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Between now and the end of this year, enjoy some Christmas-themed videos on this page, courtesy of the Museum of Classic Chicago Television!
This is a promotional ad aired on WGN-TV on Wednesday, December 19, 1979 for their show "Family Classics with Frazier Thomas." On this particular show, "Family Classics" was going to air the Charles Dickens' holiday classic "A Christmas Carol." The promo features a nice, long piece from the start of the movie, along with Frazier Thomas' voice inviting viewers to tune in.
This rarity from December 1980 features all of the ABC 7 Eyewitness News Team gathering to make Christmas cookies and wish viewers "Season's Greetings." Featured in this piece are Fahey Flynn, Joel Daly, Tim Weigel, Steve Deschler, Jay Levine, Robb Weller, Diane Allen, Kim Peterson, Jack Jones, Mary Ann Childers, Bill Campbell, and other WLS-TV staffers.
This is a special holiday goodie that can only be found on Museum of Classic Chicago Television. This is a commercial from WGN-TV, which aired in December 1979. It features famed Chicago Cubs announcers Vince Lloyd and Lou Boudreau wearing Santa caps and advertising Chicago Cubs Christmas Gift Certificates. "Merry Box Seat and Happy Reserve Grandstand!"
This one is sure to bring back some memories... Here's a commercial for Dispensa's Castle of Toys in Oak Brook, IL, the famous suburban toy store designed like a giant castle (1967-1984). This one aired on Chicago television in December 1978 and features a cameo from ol' St. Nick. (It also features a voiceover at the end by announcer Mike Rapcheck.)
For the 9:00pm newscast on WGN-TV on November 29, 1985, movie reviewer Roy Leonard looks at the then-new holiday film "Santa Claus: The Movie." This is his somewhat-positive review of the 1985 Christmas movie. (Clip also features news anchors Rick Rosenthal and Pat Harvey.)
Shown over the song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams, here is a collection of holiday clips from the sitcoms "All in the Family," "Happy Days," and "M*A*S*H," as well as some Chicago Christmas scenery in this Merry Christmas promo from WFLD-TV from December 1979.
From December 15, 1980, here is a WLS-TV Editorial featuring then Vice-President and General Manager Peter Desnoes with a few words about giving to charity during the Christmas season.
This rare treat is a segment from WFLD-TV's "Son of Svengoolie" show from Saturday, December 5, 1981. It has scenes with Svengoolie taking part in Chicago's 1981 Christmas parade on State Street, as Sven explains the images in a purposely sped up voice. The parade footage also features Mike Leiderman, then of WFLD-TV's "PM Magazine" program, and current WFLD-TV 9:00pm newscast Executive Producer.
This is a super rare treasure found only at the Museum of Classic Chicago Television: a bit from a December 1971 airing of "Garfield Goose And Friends" from WGN-TV. It has the opening music, followed by a mailbag segment with host Frazier Thomas.
The Museum of Classic Chicago Television is not an actual physical, brick & mortar building, but an online museum, filled with thousands of classic Chicago television clips containing scenes from local TV shows, local TV newscasts, commercials, and most of all, memories. The mission of the Museum is "to further the acquisition, preservation, exhibition, education, and nostalgic enjoyment of Classic Chicago Television broadcasts." The Museum of Classic Chicago Television is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
More & more videos are added to that site on a fairly consistent basis, so check out them often. The videos on this page will only stay up for a limited amount of time, with new ones being posted up periodically. To see more of the same or to catch ones that may be gone from this page, simply click on this link and visit FuzzyMemories.TV.
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Another way to be part of that community is to search your home or workplace and see if you have any video tapes containing classic Chicago television. As these become increasingly rare, they are always welcomed at the Museum! Since they are a non-profit organization, the donations are a tax write-off! If you would like your tapes back, they would be happy to look at them, transfer them to DVD or a digital file, upload them onto the Museum's database and return the tapes back to you.
More information on donations can be found at this link HERE. Questions can sent directly to Rick Klein, the founder & curator of the Museum at fuzzy(at)fuzzymemories.tv.
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