Santa's Christmas Pledge - CBC Halifax Nova Scotia Canada 1950's and 60's

I am challenging everyone to dig down and remember a Xmas tradition of old and pass it on to their children.

Many of us (over 50) remember the CBHTV Halifax Santa Claus that was on every
night in December including Xmas eve, during the 1950's and 60's. He came on immediately
after Rube Hornstein's weather forecast.

At the end of his show, after he read us some letters from children, we all had to recite with him,
our 'Christmas Pledge' as follows:




" I promise to be good, in every way
So that I can help, make every day

Almost as happy as Christmas day

HOHOHOHOHO"

ps This best of Santas' Name was Bill Fulton.

It would be great if CBC could dig out some of this old videos and play them on TV. They had a great message.


Hey Doug,
Do we have any copies of these shows? Might be fun to show a bit of this some night.
Tom

Hello Tom Murphy and Spongoloni:

Unfortunately, NO, we don't have a single clip of this extremely popular LIVE Segment. Every year, I have at least a dozen people who phone. I remember it (you have to be of a certain age Tom) as it was during my formative years, and I certainly remember the pledge.

The guy who used to do our Santa Claus (Actor Bill Fulton) passed his Santa suit down to his son BILL FULTON Junior. Bill Jr did Santa at the CBC's Children's parties all during the 1980's and early 1990's - and also around town at various Malls, but I think he has since retired himself.

Sorry, not a single one, and I've looked, believe me, I've looked, and I've looked, and I've looked....
It wasn't unusual, we didn't start saving complete news shows until the early 1990's on Hi-8...
This went our live to air every day, and no film copies were made.

Doug

Media Library Coordinator
doug.kirby@cbc.ca
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Halifax Centre

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[macleodshe]

I too remember Nova Scotia Light and Power's Fantasy Land. Oh, the memories....

[locker123xxl]

I have a couple of pictures of Fantasy Land!

[BENIDOR]

hello bling..that was called FantasyLand I believe..somewhere off of Salter Street..behind,what is now the the Maritime Centre..had that creepy, up and clown, that would sing about joining the circus...that song is embedded in my brain..lol...

[blingblast1234]

Wow!! The memories, where did you get that audio clip, do you have any video? remember the Santa show with all the animated characters it was put on by Nova Scotia light and power ?

[macleodshe]

Fantastic! I remember refusing to make this pledge when I was a kid because I didn't want to make any promises that I couldn't keep!

Thanks for posting this!

[whitec59]

Beauty.