ABC's 'Sound of Music' ratings up 22% over 2011

On Christmas Eve eve, ABC heads for the hills, which are alive with the glorious sound of Rodgers and Hammerstein's music and lyrics. In the 1965 big-screen classic, beautifully restored, Julie Andrews is not-quite-nun Maria, sent by the sisters to

The Sound of Music. ABC, Sunday, 7 ET/PT. ABC gives another holiday run to one of America's favorite movies, this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical starring Julie Andrews as Maria (a role about to be played in the NBC remake by Carrie Underwood).

The Sound of Music. ABC, Sunday, 7 ET/PT. ABC gives another holiday run to one of America's favorite movies, this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical starring Julie Andrews as Maria (a role about to be played in the NBC remake by Carrie Underwood).

I love music. I mean I really, truly, madly, deeply LOVE music! From my mother's heartbeat to the present day, it is the soundtrack accompanying my thoughts, actions and adventures as I pass through the days of my life.

It was one of the biggest films of all time. And by virtue of that it was one of the biggest film musicals of all time. There isn't much that I could say about the Sound of Music that hasn't already been said . . . (and said relatively recently. the