K.A.C. 2017 - T - 15 ...

     The recent passing of David Cassidy (best known for his role on The Partridge Family) had me in a bit of a funk while working on this year's K.A.C. - I watched the show regularly back in my youth, although truth to tell, I was MUCH more interested in Susan Dey! :)

     To soften the blow, The Guardian (UK) brought back an article from 2012 by Emma Freud about her teenage crush on David and how it all came full circle when she was an adult writing for them. Why do I mention it now? Because of the Christmas surprise it contains - it's a sweet, nostalgic story that, read now, is rather melancholy, but shows that celebrities are people, too - read it below:

     https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/22/emma-freud-david-cassidy-dreamboat-santa 

     During the four years the series was on the air, they did have a few Christmas episodes. Here is a clip from one of them, with guest star Dean Jagger:

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGt1m1ykpbo 

     Also, for those of you who aren't aware of it (I wasn't until I read his obituary), the Cassidy bloodline continues on TV to this day, as his daughter Katie Cassidy can be seen every week on the CW's Legends of Tomorrow TV series as Laurel Lance/Black Canary. 

    

And last but not least, here's an appropriate holiday picture to end on, with Shirley Jones, who both played David's mom on The Partridge Family and was his stepmom in real life. It's also a good time to tell you to don your Elf Ears for tomorrow as we present this year's edition of Kringle's Khristmas Kuties Kwiz! See you then!