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Show 8:30 ((Wednesday)) 8 SANTA CLAUS IS MIN' TO TOWN An animated musical tale which delves Into the mysteries and myths of Kris alias Kringle, Santa Claus. Narrator: Fred Astaire. (60 mins.) ALBERT FAT RISTMAS SPECIAL Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids make this Christmas a special one when they rescue a family in distress, welcome a new life into the world and learn that what appears to be cruelty is sometimes just a disguise for a Afternoon a0 WHIZ: THE ELF MADE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL A magic elf has a kind of special Christmas spirit and he it spreads HOUR (3) TBS NEWS $ BARNEY MILLER 13) MAX MORRIS 9:00 throughout Evening MACNEIL Q REPORT )VIE (DRAMA) Of St. 1945 Bing -- film Mary's" Ingrid Crosby, Bergman. A priest and a a nun rebuild failing school by parochial flint to enticing a skin donate land and a new hrs., 30 building. (2 holiday special 300 the Oratorio member Society of Utah S UARES STUDIO SEE O MILLION SIX DOLLAR MAN -(8) MOVIE (MYSTERY) "Picnic At Hanging Rachel Rock" 1979 7:30 Q dial-a-ma- te Q students in write home, mention of the spicy education they're getting outside the classroom. (Rated PG) 'Riches' of version Dickens' Christmas story, o CHRISTMAS EVE ON SESAME STREET EASY duo and Sandler Young. Hosts: Singing Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar the Grouch, the Cookie Monster and Mr. Hooper are just some of the friends Big Bird encounters in his quest to find out just how Santa Claus can get down all those little chimneys. (60 mins.) Tony Ralph Hugh Downs and Frank Blair. (Closed- Captioned; U.S. A.) ENGLISH CHAN- JOHN WESLEY fll) ANDY GRIFFITH (8) M.A.S.H. UP WHATS (!) AMERICA Frogs, exotic Show 7:00 REAL PEOPLE The Q nation's 'official' Santa tatoos. sex institutes and much more is in this illustrated months exciting edition of 'What's Up America'. Claus, a school for Santas, a look at a factory where Santas are made in a variety of sizes, and a profile of the Christian Fliers which Association, takes Christmas gifts to in children Baja NEWS (11) AUTO RACING FREEMAN REPORTS California. (60 mins.) I 313315 LmmjuudOUjB( Excellent Good 't N (dont miss this one) (worth watching) Fair (has its moments) Poor (disaster) Hollywood, G) (91 mins.) DICK O SHOW (DRAMA) a music Back the Dawn" 1941 de Havilland, A Charles Boyer. a marries gigolo spinster to gain entrance to the U.S. (2 while -- hrs., BAGLEY " "Daughters Courageous' ' 1939 John Garfield, Claude Rains. Three daughters try working out their romances as well as the problems of their parents. (2 hrs., 10 (2 REX HUMBARD MOVIE mins.) 2:00 COMEDY-DRAMA) V4 "Kathy (jQMOVIE COMEDY-DRAMA) "I Mama" Remember 1948 Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes. The story of a mother raising a Norwegian family in San Francisco. (Joined in prog.i O' 1958 Dan Duryea, Patty McCormick. Fun when a begins ponytailed movie star with a temper and life talent makes miserable for a studio publicity man. (2 hrs.) ABC CAPTIONED NEWS 11:40 mins.) ROSS $ PEOPLE TONIGHT 11:30 30 (11) AUTO RACING OVERNIGHT DESK BIG VALLEY 1:00 -1:30 (TMOVIE (COMEDY) (DRAMA) the Resurrection. hrs.) 01) "Hold Olivia Sydow, Charlton of Heston. Story Jesus' 33 years on earth from his birth to uVi "Christmas Eve" George Raft, Ann Harding. Three foster sons of a wealthy, aged spinster, called home for the holidays, discover her nephew is attempting to victimize her, and do what they canto cover up. (2 hrs.) PROFESSIONAL RODEO (13) BENNY HILL THE SOUNDS OF 10:30 RISTMAS EVE Doc hosts a Severinsen program of original and traditional Yuletide Jim an at Von 1947 (11) W "Greatest Story Ever Told" 1965 Max IOQNEWS -(- ROMANCE-DRAMA) CAVETT MOVIE 3) ODD COUPLE -- of 00 MOVIE 8) NEWS 02 NEWSDESK MOVIE The lifelike spoofing every cliche from the shootout to the love scene. (Rated ROSS BAGLEY ) MONTE CARLO (OW Guest: Andy Williams. (60 mins.) Piggy. amazingly puppet creations take Henson look adoring (11) SPORTS CENTER 10:00 Andre Previn. NIGHTBEAT GOOD NEWS (iirSPORTS CENTER SPORTS UPDATE rry Miss Barbara Stanwyck, A Dennis Morgan. Sailor, recovering from eighteen days on a raft, is invited to spend Christmas at the home of a magazine writer of recipes who can't cook and falls in love with her. (2 hrs.) PRISONER: CELL b (Yk u of this Christmas special with Elton John and -- ' 'Christmas In 1945 Connecticut" 01) 8) MORECAMBE AND CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Madness for revails orecambe and Wise as they romp through VISE S HOLLYWOOD -- CAROL CHRISTMAS You'll find a multitude BOAT-POLI- CE LOVE WOMAN Love Night' A Woman-'Me- SQUARES JEWISH VOICE 01) SPORTS TONIGHT INDEPENDENT (13) NETWORK NEWS 9:30 (3JMOVIE (COMEDY) an 0 EXACT ADDISON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR 2:45 (6) RICH LITTLE'S: A CAROL CHRISTMAS 2:30 0 You'll find a multitude 'Riches' in this of Charles version classic Dickens' Christmas story. of NIGHT ALL 3:00 00 PROGRAMMING NIGHT SILENT 3:30 0 0) Christmas in a tiny German town and the church organ has been ruined by church mice. The pastor writes a poem which becomes the haunting Christmas Carol. CHRISTMAS WORLD Wltrt BOB GASS 3:40 (3) LOVE AMERICAN STYLE 3:45 (8) ALL NIGHT AT THE MOVIES January. (?) CHRISTMAS Greetings from USA NETWORK (13) CBS CHRISTMAS EVE SPECIAL RELIGIOUS 590 E. Main, Price Dining Room ' Special p.m. Monday Saturday 6:00-10:0- 0 -- (Joined Progress) In 'Guerilla Girl.' SOMETHING SPECIAL AM NEWSWATCH 4:10 WORLD AT LARGE FAMILY AFFAIR 4:30 TWELVE GIFTS Based on the old folk song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. A snow goose gathers twelve gifts fora lonely Santa. 0103 ROSS BAGLEY 0103 Show TOP 4:55 00 MORNING 5:00 (31 SUPER O' THE STATION FUN TIME (T INTERNATIONAL Byline 10 U.S. NAVY CHOIR FROM ANAPOLIS (11) SPORTS CENTER COMEDY-FANTASY) 5:30 8 MOVIE "It's a Wonderful Life" 1946 James Stewart. Donna Reed. A guardian angel a shows potential victim how suicide terrible life would be in his small town witnout him. (90 mins.' 00 BULLWINKLE and readings. He is joined by Henry Mancini, Victor Buono and the Choir of St. Borromeo Charles Church, Los Angeles. ABC NEWS SIGHTLINE HBO SNEAK (6j PfiEVIEW Jerry Stiller Meara Anne and highlight the upcoming movies, sports and specials on HBO in CELEBRATION 01! OF COLLEGE DUPAGE CHOIR 700 CLUB 01) ni) TENNIS GRAND MASTERS o 0 THE AROUND TifE If RVICE I, me. Waldo' Christmas, a 12:30 (6)MOVIE tracks Pepper remarkable old man (ADVENTURE) 'Thunderball" 1965 who, dressed as Santa, steals huge sums of Sean Connery, Claudine Auger. James money to buy holiday n poverty-strickefor 007 must stop the cheer Bond senior international crime ring 2 citizens. (Repeat; SPECTRE that has threatened to detonate hrs., 15 mins.) CBS atomic two stolen (13) EVE RISTMAS bombs somewhere in RELIGIOUS SPECIAL the West, unless it is MOVIE (COMEDY) paid a ransom of $270 million. (Rated PG) (2 "Muppet Movie" 1979 Kermit the Frog, hrs., 10 mins.) international (10 Q Boat-'Sil- ent pharmaceutical company is murdered, and it seems there is a plot to kill his heiress well. as daughter Everyone on the board of directors has a for murder. reason (Rated R) (2 hrs.) (6) RICH LITTLES: A avoiding mins.) an CHRISTMAS 12:00 CATHEDRAL couple seek to redirect their lives after the husband served three years in prison for a crime he did not Police commit. ''Bloodline" 1979 Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara. President of Louie operation, panics when he has to keep a. promise that he made to God during surgery about turning over a new leaf. (Repeat) Blanche American OVER O Guests: TAXI After having 10:50 (SUSPENSE) f; USA.) 10:40 MOVIE (8) and fix their stepfather up with a black woman. (Repeat) (Closed-Captionec- CHECK LISTINGS FOR TV COM PUt. OQ NATIONAL (8) GEOGRAPHIC 'Holland Against The Sea.' (60 mins.) THE NUTCRACKER p 02PRIMENEWS-12- O BEVERLY (13) HILLBILLIES 6:15 9) AN OLD BOX PM MAGAZINE 6:30 FAMILY FEUD TIC TAC DOUGH -iMOVIE (COMEDY) "French PostMiles cards" 1979 (91 "Support Your Local Sheriff" 1969 James Garner, Joan Hackett. town After a is swamped by a gold rush, a stranger is appointed sheriff and takes on the local (2 hrs.) Eve. (90 mins.) THE WHALES THAT WOULDN'T DIE DIFPRENT 8:00 STROKES Believing that Mr. Drummond is for female lonely company, Arnold and Willis contact (Rated PG) (2 hrs.) (?) THE VIOLIN SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF LIFE PROFESSIONAL (11) RODEO Paris carefully Handel's Frederick 'Messiah', with guest conductor Sandor Salgo. The setting is Morman the famed Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. (2 hrs.) Baryshnikov's production of the ballet danced by Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland, with members of the Ballet American will be Theatre, presented. The ballet tells the lighthearted story of a small girl's dreams on Christmas teacher are missing school after their outing in the wild bush country. Only one girl, and bruised badly unable to remember returns. anything, college per-Geor- forming flkhail Dominic Roberts, Guard. One sunny day in 1900, three young Australian girls and a Chapin, Baker. presents LEHRER 700 CLUB 3) MOVIE COMEDY-WESTERN) HOLLYWOOD features Q Cl 1 mins. classic lovable dwarfs, Snow White and the handsome prince. THE MESSIAH This (8) STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO "Bells 'Vi QUINCY AN- BE TO (3) JUNCED THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE (6) STANDING ROOM ONLY 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Live on Stage' Taped live at New York Radio City Music Hall, this recreation of the Disney the special sadness. NEWS Mikhail Baryshnikovs critically acclaimed production of The Nutcracker, danced by Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland (pictured), with Ballet members of the American Theatre, will be rebroadcast Christmas Eve, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 on CBS-TV- . The Nutcracker marked the initial choreographic effort of Baryshnikov and was lauded by critics and public when it premiered at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C. Under Baryshnikovs inventive direction, the traditionally lighthearted story of a small girls dreams on Christmas Eve is transformed into a more complex theatrical experience. The magical aspects will delight children, while adults should find the work substantially more dramatic, with significantly more dance to enjoy. 0 a the world. 5:30 (?) NHL HOCKEY STAR TREK 6:00 THE NUTCRACKER VEGAS DEC. 24, I960 4:30 REVEREND LEOLA B OWN GOSPEL 637:3090 $5 |