When this show aired on 12/31/55 I had just turned 14 and my family had listened to Your Hit Parade on the radio from as far back as I could remember and had recently got our first tv. I still enjoyed the songs of the time but Rock And Roll had come onto the scene and it was here to stay. By the time we were into the mid-sixties, I was looking for oldies stations.
Your Hit Parade, in our home, was a must to watch each week. I remember going into New York City, to NBC Studios as a child. We listened to the rehearsal, and Gisele McKenzie was singing. I was so excited, even though we just heard her, but didn't see the performance.
9:30 Gisèle MacKenzie was French Canadian 🇨🇦 so maybe that's why she could sing "Autumn Leaves" in French 🇫🇷 🍁🍂 🍃 (born Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite LaFlèche; January 10, 1927 - September 5, 2003) was a Canadian-American singer
This was aired a month before I turned five. I remember my parents.Let me stay up late because it was New Year's Eve, and it was the first time I ever had a "Shirley Temple." For the last 69 years, is the only actual memory I have of it is Gisele Mckenzie singing "Les Feuilles Mortes," and I think I only remember that because my mother used to play it on the piano.
I was a tike when this was on and remember watching it with my mother . However, looking at it as an adult now I think it would have been much better had they had the current recording artists who actually made the songs hits on the show with background dancers instead of a regular cast singing them.
Wow Gisele ! They should have just had Dorothy Collins trimming the tree while singing White Christmas instead of that weird thing they did! I was 5 and I remember singing 16 tons constantly, I drove everyone crazy.
It seems this show aired New Years 🍾 so they were UNtrimming the tree 🎄 so the woman singing was supposed to be a Christmas tree angel 😇 🎵🎶 that was being packed away
I had just turned 12 when this was first aired and I had such a crush on Dorothy Collins. Some songs stayed at the top of the list for weeks really stressing the creativity of how to stage them. How many different scenarios could you come up with for "This Ol' House"?
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When this show aired on 12/31/55 I had just turned 14 and my family had listened to Your Hit Parade on the radio from as far back as I could remember and had recently got our first tv. I still enjoyed the songs of the time but Rock And Roll had come onto the scene and it was here to stay. By the time we were into the mid-sixties, I was looking for oldies stations.
I was 26 days old, so probably didn't consciously hear this at the time!
I was 15 years old This really was early television
This was two days after my NINTH birthday. Sixty nine years ago.
🎶 _For the taste that you like,_ 🎶
🎶 _Light up a Lucky Strike!_ 🎶
🎶 _Relax: It's light-up time!_ 🎶
Relax
Oo ooo
It's light up time!
That's a lot of show to pack into 30 minutes, and it was live!
21:40 - Here's the "Showstopper" with Gisele MacKenzie doing "Rise and Shine" (no, not The Flintstones Rise and Shine...)
Your Hit Parade, in our home, was a must to watch each week. I remember going into New York City, to NBC Studios as a child. We listened to the rehearsal, and Gisele McKenzie was singing. I was so excited, even though we just heard her, but didn't see the performance.
9:30 Gisèle MacKenzie was French Canadian 🇨🇦 so maybe that's why she could sing "Autumn Leaves" in French 🇫🇷 🍁🍂 🍃
(born Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite LaFlèche; January 10, 1927 - September 5, 2003) was a Canadian-American singer
This was aired a month before I turned five. I remember my parents.Let me stay up late because it was New Year's Eve, and it was the first time I ever had a "Shirley Temple." For the last 69 years, is the only actual memory I have of it is Gisele Mckenzie singing "Les Feuilles Mortes," and I think I only remember that because my mother used to play it on the piano.
Nice Job! After watching and listening to this I sure can go for a toasted tobacco Lucky Strike and an egg shampoo.
You like your shampoo over easy...I'm scrambled.
Such nostalgia for us old timers
22:50 Wardrobe malfunction 🎩 the dancer lost her top hat & the male dancer kicked it off screen 🕺
I was a tike when this was on and remember watching it with my mother . However, looking at it as an adult now I think it would have been much better had they had the current recording artists who actually made the songs hits on the show with background dancers instead of a regular cast singing them.
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Gisele MacKenzie was really THE STAR of Your HitvParade
Sorry..
In our house it was Dorothy Collins.
And, my mother never believed that she had a tattoo on her chest. She hada scar from a terrible accident.
Wow Gisele ! They should have just had Dorothy Collins trimming the tree while singing White Christmas instead of that weird thing they did! I was 5 and I remember singing 16 tons constantly, I drove everyone crazy.
It seems this show aired New Years 🍾 so they were UNtrimming the tree 🎄 so the woman singing was supposed to be a Christmas tree angel 😇 🎵🎶 that was being packed away
I had just turned 12 when this was first aired and I had such a crush on Dorothy Collins. Some songs stayed at the top of the list for weeks really stressing the creativity of how to stage them. How many different scenarios could you come up with for "This Ol' House"?
The longest #1 was BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT.
Marty sent me here
Cool beans.
I think this is genius....Thanks
What was the theme song