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Based on the classic Broadway operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, this live television special became an annual Christmas tradition with rotating cast members.
Keywords
fairy tale
live broadcast
nursery rhyme
operetta
christmas
Casts
Jo Sullivan
Jane Piper
Dennis Day
Tommy Tucker
Jack E. Leonard
Silas Barnaby
Wally Cox
Grumio, the Toymaker
Dave Garroway
Santa Claus
Bil Baird
Clyde (voice)
Cora Baird
Puppets (voice)
Rod Alexander
Dancer
Ellen Barrie
Joan
Edward Brian
Peter Piper
Bambi Linn
Dancer
Mary Mace
Widow Piper
Karin Wolfe
Ann Piper
Lee Bowman
Himself / Host
Don Pardo
Himself / Announcer
Crews
Victor Herbert
Songs
Hal Janis
Supervising Producer
Max Liebman
Producer
Bill Hobin
Associate Producer
Max Liebman
Director
Glen MacDonough
Lyricist
Victor Herbert
Music
Glen MacDonough
Writer
Neil Simon
Adaptation
Billy Friedberg
Adaptation
Fred Saidy
Adaptation
Glen MacDonough
Opera
Victor Herbert
Opera
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