Pat Boone and Family Christmas Special (1979) - full transcript

[MUSIC - PAT BOONE, "IT'S OK TO
BE A KID AT CHRISTMAS"]

- Ladies and
gentlemen, Pat Boone.

[applause]

- [SINGING] It's OK to
be a kid at Christmas.

To believe in love the
way we did back then.

Let your heart reach out.

That's what it's all about.

It's OK to be a kid again.

Funny how the whole
thing feels brand new.

It always seems to
take me by surprise.

Some mistletoe, a Christmas
song or two, and look at me!



There's wonder in my eyes.

It's OK to be a
kid at Christmas,

to believe in love the
way we did back then.

Let your heart reach out.

That's what it's all about.

It's OK to be a kid again.

Sometimes don't you
think that the world

gets tired of grown-up
things that happen every day?

Yes, we do!

Then Christmas comes to wrap the
world in smiles and for a while

to love the hurt away.

If you have faith,
if you believe,

you can be a kid again
most any Christmas Eve.

So--



[knocking]

[laughter]

[applause]

So let the season
make a change in you,

and don't you be surprised
at what you find.

You're going to have a
younger point of view

when you are in a
Christmas state of mind.

It's OK to be a
kid at Christmas,

to believe in love the
way we did back then.

Let your heart reach out.

That's what it's all about.

It's OK to be a kid again.

It's great to be a kid again.

So great to be a kid again!

[applause]

- Pat Boone and Family.

A Christmas Special starring
Pat Boone, Shirley Boone,

with Cherry, Lindy,
Laury, and Debby Boone.

- With tonight's guest
stars the Hudson Brothers.

And special guest stars
the Ropers, Norman Fell

and Audra Lindley.

Featuring Perry Lang as Joey
the bartender, Yogi Bear

and his friends.

With special cameo
appearances by Tom Bosley,

Rosemary Clooney, Marty Ingels,
Patty and Gavin MacLeod,

and Dinah Shore.

[applause]

- Thank you very much.

Merry Christmas.

I really am excited
about tonight,

not just because of the
show we have for you,

although it's a beauty.

It's just that there's
always something special

about the Christmas season,
especially for the Boones,

and especially for me.

The fireplace, Christmas trees,
Santa Claus, the reindeer,

lots of snow, and
that's just in my car.

[laughter]

No, there's something very
special about this Christmas.

We have a new addition
to the Boone family.

No, relax.

No, I'm not a new father.

No, I'm a new father-in-law.

My daughter Debby was
married this past year.

[applause]

I had very little to do with it.

Let's see, that's Cherry, Lindy,
Debby-- that makes three down,

and one to stay.

Fact is Debby's in the
house right now with Shirley

taking a few newlywed lessons.

- Oh, that was such
a great lunch, mom.

- Oh, thanks, Deb.

Boy, honey, it's just so nice
to have you come and visit.

- Mom, would you quit
treating me like a guest?

I'm still part of the family.

Hey, how's everything
going with the party?

- Oh, fine.

- Do you need any help
with any of the food?

- Oh, thanks, honey, but
we're having it catered.

- Catered?
- Yeah.

- That's a new one for us.

- Well, this time is
a little different.

Daddy's invited a few friends.
- How many?

- 300.

- 300?

- Yeah, but mostly
friends in the business.

You know, they usually
work during the holidays.

And daddy just thought
it would really

be nice if we had our
Christmas party early

so we could share with them.

- Yeah, but mom, 300 people!

- Oh, I know.

Daddy did say we'd probably
have to add a leaf to the table.

[laughter]

- Hello, look who's here.

- Hi, honey.

- Hello, honey.

Hi, Deb-o.
- Hello.

- Did you all have a good lunch?
- A great lunch.

- Looks like it.

- We did but we had a
little accident, honey.

- An accident?

- We broke your Snoopy mug.

[laughter] What?

- Oh well, I've got a
$5.00 deductible on it.

It's OK.

[laughter]

- Listen, I gotta go.

I gotta do some shopping.
See you later.

- Already?
- Yeah, I do.

- Boy, thanks for coming, Deb.

Come again anytime, honey.

- OK, next time I'll
bring my laundry.

- Honey, any mail?

- Oh, nothing much.

Just a couple of bills, honey.

- No replies to the party yet?

- Not yet.

But you know the mail's
slow this time of year.

- Yeah, yeah, I guess so.

I'm just excited.

Imagine all of our wonderful
friends in show business.

They're going to be part of
our family this Christmas.

- Do you really think
they'll all come?

I mean, you know they're
very busy people.

- Oh, sure they're busy,
but you know how it is.

The more famous people
are, the lonelier they are.

- You really think so?

[doorbell chime]

- I'll get it.

Yes?

- [SINGING] Hello, hello, hello!

- Who are you?
- [SINGING] I'm Bill.

- [SINGING] I'm Mark.

- [SINGING] I'm Brett.

- Hi, we're the Tele-tunes.

We deliver messages in song.

Hey, where's the occupants
of this residence?

- Hello.
- [SINGING] Hello, hello, hello!

- Will you cut that out?

I'm the occupant of this house.

I'm Pat Boone.

- You are?

I'm so sorry.

I thought he'd be a lot younger.

- So did I.

- I think he's got a face drop.

- I agree.

Let's see some ID.

- ID?

This is my house.

You just walked in here.

I'll give you some ID.
[SINGING] April love.

- Ah ha!

I knew he wasn't Pat Boone.

He's April Love.

- Boone.

- Boone.

- [SINGING] April Boone.

- Look, I don't know
what your game is...

I know what I'll do.

Shirley, will you
come here, please?

- Yes, honey, do you want me?

- Will you tell
these guys who I am?

- Did you forget again?

[laughter]

No, this is Pat Boone.
- Oh!

It is him!

Pat Boone, idol of dozen!

- Have you guys got a
telegram for me or not?

- Do we have a telegram?

Do we?

- Of course, we do.

- Right here in
your living room.

Come on, Mrs. Boone.
- That's right, Mr. Boone.

Right here in your living room,
we have the most stupendous,

tremendous telegram ever sent.
Bring in the fellas!

- OK, fellas, let's set up!

[music playing]

[applause]

- All of this for
a singing telegram?

- Hey, hey, this telegram
ain't from anybody, Mr. April.

- Boone.
- Boone.

- It's from him.

- Him?

Him who?

- Let me give you a hint.

[SINGING] Do-be-do-be-do.

- I've got a telegram
from the Doobie Brothers?

- No, no, no, no, no, no.

Wrong, uh-huh.

This telegram is
from Frank Sinatra.

- Frank Sinatra, honey!

Guys, don't start yet.

Girls, come here quick.

Quick.

You're not going
to believe this.

Sit down.

Oh, ho ho!

[barks]

- Watch it, watch it.

Honey, aren't you glad
we invited Frank Sinatra?

Singing telegram.
He's going to--

- Ready!

Maestro, please!

[music - the hudson brothers]

- [SINGING] Here is a telegram
specially for Pat Boone.

Hot off the wire,
hot off the wire.

This telegram we will
happily sing it to--

to the family Boone, our
tele-tune sung by our choir.

Telegram, telegram,
telegram, telegram, telegram,

telegram telegram.

Here!

Where?
Telegram here.

Telegram there.
Telegram there.

Telegram where?

We have a telegram,
we have a telegram,

we have a telegram,
telegram, mister, for you.

Where'd it go?

Where'd it go?
Where'd it go?

Where'd it go?

Where'd it go?

[laughter]
- Oh!

- What's so funny?

- The Doobie Brothers.

- [SINGING] I got the telegram.
He got the telegram.

I got the telegram.
We got the telegram.

We got the telegram.
Singing for telegram.

We got the telegram
here in our hand, hey!

We've got the wire.

We'll sing it higher.

You are the buyer.

We've got the wire.

We have got the wire.

Got the wire!

[gasps]

[applause]

- That was nice.

Is that from Frank Sinatra?

- No, that's how we warm up.

- Well, what does it say?

Is he coming to
the party or not?

- [SINGING] The answer's no.

- Come on, fellas!

[music playing]

- Oh, honey.

Don't feel bad.

It's only one person.

We still have 299
left to hear from.

- That's what I'm afraid of.

[laughter]

[phone ring]

- Hello?

- Hi, Pat.

This is Gavin MacLeod.

- Hi, Gavin.
Coming to the party?

- Look, I want to thank
you for the invitation.

I just got it.
I really appreciate it.

But as you know, Love Boat's
on hiatus for a while.

And, well, Patti and I are
going to take a real cruise.

We won't be back 'til the 17th.

- Oh, hey, that's OK.

The party's on the 18th.

- Oh.

Well, another day at
sea won't kill us.

[laughter]

- Yeah, bon voyage.

- Here's the mail, daddy.

- Don't tell me.

More rejections?

- OK, I won't tell you.

- Tell me, tell me!

- More rejections.

- How many?

- Daddy.

- I'm a grown man, Cherry.

I can take it.

How many?

- 42 more people turned us down.

- Will you excuse
me just a minute?

Oh!
[laughter]

Only 42, huh?

Shirley, look.

- Oh, honey, I know.

42 more people turned us down.

- So far.

- I don't know what's happening.

But I think I just
got to unwind.

I'm just going to go down
the Milk Bar a while.

- OK, honey.

- I'll be back.

- Pat!

Why don't you invite
Joey to the party?

- Invite Joey?

That kid down at the Milk Bar?

Naive Joey?

Can you imagine him feeling
comfortable with all

these showbiz folks?

- Do you?

- You're right.

He might be good company for me.

OK.

[applause]

- I just love Christmas
cards, even this one

I got from the post office.

"We've enjoyed serving
you this past year

and look forward to
serving you again in 1977."

[laughter]

But this one.

This one from Audra
just overwhelms me.

[door knock]

Come in.

[applause]

- Hi, Norm.

- Hi, Aud.

- Oh, hey, I see you
got my Christmas card.

- Yeah, I can't
believe this message.

It's so warm.

I mean, I didn't know you
felt this way about me.

- Oh yeah, well, I
thought you'd like it.

- Like it?

"Here's a Christmas
present to my favorite boy.

God bless and keep
you, sweetheart.

You are my pride and joy."

And two bucks.

[laughter]

- Oh, dear me.

I've made a terrible mistake.

Oh, I'm sorry.

- Don't feel bad.
$2.00 is $2.00.

You get what you can.

[laughter]

- No, I mean, I sent
you my nephew's card.

And I sent him a
subscription to Playboy.

And he's only 11.

- Lucky kid.

[laughter]

- Hey, look, Norm,
I came by to ask you

what you're going to wear to
the Boones' Christmas party.

- I'm not going
to do that thing.

Are you kidding?

When I'm ready for retirement,
I'll go to a rest home.

- Oh boy, are you
making a mistake.

This is going to be
a really fun party.

- Fun party with Pat Boone?

May I remind you, Audra,
that in the last Olympics

he took the gold
medal for boring.

- OK, forget it.

- His coat of arms is
two loaves of white bread

on a field of oatmeal.
[laughter]

- Are you through?

- If he had a flag,
it would be gray.

- I guess not.

- His birthstone is lint.

- Stop.

- His idol is Captain Kangaroo.

- Enough!
- All right, all right.

It's just-- it's hard
to stop making jokes

about Pat's dullness.

- Look, I am sick and tired of
people making fun of Pat Boone

just because he's nice.

- Oh really?

- Yeah.

The least we can do
is make an appearance.

Every star in town has
been invited to this thing.

- I don't know, Audra.

- Jacqueline Bisset.
- I don't know.

- Cheryl Ladd.
- I don't know.

- Cheryl Tiegs.

- All right, I'll go.

[laughter]

Just doing this for you.

[applause]

- Well, hey, Merry
Christmas and aloha.

- Merry Christmas.

- Mr. Boone!

Oh boy!

[phone ring]
Hi.

The phone, Mr. Boone.

- Yeah, I thought so.

- Hello?

Oh.

Yeah, well, I don't know.

Mr. Boone, are you here?

- Yeah, I believe I am.

- That's funny.
Yeah, he's here.

Hold on, hold on.

It's for you.

- Oh, thanks, Joey.

Hello?

[applause]

- Pat, Tom Bosley.

- Hi, Tom, how are you?

- Oh, fine, fine.

Listen, I just had to call you.

You know, every day I have lunch
at the Paramount commissary

with all the stars there.

You know, Henry Winkler,
Robin Williams, Ronnie Howard,

Penny Marshall, the whole crowd.

- I know.

- And today I
couldn't believe it!

They were all talking
about your Christmas party.

- Really?
- That's right.

None of us are coming.

[laughter]

- Wonder if they all
chipped in to make the call.

[laughter]

- So what's it going to be?

The usual, Mr. Boone?

- No, no, Joey.

Today, I think you better make
it low fat and orange juice.

- A Harvey Wall-Booner?
- Yeah.

On the rocks.

And leave the bottle.

- Mr. Boone, you look like
you're under a lot of pressure

there.
- Yeah.

- Don't worry.

Wide ties will come back.

[laughter]

- I didn't even know they left.

No, it's not that.

It's just the-- it's just
the hassle of planning

a big Christmas party.

We're going to have
a major party Friday.

- Oh yeah?

- Yeah.

- I love Christmas parties.

- Yeah?

- How many people are going
to be there, Mr. Boone?

- Oh, it's going
to be a big party.

I don't know, 200, 300.

You know, Farrah Fawcett, Burt
Reynolds, all those people,

you know.

In fact, when we were
making out the guest list,

Shirley and I decided we'd like
to invite all the people that

are close to us, you know--

- Yeah?

- --in some way.

And we'd love you to come.

- Me, Mr. Boone?

Me, Joey from the Milk Bar?

- Yeah, keep me company.

- Oh, Mr. Boone!

Boy, what an honor!

- I know.

- Let me check my schedule.

[laughter]

It's Friday, Friday.

OK.

Oh, Mr. Boone,
that's "Star Trek,"

"Gilligan's Island,"
and "Wild Kingdom."

I don't know if I can make it.

That's a big day.

Can't you move it up
a couple of days, huh?

- Joey, you're going to turn
me down to watch television?

- Well, Mr. Boone, I
was going to watch it

at my parents' house.

It's their anniversary.

- Oh really.

- Yeah, it's the
second year they've

had their television set.

[laughter]

- Is there a Bone here?

A Bean?

A Burned?
A Bone?

- Could it be a Boone?

I'm Pat Boone.

- No.

Ha ha!

That's-- no, just
hold that a second.

- Is this for me?
- No, no, no, no.

That's not.

But this is.

- All of that?

- Yeah, there's two more.

- Wait a minute.

"Dear Pat, sorry I can't
come to your Christmas party.

Thanks, Perry Como."

- And some of them
don't even say thanks.

[laughter]

- Have you been reading my mail?
- Oh no, no.

You see, I couldn't help it.

No, see, the envelopes
are so thin-- the paper.

You know, it's
easy to see, right?

And there's postcards,
that's, you know--

Well, what's the difference,
they all said no.

- All of them?
- Yeah.

- That's a lot of rejections.

- Yeah, well, you
know, I tell you,

though, you shouldn't feel bad.

You know, I heard
that Abraham Lincoln

had difficulty getting people
coming to his party, too.

Did you know that?

- Abraham Lincoln?

You've been a
mailman a long time.

[laughter]

- Hey, that's pretty good!

Regular Milton Berle here.

By the way, he's
not coming either.

[laughter]

- I'm sorry about
all that, Joey.

I guess I better be going, too.
- That's OK.

- How much do I owe you?

- Owe me, Mr. Boone?

Owe me?

It's the Christmas season.

The drinks, they're
on the house.

- Oh, thanks, Joey.

- Sure, any time.

Tips aren't.

[laughter]
- Oh.

Right.

- And remember, Mr.
Boone, it's the holiday.

Gift-giving season.

- Right, Joey.

- Yeah.

God bless you and your
family, Mr. Boone.

- You, too, Joey.

- And may the new year
bring a new hit record.

- That's about all the
goodwill I can afford, Joey.

Merry Christmas.

- Love you, love you, Mr. Boone.

[applause]

- ...group when we
were in Hong Kong.

They were doing a dance on
a native drum with Chuck--

- Hello, Dinah.

[applause]

- Pat!

It's Pat Boone.

How nice.

Well, this is a surprise.

- Well, you know, I'm
always glad to see you.

- Thank you.

- But I was in the
neighborhood, and I just

really wanted to stop
in and invite you

to our Christmas party.

- Your Christmas party?

- Yeah, yeah.

- When is it going to be?

- Next Friday night at 8:00.

- Oh, can--

Friday night at 8:00?
- Yeah.

Friday at 8:00.
- Can you believe that?

What a coincidence.

That is so funny.

That's exactly when I was going
to have my Christmas party,

was at Friday night at 8:00.

- You're having a
Christmas party--

- Friday night at 8:00.

Well, listen, I tell you what.

When your party-- are
you have a lot of people?

- Oh yeah, I think so.

A lot.

- Well, I tell you,
when all of them

have left, why don't you
just come on by, you know?

We'll--

- Well, will yours
still be going at 9:00?

[laughter]
- 9:00?

Well, I don't know.

They may have left by then.

You come on by anyway.

- Excuse me for
butting in like this.

- No, no.
I'm just so glad.

Pat Boone!

[applause]

- Hi, Laury.

Something wrong?

- Oh, nothing.

Mom, I just broke
up with Michael.

- Oh no, honey.

Too bad.

It's not the end of the world.

- That's easy for you to say.

You have your date for
the Christmas party.

- I sure do.

Every Christmas party.

I married him.

- Mom, it's just not that
easy to find Mr. Perfect.

- Laury, honey, I
got news for you.

Your daddy wasn't always a 10.

- What?

- Honey, no man's
perfect in the beginning.

It's like buying a house.

No matter how beautiful
it is, every wife

wants to do her own remodeling.

[MUSIC - SHIRLEY AND LAURY
BOONE, "MARRY THE MAN TODAY"]

[SINGING] At Wanamaker's and
Saks and Klein's, a lesson

I've been taught, you
can't get alterations

on a dress you haven't bought.

At any vegetable market
from Borneo to Rome,

you mustn't squeeze a melon
'til you get the melon home.

You simply gotta gamble.

You get no guarantee.

So why don't we just
discuss it, you and I?

You and me?

- There's just some
basic principles

every girl should know.

- Principles?

- If you want interest.

[SINGING] Marry the man today.

- You're kidding.

- [SINGING] Trouble
though he may be.

- And he would be.

- [SINGING] Much as
he likes to play.

- He does.

- [SINGING] Crazy
and wild and free.

Marry the man today rather
than sigh in sorrow.

Marry the man today and
change his ways tomorrow.

- I think I've got it.

- [SINGING] Marry the man today.

Marry the man today.

Maybe he's leaving town.

Maybe he's leaving town.

Don't let him get away.

Don't let him get away.

Hurry and track him down.

Counterattack him.

And marry the man today.

Give him your girlish laughter.

Give him your hand today,
and save the fist for after.

Slowly introduce him
to the better things.

Respectable,
conservative, and clean.

Alice Cooper.

Oh no.

James Taylor.

Maybe.
Pat Boone.

Now you got it.

I thought so.

But marry the man today.

Handle it meek and gently.

Marry the man today and
train him subsequently.

Carefully expose him
to domestic life.

And if he ever tries to stray
from you, have a pot roast.

Have a headache.
Have a baby.

Have two, four, six,
eight, you better hurry.

It's getting late.

Marry the man today.
I'll marry the man.

Rather than sigh and sorrow.

Marry the man today and change
his ways, and change his ways,

and change his ways, and change
his ways, and change his ways,

and change his ways tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

[applause]

[phone ring]

- I'll get it.

Hello?
- Pat, it's me, Rosie.

- Rosie Greer!

You coming to the party?

- No, Rosemary Clooney.

You know, your daughter's
favorite mother-in-law.

- I was just kidding, Rosie.

Hey listen, [SINGING] come
on to my house, my house,

I'm going to give
you everything.

- Listen, Pat.

I got your invitation,
but [SINGING] I'm

beginning to work
a lot at Christmas.

- Business before pleasure, huh?

- [SINGING] And I
could use the dough.

- [SINGING] Well, I
really am glad to hear it.

- [SINGING] And I'll
be there in spirit.

Merry Christmas
and a ho, ho, ho!

- Bye, Rosie.

- Bye-bye.

[applause]

- Ah, gee.

- Look, Norman, I
want you to promise me

before we go in
there that you won't

tell any more jokes about Pat.
- But, Audra, listen--

- No!
Promise.

No more shtick about boring, OK?

- OK.

I was just going
to say that he's

so boring that his pool's
in the shape of a yawn.

[laughter]

All right, a promise
is a promise.

- Just get it through your head.

Pat Boone is not boring.

- Pat Boone is not boring.

Pat Boone is not boring.

[doorbell chimes]

- Hi folks!

Great to see you.

- Well, hi, Pat.
[snore]

Norman!

[LAUGHING] He's such a kidder.

- Yeah, he's going to be
the life of the party.

Come on in.

Let me take your coats.

- Oh, thank you.

- I'm really so glad
you could make it.

[laughter]

Welcome.

- Are-- are we early?

I mean, we seem to be
the only ones here.

- We can come back later.

- Oh no, no.

Know what they say?

Earlier you come, the
longer you can stay.

- In my entire life, I never
heard anybody say that.

[laughter]

- Oh, what a lovely
place you have here, Pat.

- Thank you, thank you.

- Oh, and look at
these trophies.

- Yeah.

- "First prize for
competitive water wading."

- Oh that's just a joke.

- Oh.

- Yeah.

- Look at this.

"To Pat Boone,
singles tennis champ."

It's kind of small, isn't it?

- Well, they give
you a bigger one

if you play against somebody.

[laughter]

- And you said this
was a dull man.

- All right, Aud,
he got off one line.

Is it OK if I sit down?

- Well, you know your
pants better than I do.

[laughter]

- OK, two lines.

- Honey, the water wading
team called and said

practice has been canceled.

- That's funny.
Honey, look who's here.

- Audra!

- Shirley!

Merry Christmas.

- Hi, Shirle.

- Aud, did-- Pat, did you
offer them something to drink?

- Ooh, ooh.

Something to drink.

- No, I haven't, but I will.

Come on, it's a special recipe.

Pat's Pink Passion.
Just for Christmas.

- Thank you.
- OK, everybody.

Get a cup.

Chug-a-lug, everybody.

[laughter]

- Mmm, it's much stronger
this year, honey.

It's really got a kick to it.
- Mmm-hmm.

That's because I didn't just
put milk in it this year.

I spiked it with half-and-half.

- Tastes like John
Belushi's socks.

[laughter]

- Hi, everybody.
- Hey, Lindy.

Our daughter, Lindy,
Norman, Audra.

- Oh, Lindy!

Merry Christmas.

- Daddy, while you were
out, Don Rickles called.

- Oh, what did he say?

- He said he can't
come to the party.

He said he had to take
his snake to the dentist.

[laughter]

- He probably had
an impacted fang.

[laughter]

- I gotta go.

I'll see you.

- OK, Lindy.

- That's 298.

- 298 what?

- People.

Pat invited 300 of
his closest friends.

And by some incredible
coincidence,

298 couldn't make it.

- Wait a minute.

You mean you invited
all those people,

and we're the only ones
who didn't have the courage

to turn you down?
[laughter]

- Yeah, looks that way, Norm.

But then look, we got the most
important people of all right

here, you two.

And our family, of course.

- That's sweet.

Thank you.

- Cheryl Ladd's not coming?

- No.

- Cheryl Tiegs?

- No.

- What about Jackie Bisset?

- I forgot about him.

[laughter]

It's just the most incredible
coincidence, everybody's busy.

- Everybody but us.

- Oh so what, Pat?

This is going to
be a fun evening.

Now come on, everybody,
let's go sit down.

- Yeah, I'm enjoying it already.

- Me, too.

- I know what, honey.

You can tell them
the wonderful stories

you tell about growing
up in Tennessee.

- You really think so?

You think Norm and Audra would
really like to-- well, maybe

just a couple of best ones.

Growing up there in Nashville,
I just loved whittling.

- Will you look at the time?

- It's 7:45.

- How did it get to be so late?

- But you haven't had dinner.

- That's true.

Could you put it in a bag?
I'll take it home.

[laughter]

- Well, I guess so.

- Hold it, Pat.

You don't have to get
this man anything.

- But, Audra--
- Sit!

[tense music playing]

These are difficult times.

War, famine, violence.

This man and this woman--

Pat and Shirley Boone--

exemplify everything that
this country needs the most.

Courage, honesty, and
a sense of sharing.

298 people are that
much poorer this night

for not knowing the
warmth and cheer

of Pat Boone and his family.

And I'm just so sorry
I can't stay myself.

[laughter]

[applause]

- Would you like to hear my
Frank Sinatra impression?

- I'm back!

Come on, everybody.

I was only joking!
[applause]

- Oh, you got us.

- I fooled him.

- You got us.

[applause]

[MUSIC - THE BOONE FAMILY,
"WE'LL DRESS THE HOUSE"]

- [SINGING] We'll dress
the house with holly bright

and streams of mistletoe.

We'll trim the
Christmas tree tonight

and set the lights aglow.

We'll wrap our gifts
with ribbons gay

and give them out
on Christmas day.

By everything we do and say,
our gladness we will show.

[MUSIC - PAT BOONE, "CHRISTMAS
IS A COMIN']

- [SINGING] Christmas is
a-comin' and the lights are

on the tree.

How's about a turkey
leg for poor old me?

If you haven't got a turkey
leg, a turkey wing'll do.

If you haven't got a turkey
wing, may God bless you.

God bless you,
gentlemen, God bless you.

If you haven't got a turkey
wing, may God bless you.

Christmas is a-comin' and
the egg is in the nog.

Please do let me sit
around your old yule log.

If you'd rather I
didn't sit around,

just stand around will do.

If you'd rather I didn't stand
around, may God bless you.

God bless you,
gentlemen, God bless you.

If you'd rather I didn't stand
around, may God bless you.

If you haven't got a thing
for me, may God bless you.

[MUSIC - PAT AND SHIRLEY BOONE,
"SILVER BELLS"]

- [SINGING] Silver bells, silver
bells, it's Christmas time

- [SINGING] Silver bells, silver
bells, it's Christmas time

in the city.

in the city.

Ring-a-ling, hear them ring,
soon it will be Christmas day.

Ring-a-ling, hear them ring,
soon it will be Christmas day.

[MUSIC - THE BOONE SISTERS
AND THE HUDSON BROTHERS,

"CAROL OF THE BELLS"]

- [SINGING] Hark how the
bells, sweet silver bells,

all seem to say,
throw cares away.

Christmas is here bringing
good cheer to young and old,

meek and the bold.

Ding dong ding dong,
that is their song

with joyful ring loud caroling.

Merry, merry, merry,
merry Christmas.

Merry, merry, merry,
merry Christmas.

On on they send, on without end.

Their joyful tone to every home.

Hark how the bells, sweet silver
bells, all seem to say, throw

cares away.

[MUSIC - THE BOONE SISTERS, "O
LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM"]

- O, little town of Bethlehem,
how still we see thee lie.

- O, little town of Bethlehem,
how still we see thee lie.

- O, little town of Bethlehem,
how still we see thee lie.

The hopes and fears of all the
years are met in thee tonight.

The hopes and fears of all the
years are met in thee tonight.

The hopes and fears of all the
years are met in thee tonight.

[MUSIC - PAT BOONE, "JOY TO THE
WORLD"]

- [SINGING] Joy to the
world, the Lord has come.

Let Earth receive her king.

Let Earth receive her king.

Let every heart
prepare him room.

And Heaven and nature sing,
and heaven and nature sing,

and heaven and heaven
and nature sing.

and heaven and heaven
and nature sing.

and heaven and heaven
and nature sing.

[applause]

- Thanks, folks.

Normally about here,
we all thank you

for watching our show.

But tonight, for us anyway, it
was really more than a show.

It was a sharing.

A sharing of the
spirit of Christmas.

We thank you for allowing
us to share that with you.

On behalf of Audra and Norman,
Bill, Brett, Mark, Shirley,

my whole family, I want to
wish you and your family a very

merry Christmas.

And may you experience the
peace, joy, and goodwill

that's the essence of this
special time of the year.

["silent night" playing]

- [SINGING] Holy
infant so tender

and mild sleep in heavenly
peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

and mild sleep in heavenly
peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

[MUSIC - PAT BOONE, "O COME ALL
YE FAITHFUL"]

- [SINGING] O come
all ye faithful,

- [SINGING] O come
all ye faithful,

joyful and triumphant.

joyful and triumphant.

joyful and triumphant.

joyful and triumphant.

O come ye, o come
ye to Bethlehem.

O come ye, o come
ye to Bethlehem.

O come ye, o come
ye to Bethlehem.

O come ye, o come
ye to Bethlehem.

Come and behold him,
born the king of angels.

Come and behold him,
born the king of angels.

Come and behold him,
born the king of angels.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore
him, Christ the Lord.

O come let us adore
him, Christ the Lord.

O come let us adore
him, Christ the Lord.

O come let us adore
him, Christ the Lord.

Sing, choirs of angels,
sing in exaltation.

Sing, choirs of angels,
sing in exaltation.

Sing, choirs of angels,
sing in exaltation.

Sing, choirs of angels,
sing in exaltation.

O sing, all ye citizens
of heaven above.

O sing, all ye citizens
of heaven above.

O sing, all ye citizens
of heaven above.

O sing, all ye citizens
of heaven above.

Glory to God, glory
in the highest.

Glory to God, glory
in the highest.

Glory to God, glory
in the highest.

Glory to God, glory
in the highest.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore him.

O come let us adore
him, Christ the Lord.

O come let us adore
him, Christ the Lord.

O come let us adore
him, Christ the Lord.

O come let us adore
him, Christ the Lord.

O come let us adore
him, Christ the Lord.

O come let us adore
him, Christ the Lord.

[music playing]