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Batman and Commissioner Gordon Episode: "Holiday Knights" Original Airdate: September 13, 1997

 Dick Van Dyke and Dame Angela Lansbury played guardian angels in this intense Christmas film  Dame Angela as Rose; Mr. Van Dyke's is only credited as "The Angel"

 Have you started enjoying your gifts yet? "The Lucy Show" - "Lucy the Choirmaster" Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael Original Airdate: December 13, 1965

 Happy Hanukkah from the ladies of the Morgenstern family! pictured above (l-r): Julie Kavner, Valerie Harper and Nancy Walker

 Did you have a Christmas feast yesterday? pictured above (l-r): Rob Reiner, Jean Stapleton and Sally Struthers 

 Celebrating the 61st anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above: Irene Ryan as Granny, watching television for the first time

 Celebrating these Christmas Eve classics! "The Honeymooners" - "Twas the Night Before Christmas" December 24, 1955 - 69 years pictured above: Jackie Gleason (right) as Ralph Kramden and Art Carney (left) as Ed Norton pictured above (l-r): Audrey Meadows as Alice Kramden, Anne Seymour as Mrs. Stevens, Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden and Art Carney as Ed Norton pictured above: Jackie Gleason (right) and Audrey Meadows (left) as Ralph and Alice Kramden --- "I Love Lucy" - "Christmas Show" December 24, 1956 - 68 years pictured above (l-r): Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz and William Frawley pictured above (l-r): Vivian Vance, Lucille Ball, Cameron Grant, Desi Arnaz and William Frawley pictured above (l-r): Lucille Ball (right) and Vivian Vance (left) pictured above: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz (kissing) and Vivian Vance pictured above: Cameron Grant as Santa Claus --- "The Donna Reed Show" - "A Very Merry Christmas" Decemb...

  Principal Santa Conklin really does like Miss Brooks!!! pictured above: Eve Arden (right) as Miss Connie Brooks and Gale Gordon (left) as Principal Osgood P. Conklin on "Our Miss Brooks"

"All in the Family" featured eight episodes during its nine-season run that revolved around the subject of Christmas.  Each one featured the hard dose of reality that always found its way into the groundbreaking series. pictured above: Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers  "Christmas Day at the Bunkers" - Season 2 December 18, 1971 Archie makes an error at work and his punishment is that he does not receive his Christmas bonus.   "Edith's Christmas Story" - Season 4 December 22, 1973 While getting ready for the holidays Edith is shocked to learn that she has a lump in her breast. "The Draft Dodger" - Season 7 December 25, 1976 The dinner table is full on Christmas Eve.  Mike's friend David (Renny Temple), a draft dodger, and Archie's friend Pinky (Eugene Roche), a man whose son was killed in Vietnam, find themselves sharing Christmas Eve dinner with each other and a very angry Archie. "Edith's ...

 "Merry Christman, Darling" Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk as Nick and Nora Charles with Asta from "The Thin Man" Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore as Rob and Laura Petrie from "The Dick Van Dyke Show" Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart from "Hart to Hart"

  Celebrating the 38th anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above (l-r): Betty White, Terry Kiser, Rue McClanahan and Beatrice Arthur

 Happy Anniversary to these classics! "The Andy Griffith Show" - "The Christmas Story" December 19, 1960 - 64 years pictured above: back row (l-r) Andy Griffith and Elinor Donahue center: Ron Howard front row (l-r) Frances Bavier and Don Knotts "The Beverly Hillbillies" - "Home for Christmas" December 19, 1962 - 62 years pictured above (l-r): Donna Douglas, Max Baer, Jr., Buddy Ebsen and Bea Benaderet The stand-in for Jetherine Bodine at the piano was uncredited "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" - "Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid II" December 19, 1970 - 54 years pictured above: Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards "Dynasty" - "The Holiday Spirit" December 19, 1984 - 40 years pictured above back row (l-r): John James, Diahann Carroll, Jack Coleman, Pamela Bellwood and Gordon Thomson front row (l-r): Michael Nader, Dame Joan Collins, John Forsythe, Linda Evans and Catherine Oxenberg

 Happy Anniversary to these beloved classics! "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" - December 18, 1966 58 years ago pictured above: Boris Karloff with The Grinch "The Simpsons" - "Simpsons Christmas Stories" December 18, 2005 - 19 years  full credit goes to the rightful owner of this photo

 Happy 35th Anniversary to this classic series that seems to have no end in sight!

  Celebrating these classics! "Dragnet" - "The Human Bomb" December 16, 1951 - Happy 73rd Anniversary to this classic episode! pictured above: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday "Mickey's Christmas Carol" December 16, 1983 - Happy 41st Anniversary "God bless us, everyone" "The Golden Girls" - "Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas" December 16, 1989 - Happy 35th Anniversary pictured above: Beatrice Arthur (left) as Dorothy Zbornak and Herbert Edelman (right) as Dorothy's ex-husband Stanley Zbornak  full credit goes to the rightful owner of these photos

 Celebrating the 28th anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above: Dean Cain (right) as Superman and Lane Smith (left) as Perry White/Santa Claus

  Julia Baker - single working mom - providing a wonderful Christmas for her beloved little boy pictured above: Diahann Carroll as Nurse Julia Baker and Marc Copage as Corey Baker

  Classic Films! It's a Wonderful Life pictured above: James Stewart and Donna Reed as George and Mary Bailey The film was originally released on December 20, 1946 It's a Wonderful Life pictured above: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Beulah Bondi and Thomas Mitchell along with others cast members. Miracle on 34th Street The film was originally released on May 2, 1947 pictured above: Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle and Natalie Wood as Susan Walker

  Celebrating these classics episodes! "The Lucy Show" - "Lucy the Choirmaster" December 13, 1965 - 59 years pictured above: Lucille Ball (right) as Lucy Carmichael and Gale Gordon (left) as Mr. Mooney "Murder, She Wrote" - "A Christmas Secret" December 13, 1992 - 32 years pictured above: Dame Angela Lansbury (left) as Jessica Fletcher and William Windom (right) as Dr. Seth Hazlitt

  Celebrating the 49th anniversary of this classic episode.  The cantankerous yet lovable Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) is extra grouchy this Christmas and experiences his own version of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. pictured above: LaWanda Page as Aunt Esther Anderson 

  cameo appearances: Venom, the 1960s Batmobile, The Bat (vehicle)

 

 

 Celebrating 28 years of this holiday classic! full credit goes to the rightful owner of this photo pictured above: Charles Durning and Dame Angela Lansbury as Santa and Anna Claus