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I have on my list "Amahl and the Night Visitors" telecast, in color, live from New York on Sunday Dec. 20, 1953 at 5:00PM. Like "Season's Greetings" telecast 2 days later, this would have been viewed by NBC execs and engineers on both coasts, most likely on RCA Model 5 color receivers. Also telecast in color that week, Thurs. Dec. 24, 1953, "Dragnet" episode "The Big Little Jesus". The first network series program to be telecast on 16mm color film.
The next year, 1954, when commercial color sets were available, I show Max Liebman Presents "Babes in Toyland" NBC, Sat. Dec 18, 1954. This special was also restaged and telecast again, live, in color on Dec. 24th 1955
CBS's first color Christmas show, an episode of "The Shower of Stars" series of specials, "A Christmas Carol" Thurs. Dec. 23, 1954. This show was restaged and telecast live, in color, again in 1955 & 56.
-Steve D.
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