Final week, I embedded a Christmas particular from Julie Andrews’ weekly TV sequence, The Julie Andrews Hour. Here is one other one, from 1973. And like the opposite, they once more went all out to make it a wealthy particular, not simply one other episode. The friends aren’t as intensive — however they’re prime. My fave Peter Ustinov (who’s fantastic as her information by the episode and historical past as Santa Claus, performed not like you’ve got seen him), and in addition Peggy Lee, taking part in an ethereal Sugar Plum Fairy.
It is a low-key, trendy sort-of journey by some years previous of Christmas. One of many highlights is a superb, 8-minute medley that Julie Andrews and Peggy Lee sing collectively. (Observe that when Peggy Lee sings “He is a Tramp” from Girl and the Tramp, she co-wrote the all of the songs to that movie.) And even Peter Ustinov will get a little or no singing, notably when he explains the symphony he instructed to Mozart as a present.