Shindig! — Season 1, Episode 17: Christmas '64: Beach Boys; Marvin Gaye; Righteous Bros.

Episode synopsis

--The Beach Boys – ""Dance, Dance, Dance"" (opening song) Jimmy O'Neill intro (begins with O'Neill kissing Carole Shelyne) --Bobby Sherman and Donna Loren – ""Keep on Searching"" --Righteous Brothers – ""The Jerk"" --Marvin Gaye – ""How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You"" --Adam Faith – ""Watch Your Step"" --Bobby Sherman – ""Sleigh Ride"" --Adam Faith – ""Santa Claus Is Back In Town"" --Donna Loren – ""Santa Claus is Coming to Town"" --The Beach Boys – ""Little Saint Nick,"" ""Monster Mash,"" ""Papa Oom Mow Mow,"" and ""Johnny B. Goode"" --Finale: Marvin Gaye – ""Hitch Hike"" (with closing credits) and The Beach Boys – ""We Three Kings"" (end of episode)

About Shindig!

Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejected by ABC and David Sontag, then Executive Producer of ABC, redeveloped and completely redesigned the show. A new pilot with a new cast of artists was shot starring Sam Cooke. That pilot aired as the premiere episode.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Sam Cooke / Everly Brothers / Righteous Brothers
• E2Johnny Rivers / Jody Miller / Righteous Brothers
• E3Johnny Rivers / Jody Miller / Righteous Brothers
• E4Gale Garnett; The Newbeats; Round Robin; The Walker Brothers
• E5From London: The Beatles; Sandie Shaw; P.J. Proby
• E6Roy Orbison / Manfred Mann / The Hondells
• E7Jackie Wilson / Jay and the Americans / The Honeycombs
• E8Billy J Kramer & the Dakotas; Dick & Dee Dee
• E9The Miracles; Gerry & the Pacemakers; Gene Pitney; Ketty Lester
• E10Billy J. Kramer / Hank Williams, Jr. / Jody Miller / Orriel Smith
• E11The Supremes; Paul Petersen; Righteous Brothers
• E12Special episode: Everly Brothers; Manfred Mann