and Sing the Morn
with Ivor Emmanuel, Ursula Connors and The Morgan James Duo
BBC Midland Light Orchestra
Leader, James Hutcheon
Conductor, Gilbert Vinter

Laurel and Hardy in one of their famous comedy films.

A programme of Christmas Carols sung by a special schools' choir and the audience at a recent Ernest Read Children's Concert in the Royal Festival Hall, London.
The London Senior Orchestra
Leader, David Martin
Introduced and conducted by Myers Foggin.

From the village church of Fenny Compton, Warwickshire.
Conducted by the Rector, The Rev. R.F. Cyster.
Preacher, The Rt. Rev. C.K.N. Bardsley Bishop of Coventry
with a choir from Holy Trinity, Leamington Spa.

Leslie Crowther invites you to 'Meet the Kids' in hospital at Christmas
with Ray Alan, Tony Hart and The Bert Hayes Trio.

An outside broadcast direct from the Princess Louise Ward of St. George's Hospital, Tooting.

An international gala of free skating and interpretative dancing by the world's outstanding skaters.
Featuring from Russia: Ljudmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov - World, Olympic, and European Pairs Champions
and from Canada, Petra Burka - World Ladies Figure Skating Champion
with Scotty Allen - The United States Champion and World Silver Medalist
Cynthia and Ronald Kauffman - The electrifying pairs skaters from the U.S.A.
Gabriele Seyfert - Champion of East Germany
Bodo Bockenauer - former East German Champion
and Diane Towler and Bernard Ford - the new British Ice Dance Champions

BBC outside broadcast cameras bring you the highlights of this programme performed for an invited audience at the Queen's Ice Club, London.

Christmas greetings from the series featuring song, music, and comedy and the best from the world of entertainment.
Starring Andy Williams and his family
with Senor Wences, The Osmond Brothers, The Young Americans, The Nick Castle Dancers.
A programme recorded in America

Written by Eric Paice.
A series created by Ted Willis.
Starring Jack Warner

Traffic jams up in Dock Green. For forty-five minutes emergency services are paralysed as Dixon copes with a woman isolated from medical help.

Her Majesty's Christmas Message to the Commonwealth.

Britain's magnificent showmen share their circus world with families at home and in ten European countries.

Keith Fordyce introduces Big Top Prologue
with Father Christmas, Angels, Kings, and Camels and The Fifteen Elephants of Billy Smart Jr.

From the Hungarian State Circus
The 7 Halasi - A new teterboard act including the unique '4-man-high' to the top man's head.

Pekingese Dog Circus presented by David Rosaire and starring clown Bitso' (bitso' this and that).

The World's Smallest Strong Man - Ivan Karl lifts a 15-stone man in his teeth

Head-to-Head on Stilts - The one is dangerous, the other difficult, but... The Degards attempt head-to-head on stilts up and over a ladder - is it possible?

Bears without Bars presented by Jacky and Marika Althoff

Polish State Artists in a brilliant bowler-hatted parody of period acrobatics - The dashing Mortales

Mexican Flying Trapeze - The 5 Ibrras - Their finale trick, with two flyers in the air, is repeated in slow motion.

Grand Firework Finale

Maurice Chevalier introduces scenes from some of the many Walt Disney films that have featured music.
The films include: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bon Voyage, Pinocchio, That Darn Cat, In Search of the Castaways, Fantasia, A Country Coyote Goes to Hollywood, Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, The Waltz King, Peter Pan, Emil and the Detectives, Summer Magic, Square Peg in a Round Hole, The Ugly Dachshund, Monkeys Go Home, Mary Poppins.

Films by courtesy of Walt Disney

The traditional pantomime
Starring Norman Vaughan and Terry Scott
with Jon Pertwee, Lauri Lupino Lane, Joanna Rigby, Anna Dawson, Kay Lyell, Susan Denny, Bernadette Milnes, The Lynton Boys, David Jason.

(Jon Pertwee is appearing in "Little Red Riding Hood" at the Wimbledon Theatre:
New Theatre, Oxford; Kay Lyell appears by arrangement with Derek Salberg; The Lynton Boys are in "Aladdin" at the New Theatre, Cardiff)

appeals for Family Service Units

Contributions, preferably by crossed postal order or cheque, will be gratefully acknowledged, and should be addressed to: Val Doonican, [address removed].

Family Service Units provides a special service for families depressed by poverty, ill health and repeated setbacks. The close personal relationship and skilled assistance given by F.S.U. workers help parents and children to overcome their difficulties and have a better future together.

A Christmas Get-Together
Starring Max Bygraves, The Minstrel Minstrels
with John Boulter, Dai Francis, Tony Mercer
also starring Margaret Savage, Bob Clayton, The Television Toppers, Delia Wicks, Penny Jewkes

(The Black and White Minstrel Show is appearing at the Victoria Palace, London, and at the King's Theatre, Glasgow)

Another riotous comedy film with the famous trio of mirth and music.
[Starring] Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour

[Starring] Ken Dodd
Special guest star, Sandie Shaw
and guest stars, Graham Stark, John Laurie, Neville King, Irving Davies, David Mahlowe and Patricia Hayes
The Irving Davies Dancers, The Michael Sammes Singers

(Ken Dodd is in "Humpty Dumpty" at the Birmingham Hippodrome; Neville King is in "The Black and White Minstrel Show" at the Victoria Palace, London)

Featuring The No.1 Records of the Year by The Beatles, The Byrds, Ken Dodd, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, The Hollies, Tom Jones, The Kinks, The Moody Blues, Elvis Presley, The Righteous Brothers, The Rolling Stones, The Seekers, Sandie Shaw, Sonny and Cher, Jackie Trent, Unit Four Plus Two, The Walker Brothers

With Jimmy Savile, David Jacobs, Alan Freeman, Peter Murray

(Repeated on Sunday at 12.15)

by Werner Pelz.