A World of Love 1970

Streisand / Television

A World of Love (1970)

Aired: December 22, 1970 on CBS
CBS aired a holiday special in 1970 that focused on children around the world. Shirley MacLaine was hostess of the show supporting UNICEF (The United Nations Children's Fund). She introduced the television audience to a U.N. General Assembly chamber packed with the children of U.N. personnel, many of them in native costumes.

In the course of an hour, Julie Andrews reminisced on a Christmas theme; Richard Burton had a reading and told a story of his childhood; and Audrey Hepburn and a group of children sat on a Roman hillside and sang “Silent Night” in Italian.

Barbra Streisand sang “The Best Gift” (from her Christmas Album.) Barbra taped the song while she was appearing live in Las Vegas.

The video below was uploaded from a European copy of the T.V. show. It aired there in black and white; the show was taped in color, however.
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