December 1, 1957 CBS TV Studio 50, New York City, NY

The Ed Sullivan Show

Sunday, December 1, 1957

The furor over Sam’s appearance on the November 3 show had been so intense that the Sullivan show rebooked him even before he arrived back on the West Coast. This show was again packed with acts, including actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; singer Polly Bergen; the Glenn Miller Band; the General Mills All-American Football Team; The Rays (“Silhouettes”); Bobby Helms (“My Special Angel”); comedienne Jean Carroll; ballroom dance team Tony and Sally DeMarco; and Sam. Alsp appearing was Buddy Holly and The Crickets who performed “That’ll Be The Day” and "Peggy Sue". Acting as contrite as Sullivan ever could, in a reference to the earlier appearance, Sullivan introduces Sam by saying “Here’s the time.” Sam sang “You Send Me” and then returned in the second half-hour of the show to perform “For Sentimental Reasons.” Sullivan publicly apologized to Sam on the show, stating that he had “never received so much mail in my life!”