Remember when CBS had Christmas Bumpers Like This?

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[Nowhere Man]

Remember the days when CBS and other networks would have bumpers like these between the shows and specials?

[Cowgirl of Justice]

I am so sorry for your loss. You and your mother will be in my prayers.

((Hugs))

[wardaddy]

Yes

And it will be horrible

And what will end up with

Besides millions and millions of mass graves

[greene66]

I feel the same way. Each morning I wake up, and feel I’ve accidentally wandered into some bizarre, grotesque mirror-universe America, in which everything has become the opposite of what it was. Up is down, down is up, good is evil, evil is good. It’s no longer the country I knew and loved. But some strange and degenerate foreign land.

[dainbramaged]

In elementary school we always put up a Christmas tree with ornaments we made, decorated the classroom, drew names and exchanged inexpensive gifts. The true meaning of the holiday was on display, too. This was the late 50’s to early 60’s.

[SES1066]

Thank you for calling back better memories!

[SES1066]

And take note of the massive number of Christmas-themed shows. Not just variety shows, but ordinary sitcoms, anthologies, westerns and such. Even seemingly unlikely shows like “Have Gun Will Travel,” “77 Sunset Strip,” and “Dr. Kildare” would have episodes with a Christmas theme.

Other media too! My family was living in Chicago and the Chicago Tribune had this strip on the Sunday preceding Christmas;

Hipshot Percussion, in the Stan Lynde newspaper strip "Rick O'Sheay", was the local 'bad man' gunman, that was still the friend of Sheriff Rick! A former Confederate Officer, he did not tolerate fools or offense but stayed aloof and upright!

[SamAdams76]

Do they even still show "Charlie Brown Christmas" on TV anymore? It's been years since I saw "network" TV so I'm not sure if they do or not.

Growing up in the 1970s, that was an annual staple along with other animated classics like "Frosty the Snowman", "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" and "The Grinch that Stole Christmas." I'm sure there were others.

I really need to get to YouTube to see them again. The other night, my wife and I watched the Albert Finney version of "Christmas Carol" ("Scrooge") from 1970.

That film brought back good memories for me as I was taken to see that movie on a classroom field trip when I was in the second grade. That was literally the last time I saw that movie and I had vivid memories of seeing it that first time. I remember having nightmares about the ghost of Christmas Past and it was the first time I ever thought about the fact that all of us are fated to die someday.

It was great to watch that film after some 42 years and realize that last time I saw it, I was only 8 years old.

During the 1970s, the liberals were beginning to take over the school system but I was fortunate enough to remember a time when Christmas was actually allowed in the schools and we could call it such. We had a significant Jewish population in our schools but we never had any issues about that. The Jewish kids seemed to get into the Christmas spirit just fine and consequently, we had no issue whatsoever with observing Hannukah and learning about Menorahs and Dreidels.

It was a time when we were actually tolerant of each other's religious beliefs and school kids were not taught to hate Christmas and all things Christian.

Like another earlier reply said, it was a different country and a different time. I'm glad to have experienced it - my children and theirs never will.

[greene66]

Ah, yes! I remember the “Rick O’Shay” strip in our local newspaper, when I was a kid!

[dangus]

TV networks are no longer limited as to how much advertising they can show. Therefore, the amount of time for actual programming has gotten preposterously scarce.

[CatherineofAragon]

Oh, wow, thank you for posting this. I was 3 in 1966, but I know they showed this in later years, because I remember it.

I’ve looked all over for the one with the oil lamp. Was it a Santa or an elf? I recall an elf, but I could be wrong.

The one I would really love to see is the reindeer with the antlers which bloomed with poinsettias.

[ExNewsExSpook]

The Charlie Brown specials moved to ABC over a decade ago, shortly after the passing of Charles Schulz. ABC simply outbid CBS and it was a smart move, since the Charlie Brown programs still win their timeslots, and score well among the desired demographic (25-54 year-olds).

When ABC won the rights to Charlie Brown, an unnamed CBS exec complained to the press, “after 35 years, you’d think they’d show a little loyalty.” Obviously, the exec wasn’t working at CBS back in ‘65, but it’s ironic that the network complained about losing the shows after they aired the first one only because they had nothing else (in terms of a Christmas special) to put in that time slot.

[ExNewsExSpook]

Interesting how Guaraldi got the job...both Bill Melendez and Charles Schulz were jazz fans, but its was Melendez’s partner, Lee Mendelson, who heard a Guaraldi record on the radio and thought his style would work well with the Peanuts special. He asked a jazz columnist to put him in touch with Guaraldi and the rest, as they say, is history.

Mr. Guaraldi died in 1976, after completing the score for a Peanuts special. He was only 47 years old.

[CyberAnt]

Sadly .. but some remember .. like my niece who has just begun her career as a pre-school teacher. She bought books for her students which were the same books she loved as a child.

[Nowhere Man]

In elementary school we always put up a Christmas tree with ornaments we made, decorated the classroom, drew names and exchanged inexpensive gifts. The true meaning of the holiday was on display, too. This was the late 50’s to early 60’s.

I went to elementary school in the 1970's, 1972-79, and we did the same thing.

[Nowhere Man]

Thank you for calling back better memories!

No prob!

[Nowhere Man]

Look at old “TV Guide” listings from the week or weeks leading up to Christmas, back in the 1950s/1960s. And take note of the massive number of Christmas-themed shows. Not just variety shows, but ordinary sitcoms, anthologies, westerns and such. Even seemingly unlikely shows like “Have Gun Will Travel,” “77 Sunset Strip,” and “Dr. Kildare” would have episodes with a Christmas theme. Many had a strong spiritual message, others just utilized the seasonal backdrop, but the acknowledgment of the Holy day was huge on the networks.

I know, I see many of them on MeTV. MeTV is the channel I watch the most. I saw the Christmas shows of "Donna Reed," "That Girl," "Mary Tyler Moore," and so many others.

[AppyPappy]

Our pastor’s latest missive was to inform us that there was no War on Christmas.
Of course, he works for a church where Christmas gets mentioned constantly (higher amounts of giving).
I work for the state. What Christmas?

[Nowhere Man]

I am so sorry for your loss. You and your mother will be in my prayers.

((Hugs))

Thanks. BTW, in 2012, her last Christmas, she was watching an old Andy Williams show and she had a tear in her eye. I figure out what she was thinking but I had to ask her why. She said, "I miss that world, the way it was." I know, I feel the same way myself. It was like a different world then, the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. Heck, even the 1990's look almost sane compared to now.

[Nowhere Man]

Yes

And it will be horrible

And what will end up with

Besides millions and millions of mass graves

It is sad, I don't want to hurt anybody nor see anyone get hurt. Wish we could all get along but it seems like the divide is so deep between the libertarians and conservatives vs. the left where it is to the point where agreement is almost impossible. How can you reason with people like we see in New York City who yell, "kill all the pigs/cops?" I know tht not even all lefty's are for that but the extremists have taken over the driver's seat. WE might be left no choice but to fight and that is the shame, but we must be ready for whatever comes.

[Nowhere Man]

I feel the same way. Each morning I wake up, and feel I’ve accidentally wandered into some bizarre, grotesque mirror-universe America, in which everything has become the opposite of what it was. Up is down, down is up, good is evil, evil is good. It’s no longer the country I knew and loved. But some strange and degenerate foreign land.

I know. Again if I was in my spacecraft, I doubt if I want to come down as I monitored the TV and radio signals but I know I would have to. I would have to come down eventually as food runs out or something breaks forcing me to go on re-entry. If you told me in 1984 that Obama would be President, I'd laugh at you. Even as late as 2004, I would not believe it either.