This congenial and heartwarming Christmas special comes from one of America's Yuletide capitals: Branson, Missouri. Nestled in Ozark mountain country and home to an annual, eclectic array of holiday-themed stage shows, ... more »Branson serves as a happy, wholesome backdrop for this program of music and good cheer. Jim Stafford, amiable country music star, serves as a quip-ready host to the likes of John Davidson (who delivers a stirring "O Holy Night"), the Presleys' Jubilee (a regal "Joy to the World"), and Tony Orlando, who shares a touching Christmas anecdote from his own life before performing a lovely "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear." Mickey Gilley is on hand, too, and so are the late Boxcar Willie, Connie Tillis, and the Haygoods. If you've been putting off that Christmas-season vacation to Branson and its charming theaters, this is the next best thing. --Tom Keogh« less