It's a Monkees Christmas

Fri Dec 25, 2020: "Riu Chiu": On this day, December 25, 1967, the Christmas episode of "The Monkees" was broadcast.

I'd like to see that episode again, but "The Monkees" has disappeared from free, OTA (over-the-air) broadcast TV. Maybe it's on some network, but it's not one that shows up in northern Virginia.


Mon Dec 24, 2018: One year ago: 1990 "Quantum Leap" episode with Scrooge-like character based on Trump airs on COZI TV

Sun Dec 24, 2017: 1990 episode of "Quantum Leap" with Scrooge-like character based on Donald Trump airs on COZI TV

{snip the "Quantum Leap" stuff and go right to "The Monkees"}

Yesterday, I caught the end of the Monkees Christmas TV show where they bring out all the crew members at the end. That's a good episode.

List of The Monkees episodes


Here's the tune:



The Monkees - Riu Chiu (Official HD Music Video)
104,738 views • Nov 27, 2018

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The Monkees perform "Riu Chiu" from Episode 47, "The Monkees' Christmas Show".

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Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, everyone.

{edited to add}

This brings up all kinds of videos:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Monkees+-+The+Christmas+Song

Fri Dec 25, 2020: Here's the entire episode. I don't know how long this link is going to hold up.

I don't know how long this link is going to hold up, but probably a while, because you have to sit through ads to watch the video.

That's Burt Mustin {not Bert Mustin} greeting the Monkees on the way in. We saw him just the other day in an episode of "The Twilight Zone."

Wed Dec 23, 2020: On this day, December 23, 1960, "The Twilight Zone" episode "The Night of the Meek" was shown.