Tag: christmas
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CHRISTMAS AT SUN VALLEY / DIVORCE RUMORS
December 27, 1959 The “television show” referenced in the byline was “Lucy Goes To Sun Valley” (LDCH S1;E5). On Sunday, December 27, 1959, The Twin Falls (ID) Times-News did a story with photos about the annual influx of celebrities, including Lucille Ball, who spend their holidays at Sun Valley. Charles Denton also added grist to the rumor…
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LUCY & DESI’S TOTS HUNG UP STOCKINGS, TOO!
December 25, 1955 By LOUELLA O. PARSONS ~ INS Motion Picture Editor, Hollywood Merry Christmas! In the home of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz today as in homes all over the world the family is gathered around the Christmas tree. They, too, wish you a happy Yuletide with peace on earth good will toward men.…
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LOOK! THE DESI-LUCY LOVE STORY
December 25, 1956 On this date in 1956, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, and Keith Thibodeaux were on the cover of Look Magazine, volume 20, number 26. This was a ‘Christmas Extra’ edition. Photographs were by Robert Vose. This was Lucille Ball’s fifth of nine Look covers from 1952 to 1971. “Desi and Lucy: The Love Story…
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THE SLEIGH RIDE
December 23, 1949 “The Sleigh Ride” (aka “Christmas Caroling In A Stolen Sleigh”) is episode #67 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on December 23, 1949. Synopsis ~ Liz is taken for a sleigh ride (figuratively and literally) when she and her neighbors borrow a milkman’s horse and make a jingle bell trip to…
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GEORGE’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT
December 16, 1949 “George’s Christmas Present” (aka “The Christmas Present Switch”) is episode #67 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on December 16, 1949. Synopsis ~ Liz vows to finish knitting George a sweater by Christmas. She finds George’s Christmas presents for her and exchanges it too early. This was the 16th episode of…
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LUCILLE BALL CHATS ABOUT CHRISTMAS DINNERS
December 12, 1971 Lucille Ball, in conversation with Helen Dorsey for Family Weekly, a Sunday supplement. “Christmas Is for children, and it’s not quite as much fun now that the children are grown up. We still enjoy Christmas though – it’s always been very important in our family.” “We all patterned ourselves from my grandmother…
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LUCY TALKS TURKEY!
RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES ~ 1940 to 1992 ~1944~ Associated Press reported that Lucy’s cousin Cleo was late for her TURKEY dinner! Hopefully, Lucy gave her a calendar for Christmas! ~1969~ Here the brief mention puns on the double meaning of TURKEY. In addition to the traditional Thanksgiving main course, TURKEY is show-biz slang for…
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Boxing Day With Lucy!
It’s the day after Christmas ~ Boxing Day! Nothing left but crumpled wrapping, empty boxes, and a trip to the returns counter. Here’s a look at Boxing Day in the Lucy-verse!
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A VERY LUCY CHRISTMAS
with Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan lost flashback opening for a rerun of “Lucy in Snow Valley” (LDCH S1;E5)
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PARIS AT LAST is in Color!
The “I Love Lucy” Christmas Special Returns On December 20, 2019 at 8pm, CBS will once again re-broadcast the “I Love Lucy” Christmas Show back to back with a newly colorized classic episode. This year, that episode is “Paris at Last” (S5;E18 ~ February 27, 1956) in which the Ricardos and Mertzes visit the European capital, and nearly wind…
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