Here's a snippet from the New York Times' THEATER section (some 30 years ago): "STAGE: 'CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR' AT RADIO CITY By STEPHEN HOLDEN Published: November 18, 1985 CHRISTMAS in America encompasses so many different images, myths and traditions that any attempt to sum up all of them in a single stage show requires finding a coherent tone and style of presentation. One of the accomplishments of the Radio City Music Hall's glittering ''Magnificent Christmas Spectacular,'' first created by the producer-director Robert F. Jani in 1979 and subsequently presented each year with revisions and improvements, is that it successfully weaves together visualizations of so many different elements: ''The Twelve Days of Christmas,'' dancing teddy bears, Santa and his elves, the Rockettes as toy soldiers and carnival revelers, ice dancers, ''A Christmas Carol'' and a Nativity pageant. The show's nine scenes all have the glamorous, semi-formal look and feel of giant, glowing Christmas cards brought to life with narration, song, pageantry and awe-inspiring stage technology. This season's spectacular boasts a cast of 117, including the 36 Rockettes who have six costume changes, and the large Radio City Music Hall orchestra and chorus, who perform a number of carols and holiday pop tunes. The 90-minute show, which began its run of 120 performances on Friday, is the Music Hall's first Christmas show ever to use all of the theater's special effects. Multilayered backdrops, a turntable stage and three stage elevators give the production a continuous kinetic flow. As one holiday fantasy disappears, another even more eye-catching vision is materializing. During one production number, ''Christmas in New York,'' a portion of the stage becomes an ice-skating rink on which glide ''living snowmen'' and romantic ice dancers. The elves who appear in the ''Santa's Workshop'' production number are played by dwarfs, who perform a specially commissioned song, ''They Can't Start Christmas Without Us.'' And this year, the final Nativity pageant, which includes a menagerie of live animals, has been expanded and restaged." The mug is standard-sized and is in great shape considering its age, with no abrasions on the inside where so often marks from spoon-stirring show up. The printing is a rich red and white with gold outlining and accents that show no signs of abrasion, all over a glossy dark blue base. The underside markings in the ceramic declare the mug's pedigree from Kiln Craft of Staffordshire England. There are no signs of cracks or blemishes anywhere on this mug. Dimensions: 3 5/8" Tall 3 3/16" Diameter 4 1/2" Wide at Handle If you were there and forgot to get a souvenir, or maybe you enjoy blue mugs with various memories imprinted on them - this mug's for you!