I saw this on the actual first broadcast in 1968. I was 19. I burst into tears then, and I still do every time I watch it. Just stunning, Judy. I miss you.

An astonishing performance. She sits in a chair. No special lighting. No staging. No large orchestra backup, just her with a mike and a lovely song (by John Meyer). As she tells the story, the audience gets progressively quieter until they're swallowed whole. At the end, instead of the habitual, Tonight Show, instant loud applause, there are unexpected seconds of silence. Only afterwards can the audience come back to earth..

I never see her without loving her more.

One of the saddest songs ever.

Never better. Please note the great actress she was.

Master class in how to sell a song. And a TERRIFIC but obscure song by John Meyer!

Incredible perfomance. She was a treasure.

You see when Judy sings "Till After the Holidays" she walks the fringe between sadness and understanding. Reminds me of when Barbra had to give up Hubble. She kept it together.

Achingly beautiful song and performance.

She still LOOKed & sounded Good, imo.

great great great Judy.. no one like you!

Thanks for posting. I've never seen this. Sad to think she passed away only 6 months later.

It does not get any better than this ...Only Judy ... Miss you !

Every time I watch this I see something new in her expressions...thank you for posting!

A haunting and beautiful song. She had an ability to channel her tremendous pain into every song.

Watching Dec 31 2020. Judy will always be the greatest talent who ever lived.

Simply stunning....chills every time I see this. Thank you for sharing with the world! ^^X^^

"Hi, I'm the girl who sang "Over the Rainbow" in that movie. You probably heard it... I don't need smoke or mirrors to sing for you. I am here and doing it. It is who I am."

I think even Johnny got choked up after hearing that. Someone should cover this.

This is the only performance of this tune that I know of - and given the zillion times she sang so many songs, I wonder how this might have developed as she continued in her artistic career...and of course, if she had already sung it a zillion before, how might it have evolved up till December 1968? You could write a book about each performance she gave...

And six months later she was gone but will never be forgotten

Amo Judy Garland éla é fantástica

I cry too😢

Wowwwwwwwww, I’m crying.

Please Stay With Me, Till After The Holidays! That’s When I Need You So. Just Say You’ll Wait, Till After The Holidays! Then I Can,…Let You Go.. Don’t Make Me Face, This Christmas Alone! After each wonderful Christmas we've known! Won’t you be kind, Let Me Believe, Your “Mine”…On New Years Eve! Till After The Holidays! I Know It’s Hard But,…Try! Try to pretend,…Till New Years Don’t make me face, This Christmas alone! After each marvelous Christmas we've known.. Won’t you be kind and let me believe Your “Mine” on new Years Eve.. Just Stay With Me, Till after the holidays! I know it’s hard but,…try! Try to pretend,…Till New Years Then we can say goodbye!!!

whatever she sings,it's marvellous.what a great artist!!!thank you for this unseen posting and...THANK YOU,JUDY!

I can so hear Liza in Judy's singing voice. I loved this lady's music and movies. 💕💕

Just beautiful.

Thanks a lot for posting this. Had never seen it or heard of it. It's wonderful. I saw "End Of The Rainbow" on Bway last Summer. The actress was brilliant and yet, I could never see Judy in her. Anyway, thanks for the real thing.

I could not love you more Frances,,,,

Thank you!

This was her swan song😢

Grande por siempre grande...

❤️

Hi Michael. Another Judy Fan here. Got a lot of her tv shows on NTSC tapes. Would you like to swap Stories? Mark

I've been looking for sheet music. Where is it published?

It does seem like Renee Zellweger did a great job because it seems like her playing Judy here on her last Christmas on Earth 💔🎄🎅💖💚.

Her voice was gone. But Godamn she could still pull out the stops with an innate ability to perform before an audience. .

she sounds so busted. Years of messing with Dope ruined her. This was probably one of her last performance. Its evident there isn't much left in her.