Click to hear Show No. 256 with guests Tom Wopat and Don Most
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First hour: Ed welcomes singer, actor and musical performer Tom Wopat (The Dukes of Hazzard, Cybill, Annie Get Your Gun, Sondheim on Sondheim). Tom, along with his longtime friend and fellow Dukes co-star John Schneider, has just released a new CD, Home for Christmas, that puts a new spin on several holiday classics while also celebrating their 35-year friendship. Tom and John will perform songs from their album Dec. 2 at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater in New York City, and Dec. 9 at the John Schneider Studios in Holden, Louisiana. Also in this hour: Phil Gries with Part 1 of a holiday-themed edition of The Sounds of Lost Television, featuring audio highlights of some of the earliest surviving telecasts of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Second hour: Singer/actor Don Most talks to Ed, Tony and Donna about his roots in musical theater, his passion for Bobby Darin, and the 40th anniversary of Happy Days. Don will perform his live musical show, Donny Most Sings and Swings, on Dec. 27 at "54 Below" in New York City, and Dec. 30 at Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles, CA.