View Full Version : I almost forgot! Burl Ives would have been 100 today!


James
06-14-2009, 01:03 PM
He had that hit "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" way back. If he were still alive today he would have hit the century mark!

tv star collector
06-14-2009, 04:10 PM
Wow! That's incredible. He was a fine folk singer and actor and had a very
winning personality. He was the perfect choice for Sam the Snowman, the
narrator of the perennial holiday TV classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It wouldn't seem like Christmas without hearing his "Holly, Jolly Christmas."

Marvo301
06-14-2009, 07:02 PM
Happy 100th Burl Ives. Your legacy lives on in the music and stories you left behind.

Mr. Television
06-14-2009, 07:05 PM
Happy Birthday Mr. Ives, :birthday:

catlover79
06-14-2009, 11:12 PM
Wow! That's incredible. He was a fine folk singer and actor and had a very
winning personality. He was the perfect choice for Sam the Snowman, the
narrator of the perennial holiday TV classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It wouldn't seem like Christmas without hearing his "Holly, Jolly Christmas."
I agree. I LOVE Rudolph and Burl was the perfect man for the special. :D

OH Nuts!
06-15-2009, 12:11 AM
He was great! Loved him in an LHOP ep where he played a blind man with his son.

Mr. Television
06-15-2009, 12:51 AM
He was great! Loved him in an LHOP ep where he played a blind man with his son.
He was also great in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor. :)

Schmoopie
06-15-2009, 02:37 AM
Burl Ives was great! Loved him in Cat On a Hot Tin Roof and in the Rudolph Christmas Special. That is definiately a timeless classic! It's funny, but just in the last 10 years or so, there has been such a large increase on merchandise for "Rudolph" and for the "Holly Jolly Christmas" song. Wonder why it took so long to become popular? That show is about 40 years old!