Happy Holidays!

While you are wrapping your holiday gifts in the wee hours of Sunday, December 19, tune in to this lineup of gems from the television vault on TV12:

A Classic Christmas From The Ed Sullivan Show This special featuring some of the best holiday moments from the long-running variety show includes performances by Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Johnny Mathis, The Supremes, and Brenda Lee. 12:20 a.m. (R/today, 5:10 a.m.)

Dragnet Christmas Special "The Big Little Jesus" Sergeant Joe Friday (Jack Webb) works to solve the case of a stolen religious statue. Barry Williams, best known as Greg Brady from The Brady Bunch, also stars. 12:50 a.m.

Ozzie & Harriet "Christmas Show"

Christmas for the Nelsons is nearly ruined when Ozzie donates more time to yuletide events than to his own family. 1:20 a.m.

Christmas at the Hollywood Palace

This brand-new special presents some of the greatest holiday moments from the lavish 1960s variety show Hollywood Palace, starring Bing Crosby and his family with legendary crooner Perry Como, singer Diahann Carol and comedian John Byner. 1:50 a.m. (R/today, 6 a.m.)

Date with the Angels "Santa's Helpers" Vicki (Betty White) gets her neighbor Mr. Finley a job as a department store Santa, but he causes trouble when he decides to give away the store's toys. 2:50 a.m.

The Adventures of Robin Hood "The Christmas Goose"

The legendary swashbuckler steps in to save a young boy's pet goose when it is sentenced to become Sir Leon's Christmas dinner. Richard Greene stars at Robin Hood. 3:20 a.m.

Sherlock Holmes "The Case of the Christmas Pudding"

Ronald Howard portrays fiction's favorite sleuth and H. Marion Crawford is his trusty assistant Dr. Watson in this holiday episode of the 1950s series. 3:45 a.m.

Racket Squad "Christmas Capers" Captain John Braddock (Reed Hadley) attempts to capture a group of con artists who have taken advantage of an elderly man dressed up as a sidewalk Santa. 4:15 a.m.

Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion "The Boy Who Found Christmas" This 1950s children's adventure series stars Buster Crabbe as Captain Michael Gallant. 4:40 a.m.

 

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