 12/6/78)

Bing Crosby--The Christmas Years (The Crosby Family, Fred Astaire, Jackie Gleason, Michael Landon, Connie Stevens) & The Johnny Cash Christmas Show (Steve Martin, Rita Coolidge, June Carter Cash & Kris Kristofferson).

A Special Sesame Street Christmas (Leslie Uggams) CBS: Fri 12/8/78

Imogene Coca, Henry Fonda, Michael Jackson, Ethel Merman, Anne Murray, Dick Smothers.

Rudolph's Shiny New Year (ABC) Sat 12/9/78

The Honeymooners Christmas Special (Jackie Gleason, Art Carney) ABC: Sun 9/10/78

Also starring Audrey Meadows, Jean Kean and Eileen Heckart.

2 ABC Christmas Specials (Wed 12/13/78)

Frosty's Winter Wonderland & Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

Christmas in America-Yesterday and Today (ABC) Wed 12/13/78

Perry Como's Early American Christmas (John Wayne, Diana Canova) & Merry Christmas From the Grand Ole Opry (John Ritter, Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, Crystal Gayle, Grandpa Jones, Minnie Pearl).

Christmas Odyssey 2010 (Mac Davis) NBC: Tue 12/19/78

Ted Knight, Bernadette Peters

CBS Movie "A Christmas to Remember" Eva Marie Saint, Jason Robards Wed 12/20/78

The Stingiest Man in Town (NBC) Saturday 12/23/78

Voices of: Walter Matthau, Tom Bosley, Theodore Bikel, Robert Morse and Dennis Day.

Two Animated NBC Christmas Specials (Mon 12/3/79)

The Berenstain Bears' Christmas & The Little Rascals' Christmas Special.

2 NBC Christmas Specials (Thu 12/6/79)

A Christmas for Boomer & A Bing Crosby Christmas...Like the Ones we Used to Know.

The Year Without Santa Claus (ABC) Sun 12/8/79

2 NBC Christmas Specials (Thu 12/6/79)

A Christmas for Boomer & A Bing Crosby Christmas...Like the Ones we Used to Know.

Jack Frost (premiere) NBC (Wed 12/12/79)

Voices of: Robert Morse, Buddy Hackett, Paul Fries, Larry Storch, Dave Garroway, Debra Clinger.

WKRP in Cincinnatii: Jennifer's Home for Christmas (CBS) Mon 12/17/79

Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Gordon Jump. Also: The Last Resort (Stephanie Faracy, Larry Breeding)

A Cosmic Christmas (4) Tue 12/18/79

The Christmas Songs (PBS) Sat 12/22/79

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (Fred Astaire) NBC (Sun 12/23/79)

John Byner, Gary Burghoff, Bert Convy.

Bill Kennedy at the Movies "Miracle on 34th Street" (50) Tue 12/25/79

Christmas day. Edmund Gwenn.

The White Shadow: A Christmas Present (CBS) Tue 12/25/79

Ken Howard, Byron Stewart (Santa), Thomas Carter, Timothy Van Patten.

"Christmas in Connecticut" Dennis Morgan, Barbara Stanwyck (50) Tue 12/25/79

Pinocchio's Christmas (ABC) Wed 12/3/80

MAS*H: Death Take a Holiday & House Calls: Kensington Follies Mon 12/15/80)

(CBS Monday) Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Wayne Rogers, Lynn Redgrave, David Wayne.

A Snow White Christmas (premiere on CBS) Fri 12/19/80

WKRP in Cincinnati: Bah, Humbug & The Tim Conway Show (CBS) Sat 12/20/80

Loni Anderson, Gordon Jump, Tim Reid, Howard Hesseman, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway.

Movie at 8 "Christmas in Connecticut" Barbara Stanwyck (50) Thu 12/25/80

New Year's Rockin' Eve (Charlene Tilton, Greg Evigan) (ABC) Wed 12/31/80

Dick Clark, Charlie Daniels Band, Billy Preston & Syreeta, Ambrosia, Chuck Berry, Barry Manilow.

Casper's First Christmas & A Chipmunk Christmas (NBC) Mon 12/14/81

The Mac Davis Christmas Special (NBC) Mon 12/14/81

Mac Davis, The Pointer Sisters

Christmas Comes to Pac-Land (8PM Thu 12/16/82)

Yogi's First Christmas (50) Wed 12/22/82

Holiday Greetings from Budweiser (Sun 12/11/83 ad)

Cotton Bowl Parade & Tournament of Roses Parade (CBS) Mon 1//2/84

Sorrell Booke, Mary Frann, Susan Howard, Ted Shackelford, Bob Barker, Susan Sullivan, Joan Van Ark, Dennis Weaver.

Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember (Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers) Sun 12/2/84

CBS

t"Miracle on 34th Street" Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn (TBS) 8:05PM Tue 12/4/84

Cabbage Patch Kids' 1st Christmas (ABC) Fri 12/7/84

Dynasty: That Holiday Spirit (ABC) Wed 12/19/84

Christmas episode (first with Rock Hudson as Daniel Reece).

We Wish You a Merry Christmas [WLI0-35] (Sat 12/25/82)

Happy New Year [WLIO-35] (Sat 1/1/83)

New Year's Rockin' Eve '85 (Adrian Zmed, Priscilla Barnes) Mon 12/31/84

The 10th Anniversary Johnny Cash Christmas Special (Tue 12/10/85)

Jerry Lee Lewis, June Carter Cash, John Carter Cash, Roseanne Cash, Larry Gatlin.

The Life Adventures of Santa Claus (premiere) Tue 12/17/85

Andy Williams & the NBC Kids Search for Santa (Fri 12/20/85)

Kids from The Cosby Show, Punky Brewster, Gimme a Break, Silver Spoons and The Facts of Life.

Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" George C. Scott (Sun 12/22/85)

Mickey's Christmas Carol (Sun 12/22/85)

Mickey Mouse

New Year's Rockin' Eve '86 (Emma Samms, Ted McGinley) Tue 12/31/85

Scheduled to appear: The Four Tops, The Judds, Barry Manilow, The Motels, Tears for Fears, The Temptations.

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! (premiere) Wed 1/1/86

Jim Henson's The Christmas Toy (The Muppets) Sat 12/6/86

ABC ad, Kraft ad and TV Guide close-up.

The Perry Como Christmas Special (Angie Dickinson) Sat 12/6/86

ABC ad and TV Guide close-up (Julia Migenes-Johnson). In San Antonio

Disney Sunday Movie "The Christmas Star" Ed Asner (Sun 12/14/86 ad and close-up)

Christmas Snow (Sid Caesar, Katherine Helmond, Melissa Hart) Sat 12/20/86

Ad and close-up.

Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays (Sun 12/21/86)

Ed Begley, Jr., Dennis Weaver, Art Garfunkel, Gary Chapman. Ad and program description.

"Miracle on 34th Street: Edmund Gwenn (Wed 12/24/86)

CBS New Year's Day programs (Thu 1/1/87)

The Cotton Bowl Parade, The Tournament of Roses Parade and The Cotton Bowl where Ohio State beat Texas A&M 28-12.

Motown Merry Christmas (Philip Michael Thomas) Mon 12/14/87 ad and close-up

Pointer Sisters, Natalie Cole, Smokey Robinson, Lola Falana, Redd Foxx, The Temptations, Desiree Coleman, Darlene Love, Carrie McDowell, Stephanie Mills, Run DMC, Ronnie Spector, Marsha Warfield.

A Muppet Family Christmas (Jim Henson) Wed 12/16/87 ad on two pages

Candid Camera Christmas Special (Allen Funt) Wed 12/16/87)

Mary Hart, Florence Henderson, Steve Landesberg, Martin Mull, Sarah Purcell, Lynn Redgrave.

New Year's Rockin' Eve 1988 (John Stamos, Heather Locklear) Thu 12/21/87

Dick Clark, Restless Heart, Jody Watley, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, The Temptations, Los Lobos, Barry Manilow.

CVN's Fine Jewelry Collection (Santa's Channel) Sun 12/4/88

"A Christmas Story," "It's a Wonderful Life" & "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"

Sat 12/4/88 ad for three holiday movies (Peter Billingsly, Donna Reed, James Stewart, Mickey Rooney).

"A Christmas Story" (Peter Billingsly) Mon 12/5/88

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint (Mon 12/12/88)

Full-page ad and close-up. Whip Hubley, Courteney Cox, Nancy Travis, Jason Oliver.

"Miracle on 34th Street" & "The Miracle of the Bells" (colorized) Thu 12/15/88

Natalie Wood, Frank Sinatra. Miracles happen on SuperStation TBS.

"A Christmas Carol" (colorized) Reginald Owen (12/18/88)

CBS Sunday Movie "A Very Brady Christmas" (Sun 12/18/88 full-page ad

Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, Maureen McCormick, Barry Williams, Eve Plumb, Christopher Knight, Jennifer Runyon, Mike Lookinland, Ann B. Davis.

Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show (Mon 12/19/88 full-page ad & close-up)

Florence Griffith Joyner, Dolly Parton, Don Johnson, Orel Hershieser, Barry Sanders.

Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (Wed 12/21/88 full-page ad & close-up)

Paul Reubens, Charo, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Grace Jones, k.d. lang, Little Richard, Joan Rivers, Dinah Shore, Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg.

Three Christmas Specials (Fri 12/23/88 ad on two pages)

A Garfield Christmas Special, Claymation Christmas Celebration & CBS Movie Special "Christmas Comes to Willow Creek" (Tom Wopat, John Schneider)

"It's a Wonderful Life" Donna Reed, Jimmy Stewart (Sat 12/24/88)

Celebrate New Year's Day with the SuperStation's Best (Sun 1/1/89 ad on 2 pages)

Andy Griffith's Silver Anniversary Special (Don Knotts, Andy Griffith), Superstation Remembers The Beverly Hillbillies (Irene Ryan, Max Baer, Jr., Donna Douglas, Buddy Ebsen) & Superstation Remembers Gilligan's Island (Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr.).

The 100th Tournament of Roses Parade (Mon 1/2/89)

Jim McKay, Joan Lunden, Tim McCarver (the parade was also carried on CBS and NBC).

1990 King Orange Bowl Parade (Ann Jillian, Clifton Davis) Sun 12/31/89

Christmas at Eureeka's Castle [Nickelodeon] (Tue 11/27/90 full-page ad)

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas [TNT] (Thu 12/6/90 full-page ad)

The Wonder Years "A Very Cutlip Christmas" Wed 12/12/90

Robert Picardo, Fred Savage

Coach "Christmas Brains" Craig T. Nelson, Shelley Fabares (Tue 12/18/90)

Family Matters "Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas" (Fri 12/21/90)

Jaleel White, Reginald VelJohnson

Dolly Parton...Christmas at Home (Fri 12/21/90 full-page ad & close-up)

Full House "Happy New Year" (Fri 12/28/90)

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (Mon 12/31/90)

Jack Wagner, Nina Blackwood

Frosty the Snowman & A Wish for Wings That Work" (Wed 12/18/91)

Opus & Bill's First Christmas Special.

Bob Hope's Cross Country Christmas Show (Wed 12/18/91 full-page ad & close-up)

Reba McEntire, Macaulay Culkin, Redd Foxx, Dolores Hope

Beverly Hills 90210 "A Walsh Family Christmas" (Thu 12/19/91)

Mr. Krueger's Christmas (Jimmy Stewart) Tue 12/24/91

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Carols of Christmas (Mormon Tabernacle Choir) Wed 12/25/91)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Nora's Christmas Gift (Celeste Holm) Wed 12/25/91

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Dick Clark's New Years Rock n' Eve 1992 (Tue 12/31/91)

Shannen Doherty, Stephen Baldwin, D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Vanessa Williams, Marky Mark, Boyz II Men.

Fox New Year's Eve Live (Tue 12/31/91)

Guns n' Roses, Penn & Teller, Sam Kinison.

2 Christmas Specials: Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas & Noel (Fri 12/4/92)

It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special (Sun 12/6/92)

Toonight!

Two Christmas Specials [WBGU-27] (Sun 12/13/92 full-page ad)

Marcia Adams: Christmas in the Heartland and A Christmas with Luciano Pavarotti

Fox Wednesday night Christmas shows (12/16/92 ad on 2 pages)

Beverly Hills 90210 "It's a Totally Happening Life" & Melrose Place "A Melrose Place Christmas"

Bob "A Christmas Story" Bob Newhart, Cynthia Stevenson (Mon 12/21/92)

Jubilate (New Year's Eve Special) Thu 12/31/92

Carman, Gaither Vocal Band, Michael English, Music City Mass Choir, Bill Gaither Trio, Yolanda Adams. Live from the Omni in Atlanta.

New Year's Eve at Sea World (Lee Greenwood) [TNN] Thu 12/31/92

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Past Christmas Present (Thu 12/2/93 ad / listing)

Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Ruth Buzzi, Henry Gibson, Goldie Hawn, Jo Anne Worley, Arte Johnson, Alan Sues, Lily Tomlin

Two NBC Christmas Specials (Fri 12/3/93)

The Town Santa Forgot & The Twelve Days of Christmas. Dick Van Dyke, Phil Hartman.

A Branson Country Christmas [Family] Wed 12/8/93

Louise Mandrell, Glen Campbell, Holly Dunn

Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (Wed 12/15/93 full-page ad)

Loni Anderson, Barbara Eden, Dolores Hope, Joey Lawrence, Wynona and Naomi Judd, Ed Marinaro, Lynn Swann, Ashley Judd.

Three Fox Sunday Night Christmas Shows (12/19/93 full-page ad)

Martin "Holiday Blues," Living Single "Living Kringle" and Married...with Children "The Worst Noel"

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (Fri 12/31/93)

Holly Robinson, Mark Curry. Musical guests SWV, KISS, Daryl Hall, Joey Lawrence, Brooks & Dunn.

Fox's New Year's Eve Bash (Fri 12/31/93)

George Carlin, Bobcat Goldwait, Richard Jeni

Merry Christmas from Channel Eleven (12/24/58)

Toledo Blade ad for: Pursuit "Silent Night," Millionaire, Circle Theater and Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and Playhouse 90 "The Nutcracker" on Christmas Day.

A Musical Portrait of Christmas [WTOL-11] (Wed 12/25/63 Toledo Blade ad)

Monroe Street Methodist Church Children's Choir, Toledo University Madrigal Singers, International Ballet Company of Toledo.

2 ads for Children's Wonderland (Ghoulardi & Mr. T) 12/20&25/63 Toledo Blade ads

WTOD AM & FM Radio ad for "A Christmas Carol" (12/23/95 Toledo Blade)

Featuring the WTOD Players, sponsored by the Sterling Milk Co.

Frosty the Snowman [CBS] (Wed 11/30/94)

Aaron Neville's Christmas in New Orleans (Linda Ronstadt) [Family] Wed 11/30/94

Tournament of Roses Parade [ABC/13] (Fri 1/1/60 Toledo Blade ad)

Ronald Reagen, Bess Myerson

"It's a Wonderful Life" [NBC] (Sat 12/10/94 full-page ad/close-up)

Network premiere (NBC exclusive in 1994) James Stewart, Donna Reed, Henry Travers

TBS Award Theater "A Christmas Story" Peter Billingsly (Sun 12/11/94)

Christmas in Washington [NBC] (Helen Hunt) Wed 12/14/94

Anita Baker, Kenny G, Kathy Mattea, Jon Secada

Two Holiday Specials from TBS (Fri 12/16/94)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas & A Flintstone's Christmas Carol

Tiedtke's: Happy New Year to all our Friends! (1/1/65 Toledo Blade ad)

Fox Sunday night shows (12/18/94 3/4 page ad)

The Simpsons "Fear of Flying" and Life with Louie "A Christmas for Mrs. Stillman" (Louie Anderson)

This Simpsons episode featured the voices of the cast of Cheers.

Opryland's Country Christmas (Clint Black) Thu 12/22/94 ad & close-up

Season's Greetings from Reddy Kilowatt (Toledo Edison) 12/24/56 Toledo Blade ad

Merry Xmas from Lane's Drug Stores (Sun 12/25/1949 Toledo Blade ad)

A Christmas Offering (DeVilbiss HS Choir & Corale) Fri 12/22/72 Toledo Blade ad

Also: Norman Dresser Blade story on the special and a brief story on WCWA-FM becoming WIOT-FM and changing to a rock format.

Tournament of Roses Parade on NBC [WTOL] (Tue 1/1/63)

Tournament of Roses Parade on NBC [WTOL-11] (Wed 1/1/64 Toledo Blade ad)

Arthur Godfrey, Betty White

Gift of Music [WTVG-13] (Fri 12/21/79 Toledo Blade ad)

Cleveland Orchestra and Choruses directed by Robert Page.

Romper Room's Miss Ann at Children's Wonderland (Fri 12/18/64 Toledo Blade ad)

Trinity Church Christmas Eve Telecast [WSPD-13] Fri 12/24/65 Toledo Blade ad

The Nanny Christmas Special "Oy to the World" [CBS] (Mon 12/18/95 ad)

The NBA on NBC (Christmas Doubleheader) Mon 12/25/95 full-page ad/close-up)

Phoenix vs. San Antonio and Orlando vs. Houston (Charles Barkley, David Robinson, Penny Hardaway, Hakeem Olajuwon)

New Year's in Vegas [FOX] (Sun 12/31/95)

Not seen on WUPW-TV 36, but WKBD-TV 50 did carry it.

Westgate Village Shopping Center (Thu 11/22/63 full-page ad)

WSPD-TV 13's Salty the Clown. Sear's, Lion Store, Lasalle's.

Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer (Fri 11/29/96)

Rerun of the 1964 Christmas special.

The Story of Santa Claus (Wed 12/4/96)

Premiere of animated Christmas special, sponsored in part by True Value.

Frosty the Snowman & Frosty Returns (12/6/96)

Reruns of 2 animated Christmas specials.

Dick Clark's 25th New Year's Rockin' Eve (Tue 12/31/96 ad)

Stacey Dash, Donald Faison.

Sinbad's Dynamite New Year's Eve! (Sat 12/31/96)

Performances by Hootie and the Blowfish, Salt-N-Pepa, Doobie Brothers, Cirque Du Soleil.

A Christmas Carol on WSPD-AM 1370.

Starring Ronald Coleman, sponsored by Dean Neumann Jewelers.

A Very, Very Merry Christmas from Tiedtke's (Sun 12/24/61)

Yuletide Greetings from Lane's Discount Drugs (Sun 12/24/61)

Happy Happy Holidays...Mulberry TV (Mon 12/24/62 ad)

Toledo's Downtown Christmas Parade (Fri 11/29/63)

Gordon Ward, Connie Ward.

Santa Says...Tiedtke's (Fri 11/29/63 ad)

Salty the Clown at Children's Wonderland (Tue 12/31/63 ad)

Lucas County Recreation Center

Family Classics for Christmas Week on The Big Show (Sun 12/20/64 ad)

"Tom Sawyer, Detective," "The Rogues of Sherwood Forest," "Red Pony," "Curly Top" and "The Miracle on 34th Street."

Joseph L. Mankiewicz' "Carol For Another Christmas" on ABC (Mon 12/28/64)

Peter Sellers, Eva Marie Saint, Sterling Hayden, Steve Lawrence. Teleplay by Rod Serling.

Texaco Fire Chief Speaker Hat (Wed 12/8/65 ad)

What a Christmas present!

Happy Holiday Savings at Sterling Milk Marts (Wed 12/15/65 ad)

Variety Club: 4 Cheers for your holiday! (Tue 12/21/65 fill-page ad)

Uptown, Club Soda, Ginger Ale & Squirt.

Have a Happy...McDonald's (Fri 12/24/65 ad)

Holiday Greetings from...Toledo Edison (Sat 12/25/65 ad)

Reddy Kilowatt.

Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer on NBC (Fri 12/8/67)

Burl Ives

The Story of Christmas Today on WCWA-FM 104.7 (Fri 12/15/67 ad)

Christmas with Lorne Greene on NBC (Sat 12/16/67)

UNICEF Children's Choir. Sponsored by Columbia Gas of Ohio.

Plan your Christmas calling early...Ohio Bell (Mon 12/18/67 ad)

The Merv Griffin Christmas Special (2 Mon 12/25/67 ads)

WSPD-TV 13 ad (left) and sponsor, Cain's Potato Chips & Snacks ad (right).

The Mike Douglas Christmas Special (Mon 12/9/69)

Patti Page, The First Edition, Bob & Ray.

The Story of Christmas Today on WCWA-FM 104.7 (Fri 12/1

Win a Christmas Tree.

A Conversation with Bishop Donovan (Tue 12/23/69)

John Donovan

New Year's Eve with Guy Lombardo (Tue 12/23/69 ad)

The Oral Roberts Christmas Special: Contact (Wed 12/24/69)

Anita Bryant, Senator Mark Hatfield.

The Munificent Roadshow Entertainers 1st Christmas TV Program... (Thu 12/25/69)

ABC Christmas Day Programming (Thu 12/25/69)

Christmas Services, NBA Game of the Week (Boston vs. Phoenix), North-South Shrine All-Star Game & This is Tom Jones Christmas show.

Black Diamond Nursery Christmas Trees (Thu 12/18/70 ad)

Scotch Pines

A Christmas Odyssey (Thu 12/24/70 ad & Norman Dresser Review)

One Viewer's View

Christmas Gift List 1970 from The Andersons (Thu 12/24/70 ad)

Our best to you this Christmas...Lamson's of Toledo (Thu 12/24/70)

Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Programming on WSPD-AM 1370 (Thu 12/24/70 ad)

Perry Como, Roger Williams, Andy Williams, Henry Mancini, Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Fred Waring, Lorne Greene, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Kate Smith, Bing Crosby, Gracie Fields, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Robert Goulet, Lennon Sisters, Anita Bryant, Eddy Arnold, Barbra Streisand, Jack Jones, Glenn Campbell, Percy Faith, Vern Lynn, Art Barrie.

Merry Christmas...Gallant Lumber Co. (Fri 12/25/70 ad)

Call in the nick of time!...Ohio Bell (Fri 12/25/70 ad)

Christmas 1970...First Federal Savings of Toledo (Fri 12/25/70 ad)

Miller's Turnpike Restaurant Christmas ad (Wed 12/22/71)

Merry Christmas from Rink's Bargain City (Thu 12/23/71 ad)

Christmas in a Treehouse (Thu 12/23/71)

Erl, the Purple Squirrel

A Christmas Odyssey (Fri 12/24/71)

90 minute special (some rerun segments, but 40% new material, sponsored by Toledo Edison. Featuring the award winning "Peace, Brother, Peace" segment.

The Night Before Christmas (Fri 12/24/71)

The Merriest of Christmasses from Sears (Sat 12/25/71 ad)

Two Christmas Programs (Sat 12/25/71)

Christmas with the Toledo Symphony Chorale & Christmas in Ivory (Robert Allen).

Buckeye Cablevision Christmas Programming (Sat 12/25/71)

A Very Special Christmas & A Journey Through Children's Wonderland, a special from Lucas County Rec Center.

Merry Christmas..."Gene" Davis Appliance (Thu 12/21/72 ad)

RCA TVs, radios, stereos, cassette recorders.

An Old Fashioned Christmas...Greenfield Village/Henry Ford Museum (12/21/72 ad)

Breakfast with Santa at Churchill's Dining Room (Fri 12/22/72 ad)

A Christmas Odyssey (Sat 12/23/72 ad for Sun 12/24/72 special))

Little Sisters of the Poor...Christmas Holiday (Sat 12/23/72 ad)

Season's Greetings from Rink's Bargain City (Sat 12/23/72 ad)

Ohio Bell Christmas ad (Mon 12/24/73)

A Merry Christmas to all...First Federal Savings of Toledo (Mon 12/24/73 ad)

33rd Annual Nutcracker Ballet [30] (Mon 12/24/73)

Featuring the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Serge Fournier, and the Toledo Ballet, directed by Marie Voight. With Soili Arvola and Leo Ahonen. Sponsored by Libbey-Owens-Ford.

"Local Christmas Programs Scheduled" by Norman Dresser (Mon 12/23/74 Blade)

Glory to God, The Spirit of Christmas, Christmas Mass for Shut-Ins, Focus Detroit Christmas special.

Glory to God (Mon 12/23/74)

With the Toledo Symphony Chorale conducted by David Greenlee and The Toledo Symphony Brass & Percussion Ensemble.

NBC Christmas Movie "Scrooge" Albert Finney (Mon 12/23/74)

Making Christmas calls...Ohio Bell (Tue 12/24/74 ad)

The Nutcracker Nallet (Tue 12/24/74)

Featuring the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and the Toledo ballet. Sponsored by Libbey-Owens-Ford.

The Spirit of Christmas (Wed 12/25/74)

Christmas Music on WXEZ-FM 1065.5 (Tue 12/23/75 ad)

Merry CableSystem (Wed 12/24/75 ad)

"It's a Wonderful Life," ECUNews Chrismas Special, "Bells of St. Mary's" and "Young at Heart."

1975 WIOT-FM 104.7 Christmas Rock Party (Sat 12/27/75)

Blue Oyster Cult, Mott and Bob Seger at the Toledo Sports Arena. Glen Eagle Prodcutions.

CableSystem Gift Subscription (Mon 12/20/76 ad)

Toledo Goaldiggers...Season's Greetings (Mon 12/20/76 ad)

Oral Roberts' Christmas Dream (Tue 12/21/76)

Natalie Cole, Richard and Patti Roberts, Sid and Marty Krofft's Christmas characters.

Christmas Music on WSPD-AM 1370 (Thu 12/23/76 ad)

30 Hours of Christmas Music on WXEZ-FM 105.5 (Thu 12/23/76 ad)

Rex Humbard Christmas Special (Thu 12/23/76)

Pat Boone

The perfect holiday gift...Ohio Lottery TV Show (Thu 12/22/77)

Last Minute Gift Buys at Highland Appliance (Fri 12/23/77 ad)

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The 24 Days of Christmas, sponsored by People's Savings (Sat 12/24/77 ad)

Our Best to You This Joyous Day! Kroger (Sun 12/25/77 Christmas ad)

Merry Christmas...First Federal Savings of Toledo (Sun 12/25/77 ad)

Merry Christmas from Haddad's Bungalow (Sun 12/25/77 ad)

Happy New Year...Frisch's Big Boy Family Restaurants (Mon 12/30/77 ad)

The Music of Christmas on WSPD-AM 1370 (Sun 12/16/79 TV Tab ad)

Sponsored by Sylvania Savings Bank. Ottawa Hills, Swanton, Rogers, Whitmer and Maumee High School Choirs.

This Christmas give your kids...Nickelodeon (Fri 12/21/79 ad)

A gift of love from us to you. For them...Nickelodeon (Sat 12/22/79 ad)

Merry Christmas from all of us at the Blade (Mon 12/24/79 full-page ad)

Merry Christmas...Westhaven Discount Drug Stores (Tue 12/15/79 ad)

50th anniversary sale (1929-1979).

Tiedtke's Yule Train (Tue 12/20/49 ad)

Christmas Greetings from The Ohio Citizens Trust Co. (12/25/49 ad)

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Krantz Brewing (Sun 12/25/49 ad)

Brewers of Old Dutch Beer.

Edison Music Hour with Art Barrie on WSPD-AM 1370 (Tue 12/27/49)

Merry Christmas...The Ohio Bell Telephone Co. (Sat 12/23/50 ad)

Telephone Christmas Tree.

S.S. Kresge Co Christmas ad (Sun 12/24/50)

NFL Championship Game: L.A. Rams vs Cleveland Browns (Sun 12/24/50)

World's Championship Pro-Football Game on ABC-TV and Radio, sponsored by Admiral. Final score: Browns 30, Rams 28.

Tiedtke's Holiday ad (Sun 12/24/50)

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Happy and Peaceful New Year.

Merry XMAS...Lucas County Bank (Sun 12/24/50 ad)

Walt Disney's Christmas Party (Mon 12/25/50)

Television premiere with Edgar Bergen, sponsored by Coca-Cola.

The Spirit of Christmas (Sun 12/23/51)

"Twas the Night Before Christmas" and The Nativity. Mabel Beaton Marionettes. Sponsored by Ohio Bell.

NFL Championship Game: Cleveland Browns vs. L.A. Rams on Dumont (Sun 12/23/51

Sponsored by Miller High Life and Maumee Valley Distributing. Also aired on WTOD-AM 1560 and WTRT-FM 99.9.

Sohio Christmas ad (Sun 12/23/51)

The Standard Oil Co. (Ohio)

Front Page News on WSPD-AM 1370, sponsored by Page Dairy (Mon 12/24/51 ad)

A Happy Christmas to all...

The Walt Disney Christmas Show (Mon 12/24/51 ad for 12/25/51 show)

Walt Disney Productions. Sponsored by Johnson+Johnson.

The Walt Disney Christmas Show (Tue 12/25/51)

Walt Disney Productions. Sponsored by Johnson+Johnson.

Mutual of Omaha Calling Tokyo on CKLW-AM 800 (Tue 12/25/51)

Special Christmas Broadcast

Holiday Eavesdropping...Buckeye Brewing Co. (Tue 12/25/51 ad)

The Lion Store Christmas ad (Tue 12/23/52)

Tiedtke's...Merry Christmas Everyone! (Wed 12/24/52 ad)

Mutual of Omaha Calling (Thu 12/25/62 ad for Television Premiere)

Sponsored locally by Rush Kirkham Agency.

Sealtest Big Top TV Circus Christmas Show (Thu 12/24/53 ad for 12/25/53 show)

1952 Cotton Bowl: Rice vs. Alabama (Thu 12/31/53 ad for 1/1/54 telecast)

Jimmy Nelson, Danny O'Day. Sponsored by Texaco. Final score: Rice 28, Alabama 6.

Greetings...Stroh Brewery Co. (Tue 12/21/54 ad)

Tiedtke's Mammoth 3600-lb. Christmas Cheese (Tue 12/21/54 ad)

Q-Man Potato Chips (Wed 12/22/54 ad with Santa Claus)

Han's Christian Anderson's The Little Match Girl (Thu 12/23/54 ad)

Central High School student Miss Arline Perry, of the Ma Brown Talent Hunt. Christmas program sponsored by Red and White Supermarkets.

Merry Christmas!...Community Traction Service (Fri 12/24/54)

Christmas with the Stars on WOHO-AM 1470 (Sat 12/25/54)

Margaret O'Brien, Dorothy Lamour, Allen Roth, Pat O'Brien.

Christmas in the Air on WSPD-AM 1370 (Sat 12/25/54)

Christmas music transcribed by Mantovani and Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians. "Food for Thought" by Ray Beals.

Lamson's Christmas ad (Sat 12/24/55)

"Bells on Christmas Day" by Henry Longsworth Longfellow

NFL Championship Game: Cleveland Browns vs L.A. Rams (Two 12/25/55 ads)

Miller High Life sports section ad & Buick ad in Peach Section. Final score: Cleveland 38, L.A. 14.

Merry Christmas...Leo Marks Credit Jewelers (Sun 12/25/55 ad)

Alcoa Hour "Amahl and the Night Visitors" by Gian Carlo Menotti (Sun 12/25/55)

Christmas program brodcast on Detroit's WWJ-TV 4.

New Year's Eve Party at the Hillcrest Hotel Victorian Terrace (Fri 12/21/56 ad)

Payson Re and his Stork Club Orchestra

The Story of the Nativity on WSPD-AM 1370 (Mon 12/25/56)

Starring Walter Hampden. Sponsored by Toledo Edison.

Tony Packo's Cafe New Year's Eve Party (Sat 12/29/56 ad)

Lee Sutter and Orchestra

Christmas Around the World at the Toledo Zoo (Fri 12/20/57 ad)

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol on WSPD-AM 1370 (Mon 12/23/57 ad)

Christmas Eve program, sponsored by Willys Motors.

Season's Greetings from Frisch's Big Boy Restaurants (Tue 12/24/57 ad)

A&P Christmas ad (Tue 12/23/58)

Kroger 'Holiday Beverages' ad (Tue 12/23/58 ad)

Sponsor of Union Pacific on WSPD-TV 13 and Kroger News Wrap-Up on WTOL-TV 11. Top Value Stamps.

Tiedtke's Christmas ad (Wed 12/24/58)

The Lion Store...Merry Christmas... (Wed 12/24/58 ad)

Merry Christmas...Lasalle's (Wed 12/24/58 ad with Santa)

Happy New Year-1959...People's Savings Assoc. (Fri 12/26/58 ad)

A Very Happy New Year!...Tiedtke's (Wed 12/31/58 ad)

The Ohio Story "The First Christmas Tree" (Sun 12/20/58)

Sponsored by the Ohio Bell Telephone Company.

Don't disappoint Santa!...Coca-Cola (Wed 12/23/59 ad)

Midwest Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

Lamson's Christmas ad (Thu 12/24/59 ad)

"...on earth Peace to men of good will."

Christmas Afternoon in Northwestern Ohio on WSPD-AM 1370 (Fri 12/25/59)

Bob Hope's Christmas Special on NBC (Thu 1/15/70)

Connie Stevens, Teresa Graves, Suzanne Charny, Eva Rueber Staier, Dolores Reade, Romy Schneider, Neil Armstrong, Les Brown and his Band of Renown, The Golddiggers. Sponsored by Chrysler.

Downtown Toledo Associates / WOHO. Christmas Parade (Fri 11/20/70 ad)

Mickey Mouse greets Santa at Westgate (Thu 11/26/70 full-page ad)

Lasalle's, Lion, Sears.

Decorations Galore! at the Andersons Garden Centers (Thu 11/26/70 ad)

Santa Calls on WSPD-AM 1370 (Mon 11/30/70 ad)

Everyone's Christmas Card...Master Charge (Tue 12/1/70 ad)

First National Bank.

Bell System Family Theatre "Bing Crosby's Christmas Show" [13] (Wed 12/16/70)

New Year's Eve with Guy Lombardo on Ch. 24 (Thu 12/30/70 ad)

Rex Humbard's New Year's Eve Special on Ch. 13 (Fri 12/31/70 ad)

Cathedral of Tomorrow

Downtown Toledo Associates / WOHO. Christmas Parade (Fri 11/19/71 ad)

Rymie the Clown meets Santa at Westgate (Thu 11/25/71 full-page ad)

Lasalle's, Lion, Sears.

Woodville Mall International Christmas (Thu 11/25/71 full-page ad)

Santa will arrive by horse drawn sleigh.

Santa arrives by helicopter at three area shopping centers (Thu 11/25/71 ad)

Great Eastern, Miracle Mile and Southland Shopping Centers.

Downtown Toledo Associates / WOHO. Christmas Parade (Fri 11/17/72 ad)

Greet Santa & Yogi and Friends at Franklin Park Mall (Thu 11/23/72 ad)

Buzzy the Clown greets Santa at Westgate (Thu 11/23/72 ad)

Lasalle's, Lion, Westgate.

Santa arrives by helicopter at three area shopping centers (Thu 11/23/73 ad)

Great Eastern, Miracle Mile and Southland Shopping Centers.

Spend the holidays with a loved one...Stroh's (Tue 12/19/72 ad)

Toledo Edison Holiday ad (Wed 12/20/72)

Cookie Monster and Santa at Southland Shopping Center (Thu 11/22/73 ad)

Merry Christmas from TARTA (Thu 11/29/73 ad)

Christmas Music on WPOS 102.3 FM (Mon 12/10/73 ad)

Christmas Specials on Buckeye Cablevision Ch. 5 (Sun 12/23/73 ad)

Songs for the Season, Christmas Is and Magic of Christmas.

Woodville Mall Pre-Holiday Sale with Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus (Wed 11/20/74 ad)

Full-Page Ad.

Santa Arrives Tomorrow at Woodville Mall (Fri 11/22/74 ad)

Montgomery Ward's Christmas Bonus to You...(Mon 11/25/74 full-page ad)

Help Wake Up Santa! at Franklin Park Mall (Wed 11/27/74 ad)

The Andy Williams Christmas Show [13/NBC] (12/11/74 Blade ad)

"Whitmer Represented In Cotton Bowl Show" by Norman Dresser (Mon 12/30/74 Blade)

Karen Peterson, Miss Teen-age America, Whitmer High School, Cotton Bowl Festival Parade, Ohio Boys Band, Anthony Wayne High School Band.

Happy New Year...Toledo Trust...(Tue 12/30/76 ad)

New Years Eve '78...Soupy Sales (12/27/77 ad)

Friar Tucks Productions, University of Toledo Student Union Auditorium, The Villagers, Cakewalkin' Jass Band.

Happy New Year 1978...First Federal Savings of Toledo (Sun 1/1/78 TV Tab ad)

Dominic's New Year's Eve (Wed 12/26/79 ad)

Jim Lieber's "Sound of Music."