Television: Dec. 27, 1968

Wednesday, December 25

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS WITH LEONARD BERNSTEIN (CBS, 5-6 p.m.).* The selection of Richard Strauss's tone poem Don Quixote is reminiscent of Bernstein's widely acclaimed debut with the Philharmonic in 1943 with a program which included the Strauss work.

VLADIMIR HOROWITZ: A CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL (CBS, 7:30-8:30 p.m.). A Christmas gift of 50 uninterrupted minutes of a virtuoso piano recital. Repeat.

KRAFT MUSIC HALL (NBC, 9-10 p.m.). "The Mitzi Gaynor Christmas Show" is a Yuletide romp with Ed McMahon playing Santa Claus and Mitzi as Raggedy Ann. Other guests include Cyril Ritchard, Tony Tanner.

THE LEGEND OF SILENT NIGHT (ABC, 9-11 p.m.). The life of Composer Franz Gruber, played by James Mason and narrated by Kirk Douglas. Adapted from a story by Paul Gallico.

Friday, December 27

THE VIEW FROM THE WHITE HOUSE WITH MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON (ABC, 7:30-8:30 p.m.). In dialogue with ABC's Howard K. Smith, Mrs. Johnson will explore her many faceted role as First Lady.

Saturday, December 28 THE PIED PIPER OF ASTROWORLD (ABC, 11 a.m. to noon). Soupy Sales stars in a musical fable set in Houston's Astroworld amusement park with Lesley Gore, the Muppets and The First Edition.

Sunday, December 29

AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPION SHIP GAME (NBC, 1 p.m. to conclusion). The Eastern Division Champions—the New York Jets—meet the winner from the West in New York's Shea Stadium.

N.F.L CHAMPIONSHIP (CBS, 2 p.m. to conclusion). The winners of the Eastern and Western Conference vie for a trip to the Sugar Bowl and a showdown with the American Football League.

SAGA OF WESTERN MAN (ABC, 4-5 p.m.). An opportunity to see again the critically acclaimed "The Road to Gettysburg," an account of the adventures of two soldiers, a Yank (Kevin McCarthy) and a Rebel (David Carradine).

Monday, December 30

WHITE PAPER: THE ORDEAL OF THE AMERICAN CITY (NBC, 9-11 p.m.). Boston and Boston's Mayor Kevin White are featured in the second of a three-part series on the urban crisis.

Tuesday, December 31 TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES (NBC, 9-11 p.m.). Shirley Booth won an Oscar for her performance in Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) opposite Burt Lancaster, Terry Moore and Richard Jaeckel.

CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENTS REPORT-PART I (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). Eric Sevareid is moderator as Charles Collingwood, David Culhane, Richard C. Hottelet, Marvin Kalb, Peter Kalischer and Morley Safer review the major events of 1968 and the prospects for 1969.

THEATER

On Broadway

PROMISES, PROMISES is a Neil Simon musical to remember other musicals by: it is slick, amiable and derivative. With a plot line borrowed from the Wilder-Diamond film The Apartment and a structure copied from How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, the show is not so much viewed as deja vu'd.