Celebration | |
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Genre | music |
Presented by | Tommy Ambrose |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
Production | |
Producers | Bill Davis Sam Lovullo |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Celebration Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 23 September 1975 – 25 May 1976 |
Celebration is a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1976.
Tommy Ambrose hosted this series of inspirational music with the eight-member house group, the Celebration Choir. Doug Riley provided musical arrangements. Episodes included interviews on spirituality-related topics. [1]
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