Getting Jolly with Japowski and Joey: Eighteen

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Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (30th November 1977)

Featuring Bing Crosby and family, Twiggy, Stanley Baxter, Ron Moody and David Bowie.

Bing gets a letter from a long-lost relative called Sir Percival Crosby (Moody) inviting Bing and his family come to England for Christmas.

It was Crosby's final Christmas special, recorded just five weeks before his death on October 14, 1977. The special was introduced by his widow Kathryn Crosby.

Highlights include: Twiggy and Ron Moody's Charles Dickens spoof medley, Bing & Bowie's duet.

Have you witnessed this Christmas special? What's your favourite Christmas special? Let us know in the comments below.

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