{"id":13820,"date":"2016-10-21T01:34:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T05:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=13820"},"modified":"2016-10-21T01:34:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T05:34:10","slug":"vids-bob-hope-hope-for-the-holidays-a-timeless-collection-of-christmas-classics-from-the-20th-centurys-greatest-entertainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=13820","title":{"rendered":"Vids: Bob Hope: Hope for the Holidays, a Timeless Collection of Christmas Classics from the 20th Century&#8217;s Greatest Entertainer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There&#8217;s no place like home for the holidays.\u00a0 And there really <a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=13821\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13821\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13821\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bob-Hope.jpg\" alt=\"bob-hope\" width=\"376\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bob-Hope.jpg 526w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Bob-Hope-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a>was no place like Bob Hope&#8217;s home for the holidays with Bob, Dolores and the Hope family.\u00a0 Bob Hope&#8217;s TV Christmas connection began on December 24, 1950 with The Comedy Hour and from then on, each and every holiday season, Bob invited friends from the world of entertainment and sports to celebrate the season in hilarious and heartwarming fashion.\u00a0\u00a0 America&#8217;s greatest entertainer hands out laughs galore in BOB HOPE: HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS!<\/span><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Highlights include:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A compilation of Bob&#8217;s monologues from his many holiday tours for the USO<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bob and Red Skelton (Freddie the Freeloader) experience a small Christmas miracle<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jack Benny visits Santa at the North Pole for a holiday stickup<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt delivers a Christmas message of historical note<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Naomi and Wynonna Judd sing Beautiful Star of Bethlehem<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lily Pons, Robert Cummings and Bob examine a large, mysterious package under the tree<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bob and Dolores Hope Hopsing Silver Bells over a montage of him performing the song with an array of female costars from 17 holiday specials<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Clips of the most hilarious Christmas sketches throughout the years\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PROGRAM INFORMATION<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Format: DVD \/Single<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Catalog #:\u00a0 31845-X<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Running Time: 110 minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Genre:\u00a0 TV\/Comedy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aspect Ratio: 4 x 3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Audio: Stereo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12.5pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Language: English with Closed Captioning<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OeGY-z0WuVU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s no place like home for the holidays.\u00a0 And there really was no place like Bob Hope&#8217;s home for the holidays with Bob, Dolores and the Hope family.\u00a0 Bob Hope&#8217;s TV Christmas connection began on December 24, 1950 with The &hellip; 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