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KRISTIE MCNICHOL AND THE CARPRENTERS!! IS THAT HER REAL BROTHER?? THANKS FOR POSTING!!!!! My brother was at a mall in LA and had a kid on his shoulders..this woman was behind him playfully hittin on his leg..IT WAS KRISTIE!! She was flirting with a total stranger(my brother)..this was mid 90s.

Yepprd 2 months ago

@Yepprd Your story is downright bizarre and probably apocryphal, since Kristie McNichol is a straight-up lesbian.

chthonic19 2 months ago 15

I miss Karen Carpenter...its just not fair...she was supposed to be the queen of the 80s 90s and a legend today. She is still a legend but the world has forgotten her..:(...i havent.

rocco24a 2 months ago

I use to have this cd. But I lost it. Thanks so much for up loading this..

zackfan 3 months ago

@zackfan You know you can re-buy it for very little money.

jojo34209 2 months ago

It's cool that they had that blonde, mentally retarded woman on their show.

chthonic19 9 months ago 7

@chthonic19 What a racist and ignorant thing to say, using the R word like that is no different than using the N word or the F word, proof that the internet is nothing but a medium to spread ignorance and bigotry.

jojo34209 2 months ago

@jojo34209 It certainly doesn't follow that I'm "racist," as you say, but I will admit that I used outdated language in describing Ms. Engels. I should have said it's cool that the Carpenters had a lady with a pronounced congnitive / developmental disorder on their show.

chthonic19 2 months ago 24

@chthonic19 There is no record of her having any disorders, not only are you an unapologetic racist nincompoop but also a gossiping ignorant imbecile.

jojo34209 2 months ago

@jojo34209 Happy Xmas, Jojo! <3 <3 <3

chthonic19 2 months ago

georgia engel? good lord.

No1KCfan6 1 year ago

karen's voice seems particularly warm and sweet and smooth in her christmas music. it's as though there's a glow around it. i know that may sound strange talking about an intangible thing, but that's the best way i can describe it.

No1KCfan6 1 year ago

The Carpenters did and always will rule!! Karen's was one of the most beautiful voices ever.

shaydul 1 year ago

Thank you Miss Carpenter. Your an angel now. What a tragic end to such a beautiful lady of song. Pardon me for saying this but, what an appaling waste of such a God given talent.

packardnut 1 year ago

I wish this video was better quality! it is great! this is from a time, when TV was good! I wish Karen was still around, she could have made another great show! If people don't like this show, or the Carpenters, they have VERY BAD TASTE! and I feel sorry for them, Karen and Richard are timeless! their music and talent is eternal!

maleficentdiva 1 year ago

Thanks for posting these.. Ive listened to this Album since i was a kid and it was fun to watch the actual video for it! I <3 Carpenters!

iwaiwa 1 year ago

She passed away before I was born, It was a shock for my mother in 83 as it was for me when I read about it. and still hurts, really. But we can feel her energy through music, which is a comfort...

diegolcl 1 year ago

we miss you karen....

tasboli23 1 year ago

Cheesy or no...THIS just made Christmas back then...there were specials galore! Really made the season bright with always something to look forward to!

tgreer72 1 year ago

Someone please explain to me why Georgette from Mary Tyler Moore is on this program!

jupitermoon10011 1 year ago

@jupitermoon10011 Because I have the feeling that Karen liked to have people on her show that she liked. Not because they were particularly talented. I mean Kristy McNichol was certainly not a vocal find LMAO!

damone77 1 year ago

I wish there was a dvd that featured every show the Carpenters made or went on, and not to forget the documentaries about their lives! i would definitely buy that! ;)

chijeii 1 year ago

The standard by which all Christmas music is measured.

leddhed 2 years ago 4

@leddhed I totally Concur! I find sad when people have no idea who The Carpenters are... but then happily educate them on what they're missing out on!

iwaiwa 1 year ago

No one knew back then in 1978 that she had anorexia. It was not a well known eating disorder...and Karen, as many anorectics are know to do, were very great cooks! Cooking for others....

cd72 2 years ago

This is a great special. I have this on DVD!! It is so cool. It brings me right back to being 9 years old. I LOVE Karen Carpenter!!

ZakkDanielsOldNo7 2 years ago 2

this is the same as the carpenters at christmas, no?? very similar

MoonAharshMistress 2 years ago

No this was the following tear. This came out in 1978. Carpenters At Christmas came out in 1977. That is also a great Special!!!!

ZakkDanielsOldNo7 2 years ago

i love it!

Pintacamella 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Karen's voice is just astounding to me, nothing like it. I am a huge fan and love to see these types of clips. This album is also a must have for anyone liking Christmas music; "A Christmas Portrait" is a classic!!!

Cooper1970 2 years ago 2

Thanks Richard, Karen and all the Carpenter´s soul.

zootecmatch 3 years ago

it's not the same without Karen. thanks for the awesome video :)

deutche1978 3 years ago

What really gets me with this show though - is all the referances to food with Karen - it's a bit toe curling really - especially, obviously as she had anorexia. Did anyone else notice that?

RubyStardust 3 years ago 2

Karens death hit me hard! I miss her so much!

padude64 3 years ago 12

@padude64 me too. I have a tear in my eye every time when I hear her songs!!!

jnryfn 1 year ago

Does anyone know where I could watch this with better picture quality? I really enjoy watching it as it is, but it would be nice to see faces better.

TessDancer 3 years ago 3

That voice will never be matched! RTP Karen.

ApparitionZ 3 years ago 3

The door bell that rings at 3 minutes in to the first part. I think that is the same one that Karen had installed in her condo. We've Only Just Begun...

Carpentersfan2003 3 years ago

I was 4 when this came out! :)

KarenFan4Ever 3 years ago

Karen, had the voice of an angel. The Carpenters Christmas music is the best in the whole world. Thank you for posting this wonderful show.

mschessy 3 years ago

Great classical video footage, I may have seen this special, its been awhile back, but its great to see it again, and thanks for sharing it.

kboyzrock 3 years ago

Great!

sisterlead02 4 years ago

so many memories...thank you carpenters!

LaFrancesaAlemana 4 years ago 3

I am twelve so i never got to see these awesomely cheesy christmas shows! i really hope abc or someone will start doing that again!

OutsidersLover12 4 years ago 10

@OutsidersLover12 Nothing cheesy about this, everything is so low-class and crass nowadays that you are confusing cheesy with elegant, classy and refined.

jojo34209 1 year ago 2

@jojo34209 Absolutely correct! Georgia Engel was a good choice for this show. She may have acted dingy, but she had more class in her soul than most of what is foisted upon us nowadays. At least, back then, we didn't call people who's sole purpose in life is to fight with their "castmates" on stupid reality tv shows "talented"; We referred to them as "mentally ill". Georgia actually had comedic talent, and was on the most classic comedy show of all time.

thegenie1 2 months ago