Losing Andy Williams was Losing a Part of Christmas
December 3rd might not be a very memorable day in your life, but it should be !
It was on that day 85 years ago that a man was born who brought happiness to all of us each Christmas. As a matter of fact, to many people, Christmas wasn't Christmas without...
ANDY WILLIAMS
It's hard to believe that The Andy Williams Show was first broadcast in 1962....50 years ago, and as all of us seniors reflect on our past, how many of you consider a Christmas special with Andy Williams, was somehow...part of Christmas?
I certainly can remember sitting in front of the TV with my mother, dad, and brother, adjusting the rabbit ears on our new color television. having finished dinner, and getting ready for The Andy Williams Show, can't you?
I certainly can remember sitting in front of the TV with my mother, dad, and brother, adjusting the rabbit ears on our new color television. having finished dinner, and getting ready for The Andy Williams Show, can't you?
How many of you have an Andy Williams Christmas "album?"
When you listen to the radio during the holiday season, do you look forward to hearing an Andy Williams Christmas song?
Let's travel back to 1963.
Clean entertainment...warm entertainment...and family entertainment.
Being one of the most unselfish entertainers, he would always have his brothers, "The Williams Brothers," perform each year on those specials, just being "one of the brothers," rather than the star of the show.
Then there was a group of young kids, the Osmond Brothers.
And a young kid that did pretty well for himself in later life !
It seems all so long ago now, but that seems to be one of the best parts of aging...the memories of our lives.
We recently lost Andy Williams on September 25, 2012.
How ironic that his death would be on the 25th, the same day of the month as Christmas.
His Christmas recordings will last far into the future along with the videos of those fabulous shows that will always be part of our youth.
So, Andy, "lights, camera, action." Your audience will always be there remembering times like these.
And...thanks...for bringing us those wonderful memories of Christmas past.
Dick Arendt
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