Holiday Specials on Television, 1939-2021

by Vincent Terrace

In November 1939, NBC's fledgling television station W2XBS broadcast the first known holiday special, The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Despite its small viewership (very few TV sets existed at the time), the experimental telecast was a harbinger of a now-beloved American tradition: the holiday television special.

This book offers a thorough account of holiday television specials in the United States from 1939 to 2021, highlighting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476689695
• ISBN13: 9781476689692
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up