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'Magic Garden Christmas' special to air Dec. 19 on WPIX-TV

By Karen Butler
Carole Demas, Sherlock and Paula Janis from WPIX-TV's "The Magic Garden." Image from Demas and Janis' website
Carole Demas, Sherlock and Paula Janis from WPIX-TV's "The Magic Garden." Image from Demas and Janis' website

'A Magic Garden Christmas' on PIX11

'A MAGIC GARDEN CHRISTMAS' IS BACK! PIX 11 will proudly present "A Magic Garden Christmas," the holiday special starring Carole and Paula, in December. This 1981 special was lost in a WPIX Archives vault until the master tapes were discovered and restored in 2013, and has since become a holiday tradition on PIX11. Get details on when it will air and check out classic The Magic Garden - Carole and Paula videos here: http://bit.ly/1ljDrFw

Posted by WPIX Archives on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The beloved children's holiday special A Magic Garden Christmas is to air Dec. 19 on WPIX-TV's Channel 11.

Starring Carole Demas and Paula Janis, the 1981 program was lost for decades and unearthed in a sub-basement room at the New York television studio in 2013.

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It has since been restored and aired the past two years.

The Magic Garden series -- which featured music, live people, puppets, the Story Box and the Chuckle Patch -- was originally broadcast 1972-84.

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