More Season's Greetings from Newsday's Christmas TV Books!
Hey, it's Christmas!!! And as promised, here are the remaining celebrity Season's Greetings from the pages of the back-in-the-day Newsday TV Book! I've already done a post for the issues that I own, and then another for local New York City-area personalities (all years, 1972-1984).
This post covers the yuletide issues that I do not own: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, and 1982. I had a trial subscription to Newspapers.com, so I copied all the pages and then extracted the text, and then pain-stakingly edited it. You're welcome. Unfortunately, that means the covers are in black-and-white, but I suspect you'll get over it. You're resilient like that.
First, here's the Disney cover (the first of many) for 1975, which did not feature celeb greetings.%20cover.jpg)
1976
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"May 1977 be as happy for everyone as 1976 has been for me: a year that has brought me new friends, personal fulfillment as an actor, and a great deal of laughter. Merry Christmas to everyone."
Tim Matheson (The Quest)
"Christmas is a time to remember, for, in our memories, joy and happiness live forever."
Joe Franklin [longtime WOR host]
"Merry Christmas and peaceful years to come."
Carol Burnett
“My prescription for a Happy New Year is good health and good humor.”
Danny Thomas (The Practice) [I love the greetings that include plugs! This one is pretty oblique, though--he was playing a doctor on The Practice.]
"A very Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and peaceful New Year. Much love."
Sonny & Cher
"It would be my prayer that at this time of the year, we would all remember that peace must first reign in our hearts before it will be apparent in the world."
Cloris Leachman (Phyllis)
"The Christmas when I had just turned 18 years old was my most memorable so far because it was such a bittersweet occasion. I'm the youngest of three children of a close-knit family in Phoenix, Ariz., and this was my first yuletide away from home. It was during my three years touring as a vocalist and we were in Reno, Nev., for the holiday. It was my first 'White Christmas' ever and it was so beautiful, but I was so lonely for my family."
Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman)
"If all my Christmas wishes come true, I'll find a man who Mel won't poison, Vera won't scare off, and Flo won't molest."
Linda Lavin (Alice) [Even better than show plugs: in-character greetings! What sincerity!]
"TV audiences have never started a New Year with a Don Rickles TV series and I think it's about time they did."
Bob Newhart [A shout-out to his pal.]
"Merry Christmas to all of my friends on Long Island."
Mary Tyler Moore
"Peace and love for those who find peace in benevolent madness."
John Savage (Gibbsville) [LI boy, but I'm still not sure if he's from Plainview or Hicksville]
"May your Christmas be 'dyno-mite' and your tomorrows be always bright."
Jimmie Walker (Good Times)
"Christmas is a time to contemplate the significance of the birth of Christ and to share these thoughts with friends and family."
Mike Douglas
"For 1977, I wish a cookie a day for everybody on Long Island and all of the rest of the cookies in the country for me."
Cookie Monster (Sesame Street) [Greedy bastard.]
"All the movie stars are buying Christmas decorations. Just the other day I saw Lassie picking out a tree."
Bob Hope [Hope usually offered very heartfelt greeting, this year he went for the rimshot.]
"Having a wonderful time, wish you were here. Season's Greetings."
Edward Asner (Mary Tyler Moore Show)
"My Christmas wish comes in two parts. First, I sincerely wish that there be less hate among people in the world. Second, I wish that the warm yuletide feelings people have for one another during the holiday season go beyond Christmastime. Wouldn't that be nice? Season's Greetings."
Angie Dickinson (Police Woman)
"A happy Christmas for everyone, and one that is free of strife.”
Gig Young (Gibbsville) [Less than two years later, he'd kill his wife of three weeks and himself.]
"This is the time of the year to do more than just remember your loved ones. Peace on Earth and good will to all."
Carroll O'Connor (All in the Family)
"I hope that all of Newsday's readers will be able to spend Christmas with their families, as I will. The happiest part of Christmas is listening to the laughter of people you love. Best wishes for the New Year."
Kurt Russell (Quest)
"Have a happy..."
James Arness
"Ever since I can remember I have been an elephant freak. So I guess my most memorable Christmas was when I was 4-years-old and Santa brought me an elephant named Rumbo. The year before I had received an elephant named Dumbo. And the year before that, an elephant named Jumbo. But I liked Rumbo best."
Daryl Dragon (The Captain and Tennille) [Speaking of rum, I think he had had a couple...]
"There can never be a 'switch" on Season's Greetings, so Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year."
Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert (Switch) [Plug!]
"May the spirit of Christmastide not be limited to December 25. Love to all."
Beatrice Arthur (Maude)
“Keep your fires up.”
Will Geer (The Waltons) [Not sure if that's a Grandpa Walton thing or a gay thing.]
"A Merry Christmas and Chanukah to all and may all your credit cards be white."
Alan King
"At a time when there is so much deprivation in the world, we should all remember that we have each other in common."
Valerie Harper (Rhoda)
"Happy holidays to all and practice laughing in the New Year."
Dena Dietrich (The Practice) [An oblique plug from Mother Nature herself!]
"I have a number of Christmas wishes, some of them fervent. One is that Amy Carter will not be allowed to run a stand on the sidewalk outside the White House, pushing three-cent-peanut-butter-sandwiches: if her father can't jawbone her out of that, he could at least fob her off with the post of Secretary of Commerce. I also hope, though less fervently, that Harry Reasoner will learn the difference between a ‘bidet' and a ‘bain-marie.' He has recently written me a letter in which he has the two mixed up, and I would hate to think what that could do to his personal life. He could of course ask Barbara Walters to explain the difference, but I understand they are not speaking."
Hughes Rudd (CBS News) [Also, perhaps, "in his cups," as guys like Hughes Rudd like to say.]
"With all the brewery hurly-burly, and keeping our hair neat and curly, we wanted to tell you bright and early, Merry Christmas from Laverne and Shirley."
Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams [In character!]
"The greeting is the same whether you are in New York City or Taos, New Mexico, Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year!
Dennis Weaver (McCloud)
"Christmas still remains the most loving time of the year for me.”
Kate Jackson (Charlie's Angels)
"Memories of childhood, wonderful music, being with the family, and a special glow which would be nice if it lasted for the whole year."
Neil Sedaka
"My most memorable Christmas was last year when my new wife Cheryl joined the Howard clan (mother Jean, father-actor-writer Rance and brother Clint). But this one coming up should be the greatest ever. Not only will the family be together, but I will be about to embark on my dream—preparing a motion picture which I will direct when 'Happy Days' goes on hiatus in January."
Ron Howard (Happy Days) [His always referenced his family and whatever he was working on.]
"We have been going through a very strong self-analyzing period—perhaps it's time now to put ourselves aside and start thinking about others."
Polly Bergen (Not for Woman Only)
"Attention all personnel of the 4077th M*A*S*H unit. You will all enjoy the holiday season. That's an order! Dismissed!"
Harry Morgan (M*A*S*H) [In character!]
"On Christmas—I hope it's white and merry for everyone."
Robert Conrad (Baa Baa Black Sheep)
"The thing I like best about Christmas is the fact that my family gets together again. The kids (we have four) have grown now, and there's only one left at home. One son lives in Oregon, another is in Hollywood trying for a show business career, and my oldest daughter is in school in Arizona. But at Christmastime we all get together, and that's why it is my favorite holiday.”
Dick Van Dyke
"Best wishes Today and everyday."
Jane Pauley (Today) [Plug!]
"Holiday greetings...and may all of you get a new wardrobe."
**SS Jamie Farr (M*A*S*H) [In character?]
"Wishing you joy in the holiday season and love the whole year through."
Madlyn Rhue (Executive Suite)
"What does Christmas mean to me? First, it's a celebration of the birth of Christ. Then, it's a day for which a lot of people spend a lot of money and a day that a few people make a lot of money."
Demond Wilson (Sanford and Son) [I've heard he was fun. Eye roll emoji.]
"May everyone find that special peace within."
Phyllis Haynes (Straight Talk)
"To the whole world: my sincere holiday message… I love you."
Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H)
"A quiet and especially peaceful 1977 for everybody."
Andy Williams
"I wish everyone the best of health so that they may fully enjoy the winter weather and the holiday season."
Storm Field (WABC-TV News Science Editor)
"May you give as much love as you receive."
Louise Lasser (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman)
"I've always had pleasant memories during the holiday season. However, what I'm sure will be my most memorable Christmas is coming this December 25. I am looking forward to spending the holiday with my lovely, wonderful wife, Carroll. It will be our first Christmas together and one that we will always look back on as the most memorable Christmas."
Gary Frank (Family) [Still married, I believe.]
The Christmas season... a time truly to count your blessings: to be thankful for the mistakes you haven't made, the tragedies you haven't suffered; and perhaps a little cheer to a few among the many whose path may cross with yours."
Lucille Rich (WCBS-TV News)
"I wish everybody the time to do all the nice things they never had time for before."
Merv Griffin
"A joyous Christmas to our Long Island friends, from the staff of WOR-TV.”
Tom Dunn
“Here's hoping all you 'darlings' have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.”
Robert Blake (Baretta) [I can't tell if that's meant warmly or as a threat.]
"Greetings from America's greatest broadcaster—although I would love to have you all over for eggnog at my East Side apartment, that's not very practical. So, I am going to spread holiday cheer every morning at 9 AM on Ch. 7. Those of you who do not take me up on this offer will find yourselves watching 'Mr. Ed’ reruns for the rest of your lives. Love and kisses."
Stanley Siegel (A.M. New York) [A plug and a dis?]
"Christmas is still THE holiday of the year. While it has become too commercial, the essence is still there, the sharing of thoughts, worldly treasures and time, with friends. This year I plan to take time off from work to celebrate it property.'
Ed McMahon (Johnny Carson Show)
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"Who loves you baby? Santa and Telly."
Telly Savalas (Kojak) [In character... as himself?]
"At this special time of year, I wish everyone the thrill of wonderful, healthy children and grand-children."
Frank Sinatra
"Christmas of 1945 sticks in my mind through the years. At that time I was thinking how lucky was to be in a military hospital in Pearl Harbor recuperating from my (war) injuries and I knew I would be taking a one way trip home soon.”
John Beradino (General Hospital)
"Christmas in New York really gets as cold as it did back home in Wisconsin, but that feeling of camaraderie and good cheer is every bit as warm. Best wishes to all for a Merry Christmas."
Jim Jensen (WCBS-TV News)
"ABCDEFGHIJK... MNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. Get it? Love!"
Sally Struthers (All in the Family) [Ellipsis mine, as Newsday did not emphasize the joke.]
"Kids are people too, and isn't it nice that people recognize it during the holiday season."
Bob McAllister (Wonderama)
"Lord Buckley said it: 'The holiday season is when even the folks who don't have anything, have something, and even the people who know no one, know everyone. So to all… a happy holiday!"
Dave Marash (WCBS-TV News)
"Helloo, everybody! Did you know it is time for the holidays? Well, it is and I want you to have a very happy time."
Grover (Sesame Street) [Also drunk.]
"It is a reflective time when God and family dominate my thoughts. It is a time when laughter seems to come more easily and smiles more genuine. It is a time for peace and the hopes that it will spread."
Rolland Smith (WCBS-TV News)
“Personally, this holiday thing is not fun to me. So, have a yukky holiday and a yukky New Year."
Oscar, the Grouch (Sesame Street) [Oh Oscar, you prickly fuck.]
"I would hope in the New Year that each of us will find new reasons to smile more, not necessarily at jokes, but because we feel better about ourselves and the positive things that surround us everyday."
David Hartman (Good Morning, America)
"As a broadcaster, Christmas to me is usually the day I work. Knowing that others are at home with their families has always made me closer to those that are also on duty or lonely and, through the airwaves, we've been able to share these feelings. Since most of my Christmases have been spent in Puerto Rico, I am used to long and happy holidays. We celebrate in both a religious and a civic way, a bit harder than most folk. Now I think of Christmas as a ritual that we both need and deserve. In difficult times, it is these rituals that give us strength and bind us together. We owe it to ourselves to overdo, to go overboard. How dreary would our lives be without a Christmas."
Sally Jessy Raphael (WPIX News) [Holy moly, turn it off, Sally Jessy...]
"Rubber Duckie, Bert and I wish you a happy holiday as you go slipping and sliding on your sleigh. Oh boy, three ‘S’ words.”
Ernie (Sesame Street)
"May your year be as bright as Jimmy Carter's teeth and your life as long as a Bill Beutel sentence."
Roger Grimsby (WABC-TV News) [Grumpy Grimsby, taking a shot at his co-anchor!]
"May you start the New Year on a high note."
Henry Mancini
"Gee, I've always had a lot of fun on Christmas but last year was especially fun. I got to go to Hawaii. It was really different and unusual."
Kristy McNichol (Family)
"With a born-again President in the New Year coming, 1977 will, I hope, prove a happy one for us all."
Marciarose (WNBC-TV News)
"Happy holidays and may you all make only good impressions on each other in the New Year!"
"Rich Little
"Clear sunny skies and bright days for the holidays and the New Year!"
Frank Field (WNBC-TV Weatherman)
1978
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Cover by Bernie Cootner
“Let's make the most of the time we have together this joyous holiday season."
Henry Winkler (Happy Days)
“This is a very special Christmas for me because we are now a family of three. I hope your holidays are just as special for you."
Bruce Jenner [Meaning son Burt.]
"Let me propose a toast: to a peaceful and joyous holiday season, to everyone everywhere.”
Ben Vereen
"A very merry Christmas and a hearty and healthy New Year. Notice I said 'hearty' and not ‘Hardy.’”
Parker Stevenson (Hardy Boys) [Still a plug, Parky, but nice try.]
“This Christmas begins the International Year of the Child 1979–but how many children will have the Christmas we want for them? This Christmas I wish everyone would make a small commitment to reach out to the children and each of us in our own way do something in the coming year to fill their lives with greater hope. May this Christmas be a joyous and a caring holiday.”
Marlo Thomas
“Wishing you the real warmth of the holiday season."
Lloyd Bridges
"May all your tomorrows be filled with love and may all your dreams come true."
Jean Stapleton (All in the Family)
"Merry Christmas.”
Stanley Siegel [Not much to say this year--maybe he just got word he was being canceled again.]
"I would like to wish to all Newsday readers the peace and joy that traditionally goes with holiday greetings, and, at the same time, may I wish to all of you that personal peace that comes from within, but is often so elusive."
Rolland Smith (WCBS-TV News)
"To my friends in and out of Brooklyn, may the holiday spirit be yours all year long."
Scott Baio (Who's Watching the Kids)
"A peaceful world with brotherhood to all is more than enough for us, and fulfillment as well."
Ed McMahon (Johnny Carson Show)
"I wish to all of you, all you wish for yourself."
Doc Severinsen (Johnny Carson Show)
"A most joyous holiday season and peace in the world."
Bill Hayes & Susan Seaforth Hayes (Days of Our Lives)
“Be happy, be grateful and always give thanks to Above.”
Wolfman Jack (Midnight Special)
"May the holidays bring you all health and happiness and the good sense to enjoy life to the fullest. I'm a firm believer in the old expression, 'Live every day as though it's your last.'"
Dick Clark (Dick Clark's Live Wednesday)
"Drive safely and make this a merrier Christmas for everyone who shares life's highway with you!"
Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada (CHiPs) [Plug!]
"I can only wish your holidays and seasons will be as happy and filled with as much love as mine.”
David Cassidy
"Here's a sure bet: the holiday season will bring happiness, prosperity and love to all of you."
Jack Klugman (Quincy) [Referencing his gambling addiction?]
"It should be no mystery to you what I wish this Christmas season the merriest Christmas ever and a happy and prosperous 1979."
Vincent Baggetta (The Eddie Capra Mysteries) [The mystery is... who are you again?]
"May you and those you love enjoy health and happiness throughout the coming New Year."
Carroll O'Connor (All in the Family)
"Some folks seem to think that the warm family life as seen on 'Little House on the Prairie' is just too good to be true. I don't agree. In sending joyous holiday wishes to you all, I remind you that love and concern among family and friends will result in happy holidays and a great New Year—all year long. The real message of this season is "love' and 'trust'--and they both perform miracles."
Michael Landon [Plug!]
"It has been said that friends are the presents we give ourselves. If this is true, and I happen to think it is, then I've been very indulgent. As another eventful year comes to a close, I look back on 75 Christmases past, some filled with joy, others with sorrow, but all of them celebrated with an abundance of wonderful friends. Now, with the promise of a more joyous and peaceful world in 1979, I toast all my friends in the Long Island area, wishing a very happy holiday to all, and, to all good cheer, good friends and better golf scores.”
Bob Hope
"Have a very merry out-of-this-world holiday season."
Lorne Greene (Battlestar Galactica) [Dumb plug, for a dumb show]
"May all of your dreams come true for the New Year and may you have everything you wish for yourself."
Richard Hatch (Battlestar Galactica)
“Take time to enjoy the holiday season—have a real old-fashioned Christmas with your family."
James Garner (The Rockford Files)
"Let's try to keep the special warmth of Christmas in our lives for the rest of the year."
Bill Bixby (The Incredible Hulk)
"Peace on Earth to men of good will."
Jamie Farr (M'A"S*H)
"May the Christmas season bring a unity to the people of the world—and may we always have a dream of reaching for the stars."
Terry Carter (Battlestar Galactica) [Plug!]
"Not only gaily wrapped gifts do I wish for you, or wreaths of holly, or hot sweet drink. I wish for you also the serenity and strength of an inner peace which will bring to you, for all the days of your life, the colors of bright bows, the fragrance of fresh greenery, and the warmth of a steaming mug."
Jim Jensen (WCBS-TV News) [I hear he enjoyed himself a steaming mug of hot, sweet drink on the reg...]
"Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Rowlf, Gonzo, Statler, Waldorf, Dr. Teeth, Animal, Zot, Janice and everyone in The Muppet Show wish you a merry, merry holiday and the best of New Years.”
Kermit
"Peace, joy and happiness, and a couple of strikes when you really need them!"
Larry Kenney (Bowling for Dollars) [Plug!]
"May everyone have a piece of joy, a piece of prosperity, and peace in abundance.”
Phyllis Haynes (Straight Talk)
"May everyone have a joyous holiday season, a happy and healthy New Year."
Mary Helen McPhillips (Straight Talk)
"A Christmas wish of peace and joy for all!"
Miss Mary Ann (Pedersen) (Romper Room)
"May 1979 be the best year of your life, and may 1980 be even better than that."
Joe Franklin
"May the joy of Christmas be with you and your family through the year."
Tom Dunn (WOR-TV News)
"Let's try to step back from the complexities and stresses of modern life and spend this holiday & season thinking about all those things which can bring us together. Best wishes."
Mike Douglas
"I'd like to see this news in headlines around the world: The spirit of Christmas lives for all."
Edward Asner (Lou Grant) [Oblique plug!]
"May everyone feel the joy and peace of this happy season."
Nancy Marchand (Lou Grant)
"Let's keep working for peace, prosperity and health and we'll make it."
Robert Walden (Lou Grant)
"Merry Christmas and the best of everything in the New Year, all year."
Linda Kelsey (Lou Grant)
"I'm known as a man of few words: season's greetings."
Daryl Anderson (Lou Grant)
"A merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all."
Isabel Sanford (The Jeffersons)
"Holiday peace to us all."
Sherman Hemsley (The Jeffersons)
"God bless us, every one (with apologies to the original Tiny Tim)."
Roxie Roker (The Jeffersons)
"Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we may diet.”
Franklin Cover (The Jeffersons) [Yoink!]
"May we all have lots of holiday joy."
Pat Klous (Flying High)
"Here's a wish for you to have a Christmas to remember."
Kathie Witt (Flying High)
"May love and happiness surround you."
Howard Platt (Flying High)
"Holiday blessings upon your home and family."
Connie Sellecca (Flying High)
"It's not original with me but I subscribe wholeheartedly to the wonderful admonition, 'Let there be peace on earth and good will toward men.'"
Esther Rolle (Good Times)
"May your blessings out-point your difficulties all year long."
Ken Howard (White Shadow) [Oblique plug!]
"May your supper dish, and your cup of happiness, be always full to the brim.”
Snoopy, per his friend Charles Schulz
"I hope that Christmas 1978 will fulfill all your fondest wishes, make your dreams come true. and become the celebration of which memories are made. Love y'all."
Dinah Shore
"May the holiday season bring us closer to those who are dear to us."
Tony Randall and Jack Klugman (The Odd Couple)
"Christmas… a time for giving, of ourselves, of appreciation, of thanks."
Orde Coombs (Black Conversations, WPIX) [First black member of Yale's Skull and Bones, died at 45, 1984, of a "long illness."]
"I wish all the warmth, the love and hope of Christmas."
Carla Pinza (The Puerto Rican New Yorker)
"Christmas is my favorite time of year as it affords a chance to look back and delight in memories that are more and more special as the years pass."
Carol McKillop (New York, New York)
"May we all look back on Christmas 1978, gladly and fondly."
Steve Bosh (WPIX-TV News)
"Best wishes for a healthy, happy, prosperous and sporting New Year!"
Jerry Girard (WPIX-TV News) [Yes, sports guy.]
"As the age-old traditions envelop you, may you experience happy memories of past Christmases and realize family health and happiness."
Pat Harper (WPIX-TV News)
1979
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"Each Christmas is important but this year it has special significance. It is the last Christmas of a decade, a decade like most decades—a counter-balance between great highs in advancement and excitement and tragedy and despair. But the '70s once again brought us peace. And that Is the wish that Dolores and I want to express most… the wish that this peace will be lasting. So from us, 'Peace on Earth, good will toward men.' And speaking of changes in the last 10 years, Dolores just corrected me. Make that, Peace on Earth, good will toward men and women." And to all, a merry Christmas.”
Bob Hope [Oh, those women, always wanting to be included...]
"As I write this, looking forward to Christmas shopping with a surge of humanity in packed stores, the slow crawl around the block looking for parking places, sore legs from tramping around looking for the perfect gift and all the other headaches of pre-Christmas, I'm not filled with an abundant amount of joy. But I know, sure as I know that "CHiPs" is my favorite show, when I see my daughter's face when she discovers the tree on Christmas morn, that all those aches, pains and frustrations will all seem trivial. Christmas is a time of sharing and there are no better people to share it with than children, for their infectious joy and excitement know no bounds. I wish you and your children and loved ones the very merriest and joyous of holiday seasons."
Robert Pine (CHiPs)
"Happiness is spending the holidays with family and friends. Season's greetings to you and yours."
Ron Howard (Happy Days)
"The news of the world is, by its nature, the alarming, the tragic and the horrifying. At Christmas, we should look instead to our families, friends, neighbors and our home communities and see that most people do live peaceful lives, filled with concern for their loved ones. The people we know and work with are good people who deserve our love at Christmas and at all other times."
Richard Paul (Carter Country)
"I hope the joy of the holidays stays with you and yours throughout the coming year."
Bart Braverman (Vegas)
"For the first time in many years, the entire Wopat clan will be together at Christmas, all 10 of us. I hope all families can unite together this Christmas and share the spirit of the season."
Tom Wopat (The Dukes of Hazzard)
"Happy Chanukah, merry Christmas and welcome to the Eighties!"
Donny Most (Happy Days)
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"Have a merry Christmas or you'll get a green Santa in your stocking."
Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk) [Oblique plug!]
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"Merry Christmas, y'all!"
Dolly Parton
"This is a special Christmas for my wife, Heather Menzies, and I, with the addition of our son Ryan. I hope the joys of being a family are shared by all."
Robert Urich (Vegas)
"This holiday season is a time of decency and tolerance; a time to renew our faith in the moral values that make us decent human beings; and a time to rededicate ourselves to respecting those around us. As Oliver Wendell Holmes said, 'Every man has a right to do what he wills, provided he interferes not with the like right on the part of his neighbors.'"
David Hartman (Good Morning America)
"My Christmas wish is for strength in our leaders and peace and understanding throughout the world.”
Lucille Ball
"I've sung a lot of songs about lonely people. My wish is that on Christmas Day, none of you has any reasons to identify with any of those songs."
Frank Sinatra
"May the Prince of Peace reign in the hearts of all men for all eternity."
Larry Weber (The Doctors)
"I wish you all a peaceful and untroubled Christmas season with a stocking overflowing with never-ending joy and romance and magic.”
Ben Thomas (The Doctors)
"Believe it or not—we're gonna make it."
Edward Asner (Lou Grant)
"Joyous hearts and peace for the New Year."
Linda Kelsey (Lou Grant)
"I don't mind doing a holiday greeting every year, but why does it have to be alphabetical? I’m always between Gabe Kaplan and Bowie Kuhn! Well, Merry Christmas to Gabe, Bowie and the rest of you, from A to Z.”
Alan King
"Merry Christmas and good health."
James Garner (The Rockford Files)
"When I was a child, the happiest Christmas present I could receive was a ticket to a children's matinee that afternoon. Now one of my greatest Christmas joys is being onstage Christmas Day, performing perhaps for children who nave been treated like I once was. My greatest Christmas wishes to everyone, everywhere is the hope that they are as happy as I am when I'm performing in 'Hello, Dolly! Christmas Day in London, England"
Carol Channing [Sweet, but a plug nonetheless!]
"'Tis the season to be jolly, and happy and healthy and cheerful and loving—and I hope that, from now on, all of us can be all of that all of the time."
Flip Wilson
"Here's a heartfelt Christmas wish to all of you who may not have realized exactly what you wanted. Hang in there—1980 may be your year."
Ryan O'Neal
"I really love Christmas. We used to have a Santa Claus in my stage show every year, but we had to take him out because people got upset when we would beat him up and steal his bagful of toys at the end of the show. But seriously, I miss Christmas in New York. It's one of the best times to be there. It just isn't the same out in Hollywood, with the sunshine glinting off the Christmas decorations and Santa Claus sweating on Hollywood Boulevard.”
Alice Cooper
"During this time of giving and resolve, let's be grateful for what we have and proud of what we have shared. Our tradition of strength and caring has set us apart and made us unique. Let's remember that this year, rather than apologize for it."
John Roland (Midday)
"I wish you peace, contentment and big laughs over the holidays and in the New Year ahead."
Bill Boggs (Midday)
"Love, peace, brotherhood...”
Gabe Pressman (WNEW-TV News)
"Wishing you sunshine and the Christmas spirit today and every day."
Linda Gialanella (WNEW-TV News)
"May the spirit and the happiness of this season stay with us throughout the year… A good way to begin the Eighties."
Judy Licht (WNEW-TV News)
"My very deepest thanks at this precious time of the year to all the wonderful people who cared about what happened to Bob Harris, the weatherman. May God bless you all!"
Bob Harris (WNEW-TV News)
"Tiny Tim said it and it couldn't hurt to repeat it again this year... 'God bless us, every one.’”
Christopher Jones (WNEW-TV News)
"Que la paz de Dios sea con ustedes—Feliz Navidad prospero Ano Nuevo." (Translation: "May the peace of God be with you—Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.")
Gil de Lamadrid (Midday)
"As we move into this Christmas season I can't help but recall when I was 5-years-old. We lived near a hospital and on Christmas Eve I remember my Mom taking me over to one of the wards to sing for the patients there. I remember that I sang one song, ‘You Are My Sunshine.’ It was the first time that I had performed in public and when I finished my 'performance,’ the nurses and some of the patients gave me $4.00 in quarters. That was my first performance I was ever paid for. It was sure fun to get paid for singing and, come to think of it, it still is.”
Kenny Rogers [There's a little trivia for Kenny fans.]
"May you all have the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of New Years with lots of laughter, joy and music thrown in for good measure.”
Dick Van Dyke (Broadway-bound Music Man)
"May you live as long as you want—and may you never want as long as you live."
Joe Franklin
"Good will, good cheer, and a happy New Year!"
Phyllis Haynes (Straight Talk)
"A joyous Christmas day, and good news for 1980.”
Tom Dunn (WOR-TV News)
"A special Christmas wish for joy for all children at the end of their year—the International Year of the Child."
Miss Mary Ann (Pedersen) (Romper Room)
"May everyone have a joyous holiday season, and a happy and healthy New Year.”
Mary Helen McPhillips (Straight Talk)
"Peace and joy and good news for everyone in the New Year.”
Walter Cronkite (CBS-TV News)
"May you discover the true meaning of the holidays and share it with your loved ones throughout the coming New Year."
Bonnie Franklin (One Day at a Time)
"Season's greetings to everyone."
Dan Rather (60 Minutes)
"May you all have peace and happiness throughout the coming year."
Mike Wallace (60 Minutes)
"Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to each and every one."
Morley Safer (60 Minutes)
"I wish all my new friends a happy Christmas and peace and prosperity in the New Year."
Benny Hill [His show had recently been added to WOR channel 9, an immediate hit]
"To the world ... to all people, peace."
Isabel Sanford (The Jeffersons)
"Naturally, the holiday season is a time of home and family for me. It is also a time of anticipation. With a whole new decade coming into being—my most fervent wish is for all of us to come together in the world and for all violence to cease."
Merv Griffin
"Wishing peace and joy and, most of all, love to the whole family of man."
Charlotte Rae (Diff'rent Strokes and Facts of Life)
"Joy to the world and a prayer for a more ethical commitment."
Conrad Bain (Diff’rent Strokes)
"I wish everyone could make it Christmas every day and, on the 25th of December, try a little harder."
McLean Stevenson (Hello, Larry)
"This Christmas, give your children a love so strong and so precious that the bright packages of toys are secondary to your gift of love."
Susan Richardson (Eight Is Enough)
"A merry Christmas and a happy Chanukah, and, to everyone, love and peace.”
Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara
"I count my blessings all through the year and I send you blessings and good cheer.
Jim McMullen (Beyond Westworld)
"I just want to wish everyone the best Christmas season ever. For a while, earlier this year, I thought I might not be around to hear those words. I can't tell you how happy it makes me to say, 'Merry Christmas."
Erik Estrada (CHiPs) [Motorcycle crash in August, breaking ribs, wrists, and sternum, although the latter may have been from co-star Larry Wilcox doing CPR.]
"Please join me in extending the Christmas spirit to those less fortunate. If you do, this could be one of the most memorable Yuletide seasons of a lifetime.'
Larry Wilcox (CHiPs)
"God Bless us, every one!"
Polly Holliday (Alice)
"Love, joy and peace to all ... and to all a very merry Christmas."
Ernie Anastos (WABC-TV News)
"We're all riding on the same space ship. And it's about time we start to get along. Peace!"
Buddy Ebsen (Barnaby Jones) [From the guy who fervently campaigned for Nancy Kulp's political opponent because Kulp was a gay liberal.]
“I wish that your Christmastime is just as nice as you want it to be! You deserve it.”
Rose Ann Scamardella (WABC-TV News)
“May your Chanukah candles shine bright, Your Christmases be white,
At New Year's, all be right, And every month in between, Be sunny, warm and green."
Storm Field (WABC-TV News)
"Considering the turmoil in the Middle East, the starving Cambodians, and the challenges to America this past year… never has it been so important that we as a people come together. united, to fulfill the American goals of equality and justice for all our citizens... Merry Christmas!”
John Johnson (WABC-TV News)
"May the decade of the 1980’s be all you want it to be."
Jack Cafferty (WNBC-TV News)
"May the holiday season and the year ahead be all you and yours want it to be."
Janet Langhart (A.M. New York)
"During this joyous season, let's all call a time out and pledge that our game plan for 1980 will include spreading more love and respect.”
Jim Paterson (WLIW-TV Sports) [Channel 21, out of my hometown Plainview, woot-woot!]
"A good rule for the holidays and throughout the year is to treat your family like friends and your friends like family, and enjoy this joyous holiday season of 1979 as never before."
Janice Raiford (WLIW-TV News)
"May all your dreams come true in 1980 and may we learn to live together in mutual respect and responsibility."
Orde Coombs (Black Conversations)
"Christmas.., a time for putting into practice the ways and powers of love. Have a happy holiday!"
Dinah Shore
"May all your dreams come true in 1980 and may the beginning of the new decade bring new hope, new courage, new opportunities.”
Carol McKillop (The Baxters and New York, New York)
"May the news in the headlines blaze happiness, joy and peace."
Steve Bosh (WPIX-TV News) [Reference to his channel's Yule Log?]
"May I propose a toast: Here's to total joyfulness and the warmth of the holiday season.”
Jack Jones (The Palace)
“From my musical family to yours, merry Christmas and happy New Year!
Lawrence Welk
"Whatever your belief, may the spell of Christmas envelop you and exert its magic… bringing out the best in mankind, if only for a brief day yearly."
Pat Harper (WPIX-TV News)
"Merry Christmas to all of good will!"
Bill Jorgensen (WPIX-TV News)
"Best wishes for the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of New Years. Much Love!"
Cher
"May the warmth of the Christmas season keep you ‘cool’ all year long. Do have a very merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years.”
Henry Winkler (Happy Days)
"Best wishes for a joyous holiday season and a healthy and peaceful New Year."
Cheryl Ladd (Charlie's Angels)
"May the spirit of Christmas last forever, bringing peace on earth and freedom for all. Happy holidays!"
Raquel Welch
"Best wishes for a joyous holiday season and may 1980 bring you everything you wish for--plus a little more!
Dirk Benedict
"A very Merry Christmas to you and yours and best wishes for a healthy, happy, prosperous and peaceful New Year.”
Sonny Bono
"In the spirit of giving gifts as a sign of love, ! hope parents will give their young people the greatest and most lasting of gifts, the gift of time spent with their young people all year long."
Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo)
"To all adults, have a merry Christmas. To all children—in this, the International Year of the Child—be happy, be healthy, and forgive those older than you for not always being perfect."
Frank Gorshin
"Peace!"
Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H)
"We Muppets wish a terrifically happy Christmas to all the good guys who share the Earth: men, women, kids, frogs, pigs, bears, dogs, cats, horses, birds, fishes—especially trees because, around Christmas, it isn't easy being evergreen."
Kermit the Frog (The Muppet Show)
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! Ho Ho Ho!”
John Ritter (Three's Company)
"At Christmastime and all year through, I wish for everyone peace in their lives and joy in their hearts."
Joyce DeWitt (Three's Company)
"Peace, Love and Happiness."
Suzanne Somers (Three's Company)
"May we all be at peace with one another."
Don Knotts (Three's Company)
"May the holiday spirit stay with you throughout the year: peace and good will."
Richard Kline (Three's Company)
"Love, peace and happiness to all."
Ann Wedgeworth (Three's Company)
"A happy holiday and peace to all the world."
Audra Lindley (The Ropers)
Have a merry—and a joyous! May we all have a Big Peace!"
Norman Fell (The Ropers)
"May this holiday season being peace and love into our hearts, our homes, our world."
Jeffrey Tambor (The Ropers)
"Have a happy Christmas, a nice New Year and I hope you get some good presents."
Evan Cohen (The Ropers)
"Christmas is a time to remember family and friends, but this year let us also remember the suffering Cambodians."
Patricia McCormack (The Ropers)
"During this season when we share in hoping that all may join us in the spirit of remembering those we especially think of and recall the things that are always helping to make us help make this time of year bring to mind those thoughts and these wishes to you and yours now and in the new year."
Chevy Chase (Best of Saturday Night Live)
"Trim the tree and hang the wreath, peace and joy for all, celebrate the New Year right, go out and have a ball."
Steve Forrest (North Dallas Forty) [That was a show?]
"May the leaders of the world find true meaning in the words: Peace on Earth and good will towards men.”
Jim Stacy (Dark Side of Love) [TV movie retitled My Kidnapper, My Love]
"Warmest wishes for holiday joy for you and all your loved ones. Merry Christmas from the City of the Angels, Los Angeles."
Johnny Mathis
"During the coming year, may we all be able to sing 'Happy Days Are Here Again'—and mean every word of it. Happy holidays!"
John Denver
"Wishing the best of everything, health, happiness and prosperity, to all on Christmas Day, and may the new decade bring an abundance of blessings and good times."
Eugene Roche (Good Time Harry)
"May peace, good health, and a bright future be renewed for all in the New Year.”
Ron Hunter (Lazarus Syndrome) [Funny you should use the word 'renewed,' Ron...]
"From South Africa for the holidays with my parents, I wish us all world peace.”
Juliet Prowse
"I wish I could share my family's beautiful Christmas in Switzerland with everyone. To everyone, peace and happiness."
Julie Andrews
"I wish everyone an old-fashioned Christmas, from an old-fashioned girl. Holiday love to all."
Barbara Eden
"A Muppet Christmas would have to be one of the happiest, so I wish you a very Muppet Christmas."
James Frawley (The Muppet Movie) [The director]
"The lesson from every tragedy is peace, happiness, and brotherhood… Let's all remember the lesson this Christmas."
Jennifer Ashley (Guyana, Mystery of the Century)
"Health, happiness, and peace shouldn't be just a Christmas wish, it should be a lifestyle. Happy Holidays!"
Gene Barry
"May the blessings of the world come to our children, so they experience a true peace in their lifetime.”
Lorraine Gary (Jaws)
"I wish the people of all nationalities would learn to live in peace, love, and harmony. Feliz Navidad."
Fernando Allende (Streets of L.A.)
"Nobody can say it better… Peace on earth and good will toward men.”
Harold Robbins
"Let's all pray that our President will help bring about a peaceful and happy ending to the disheartening turn of events in Iran, and that the American hostages will be returned to us unharmed. And let’s all work towards an end to bigotry of all forms. When the end comes, we'll all be on the same team—so, in life, let's all pull together."
Don Rickles [Mr. Warmth!]
"I wish you—and all the peoples throughout the civilized—and sometimes not so civilized—world, peace, happiness and prosperity."
Shirley Jones (Shirley)
"To one and all, have a great, happy year, and do your part towards making it a great, happy year for other people, too."
Dick Clark
"There's a time for jokes and there's a time to be serious. Seriously, my good friends, have a happy holiday season, have a great year, have a fantastic life in the days ahead."
Norm Crosby [How prolific!]
"I wish we could wrap up everyone's wishes for peace, health and happiness and distribute them all over the world. Can't think of a better present to give… or to receive.”
Lauren Tewes (Love Boat)
"Do Re Mi Fa So—and throughout the year, may the good times glow."
Peter Nero
“My Christmas message and also my message for 1980 would be the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi:
'Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace,
Where there is hatred/let me sow love
Where there is doubt/faith
Where there is despair/hope
Where there is darkness/light
And where there is sadness/joy
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love
For it is in giving that we receive
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned
And it is in dying that we are born to
eternal life.' That says it all for me."
Joe Garagiola (NBC-TV Sports) [Jeez, just take up the whole damn newspaper, Joe.]
"My first appearance (of sorts) was as the Christmas angel sitting beside the crib of the Christ Child during the midnight service. I was in the first grade and not yet accustomed to such a late hour. My proud parents were suddenly horrified when they realized that the strange noise during the Pastor's sermon was me snoring gently, my little head leaning against one of my huge angel wings, fast asleep. Thus, even at this tender age, I prepared for an acting career by falling asleep on the audience before they could fall asleep on me."
Lydia Bruce (The Doctors)
"May we all be happy and healthy in the year ahead, and may we occasionally pause to think about and do something for those in the world who are less fortunate than we."
Monty Hall (All-Star Beat the Clock)
"I wish all the children in the world Christmas stockings filled with goodies and stomachs filled with food."
Gary Coleman (Diff’rent Strokes)
"Christmas is very special this year because we’re saying goodbye to the very special 1970’s and getting ready to say hello to the elegant ‘80s.”
Ed McMahon (The Tonight Show)
"Both my real family, at home, and my reel family, on 'Little House on the Prairie,' send season's greetings and wishes for health and happiness to our friends all across the country."
Michael Landon (Little House on the Prairie)
"I wish everybody a very merry Christmas and hope Santa Claus brings something special for every girl and boy."
Krista Errickson (Hello, Larry)
"I don't know how people will celebrate Christmas in the 25th Century, but I know how I'd like to celebrate it in 1979–with wishes for lasting peace on Earth."
Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)
"I know a lot of truckers will be working Christmas Day—I hope somehow they can find a way to be with their families, and that everyone will have a happy holiday season."
Greg Evigan (BJ and the Bear) [Oblique plug!]
“Holiday greetings from Jimmy Carter, George Burns, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Stewart, Truman Capote, Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, Cary Grant, and my dog Dudley and some 150 other wonderful individuals. Bless them all, each and every one—without them, I'd have to find a new career."
Rich Little
“Love and peace and let everyone do his own thing!”
Wolfman Jack (Midnight Special)
"I wish everybody an old-fashioned Christmas. Be good to each other."
Tommy Newsom (The Tonight Show)
"Each holiday-time I always thank the Lord for all the nice things that have happened to me. We should all take time for thanking Him."
Skip Stephenson (Real People)
"The brotherhood of all is most important. Take time during this joyous time of the year to do something nice for someone.”
John Barbour (Real People)
"Go back to the basic things in life and we'll all have a merrier holiday season."
Doc Severinsen (The Tonight Show)
"Love, happiness and good health and may 1980 be our best year yet!"
Sarah Purcell (Real People)
"In the coming year, may we find the grace to love and respect each other... the humanity to heip those who are down... and the courage to resist anyone who wishes us harm."
Jack Clark (Cross Wits)
"We have special reason for counting our blessings this Christmas, as well as a strong wish to thank kind strangers for good wishes sent our way during this past year. Merry Christmas to you all!"
Larry Wilcox (CHiPs)
"Season's greetings and may God bless you with good fortune in the New Year to come."
Kim Richards (Hello, Larry)
"Best Wishes for a crime-free New Year and from the West Coast to the East."
Noah Beery (The Rockford Files)
"To all my friends on Long Island, happy holidays."
Joe Santos (The Rockford Files)
"Sincere best wishes for a happy and peaceful new decade. I hope all of us, governments and individuals, will try to do better, not merely more, than we did with the '70s."
David Bailey (Another World)
"To have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year: Like yourself—it's bound to rub off onto others."
Fred J. Scollay (Another World)
"Every Christmas Eve, my mother and father would throw a huge and wonderful party for their friends. My sister Kathie and my cousin Steve and I would have a wonderful time sneaking spiked eggnog to our room, playing 'grown-ups." Alter a few hours of eggnog and doing the 'twist' for the entertainment of the adults, we would be tucked in by Ma and Dad, secure in the knowledge that by morning the warm glow of the electric candlestick would be replaced by the cold light of winter and the thrill of Christmas morning."
Franc Luz (The Doctors)
"A merry Christmas and a happy New Year."
Irene Dailey (Another World)
"Let's be happy about what we have this year, and not downhearted about what we don't have."
Peggy Rea (The Waltons)
"May God's gift of love be near and real to you this Christmas."
Martha Nix (The Waltons)
"God has graced us with a unique treasure—our humanity. We thank Him and pray for peace on Earth to all people of good will."
Joe Conley (The Waltons)
"May all the joy you give away return to you on Christmas Day, and may God be with you, always.”
Doug McKeon (Big Shamus, Littie Shamus)
"I wish the rest of the world all the good fortune with which I have been blessed."
Dick Van Patten (Eight Is Enough)
"I wish to all the true spirit of the holiday season—good will, good spirits, good health and a good life with those you cherish."
Betty Buckley (Eight Is Enough)
"I would like to wish all of America a happy Chanukah and season's greetings.”
Adam Rich (Eight Is Enough)
"Weather or not, may each and every day of the New Year be bright and sunny and always have a silver lining."
Pat Pagano (Newsday's meteorologist and Metro Weather president)
“‘Tis the season to be jolly, but let's keep that spirit ringing out throughout the year.”
Willie Aames (Eight Is Enough)
"May your harvest be rich with happiness and may you store enough to last a lifetime, from Christmas to Christmas."
Jim Davis (Dallas)
"Peace on Earth, to men of good will remains the ultimate wish for the world, this season and every season."
Barbara Bel Geddes (Dallas)
"Have a Christmas to remember and may it be the best you have shared with those for whom you care.”
Larry Hagman (Dallas)
"May everyone have as much peace in his heart as he'd like to have.”
Martin Balsam (Archie Bunker's Place)
"According to Einstein: 'The value of a person should be seen in what he gives, not what he receives. Meanwhile, a happy, happy holiday to all and, remember, think solar."
Pam Dawber (Mork & Mindy)
"I'm wishing you a holiday of gratitude this season, for your friends, your family—those you love. Let us all be thankful for our good fortune.”
Judy Collins
"I think that the best gift anyone can give this Christmas is the gift of listening—the kind of loving listening that only begins at home. If we can begin to listen to those we love, then it becomes easier to listen to a neighbor, a stranger, even an enemy. And declarations of love, screams for help, shouts of joy will never again fly past our ears unnoticed. Enough loving listening from all of us could bring peace to the world, and that, more than anything, is what I wish for all of you this Christmas."
Marlo Thomas
"May the spirit of Christmas that abounds bring you warmth, comfort and happiness throughout the New Year."
Patrick Duffy (Dallas)
"My wish to all is that you, too, may be blessed with all that you wish for those you love.”
Victoria Principal (Dallas)
"May your cup of happiness always be full to the brim. And if it overflows, share it.”
Linda Gray (Dallas)
"Reach out this year and spread good cheer beyond your own circle of loved ones. Happy holidays!”
Charlene Tilton (Dallas)
"I wish for all Americans to be mindful of the need of the hungry in the world and to do all we can to make life easier for all those who are suffering.”
Michael Learned (The Waltons)
"The best of everything to everybody at this best time of year to give and love.”
Keenan Wynn (Dallas)
"May your path be strewn with flowers, love, friends and peace. Merry Christmas.”
Cynthia Sikes (Big Shamus, Little Shamus)
"May you be blessed with the time to spend with your family and friends and the health to enjoy that special holiday season."
Timothy Bottoms (A Shining Season)
"Christmas is meant for kids--and we're all kids, right?"
William Devane (From Here To Eternity)
"May your holidays be filled with joy and good fortune, my amigos and amigas.”
Ricardo Montalban (Fantasy Island)
"With love, I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy holiday season.”
Herve Villechaize (Fantasy Island)
"Hoping that you have a safe and sound holiday season and, on Christmas morning, may you say, 'You done good, old friend.'"
Joe Don Baker (Eischeid)
"Last year, I wished for peace on Earth. This year, I'll settle just for sanity."
Hal Linden (Barney Miller and Animals, Animals, Animals)
"As you hear the caroling this joyous season, raise your voices and sing along and remember the true meaning of Christmas. 'O holy night, the stars are brightly shining, it is the night of our dear Savior's birth.’”
Henry Mancini
"Enough gas for your car—enough food for your table—love in your home and the return of the hostages."
Pia Lindstrom (WNBC-TV News)
"Have you children of the world hugged your parents lately?"
Jamie Farr (M'A'S*H)
"As a professional carper, I spend most of my time viewing with alarm, if not dismay, but as I look around at a world in which human beings find it almost impossible to get a handful of rice let alone a few shreds of dignity to hold onto, I am profoundly thankful this holiday season for the incredible good luck of having been bom here."
Joseph Michaels (WNBC-TV News)
"Let's all remember the reason for this blessed holiday season—forgiveness. Merry Christmas, happy Chanukah and forgive a little."
Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunker's Place)
"Wishing health, happiness and, most of all, love during this Christmas season and all through the New Year.”
Judy Norton-Taylor (The Waltons)
"Powers of the world join in harmony and share the richness of a friendship long overdue. Holiday hugs."
Nancy Lane (Angie)
"May the blessings and joy of the holiday season permeate and warm all your days."
Robert Mandan (Soap)
"My Christmas wish is for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment."Alan Alda (M*A*S*H)
"Father Mulcahy sends this universal wish for the season and throughout the year—‘Dona Nobis Pacem.'” ["Grant us peace"]
Willlam Christopher (M*A*S*H)
"Peace on Earth for all its living creatures."
Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H)
“My Christmas wish is for peace at home and abroad and that we all learn to love one another."
Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H)
"Attention all personnel! 'Tis the season to be jolly—and that's an order!"
Harry Morgan (M*A*S*H) [In character!]
"Let's rely less on the things that separate us, and rely more on the things that bring us together. Let's learn to love our way through peace."
David Ogden Stiers (M*A*S*H)
"Best wishes for a magical holiday season and may all your illusions be realized."
Doug Henning
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"Wishing everyone the merriest of Christmases and a new year of peace and goodwill among all nations... And most importantly, may the joyous spirit of the Christmas season be extended throughout 1983 in all our lives.”
Bob Hope
"The holiday season should not be the only time in the year that we show gratitude to our loved ones and family... May the love we extend be with us all year round'"
Carol Burnett
"Togetherness and a positive outlook on life are my wishes to you this joyous Christmas.”
Robert Goulet
"Wishing you a merry Christmas and a healthy new year.”
Chuck Norris
"To me, sharing is the most important thing about Christmas. I hope you all have someone with whom to share your time and affection."
Stacey Nelkin
"And to us a child was born… Merry Christmas and God bless us all."
Susan Howard (Dallas)
"May the blessings of the Prince of Peace be with you always."
Mitzi Gaynor
"I hope the joys and feelings of Christmas Day will be with you all year long."
Telly Savalas
"You can't describe it in words, but you can feel it in your heart: Peace. I hope that every one of you receives it this Christmas.”
Dean Jones
"This is the season for sharing and loving. If we do both, surely peace will prevail."
Mike Connors
"May the spirit of Christmas embrace us all, always."
Ed Asner
"May peace rule the world, and may all bigots rot in hell."
Don Rickles [Yikes!]
"The really important thing in life is life, itself, and Christmas celebrates life. Good health is an important aspect of life. With that in mind, I wish everyone good health and long life."
Jack Barry (The Joker's Wild)
"May your sorrows be few, and may your life be filled with laughter, joy and happiness."
Budd Friedman (An Evening At The Improv)
"May Christmas be a joyous, healthy day for you and yours, and may every day be Christmas."
Norm Crosby
"My wish for us all in the year to come, a greater ability to tum off the TV, and read, converse and love.”
Robert Foxworth (Falcon Crest)
"A very merry Christmas, a very happy New Year, and may every day be a peaceful, prosperous and happy one for the rest of your life."
Walter Scharf
"I wish we could all make a deal with each other, at this joyous time of the year, for gentile, Jew and Moslem alike to observe the Golden Rule. Have a great year — and a great life."
Monty Hall
"Christmas is a very strange holiday. It's either one of happiness and enjoyment, or one of sadness and loneliness. May yours be one of great joy."
Dick Clark
"Love, peace and prosperity to all, and to all a good year."
Wayne Northrop (Days Of Our Lives)
"May the Christmas spirit prevall throughout your lifetime, throughout the world. Peace and joy."
Frank Gorshin
“Christmas is not the same in California with 70 degree weather and Bermuda shorts, so I come home to New Jersey to be with my family. From the 'Hill Street Blues' family and my own family to yours, happy holidays!"
Ed Marinaro [Plug!]
"Have a very merry Christmas and a very happy New Year."
Gary Coleman (Diffrent Strokes)
“Merry Christmas and a happy 1983."
Penny Peyser (The Blue and The Gray)
“Merry Christmas and a happy New Year — what a lovely couple. I don't see any reason why they don't stay together forever.”
Gabe Kaplan (Groucho)
"I hope your Christmas is filled with joy and happiness... Merry Christmas.”
Denise Miller (Archie Bunker's Place)
“Thanks for spending your days with me. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year."
Lilibet Stern (The Young and the Restless)
"With the hope that in the very near future no child will ever go hungry. I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year."
John Ritter (Three's Company)
"May the Spirit of this season bless you and yours, now and in the days to come."
Robert Mandan (Private Benjamin)
"Happy holidays to one and all."
Byron Allen (Real People)
"In this season of gift-giving, we often overlook the greatest gift of all—the love of our family. I hope you and your family have a wonderful and joyous Christmas.”
Robert Pine (CHiPs)
"It is my hope that in the new year we all come to understand that the inheritance of this planet is our birthright and our children's, and it is up to us to preserve it."
Celia Weston (Alice)
"May we all get more of what we need than what we want. May we gain our pleasure through the satisfaction of others rather than ourselves, and may we all give up lamb dishes.”
Shari Lewis and Lambchop
“Have a wonderful holiday season, but don't let anyone rip you off under the guise of wishing you a merry Christmas--and that includes Santa Claus.”
David Horowitz (Today)
“As a game show host, I am constantly trying to keep people on top of the world. The holidays are my top of the world. Best wishes to all!”
Peter Marshall (Fantasy)
“The most important thing for me during the holidays is to spend as much time as I can with my father, mother and brother (Philip McKeon, who stars in the series, "Alice"). We all get together with friends and enjoy the season. We hope you do, too.”
Nancy McKeon (The Facts of Life)
"If everyone would feel the way they do at Christmas time all year long, wouldn't we be better off? And happier? Let's all try it."
Betty White (Mama's Family)
"Hoping the spirit of Christmas stays with you throughout the year. Happy holidays. Love."
Peter Barton (The Powers of Matthew Star)
“The special time to celebrate life is the holidays. Season's greetings.”
Laurie [sic; Lori] Singer (Fame)
“May the Prince of Peace bring you the peace that passeth all understanding. Happy 1983."
Liz Smith (Live at Five)
"I hope this coming year is the best ever for you… filled with love, peace, health and happiness. If we work together, and help each other, maybe it can be. It's really up to us."
John Roland (The 10 O'Clock News)
"Here's wishing the whole world peace and prosperity in the coming year."
Judd Hirsch (Taxi)
"Here's hoping the new year brings nothing but soft landings. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone."
Jon-Erik Hexum (Voyagers!) [Accidentally shot himself, October 1984]
"More than ever, let us hope and pray for a peaceful and joyous holiday season. And don't drive if you're having any holiday cheer!"
Doc Severinson
"I wish all my friends a merry Christmas and a happy New Year and a great 1983 for us all!"
Tommy Newsom
"Nice friends and family, health and happiness: that's what it is all really about."
Vicki Lawrence
"From our house to yours—best wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year.”
Merlin Olsen (Father Murphy)
"I'm wishing for a holiday blessing for all our friends and viewers."
Melissa Gilbert (Little House: A New Beginning)
"Let us see the good in our brothers and sisters and appreciate the true blessings of Christmas.”
Bill McCreary (The 10 O'Clock News)
"Tiny Tim was right. . . God bless us, every one!"
Christopher Jones (The 10 O'Clock News)
"May your stocking be filled with more than toes."
Stewart Klein (The 10 O'Clock News)
"May the New Year renew your sense of awe in your adventure.. and give you enduring joy!"
Steve Powers (The 10 O'Clock News)
"It's a time when we should try to be kinder to each other: from the stranger on the street... to the one you love."
John David Klein (The 10 O'Clock News)
"May there be peace on Earth for all God's creatures.”
Warren Eckstein (Saturday Morning)
"No sorrow nor sadness, only joy and gladness for a beautiful holiday season."
Cindy Piccoli (Saturday Morning)
"The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success. Have a happy New Year."
Annemarie Huste (Saturday Morning)
"Al Fulgoni and family wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy New Year."
Al Fulgoni (PM Magazine)
"May the new year bring you peace, health and prosperity. And may it bring to the world a halt to the production of nuclear weapons everywhere.”
Bill Boggs (Midday with Bill Boggs)
“Reach out, my friends! Remember, Christmas is not for children only. Let us not forget the lonely wayfarers, our city's homeless with broken spirits. Reach out and touch—lend a helping hand. It's Christmas everywhere… and however unfortunate they may be, they, too, are children of God. Help make it a happy one for them.... as yours will surely be.”
Gil de Lamadrid (Midday with Bill Boggs)
“The one bit of wisdom one acquires through the years is that, on the whole, it's better to keep the shower curtain inside the tub. But seriously, folks, the wisest thing each of us could do in this holiday time, and at all times, is to work for world peace.”
Gene Rayburn (Saturday Morning)
"Most of us are brought up to look at the presents under the tree. This year, enjoy the beauty of the trees, as the presents are but a passing fancy and the glory of the trees is forever."
Suzy Prudden (Saturday Morning)
"God loves you and so do I. Merry Christmas and happy New Year."
Pam Potillo (Wonderama)
"It's time to order your seed catalogues, water your poinsettias, plant perennial seed, and have yourself the happiest holiday season."
Floss and Stan Dworkin (Saturday Morning)
"May we all learn how to turn swords into plowshares and study war no more."
Al Ubell (Saturday Morning)
"Wishing all of you a Christmas Day/ That's merry in every single way/ A day that's filled with joy for all of you And then a happy, healthy New Year, too.
Laura McDonald (Wonderama)
"Every year, the joy in children's faces seems new again. That is the wonder of the season. A warm and happy holiday to you."
Gabe Pressman (News 4 New York, News 4orum)
"I people are willing to listen to each other and understand, to share with each other and care, then anything is possible... even peace."
Claire Carter (WPIX Midday Edition News)
"A new holiday season always brings a new feeling of possibility and hope. My wish is that our collective hopes be realized and our possibilities flourish."
Orde Coombe (Black Conversations)
"May you have the most joyous of holidays and a new year filled with peace and love."
Ralph Lowenstein (New York, New York)
"A very happy holiday season and a new year of joyous events for all."
Steve Bosh (Action News)
"Season's greetings to all who have made my years in New York such happy ones — for my family and myself. Here's to plenty more!"
Phil Rizzuto
"At Christmas, we often spend so much money buying presents for our family and friends. But how much do we give to the blind beggar? Or to the bag lady who could enjoy a good lunch and a cup of coffee? Or to the man sitting in a wheel chair—with no legs—who's only asking for a little change... a friendly smile... a quick hello? Deep down, I think that's really what Christmas and Chanukah are all about.”
Ponchitta Pierce (Today in New York)
"Happiness for all mankind and heightened awareness of all the wildlife with whom we share this earth."
Lorne Greene (Lorne Greene's New Wilderness)
"Most of us know we are lucky to be able to work and provide for our families. We also know that some of us this past year have not been so lucky. In this season of joy and good will, let's resolve to get those good people who are jobless back in the ranks with the rest of us."
Ralph Penza (News 4 New York)
"Let us hie to the hive to hear the bees hum The Hundreth Psaim. Let us go quietly to the barn and byre to see the cattle kneeling at midnight in memory of their devotion at the birthday of the Prince of Peace. Let us, indeed, observe ancient customs that bring winging back the mysteries ol Christmas; and the greatest of these mysteries is love. Merry Christmas!"
Chauncey Howell (News 4 New York)
"In the time of the Druids, mistletoe was thought to be a plant of hope and peace. When two enemies met beneath it, they would drop their weapons and embrace in friendship. A Christmas thought for all year."
Arlene Francis (The Prime of Your Life)
"I hope this holiday season brings you health happiness and the blessings of understanding and peace."
Rhonda Shear
"Happy Christmas."
Olivia Newton-John
"We too often forget the real meaning of the holidays. This year, step back and be thankful for the warmth of family and friends. Best wishes!"
Frank Field
"Now, in this season of 'Peace on Earth," let's stop demanding that the rest of the world be first to make peaceful gestures. Let's talk peace ourselves, at least as much as we talk war. Maybe Secretary of Peace should be a Cabinet post. Shouldn't as many plans for peace be laid on the President's desk as plans for war? We haven't heard a peaceful word out of Washington in years."
Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunkers Place) [Ooh, he would not be happy with Hegseth! But then, who is?]
"This has been such a wonderful year for me, getting to star in '9 to 5,’ that I want to share all my happiness and good wishes for the best hollday season with all my new friends and fans. Also, I hope that you get to have more time off for Christmas than we girls on the show get. Boy, do we have a heavy work schedule."
Rachel Dennison (9 to 5) [Dolly Parton's sister]
"My wish for Christmas is lots of good will . . and no fruit cake.”
Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey)
"I wish that all people can share love and laughter with family and friends.”
George Kennedy
"Success to one and all and the courage to keep going, even when the chips aren't falling your way."
Bruce Penhall (CHiPs) [You call that a plug, Bruce?]
"Peace and love and the ability to enjoy them both.”
Constance Towers (Capitol)
"Christmas is a time of birth, a herald for a new year, new beginnings. My Christmas wish is that all your fondest hopes come true."
Ralph Edwards
"May this Christmas be as joyous an occasion as the birthday we are celebrating."
Lucille Ball
"I always think of Christmas as a warm and wonderful family get-together. I wish the whole world would lay aside its bitter differences, and learn to love each other as we did when our families congregated."
Fern Fitzgerald
"I am deeply touched whenever I read that the Christmas season is the loneliest time of the year for many people. If I had one Christmas wish, it would be that everyone could be with family and friends to rejoice in what should be one of the happiest times of our lives."
Lucie Arnaz
"If I could have one wish for this holiday season, it would be that we all take care with our driving. and especially that you don't drink and drive at the same time. Let's all have a safe and peaceful holiday. If you do feel intoxicated when leaving a party, don't drive; call a cab or give me a buzz, and I'll try to get K.I.T.T. to pick you up and take you home safely!"
David Hasselhoff (Knight Rider) [Now that's a good plug--well done, Hoff!]
"There is only one Christmas greeting from Hawaii—Mele Kalikimaka E Hauoli Makahiki Hou."
Tom Selleck (Magnum, P.I.)
"Let us hold the vision of peace and love, and then be it.”
Rolland Smith (Channel 2 News)
"May this holiday season create lots of happy memories to share for years to come. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all."
Cari Michaelsen (Gimme A Break)
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