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Perry tries to check in with manager King Goshposh, who immediately berates Perry for banging the service bell, for fear that it will set off an avalanche (a "Caution Avalanche Area" sign hangs over the front desk). They then argue about the distinction betwen the words "ring" and "bang." Goshposh finally turns Perry over to the room clerk, Featherstone in bellhop uniform. Featherstone prepares to register his guest, and has him spell out his last name, but insists that "Como" doesn't have enough letters. He does... present him with a piece of tinsel, "compliments of the house," and sets Perry off on a musical medley (beginning with "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" and extending to "You've Got a Friend," interrupted briefly by Joey Heatherton's rendition of "Someone to Watch Over Me").
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(CBS Primetime, 1950 - 1955) [This series was the SECOND of four regular primetime musical variety TV series hosted by Perry Como. It was a 15-min. series following the news on CBS. It included Mitchell Ayers and his Orchestra.
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Supplanted by more recent hits roundups on CD, this original RCA package still offers listeners a solid mix of Perry Como's big smashes from the '40s and '50s. The golf-swing crooner is surrounded by strings and big bands throughout, effortlessly reeling off classic pop like "Prisoner of Love," "Temptation," and the Bacharach/David slice of kitsch "Magic Moments" (nice bubbling bassoon on this one). And the gleeful fun rolls on, as the likes of "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)" and "A Dig You Later (A Hubba-Hubba-Hubba)" help close out the album. Slip into that cardigan, mix a gin and tonic, and get ready to tee off. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide
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In The Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life," Dan Hollis receives a Perry Como album as a surprise birthday present. His inability to play the album at his leisure becomes the catalyst for his breakdown and tragic rebellion against little Anthony Fremont (Billy Mumy), who dislikes any singers' voices ("No singing while the music's playin'!").
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Perry always tried to end on a serious note, usually doing a religious or inspirational type selection. The closing theme was, "You Are Never Far Away." Perry was assisted by the Ray Charles Singers (not the famous soul musician, Ray Charles) and the Louis Da Pron Dancers.
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