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This man will always be New Year's Eve to me! God Bless you Dick Clark!

 This is the perfect time of the year to sit down with someone you are closest to and reflect... pictured above: Batman and Commissioner Gordon in the episode "Holiday Knights" (9/13/1997)

 Holiday hardships on "All in the Family" pictured above: Carroll O'Connor (seated) as Archie Bunker, Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker (center), Rob Reiner (left) as Michael Stivic and Sally Struthers (back right) as Gloria Stivic "All in the Family" was the groundbreaking show of the 1970s that tackled all the social issues.  It featured several Christmas episodes during its nine-season run and none of them presented warm and fuzzy storylines. "Christmas Day at the Bunkers" - December 18, 1971 Archie makes a shipping mistake at work, and it costs him his Christmas bonus "Edith's Christmas Story" - December 22, 1973 Edith is terrified when, during a visit to the doctor, is told she has a lump in her breast "The Draft Dodger" - December 25, 1976 Archie is enraged when he learns that he has a draft dodger at his dinner table on Christmas Eve.   "Edith's Crisis of Faith" Part I - December 18, 1977 "Edith's Cris...

 New Year's Eve is a few days away.  Rest up! pictured above: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz

 Happy 38th Birthday! Mr. Gregory was left off of the birthday list posted on December 1st.  OOPS!

 Are you spending the holidays with a sleuth sweetheart? "The Thin Man" pictured above: Peter Lawford (right) and Phyllis Kirk (left) as Nick and Nora Charles with Asta "Hart to Hart" pictured above: Robert Wagner (left) and Stefanie Powers (right) as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart

 Do you spend the week between Christmas and New Years eating leftovers? "All in the Family" pictured above (l-r): Rob Reiner as Michael Stivic, Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker and Sally Struthers as Gloria Stivic

 Celebrating the 62nd anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above: Irene Ryan as Granny

  Did "he" come last night? "I Love Lucy" pictured above: Cameron Grant as Santa Claus "I Love Lucy" pictured above (l-r): Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz, Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, Cameron Grant as Santa Claus, Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo and William Frawley as Fred Mertz "I Love Lucy" pictured above (l-r): Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz, Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo, Desi Arnaz as Ricky Ricardo and William Frawley as Fred Mertz "Merry Christmas Everybody!"

  Happy Anniversary! "I Love Lucy" - "Drafted" December 24, 1951 - 74 years! pictured above: Lucille Ball (left) as Lucy Ricardo and Vivian Vance (right) as Ethel Mertz "The Honeymooners" - "Twas the Night Before Christmas" December 24, 1955 - 70 years! pictured above: Audrey Meadows (left) and Jackie Gleason (right) as Ralph and Alice Kramden "I Love Lucy" - "Christmas Show" December 24, 1956 - 69 years! pictured above: Vivian Vance (left) as Ethel Mertz and Lucille Ball (right) as Lucy Ricardo "The Donna Reed Show" - "A Very Merry Christmas" December 24, 1958 - 67 years! pictured above: Donna Reed (center) as Donna Stone, Carl Betz (behind her) as Dr. Alex Stone, Paul Petersen (left) as Jeff Stone and Shelley Fabares (right) as Mary Stone "The Lucy Show" - "Together for Christmas" December 24, 1962 - 63 years! pictured above: Lucille Ball (left) as Lucy Carmichael and Vivian Vance (rig...

 When do you exchange gifts with your loved ones? "Our Miss Brooks" pictured above: Eve Arden as Miss Connie Brooks (right) and Gale Gordon as Principal Osgood P. Conklin (left) "The Honeymooners" 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 "The Dick Van Dyke Show" pictured above: Dick Van Dyke (right) and Mary Tyle Moore (left) as Rob and Laura Petrie "Bewitched" pictured above: Elizabeth Montgomery (left), Dick York (center) and Erin or Diane Murphy (right) as Darrin and Samantha Stevens with Tabitha 

The Morgenstern family and I hope you had a wonderful festival of lights! pictured above (l-r): Julie Kavner, Valerie Harper and Nancy Walker

 Do you ever score a kiss under the mistletoe? "I Love Lucy" Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo (kiss) and Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz (watching)

 Celebrating the 39th anniversary of this classic episode! pictured above (l-r): Betty White, Terry Kiser, Rue McClanahan and Beatrice Arthur

 Happy Anniversary! "The Andy Griffith Show" - "The Christmas Story" December 19, 1960 - 65 years! pictured above:  back row: Andy Griffith (left) and Elinor Donahue (right) center: Ron Howard front row: Frances Bavier (left) and Don Knotts (right) "The Beverly Hillbillies" - "Home for Christmas" December 19, 1962 - 63 years! pictured above (l-r): Donna Douglas, Max Baer, Jr., Buddy Ebsen and Bea Benaderet The body actor playing Jetherine Bodine is uncredited, but her voice was provided by Linda Kaye Henning. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" - "Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid II" December 19, 1970 - 55 years! pictured above: Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards "Dynasty" - "The Holiday Spirit" December 19, 1984 - 41 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 Cat...

 Celebrating the anniversary of these special programs! "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" - December 18, 1966 59 years! pictured above: Boris Karloff with the Grinch "The Simpsons" - "Simpsons Christmas Stories" December 18, 2005 - 20 years!

Happy 36th Anniversary to this classic series!  This was the first episode to air on weekly television.  The show is still on air and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight....

 Happy Anniversary to these classic shows! "Dragnet" - "The Human Bomb" December 16, 1951 - 74 years pictured above: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday The series had started on radio in 1949 "Mickey's Christmas Carol" - December 16, 1983 43 years! pictured above: Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer Scrooge with a poor man asking for help "The Golden Girls" - "Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas" December 16, 1989 - 36 years! pictured above: Beatrice Arthur (left) as Dorothy Zbornak and Herb Edelman (right) as Stanley Zbornak Additional Photos From "Mickey's Christmas Carol" full credit goes to the rightful owner of these photos!

 God Bless!

  Happy 29th Anniversary to this classic episode! pictured above: Dean Cain (right) as Superman with Lane Smith (left) as Perry White (Santa Claus)

Two Christmas guardian angels! Dick Van Dyke (left) is credited simply as "The Angel" and Dame Angela Lansbury (right) played Rose

 Happy Anniversary! "The Lucy Show" - "Lucy the Choirmaster" December 13, 1965 - 60 years! pictured above: Lucille Ball (right) as Lucy Carmichael and Gale Gordon (left) as Mr. Mooney "Murder, She Wrote" - "The Christmas Secret" December 13, 1992 - 33 years! pictured above: Dame Angela Lansbury (left) as Jessica Fletcher and William Windom (right) as Dr. Seth Hazlitt

 Happy 50th Anniversary to this classic episode! pictured above: LaWanda Page as Aunt Esther Anderson

  The holiday season is the perfect time to appreciate the little moments with the ones we love! "Julia" pictured above: Diahann Carroll as Nurse Julia Baker with Marc Copage as Corey Baker

 How quickly do you start putting the packages under your tree?  The ones that aren't brought by Santa Claus of course! "The Lucy Show" pictured above: Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael

 Is this your favorite Christmas movie? pictured above: James Stewart and Donna Reed as George and Mary Bailey pictured above: James Stewart and Donna Reed with other cast members pictured above: Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle and Natalie Wood as Susan Walker