Christmas 1945 Second Half

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Bob Hope teams up with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Frances Langford, along with the Mitchell Boys Choir, for a fun Christmas show filled with songs and laughs to entertain soldiers. Hope's funny jokes feature a comedy bit with Archie from Duffy's Tavern and Kay Kyser trying to find a date.

Bob Hope, with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Frances Langford, joins the Mitchell Boys Choir in a lively Christmas program of music and comedy aimed at entertaining the troops. Hope's comic banter includes a humorous exchange with Archie from Duffy's Tavern and Kay Kyser's quest for a date.

Command Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949. The program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS) and transmitted by shortwave to overseas troops — but with few exceptions, it was not broadcast over domestic U.S. radio stations.

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