Sound of Music

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Anonymous wrote:My father was Julie Andrews limo driver back in 1961 when she was in the play Camelot. He drove her tons of times. She was super nice.

On show days she often get to theater early. My father took her hotel to play and back.

Sometimes she would want to eat by theater before the play but can’t eat alone as even back then she was a pretty big star. If by herself my father would eat lunch with her. My father was like six foot 190 pounds and in normally in a black business suit.

She was so nice. One of his nicest customers. Very classy. I am happy she is still alive would love to meet her. I wonder if she remembered my dad.

So cool!

Wow that is cool! I have really enjoyed hearing her autobiography on audio narrates by her. She seems like a normal person with a super classy voice who never took herself too seriously

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My father was Julie Andrews limo driver back in 1961 when she was in the play Camelot. He drove her tons of times. She was super nice.

On show days she often get to theater early. My father took her hotel to play and back.

Sometimes she would want to eat by theater before the play but can’t eat alone as even back then she was a pretty big star. If by herself my father would eat lunch with her. My father was like six foot 190 pounds and in normally in a black business suit.

She was so nice. One of his nicest customers. Very classy. I am happy she is still alive would love to meet her. I wonder if she remembered my dad.

Wonderful story! You should send her a letter through her agent - she might respond. Years ago in elementary school my DD wrote a long fan letter to her about seeing her in the Princess Diaries and telling her The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles was her favorite book. Months later she received a package with a signed copy of a newer book she had written with a personal note on her stationary telling DD how her letter had made her day.

[Anonymous]

I think there are several songs they play at Christmas time that are NOT Christmas songs. My Favorite Things is one of them; and the Our Father is another one. I like both songs...but it irks me to hear them at Christmastime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Per Wikipedia, "Since 2002, the film has aired on ABC on a Sunday night prior to Christmas and has been broadcast on its sister cable network, Freeform, periodically around Easter and other holidays."

It says that, from 1979 to 1999, NBC held the rights and broadcast it annually, but the entry doesn't say what time of year. I seem to recall it as something that aired around Christmas, but those memories aren't firm.

I remember very clearly watching it at Christmastime in 1988, when I was on vacation with a friend at her dad's vacation house.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It always aired on Easter when I was a kid. It’s my mom’s favorite movie and we would watch while we were cleaning up after Easter dinner which she always hosted. I also remember the Ten Commandments at Easter, probably same time on a different channel.

However, ABC has been airing it right before Christmas for 20 years, which is how it became a Christmas movie out of nowhere. I’m actually annoyed that My Favorite Things is a Christmas song now.
https://www.tvinsider.com/964949/sound-of-music-christmas-movie/

"My Favorite Things" has been included on Christmas albums since the '60s. It was released as a single from Barbra Streisand's A Christmas Album in 1967.

But why, when it’s not a Christmas song? Argh.

Apparently Julie Andrews herself sang the song for the first time on the Garry Moore Christmas special in 1961, long before she was cast in the movie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My father was Julie Andrews limo driver back in 1961 when she was in the play Camelot. He drove her tons of times. She was super nice.

On show days she often get to theater early. My father took her hotel to play and back.

Sometimes she would want to eat by theater before the play but can’t eat alone as even back then she was a pretty big star. If by herself my father would eat lunch with her. My father was like six foot 190 pounds and in normally in a black business suit.

She was so nice. One of his nicest customers. Very classy. I am happy she is still alive would love to meet her. I wonder if she remembered my dad.

Wonderful story! You should send her a letter through her agent - she might respond. Years ago in elementary school my DD wrote a long fan letter to her about seeing her in the Princess Diaries and telling her The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles was her favorite book. Months later she received a package with a signed copy of a newer book she had written with a personal note on her stationary telling DD how her letter had made her day.

Wow. It makes me so happy to hear that.

[Anonymous]

I'm 51, and associate The Sound of Music with Easter!

My mom had the soundtrack to it on a record and I would play it for hours-I knew all the songs!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per Wikipedia, "Since 2002, the film has aired on ABC on a Sunday night prior to Christmas and has been broadcast on its sister cable network, Freeform, periodically around Easter and other holidays."

It says that, from 1979 to 1999, NBC held the rights and broadcast it annually, but the entry doesn't say what time of year. I seem to recall it as something that aired around Christmas, but those memories aren't firm.

I had a vhs my mom taped from about 1988 of the movie - for years the only version I’d ever seen and it was seriously edited to fit the air time - that had holiday commercials so I’m pretty sure it was aired around Christmas back then too. It’s definitely been on around Christmas recently.

Did they cut a bunch of the Nazi stuff? My spouse and I watched it streaming recently and there was a lot more of that than either of us remembered. We weren't sure if it was because of cuts or because it went over or heads as children.

What were the main differences?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per Wikipedia, "Since 2002, the film has aired on ABC on a Sunday night prior to Christmas and has been broadcast on its sister cable network, Freeform, periodically around Easter and other holidays."

It says that, from 1979 to 1999, NBC held the rights and broadcast it annually, but the entry doesn't say what time of year. I seem to recall it as something that aired around Christmas, but those memories aren't firm.

I had a vhs my mom taped from about 1988 of the movie - for years the only version I’d ever seen and it was seriously edited to fit the air time - that had holiday commercials so I’m pretty sure it was aired around Christmas back then too. It’s definitely been on around Christmas recently.

Did they cut a bunch of the Nazi stuff? My spouse and I watched it streaming recently and there was a lot more of that than either of us remembered. We weren't sure if it was because of cuts or because it went over or heads as children.

What were the main differences?

I read that the version that was on tv was cut to 140 minutes, to fit in the tv timeslot with commercials.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think there are several songs they play at Christmas time that are NOT Christmas songs. My Favorite Things is one of them; and the Our Father is another one. I like both songs...but it irks me to hear them at Christmastime.

Ave Maria is another one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there are several songs they play at Christmas time that are NOT Christmas songs. My Favorite Things is one of them; and the Our Father is another one. I like both songs...but it irks me to hear them at Christmastime.

Ave Maria is another one.

Jingle Bells too. It was written to be a Thanksgiving song.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per Wikipedia, "Since 2002, the film has aired on ABC on a Sunday night prior to Christmas and has been broadcast on its sister cable network, Freeform, periodically around Easter and other holidays."

It says that, from 1979 to 1999, NBC held the rights and broadcast it annually, but the entry doesn't say what time of year. I seem to recall it as something that aired around Christmas, but those memories aren't firm.

I had a vhs my mom taped from about 1988 of the movie - for years the only version I’d ever seen and it was seriously edited to fit the air time - that had holiday commercials so I’m pretty sure it was aired around Christmas back then too. It’s definitely been on around Christmas recently.

Did they cut a bunch of the Nazi stuff? My spouse and I watched it streaming recently and there was a lot more of that than either of us remembered. We weren't sure if it was because of cuts or because it went over or heads as children.

What were the main differences?

No, they cut out some little things like the kids walking up to the door of the convent (they just showed them already there), cut out the duet between Georg and Liesl, cut some of the pre-wedding shots, and I think part of the scene where the kids are with Max rehearsing for the concert and the post-honeymoon stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Growing up in the 80s, I remember Sound of Music always being aired on television (NBC?) around Easter time. It was only when I became an adult that I learned it's viewed as a Christmas movie and "Favorite Things" is a Christmas song.

Does anyone else not remember it being aired around Christmas time and aired around Easter instead? Does anyone else not remember "Favorite Things" being played as a Christmas song in the 80s?

SOM was never a "christmas movie", in my view. But, "Favorite Things" def was. It was on one of Barbara Streisand's Christmas albums and her version is phenomenal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per Wikipedia, "Since 2002, the film has aired on ABC on a Sunday night prior to Christmas and has been broadcast on its sister cable network, Freeform, periodically around Easter and other holidays."

It says that, from 1979 to 1999, NBC held the rights and broadcast it annually, but the entry doesn't say what time of year. I seem to recall it as something that aired around Christmas, but those memories aren't firm.

I had a vhs my mom taped from about 1988 of the movie - for years the only version I’d ever seen and it was seriously edited to fit the air time - that had holiday commercials so I’m pretty sure it was aired around Christmas back then too. It’s definitely been on around Christmas recently.

Did they cut a bunch of the Nazi stuff? My spouse and I watched it streaming recently and there was a lot more of that than either of us remembered. We weren't sure if it was because of cuts or because it went over or heads as children.

What were the main differences?

No, they cut out some little things like the kids walking up to the door of the convent (they just showed them already there), cut out the duet between Georg and Liesl, cut some of the pre-wedding shots, and I think part of the scene where the kids are with Max rehearsing for the concert and the post-honeymoon stuff.

What's the duet between Georg and Liesl?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Per Wikipedia, "Since 2002, the film has aired on ABC on a Sunday night prior to Christmas and has been broadcast on its sister cable network, Freeform, periodically around Easter and other holidays."

It says that, from 1979 to 1999, NBC held the rights and broadcast it annually, but the entry doesn't say what time of year. I seem to recall it as something that aired around Christmas, but those memories aren't firm.

I had a vhs my mom taped from about 1988 of the movie - for years the only version I’d ever seen and it was seriously edited to fit the air time - that had holiday commercials so I’m pretty sure it was aired around Christmas back then too. It’s definitely been on around Christmas recently.

Did they cut a bunch of the Nazi stuff? My spouse and I watched it streaming recently and there was a lot more of that than either of us remembered. We weren't sure if it was because of cuts or because it went over or heads as children.

What were the main differences?

I remember as a child that some parents would stop the movie after the wedding because that was already well into the movie for those with shorter attention spans, the young-crowd pleasing songs and scenes are in the first half and it avoids all the confusing war/nazi stuff.