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From TVGuide.com:
It's two days before Christmas and who should appear but reporter Danny Concannon (Timothy Busfield). He's dressed as St. Nick, but isn't spreading good cheer. Also showing up at the White House is Toby's father (Toby isn't exactly pleased to see him); Bartlet's daughter Zoey, who's accompanied by her French boyfriend (Charlie isn't pleased to see him); and psychiatrist Stanley Keyworth (Adam Arkin), to whom both Bartlet and Leo complain about concentration lapses. Meanwhile, the president decides to rip up the HHS budget just before it's due at the printer's. That'll mean a lot of work over the holidays.
From NBC:
The Christmas Episode. A winter storm blankets the northeast as a staffer gets a surprising visit from his father and Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and Leo (John Spencer) start to hear the footsteps.
From Warner Bros.:
A winter storm blankets the northeast as a staffer gets a surprising visit from his father, and Bartlet and Leo start to hear the footsteps.
"Aaron Sorkin is a big fan of the Whiffenpoofs and gave me a call and said he would like us to appear on his Christmas episode," said Vikram Swamy, Whippenpoofs' business manager. "So we're being flown out to LA this Sunday night."
Swamy claims he has no idea how the Whiffenpoofs' role will play out, but indicated it will be "more than a cameo appearance in a concert set in the White House." He said the show's writers are still preparing the script, but he believes the group could perform more than one song on television.
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Swamy said he kept the likelihood of The West Wing appearance from group members, fearing the gig would fall through. He spent the past week-and-a-half rearranging the Whiffenpoofs' demanding concert schedule and worried over whether members would agree to the possibility of sacrificing the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Bass singer Kevin Sladek, 22, said Thursday he can't quite remember what words he used to accept the offer of appearing on "the best show on television and one of the very best ever on television."
"I was too busy pumping my fists (in excitement)," Sladek said. "I know I stood up and hollered."
Busfield will be reappearing on "The West Wing" on Dec. 11, reprising his role as investigative reporter Danny Concannon, who will have uncovered something rotten in the White House.
Unfortunately, we do not have a recording of "O Holy Night" (as heard on 'West Wing'). The song was recorded on the set of 'West Wing' and was essentially live -- it was only edited to be fit for the show, not for a CD.
Rabbi Wolpe mentioned the teaser for Holy Night being all in Yiddish, and Aaron said basically, "yes, that was to lure back the younger viewers we've been losing. To appease the network, we started the episode with 5 1/2 minutes in Yiddish."
The show's annually anticipated Christmas episode went on the air with so little fanfare that most fans tuned in expecting a rerun (though [Thomas] Schlamme accepts some of the blame in that he didn't finish shooting the episode until the Friday before its Wednesday air date).
For Malina, it was a neat trick getting his face in WW's opening credits. "I started out with a five episode contract," the 37-year-old tells TV Guide Online. "It was 'five and we'll see' - and finally, we saw. How did Aaron Sorkin let me know I was now a regular? I checked the phone machine one day, and he was humming the West Wing theme song. He hummed it and said, 'Welcome to the main titles.' There was much rejoicing."
It's two days before Christmas and who should appear but reporter Danny Concannon (Timothy Busfield). He's dressed as St. Nick, but isn't spreading good cheer. Also showing up at the White House is Toby's father (Toby isn't exactly pleased to see him); Bartlet's daughter Zoey, who's accompanied by her French boyfriend (Charlie isn't pleased to see him); and psychiatrist Stanley Keyworth (Adam Arkin), to whom both Bartlet and Leo complain about concentration lapses. Meanwhile, the president decides to rip up the HHS budget just before it's due at the printer's. That'll mean a lot of work over the holidays.
From NBC:
The Christmas Episode. A winter storm blankets the northeast as a staffer gets a surprising visit from his father and Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and Leo (John Spencer) start to hear the footsteps.
From Warner Bros.:
A winter storm blankets the northeast as a staffer gets a surprising visit from his father, and Bartlet and Leo start to hear the footsteps.
"Aaron Sorkin is a big fan of the Whiffenpoofs and gave me a call and said he would like us to appear on his Christmas episode," said Vikram Swamy, Whippenpoofs' business manager. "So we're being flown out to LA this Sunday night."
Swamy claims he has no idea how the Whiffenpoofs' role will play out, but indicated it will be "more than a cameo appearance in a concert set in the White House." He said the show's writers are still preparing the script, but he believes the group could perform more than one song on television.
...
Swamy said he kept the likelihood of The West Wing appearance from group members, fearing the gig would fall through. He spent the past week-and-a-half rearranging the Whiffenpoofs' demanding concert schedule and worried over whether members would agree to the possibility of sacrificing the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Bass singer Kevin Sladek, 22, said Thursday he can't quite remember what words he used to accept the offer of appearing on "the best show on television and one of the very best ever on television."
"I was too busy pumping my fists (in excitement)," Sladek said. "I know I stood up and hollered."
"Yale's Whiffenpoofs to appear on 'The West Wing'"
by Tara York
November 22, 2002
New Haven Register
by Tara York
November 22, 2002
New Haven Register
Busfield will be reappearing on "The West Wing" on Dec. 11, reprising his role as investigative reporter Danny Concannon, who will have uncovered something rotten in the White House.
"Timothy Busfield will make a 'Watergatey' return to 'The West Wing'"
by David Barton
December 3, 2002
Sacramento Bee
by David Barton
December 3, 2002
Sacramento Bee
Unfortunately, we do not have a recording of "O Holy Night" (as heard on 'West Wing'). The song was recorded on the set of 'West Wing' and was essentially live -- it was only edited to be fit for the show, not for a CD.
Rabbi Wolpe mentioned the teaser for Holy Night being all in Yiddish, and Aaron said basically, "yes, that was to lure back the younger viewers we've been losing. To appease the network, we started the episode with 5 1/2 minutes in Yiddish."
Notes from discussion with Rabbi David Wolpe and Aaron Sorkin
The show's annually anticipated Christmas episode went on the air with so little fanfare that most fans tuned in expecting a rerun (though [Thomas] Schlamme accepts some of the blame in that he didn't finish shooting the episode until the Friday before its Wednesday air date).
"Shedding light on murky look of 'West Wing'"
by Phil Rosenthal
January 15, 2003
Chicago Sun-Times
by Phil Rosenthal
January 15, 2003
Chicago Sun-Times
For Malina, it was a neat trick getting his face in WW's opening credits. "I started out with a five episode contract," the 37-year-old tells TV Guide Online. "It was 'five and we'll see' - and finally, we saw. How did Aaron Sorkin let me know I was now a regular? I checked the phone machine one day, and he was humming the West Wing theme song. He hummed it and said, 'Welcome to the main titles.' There was much rejoicing."
"Sports Night Star Replaces Rob Lowe"
by Daniel R. Coleridge
February 5, 2003
TV Guide Online
by Daniel R. Coleridge
February 5, 2003
TV Guide Online