* Fielder Cook ( March 9, 1923 – June 20, 2003 ) was an American television and film director, producer, and writer whose 1971 television movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story spawned the series The Waltons.

The series pilot aired as a television movie entitled The Homecoming: A Christmas Story and was broadcast on December 19, 1971.

The pilot movie, The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, was released by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Other titles on this album include: Santa Claus, Joseph and Mary's Boy, Happy Holidays, Christmas Memories, Tonight is Christmas, Thistle hair the Christmas Bear, Tennessee Christmas, A Candle in the window, and Homecoming Christmas.

Grandma Moses also appears on the far left edge in the Norman Rockwell painting Christmas Homecoming, which was printed on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post of December 25, 1948.

The city hosts annual parades for Christmas, the Homecoming parade for surrounding schools in the area, and a parade for Martin L. King Jr. Day.

Arcadia has numerous parades throughout the year — a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, a March Rodeo Parade, a Cinco de Mayo Parade, an Independence Day Parade, an October Homecoming Parade, a Veterans Day Parade and a Christmas Parade.

A few of the annual parades are: Mardi Gras, Homecoming Parade, and Christmas Parade.

The Chamber of Commerce sponsors the annual Homecoming, the Christmas Parade, tree lighting and caroling.

Bergen with Ellen Corby in The Homecoming: A Christmas Story.

Bergen appeared as Grandpa Walton in the original Waltons movie, The Homecoming: A Christmas Story ( 1971 ).

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story was a ratings success, and served as the pilot for Lorimar's first major hit production, The Waltons, which premiered in 1972.

# A Christmas Homecoming ( 2011 )

Each Club Lu is different ; in the past, some Club Lu events have included rollerskating, on-campus dances, iceskating, bowling, movie nights, the Homecoming carnival, Christmas festivals, and talent shows.

In the 1971 TV Movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story Whalen is mentioned in a news broadcast.

That same year, Little played Hawthorne Dooley in the pilot for The Waltons called " The Homecoming: A Christmas Story ," helping John-Boy Walton search for his father.

The dances include: The Back to School Dance, Homecoming, Christmas Dance, Sadie Hawkins, Junior Prom, and Senior Ball.

1971: Patricia Neal-The Homecoming: A Christmas Story as Olivia Walton

Another literary tribute to this parable is Dutch theologian Henri Nouwen's 1992 book, The Return of the Prodigal Son, A Story of Homecoming, in which he describes his own spiritual journey infused with understanding based on an encounter with Rembrandt's painting of the return of the Prodigal and deals with three personages: the younger, prodigal son ; the self-righteous, resentful older son ; and the compassionate father – all of whom the author identifies with personally.

* The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Her best-known came in 1971 as " Grandma Esther Walton " on the made-for-TV film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, which served as the pilot for The Waltons.

* The Homecoming: A Christmas Story ( 1971 )

* The Homecoming: A Christmas Story ( TV movie, 1971 )

* The Homecoming, a Christmas Story

* The Homecoming: A Christmas Story ( 1971 )

* The Homecoming: A Christmas Story ( 1971 )

* The Homecoming: A Christmas Story ( 1971 )

Harper is most noted for the role of Jim Bob ( James Robert ) Walton, which he first portrayed in the 1971 movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, and subsequently in the series The Waltons.

* The Homecoming: A Christmas Story ( 1971 )

She is best known for her role as young Elizabeth Walton, which she played in both the 1971 movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, and the series The Waltons.

* 1971: The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Director of The Homecoming ( TV, 1971 ), which begat the long-running series The Waltons

He appeared in the 1971 pilot The Homecoming, and then played the role continuously in 122 episodes until March 17, 1977.

* Homecoming ( Mainstream, 1971 )

* The first performance of the team with the new name of " Snowbirds " was on 11 July 1971 at their home base of CFB Moose Jaw during the Homecoming ' 71 Air Show.

July 16 – 19, 1998-25th Annual Lac Courte Oreilles " Honor the Earth " Homecoming Celebration to honor the people who participated in the July 31, 1971, takeover of the Winter Dam and the beginning of the " Honor the Earth " observance.

* The Homecoming ( for CBS, 1971 )

* Bob Hope and Petula Clark-Fall 1971 ( Football Homecoming )

The VIP ’ s won the 2nd place for the 1971 Saskatchewan Homecoming talent contest.

In 1971, Berkeley High students elected a heterosexual male student as Homecoming Queen.

* Homecoming ( 1996 film ), a TV adaptation of Cynthia Voigt's novel ( see below )

* Homecoming ( TV movie ) ( 1996 )

TV Zones Jan Vincent-Rudzki expected Jonas to be " pushed out of the way " in season 7's " Fallen "/" Homecoming ", but considered the character's departure as " keeping with previous events " and " quite plausible ".

The song has been sung in films and on TV shows, for example by Harrison Ford in the film American Graffiti ( 1978 reissue ), by an itinerant chanteuse in Crossing Delancey ( 1988 ), by Jon Bon Jovi on Ally McBeal in the episode " Homecoming " ( 2002 ) and by Bert in episode 102 on the Muppet Show ( 1977 ) to Connie Stevens.

" Homecoming " is episode 5 of season 3 of the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

She has a movie released in 2005, Homecoming, and has made many appearances on TV over the years.

* A Father's Homecoming ( 1988 ) ( TV ) .... Nurse Pitzer

He is best known for the 1975 single, " The Homecoming ", ( US # 41 pop, # 6 easy listening ) originally created as music to a 1972 TV commercial for Salada tea, and for his soundtrack to the Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea films.