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Summary: Colonial Como - just great!
Comment: If you remember his specials, if you just like his voice or you love Williamsburg - this is entertaiment. Buy it - enjoy it now and tomorrow and tomorrow. Really fun! Good songs, great shots of Williamsburg, cheerful and a touch historical. A must for every Colonial or Como fan!
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Summary: Perry Como is Mr. Christmas.
Comment: Growing up in the '70s, I used to look forward to the Christmas season with great delight. Not only did I see those wonderful Rankin-Bass shows (Rudolph, Drummer Boy, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, and The Year Without a Santa, etc.), but I loved the variety shows, too. Perry Como and Andy Williams were my favorites.A couple of years ago, my mother ordered a double set of Perry Como Christmas videos: Early American Christmas and Christmas in Israel. I was overjoyed. The Early American Christmas video is set in Williamsburg, Virginia, and opens with a rousing adaptation of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Boy, the memories sure flooded back as Perry takes the viewer through the colonial town. The people who work in the shops of Williamsburg are dressed in period costumes and show their trades (blacksmithing, glass blowing, candle making, haberdashery, baking, etc.)
I believe this show was filmed in 1978, so it looks a little dated; but if you're like me, and you love that retro look, you won't mind at all. This show features Miss America (1978 or 1979) and John Wayne, who died not long after this show was made. The songs are wonderfully sung by Perry and company, especially "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and "Ave Maria."
I would highly recommend this 48-minute video to those of you, like me, who miss the variety shows (especially the Christmas ones) from the '60s and '70s.
