Barbra Streisand Christmas Seals Campaign 1965
The Christmas Seal Campaign was begun in 1907 to fight tuberculosis. Special holiday seals were designed and printed, then sold at the post office for a penny each.
Over the years, the American Lung Association’s mission expanded to include research into other respiratory diseases, such as lung cancer, and many more people began to send Christmas Seals.
Barbra Streisand recorded a 14:47 minute show for the Christmas Seal campaign. The album, sent to radio stations for airing, featured Streisand speaking about Christmas Seals, plus introducing four songs—including two from her Broadway triumph in Funny Girl: “When The Sun Comes Out,” “Don't Rain On My Parade,” “My Coloring Book,” and “People.”
Barbra Archives has edited the show down (minus the songs) and you can listen to it here:
Special Thanks for assistance on this page:
- Silvio Palmieri for contributing the audio
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