{"product_id":"christmas-tv-memories-nostalgic-holiday-favorites-of-the-small-screen-9781493079704","title":"Christmas TV Memories: Nostalgic Holiday Favorites of the Small Screen","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor most of us, fond memories of the Christmas season are inseparable from TV's holiday presentations. The world loves everything from iconic cartoons like \u003ci\u003eHow the Grinch Stole Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Charlie Brown Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e to the ground-breaking\u003ci\u003e Julia \u003c\/i\u003esitcom segment, \"I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas,\" \u003ci\u003eChristmas in Rockefeller Center\u003c\/i\u003e, and the 1992 TV-remake of \u003ci\u003eChristmas in Connecticut \u003c\/i\u003edirected by Arnold Schwarzenegger. \u003ci\u003eChristmas TV Memories: Nostalgic Holiday Favorites of the Small Screen\u003c\/i\u003e embraces it all, offering a tinsel-decked traipse down memory lane and chronicling animated classics, variety shows, made-for-TV features, and holiday-specific episodes of series like \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Mary Tyler Moore Show. \u003c\/i\u003eWith a Foreword by best-selling \u003ci\u003eFree to Be You and Me\u003c\/i\u003e author and \u003ci\u003eThat Girl\u003c\/i\u003e star Marlo Thomas, along with commentary from other celebrities, historical quotes, and insights from entertainment journalists and archivists, \u003ci\u003eChristmas TV Memories\u003c\/i\u003e serves as the go-to companion to the small screen's most cherished holiday programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbie J Pilato\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer, director, producer, actor, and TV personality. Pilato's acclaimed and extensive list of pop-culture books, biographies, and memoirs, includes\u003ci\u003e One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe 12 Best Secrets of Christmas: A Treasure House of December Memories Revealed, NBC \u0026amp; ME: My Life as a Page in a Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwitch Upon a Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRetro Active Television: An In-Depth Perspective on Classic TV's Social Circuitry\u003c\/i\u003e (which in 2023 the Los Angeles Book Festival named \"Book of the Year\"). Pilato has served as an executive producer, director, writer, and\/or on-screen cultural commentator for several TV documentaries including CNN's \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Sitcom\u003c\/i\u003e, and various home entertainment productions such as the Saturn-Award-nominated Blu-ray release of \u003ci\u003eThe Six Million Dollar Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bionic Woman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Applause Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50893993312530,"sku":"9781493079704","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_efc3161e-aec0-4498-9041-ca2d18209bd1.jpg?v=1738243427","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/christmas-tv-memories-nostalgic-holiday-favorites-of-the-small-screen-9781493079704","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}