Perry Como's Lake Tahoe Holiday (partially found Perry Como TV special; 1975)
Perry Como's Lake Tahoe Holiday is a one-hour Perry Como TV special that aired on CBS on October 26, 1975. The special was sponsored by General Telephone & Electronics Corporation.[1] The special was filmed on locations at Lake Tahoe in September 15–25 of 1975 and featured Como and his guests at work and at play. It would have aired between 9-10 PM and would have been featured alongside You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown (which aired between 8:30-9 PM).[2] It only aired once and has not been released in any form since.
In this special, Perry Como would welcome special guest star Bob Hope, songstress Anne Murray, and a bevy of feminine sports champions in a musical-variety salute to the great outdoors. Tennis player Billie Jean King, golf star Sandra Palmer, ski expert Suzy Chafee, Tina Trefethen, holder of the women's world hang gliding championship. and a sextet of teenage skateboard champions would join in the festivities that celebrate the many scenic wonders of the California-Nevada high mountain country.[3]
On February 25th, 2013, a promo for the special was uploaded onto the website Television Obscurities. On January 20th, 2018, YouTube user Chuck D's All-New Classic TV Clubhouse uploaded a promo for the special, alongside a promo for You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown.
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- ↑ Perry Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record. Retrieved 23 Aug '16
- ↑ A Television Obscurities article on the special, which contains a promo. Retrieved 19 Dec '18
- ↑ The Southeast Missourian - Oct 23, 1975. Retrieved 23 Aug '16