A reading from
The Meaning of Gifts by Paul Tournier
† Reader, JOHN WESTBROOK
and Programme News
Christians, awake ...
Christians, awake ...
Greetings from Wells Cathedral; St. Paul's, Skelly, Swansea; St. Donards, Belfast; The Old Steeple, Dundee; St. Peter's. Felkirk, Yorkshire; All Saints, Allesley. Warwickshire; St. Michael's, Cornhill, London; Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
Introduced by Robert Hudson
Her Majesty's message is also broadcast in the Light and Music Programmes, and repeated at 1.0 p.m. in the Home Service
On BBC-tv at 3.0 p.m.
A musical account of the origins and customs of the English Christmas
PAT WHITMORE , SYLVIA EAVES JOSEPH WARD , CHARLES WEST JOHN GOWER
THE RITA WILLIAMS SINGERS
LONDON RADIO ORCHESTRA
Conducted by AI.FRED RALSTON
Narrators:
Charles Chilton John Westbrook
Harry Landis , Charles West
Written and produced by CHARLES CHILTON
Joseph Ward broadcasts by permission of the Gen. Administrator. Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Sylvia Eaves is in 'Robert and Elizabeth' at the Lyric Theatre. London; John Gower in ' Robin Hood ' at the Wimbledon '. healre, London
and Programme News
Her Majesty's recorded Christmas Message to the Commonwealth
Broadcast at 9.30 am followed by THE NEWS
A spontaneous discussion by The BISHOP OF CREDITON
WYNFORD VAUGHAN-THOMAS JILL ADAMS , STEVE RACE
Travelling Question-Master, FREDDY GRISEWOOD
Produced by Michael Bowen from The Blue School, Wells
† Last Friday's broadcast (Light)
with Wilfred Pickles and MABEL at the Southern Railwaymen's Home for Children, Woking, Surrey
HARRY HUDSON at the piano
Produced by Stephen Williams
Meet Me by Moonlight by Anthony Lesser with new lyrics by DAVID DEARLOVE and JOY WHITBY adapted for radio by GUY VAESEN
A gentle comedy about the Victorians from a Victorian's point of view. with Victorian songs and Victorian humour.
What a pitu the crinoline's gone. For it's quite to the modern girl's mind.
What a pity the crinoline's gone, Leaving only the bustle behind with Vanessa Lee , Desmond Jordan and Anna Dawson
Victorian music arranged and played by PETER GREENWELL
Produced by Guy VAESEN
Happy the man, and happy he alone
He who can call today his own; He who, secure within, ran say,
Tomorrow do thy for I have
Peter Scott remembers some of the incidents, people, and music that have influenced his life
Taking part:
GILLIE POTTER
S. J. DE LOTBINIERE and Gipsy ZSIGA BURAI AND his BAND
Readers:
JOHN WELSH. HEDLEY GOODALL CLIVE RAY , BRIAN ROBERTS
CHRISTOPHER JOHN ELLICOTT (chorister)
Orchestration of ' The Elephant's Cake Walk by THE ARISTOCRATS
' The Wavy Navy ' by Dick Addis accompanied by MIKE WATSON
Produced by Suzanne Gibbs and John Sparks
Repeated; Thursday, 3.30 p.m.
FRANKLIN ENGELMANN recently visited
The Haymarket, London
† Produced by Phyllis Robinson
Repeated: Wednesday, 12.75 p.m.
and Programme News
by Alistair Cooke
(Repeated: Monday, 9 a.m.)
Appeal on behalf of the British Wireless for the Blind Fund by FREDDY GRISEWOOD, O.B.E.
Contributions, preferably by crossed postal order or cheque. will be gratefully acknowledged and should he addressed to [address removed].
Each year more than 5,000 blind people depend for their wireless sets on the response of this Christmas Day broadcast appeal-the only appeal the British Wireless for the Blind Fund makes to the public. In addition to sets for the newly blinded, replacements are needed for many hundreds of sets which after years of daily use are finally worn out. Each new set costs fin. The Fund must therefore raise £50.000 annually to provide this comfort and companionship where it is needed.
† REGINALD LEOPOLD
AND THE
PALM COURT ORCHESTRA
Visiting artist.
RAIMUND HERINCX
Raimund Herincx broadcasts by permission of Sadler's Wells Opera Co.
f Introduced by ALAN KEITH with gramophone records of the most popular pieces of music chosen by listeners
and Weather forecast
Songs our fathers sang and why with Pat Whitmore, Charles West, Charles Young, John Gower, Benny Lee, The Rita Williams Singers
Orchestra conducted by Alfred Ralston
Narration by Charles West, Charles Chilton, Eva Haddon, Harry Landis
Written and produced by Charles Chilton
(John Gower is in 'Robin Hood' at the Wimbledon Theatre, London)
Blessed be the hour
A reading from The World's Christmas by 0. Wyon
Sweet was the song (O.B.C. 30)
A reading from Christian Faith and Practice in the Experience of the Society of Friends from an extract by George Fox
Now blessed be thou (O.B.C. 131)
Philippians 2, vv. 5-11
On Christmas night (O.B.C. 24)
Prayer: from Acts of Devotion
Schumann Chamber Music
Märchenerzählungen. Op. 132
11.16* Quartet in A minor, Op.
41 No.
GERVASE DE PEYER (clarinet) CECIL ARONOWITZ (viola) PHILIP LEDGER (piano)
ENGLISH STRING Quartet Nona Liddell (violin)
Marilyn Taylor (violin)
Marjorie Lempfert (viola) Helen Just (cello)
Second broadcast
