Perry Como

Elizabeth Taylor (seated at a table on left) and Mickey Rooney (to her left, on right of photo) in a scene from

Weekly Wayback: Pop-Culture Anniversaries for Jan. 25-31, 2025

Movies, TV, music and more celebrating notable anniversaries the week of Jan. 25-31, 2025, including “National Velvet,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “We Are the World,” “Before Sunrise” and others.
THE FRANK SINATRA SHOW, from left: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, 'Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank', (Season 1, ep. 110, aired December 20, 1957), 1957-60.

A Gifted Variety Pack: A Look Back at TV’s Classic Christmas Variety Specials

Do you remember gathering around the TV with family to watch these classic holiday variety shows?