“A Night With The Stars” – hosted by Bob Hope – The 1945 Command Performance Special

Anyone who enjoyed the Road pictures or old radio programs will love this CD. The recording was made at Christmas 1945 and I honestly think that not all the energy and banter is scripted, it was after all the first Christmas of peace in a long time. Listen to the great banter between Bob, Bing, Frank & Judy with songs from the likes of Jimmy Durante and Cass Daley. This is a very funny CD that will have you laughing, not just with a smile, but out loud, and there is always a a need for that.

See also JASCD 665.

Track Listing

Disc One
1. Fanfare & Opening Theme, introducing - Bob Hope
2. Bob Hope - Monologue
3. Bing Crosby - On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe
4. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby & Dinah Shore - "Party Sketch"
5. Dinah Shore - Along The Navajo Trail
6. Bob Hope & Harry James - Banter
7. Harry James & His Musicmakers - Two O'Clock Jump
8. Herbert Marshall & Jimmy Durante - Banter
9. Jimmy Durante - So I Ups To Him
10. Bob Hope & Ginny Simms - "Party Sketch"
11. Ginny Simms - Till The End Of Time
12. Bob Hope & Jerry Colonna - "Party Sketch"
13. Johnny Mercer with The Pied Pipers - Camptown Races
14. Johnny Mercer, Bing & Judy - Banter & Comedy Sketch
15. Judy Garland - Long Ago And Far Away
16. Bob Hope & Jerry Colonna - "Party Sketch"
17. The Pied Pipers - Embraceable You

Disc Two
1. Bob Hope & Bing Crosby - "Party Sketch"
2. Bob Hope & Frances Langford - "Party Sketch"
3. Frances Langford - Baia
4. Bob Hope, Kay Kyser & Cass Daley - "Party Sketch"
5. Cass Daley - You Can't Blame A Girl For Tryin'
6. Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby - Banter
7. Frank Sinatra - If I Loved You
8. Christmas Party, with Bing, Judy Garland
9. Bob Mitchell Boys Choir - Santa Claus Is Comin
10. President Harry Truman - Speech
11. Christmas 1945 Finale, introduced by Bob Hope
12. Judy Garland - Christmas Message
13. Frances Langford - O, Come All Ye Faithful
14. Ginny Simms - Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
15. Dinah Shore - O, Little Town Of Bethlehem
16. Judy Garland - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
17. Bing Crosby - Silent Night
18. Bob Hope - Closing Christmas Message
19. Closing Theme Over There