Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 12/5/2025 3:05 AM Subject: 29 Years Ago Today (December 5, 1996): A&E Live by Request 1996! This Day in MANILOW History - December 5th: Reminiscing... Barry Manilow performed on A&E's LIVE BY REQUEST Special which was A&E's most successful music program attracting an estimated 2.4 million viewers, Twenty-Nine Years Ago TODAY (December 5, 1996)!