Bob Hope's 21st Christmas tour for the overseas troops.   
Hope took his troupe to bases in Hawaii, Wake Island, Okinawa, Thailand, South Vietnam, Spain and Guantanamo, Cuba- and made headlines with a surprise stop in Laos, where he unveiled his personal plan to arrange the release of POW's held by North Vietnam. Bob entertained US embassy personal in Laos; scenes from the event could turn up in tonight's show, which was being edited at press time.  
On the bill: Jim Nabors; Jill St. John, Don Ho, Charley Pride, Sunday's Child, Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr, Oakland A's pitcher Vida Blue, the roller-skating Blue Streaks, Brucene Smith, US entrant in the Miss World contest, the singing-dancing Deb Stars, and the Les Brown Band.                                                                      

  From Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Red Barber announces the final out of the 1972 ALCS game 5, as Oakland wins the Pennant (first since 1931), beating Detroit 2 to 1. Vida Blue closer. 
Sandy Koufax interviews, from the winning A's locker room, include Joe Rudi, Sal Bando, Jim (Blue Moon) Odom, Dick Williams, Mike Epstein, and Campy Campaneris.
Includes original NBC TV commercials.