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"Holiday Song"
Goodyear Playhouse episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 1
Directed byGordon Duff
Delbert Mann
Written byPaddy Chayefsky
Production codeShowcase Productions
Original air dateSeptember 14, 1952 (1952-09-14)
Guest appearances
Joseph Buloff
Herbert Berghof
Frances Chaney

"Holiday Song" is the second season premiere of the TV anthology series Goodyear Playhouse. It was written by Paddy Chayefsky and helped establish his reputation in TV drama.[1]

The episode was based on a story which had appeared in Reader's Digest.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Paddy Chayefsky Archived September 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at Museum of TV
  2. ^ TAD MOSEL (December 10, 1989). "In Search of the Untouched Moments of Life: Paddy Chayefsky knew that while the stage demands excitement, TV calls for smaller stories. Untouched Moments Chayefsky worked alone with a dictionary for company". New York Times. p. H7.
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