Now, wait a minute.

Well, you're the last guy in the world we thought...

Wait

Oh, you didn't?

No, we didn't know you were the Jack Benny he was talking about.

I, I think he just talked himself in and out of your New Year's Eve party, Meredith.

My party? Why, just this afternoon he invited me to spend New Year's Eve at his house.

[gentle music] And now we come to the MGM Concert Hall, an institution which is becoming one of the most outstanding features in our Good News program, thanks to Meredith Willson's presentation of his lists of the world 10 favorite melodies.

Excuse me, Jimmy, but it's not my list.

These 10 compositions were chosen by music critics, composers, editors, teachers of music, and the public.

In the opinion of this representative group, these 10 melodies are the most popular in the whole field of fine music.

Tonight is number six, the famous Londonderry Air.

[gentle music]