‘The Dean Martin Christmas Show’ released on DVD

The highlight of “The Dean Martin Christmas Show,” which was just released on DVD, is a comedy bit with the host dressed in a tux playing an employee at a department store complaint department. He’s visited by Bob Newhart, who wants to return a bad toupee. The two try to maintain their composure but can’t stop laughing during the sketch. The swinging fun, which aired in 1968, also features Dom DeLuise, Dennis Weaver, a cameo by Bob Hope and plenty of holiday songs with Dino, the Golddiggers and his staff’s offspring. Hollywood legends such as William Holden announce the children’s charities that would be receiving deliveries thanks to the show.