Brings back a lot of childhood memories
Watching the annual Perry Como Christmas special (as well as those of Bing Crosby and others) was a tradition in my family and getting this wonderful DVD is a reminder of those special and simpler times. First, these are not complete episodes but excerpts from six Como Christmas shows in various locations: Colonial Williamsburg, Paris, French Canada, Mexico, Austria and The Holy Land. What makes these shows so special, along with the wonderful seasonal songs and carols, are seeing the different locales and Christmas customs/history of these diverse cultures.
Opening with Perry recalling his childhood Christmases
From Colonial Williamsburg (1978)
Twelve Days of Christmas...Perry
Little Drummer Boy...Perry
Scenes from various Williamsburg locales with Perry & John Wayne
Here We Come A Wassailing...choir
No Place Like Home for the Holidays...Perry
Banter between Perry & John Wayne in Governor's Hall
John Wayne reads a letter...
A Different Viewpoint
I ordered this DVD because of the great reviews it received on Amazon but I was really disappointed when I watched it. The picture quality and sound quality are poor. The musical selections are repeated often as Perry moves from one country to another. How many times do you want to hear the same song? Many of the shows were poorly written and the producer made numerous blunders. It is very obvious that most of the scenes were filmed in the summer or fall. If it was in a bin at K-Mart for $4.99 I would tell you to buy it but it is not worth the asking price. Save your money.
Poor quality, but four stars because it's Perry Como
Four stars because it's Perry Como and is the only work of his available. As noted by another reviewer, the video and audio quality are not what they should be. This dvd would have benefited tremendously if the company had taken advantage of imaging technology to actually upgrade the image quality to HD. As it is, some of the scenes look almost as though they were taped off of a television screen as opposed to using the original tapes. With the economical processing power and computer imaging capability available today, there is really no reason for a studio to release a product with picture quality that is this bad. For example, distance shots are so distorted you cannot make out Mr Como's face let alone his features and there is considerable video distortion when any of the subjects are moving. Additionally, the audio could have been cleaned up and balanced across the different segments. Also, as noted by another person, becaused this consists of different specials that have been...
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