The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979
“Celebrate Christmas with the "Man In Black" and some of the biggest stars of the 70s!”
Synopsis
For the 1979 broadcast, Cash's annual CBS Christmas special returns to Nashville after taping the previous year's program in Los Angeles. This time he features his father, Ray Cash, and older brother Roy Cash in a visit to the small home in Dyess, Arkansas, where Johnny and his siblings were raised. Guests include Canadian pop and country star Anne Murray ("You Needed Me"), who was enjoying the most successful period of her career, and country music's Tom T. Hall, whom Cash introduces as "my very favorite songwriter" before Cash and Hall launch into a medley of Hall's hits "Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine," "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died," "I Love" and "Country Is." The show's comic foil is the late Andy Kaufman, who appears as his character Latka Gravas from the hit network show Taxi.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
October 7, 2008
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Walter C. Miller
- Screenplay & Story
- Frank Slocum, Chet Hagan, Carmen Finestra
- Original Title
- The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 50m
- Production Studios
- The Cates Brothers Company, CBS, Shout! Factory
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Walter C. Miller
Frank Slocum, Chet Hagan, Carmen Finestra
Chet Hagan
Department Leadership Roster
Chet Hagan
Producer
Frank Slocum
Writer
Chet Hagan
Writer
Carmen Finestra
Writer
Walter C. Miller
Director
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What is The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979 about?
For the 1979 broadcast, Cash's annual CBS Christmas special returns to Nashville after taping the previous year's program in Los Angeles. This time he features his father, Ray Cash, and older brother Roy Cash in a visit to the small home in Dyess, Arkansas, where Johnny and his siblings were raised. Guests include Canadian pop and country star Anne Murray ("You Needed Me"), who was enjoying the most successful period of her career, and country music's Tom T. Hall, whom Cash introduces as "my very favorite songwriter" before Cash and Hall launch into a medley of Hall's hits "Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine," "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died," "I Love" and "Country Is." The show's comic foil is the late Andy Kaufman, who appears as his character Latka Gravas from the hit network show Taxi.
Who directed The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979?
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979 was directed by Walter C. Miller.
Who stars in The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979?
The principal cast of The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979 includes Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Andy Kaufman, Tom T. Hall, Anne Murray.
When was The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979 released and how long is it?
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1979 was released in 1979 with a total runtime of 50m.