Celebration (TV series)

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Celebration
Genremusic
Presented by Tommy Ambrose
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducersBill Davis
Sam Lovullo
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCelebration Productions
Original release
Network CBC Television
Release23 September 1975 (1975-09-23) 
25 May 1976 (1976-05-25)

Celebration is a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1976.

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Premise

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]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 23 September 1975 to 25 May 1976.

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References

  1. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Celebration". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.