Perry Como's Christmas Concert

Taped at the Point Theatre in Dublin before a live audience of 4,500 which included Irish President Mary Robinson, the concert was also issued on videotape and broadcast in the USA on PBS.^[3] Como, looking aged and unwell was suffering from the flu and struggled to perform; he reportedly lost his voice at one point during the concert.^[4] The entire performance is less than 90 minutes long, though the recording took over four hours to complete.^[5] Despite it all, Como managed to complete his last recorded performance with dignity and professionalism, earning him the warm applause of his audience. Como later apologized to his audience for a performance he felt was not up to his usual standards.^[6]