Judith Chalmers and Michael Aspel bring you morning greetings-in songs and words.
Singers: Ian Wallace, Marian Davies, Allan Smethurst
Special Christmas greetings from Val Doonican, Dandy Nichols, Stratford Johns
Music:
The Johnny Patrick Quartet
BBC Midland Light Orchestra
Leader, James Hutcheon
Conductor, Gilbert Vinter
Music by Herbert Chappell
Libretto by Don Taylor
The first production of this new opera for children by Holland Park School.
from Christ Church, Cotham, Bristol.
Service conducted by The Rev. Raymond G. Morris and The Rev. Howard H. Bryant.
Readings
from the Revised Standard Version: Isaiah 9. vv 2, 6, and 7 read by Gordon Chivers
from the New English Bible: St. Luke 2. vv. 1-4 and 20 read by A Junior Church Member
Hymns (from Methodist Hymn Book): Nos. 117, 131, 123, 860, 125, and 118
Leslie Crowther invites you to Meet the Kids in hospital at Christmas
with George Chisholm, Tony Hart and The Bert Hayes Trio
An outside broadcast direct from Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Carshalton, Surrey.
A comedy film series with never a dull moment.
Starring Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael
and Gale Gordon as Mr. Mooney
If it's laughter you're after... Lucy and George Burns are the tops!
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 The Osmond Brothers, The Good Time Singers, The Nick Castle Dancers
A programme recorded in the U.S.A.
The Royal Palaces of Britain, their history, and their art treasures, are presented for the first time on television.
In this hour Sir Kenneth Clark tells the story of the Kings and Queens who built these palaces and filled them with the greatest private collection of art in the world.
Music composed and arranged by Sir Arthur Bliss, Master of the Queen's Musick
Sinfonia of London
Conducted by Muir Mathieson
Produced by BBC Television and Independent Television
A gala performance from the Big Top of the World's greatest touring circus where
Father Christmas walks the wire, Elephants dance, Horses fly and Master of Song David Hughes as Britain's first singing ringmaster welcomes viewers from ten European countries.
and introduces
Walking on Air
Miracles of balance higher than a house
The four daring Cimarros
Ballerina on the Silver Wire
On the points of her toes she dances on a single thread
At only sixteen she's Katharina the great.
Bloomers on a Horse
It's laughter they're after.
Brilliant clowning on horseback by The Ascots.
Bedtime for Chimps
On stilts, on bicycles, or in bed Willi Meyer's Chimps steal the show.
Acrobatics on Pneumatics
Stars of the Czechoslovakian State Circus, the excitingly mobile Valla-Bertini Troupe.
Clowning Glory
From Brussels with a boxing machine the hilarious Belgian clowns Les French.
Superb High-School Riding
From Portugal with his wonderful stallion Toro comes the world-famous exponent of haute ecole Don Meyaro.
Aerial Revolution
A death-defying toehold at the top of a forty-foot revolving mast by Sweden's star aerialists The Aeristos.
Fifteen Elephants and Billy Smart Jr.
The world's finest trained elephants in a brand-new routine.
The Circus is a World of Entertainment
Flying horses, scores of performers, and our singing ringmaster in a fantastic
Firework Finale.
Circus direction by Mr Billy Smart's sons: Ronnie, David, Billy Jr.
See facing page
Rolf Harris with the help of Coojeebear introduces this year's Christmas programme of Walt Disney films, in which the accent is on comedy and music.
With scenes from: Lady And The Tramp, Peter Pan, Wind In The Willows, Follow Me Boys, Ballerina, Fighting Prince Of Donegal, Mary Poppins, Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree
Films by courtesy of Walt Disney
Rolf Harris is your guide to this afternoon's Disney time.
Who's a good bear then? Coojeebear, of course. Why? Because he's helping Rolf Harris to show you some of your favourite Walt Disney characters this afternoon. The little koala bear is mischievous but Rolf can always just about manage him, so if Coojeebear doesn't knock over too many things in the studio you should be able to see Peter Pan, Toad of Toad Hall, and of course Mary Poppins this afternoon. There will also be excerpts from Lady And The Tramp, Follow Me Boys (with Fred MacMurray), Ballerina (the Royal Danish Ballet), and many others among the familiar Disney favourites.
Written and produced by David Croft.
Starring Arthur Askey and Roy Castle
featuring Charlie Cairoli
with Alan Curtis as Abanazar, Angela Richards as Aladdin, Ian Wallace as The Emperor, Mary Millar as the Princess
and Peter Grant as The Vizier, Pat Goh as So Shy, Christine Child as The Genie of the Ring, David Davenport as The Slave of the Lamp
The Douglas Squires Dancers, The George Mitchell Singers
(Arthur Askey and Roy Castle are appearing in "Babes in the Wood" at the Wimbledon Theatre, London; Alan Curtis is in "Babes in the Wood" at the Palace Theatre, Manchester; Charlie Cairoli in "Merry King Cole" at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool; Mary Millar is appearing at The Poor Millionaire, London)
See facing page
(Part 7 of "The Three Musketeers" will be shown tomorrow at 5.30 p.m.)
Contributions, preferably by crossed cheque or postal order, will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to: [address removed]
To those who never hear or utter a recognisable sound in their lives, who cannot even read because they scarcely know what language is, vision is as essential as hearing is to the blind. It is to explain how serious and important television is for the deaf that Robert Dougall appeals this evening.
John Betjeman has just returned from his first visit to the Holy Land. This film is a record of what he saw.
(Repeated on Thursday at 11.12 p.m.)
See page 11
from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.
A programme for the Festival of Christ's Nativity.
Processional Hymn
Once in royal David's city
(H.J. Gauntlett, harmonised A.H. Mann)
Introduction: The Dean
Processional Hymn
From east to west, from shore to shore (Plainsong, Mode III)
First Lesson - The birth of Jesus
St. Luke 2, vv. 1 and 3-7
Reader: A Chorister
Carols
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (Trad. English, arr David Willcocks)
Balulalow (Louis Halsey)
Second Lesson - The shepherds go to the manger
St. Luke 2, vv. 8-16
Reader: The Lay Dean
Carol
The shepherds' cradle song
(Trad. German. arr. C. Macpherson)
Third Lesson - The wise men are led by the star to Jesus
St. Matthew 2. vv. 1-11
Reader: The Vice-Provost
Carols
Personent hodie (14th century German, arr. Gustav Holst)
All in the morning (Trad. English, arr. Vaughan Williams)
Fourth Lesson - The Beatitudes
Reader: A Fellow
Carol - In dulci jubilo (14th century German, arr. R.L. de Pearsall)
Epilogue and Prayers: The Dean
Hymn
It came upon the midnight clear (Trad. English, arr. Sullivan)
Starring The Mitchell Minstrels
with John Boulter, Dai Francis, Tony Mercer
also starring Don Arrol, Margaret Savage, Don Cleaver, The Television Toppers, Delia Wicks, Penny Jewkes, Les Rawlings, Wilf Todd and his Trio 'Stretch' and Delia, Limbo Dancers.
(Will Todd and his Trio are appearing at the Palm Bench Club, London; "The Black and White Minstrel Show" is at the Victoria Palace, London, and the King's Theatre, Glasgow)
Starring Ken Dodd
with The Bachelors
Guest stars, Graham Stark, John Laurie, Patricia Hayes, Rita Webb
featuring David Mahlowe, Roger Stevenson, The Diddy Men
with Penny Nairn, Wally Lamb, Jeanette Rossini, Jimmy Mac
The Lissa Gray Singers
A Western film.
Starring John Wayne
with Stuart Whitman, Lee Marvin, Ina Balin
by Harry Green.
Created by A.J. Cronin.
Starring Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Mullen, Bill Simpson
(Andrew Cruickshank is appearing in "Alibi for a Judge"Â at the Savoy Theatre, London)
See page 11
The birth of Christ illustrated by Italian pictures and music.
Orchestra
The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Directed by Neville Marriner
Harpsichord
George Malcolm
Choir
Schola Polyphonica
Choir-Master
Henry Washington
Soloists
Margaret Price, Patricia Clark
(Margaret Price sings by arrangement with the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden)
(First shown on BBC-2)
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