Surprise from Santa

1948TV Special⏱️ 1h 30m

Family

A lavish TV Christmas spectacular, with one of the last TV appearances of tap-dancing legend, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and possibly the first TV Christmas special with original songs. Actress Anne Jeffreys performed songs with a...

Director

N/A

Writers

N/A

Stars

Anne Jeffreys, Bill Robinson, Jules Munshin

Release Date

December 24, 1948

Language

English

Country

United States

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🎭 Top Cast

Anne Jeffreys

as Self

Bill Robinson

as Self

Jules Munshin

as Self

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Kathryn Lee

as Self

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The Baird Puppets

as Self

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Bil Baird

as Self

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Cora Baird

as Self

👤

Toni Halloran

as Self - Child

Whitford Kane

as Self - Santa Claus

Clifford Tatum Jr.

as Self - Child

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

Black and White

Production

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

🏷️ Keywords

tv specialchristmasjingle bellssanta claus

🎯 Categories

Family

💡 Did You Know?

A 90-minute Christmas Spectacular called "Surprise For Santa" that aired Christmas Eve 1948, this program was believed to have been the first live TV program with new original songs. Two new songs by the Arthur Schwartz-Howard Dietz songwriting team were introduced, one called "Sleigh Bells". Arthur Swartz and Howard Dietz were seasoned award-winning song writers and a TV program put on by them was a big deal in this era.

📖 Synopsis

A lavish TV Christmas spectacular, with one of the last TV appearances of tap-dancing legend, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and possibly the first TV Christmas special with original songs. Actress Anne Jeffreys performed songs with a...