from St. Bartholomew's Hospital in the City of London
Patients and staff choose their Christmas morning requests in conversation with Franklin Engelmann. As soon as the request is named, experts in the BBC Gramophone "Library seek the chosen record among the 300,000 discs in the racks. They hope to and it within two minutes
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
A song-a-minute selection of popular melodies old and new sung by Anne Shelton , Lizbeth Webb
Dick James , Alan Dean
The Stargazers
Hastings Girls' Choir accompanied by Stanley Black and the Augmented Dance Orchestra
Producer, Johnnie Stewart
' Sing It Again ' is a programme of musical variety and surprises. At the rate of a song a minute, a group of top-line singers combines to bring a pattern of non-stop music, featuring tunes of yesterday and today that, it is hoped, will please all tastes. ' Sing It Again ' has already had two successful thirteen-week serie& in rhe Light Programme, one last year and one this, and many listeners wit! remember tuning in when the show was on the air at 10.30 on Sunday mornings. Its return for a third series is at present under discussion.
A programme of carols, hymns, and readings from the Marylebone Presbyterian Church, London, introduced by Dr. Leslie Weatherhead
with the Jimmy Campbell Orchestra and the Humming Birds
Produced by Hamilton Kennedy
Commentary by Raymond Glendenning on the second half, with summaries by Charles Buchan
From The Valley, Charlton
Wilfred Pickles invites you to the Children's Orthopaedic Hospital, Marple, Cheshire
A musical drama of the west
(Special Christmas edition) and ' Rustler,' a canine cowhand with Alan Keith and Guy Kinigsley Poynter
Music by the Four Ramblers
Freddie Phillips and the Sons of the Saddle led by Jack Fallon
Written and produced by Charles Chilton
Tyrone Power introduces
Dolores Gray accompanied by Frank Cordell 's Orchestra and Choir
Rose Murphy
(The Chee Chee Girl) and the King Cole Trio with Ray Martin and his Orchestra 1
Produced by Douglas Moodie assisted by John Foreman and Dennis Main Wilson
(Tyrone Power is appearing in ' Mister Roberts ' at the Coliseum Theatre, London) .,
' Transatlantic Matinee ' is' introduced by Tyrone Power , who has long been a great favourite with British filmgoers. It is only recently, however, that English theatre audiences have had a chance of seeing him in person in the stage production of ' Mister Roberts ' at the Coliseum Theatre, London,
The other artists taking part in this programme are all American. First, Rose Murphy , the Chee Chee Girl, whose records ensured her a large audience in British music-halls on her recent visit. Shortly before her return to America she made the special recording heard this afternoon. The King Cole Trio also made many new friends on their tour of the larger music-halls of this country earlier in the year.
The last artist is Dolores Gray-Annie of Irving Berlin's ' Annie Get Your Gun,' the show that did record business over a period of nearly three years. A great deal of credit for this must be due to M:ss Gray, whose performance was one of the West End's greatest attractions.
These are the American artists who entertain you in your homes this afternoon and hope to brighten your fireside this Christmas Day.
(Continued)
with his crazy gang
Ken Morris ,, Len Marten
Molly Weir , Deryck Guyler
Edm Fryer , Frederick Ferrari
The Mitchell Maids
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conducted by Robert Busby
Script by Charlie Chester
Produced by Leslie Bridgmont
including football results
Special reports on: Football League:
Arsenal v. Stoke City. by Charles Buchan ; Derby Coun'ty v. Tottenham Hotsjpur, by C. J. Williamson; Middlesbrough v. Newcastle Uniited. by Arthur Appleton ; Sunderland v. Manchester United, by A. T. Davies ; Cardiff City v. Coventry City, by Vincent Jones : Manchester City v. Birmingham City. by H. D. Davies
The Football Supporter
Spectators who have been watching matches in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, London, and Newcastle say what they think of their favourite teams
Introduced by Raymond Glendenning
Edited by Angus Mackay
Listen to
Ronnie Ronalde
' The Voice of Variety' accompanied by Steffani and the Orchestra and join in and siing with The Georgian Singers and a London audience
At the pianos :
Jimmy Baily and Roma Clarke with Charles Smart at the organ
Singing conducted and show produced by Glym Jones
with Harry Raibinowitz at the piano
Your host is Jimmy Edwards and among those who have accepted invitations are:
Jack Warner
Elsie Waters and Doris Waters
Richard Murdoch, Kenneth Horne
Dick Bentley
Eric Barker, Pearl Hackney
The Great Marlo and Georgina and many other famous radio personalities
with the BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
The party organised by Leslie Bridgmont
From the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir. Praise led by the Scottish Junior Singers under their conductor, Agnes Duncan
Organist, Andrew C. Taylor
Hymns introduced by James Kelly D.D ., j.p.
Away in a manger (657)
Once in royal David's city (69) 0 little town of Bethlehem (48)
Hark. the herald angels sing (46)
Still the night, holy the night! (49) Behold a little Child (76) Child in the manger (53)
Ding. dong, merrily on high (Carol) See in yon manger low (51)
Count your blessings (Chorus) 0 come. all ye faithful (55)
Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me (654)
(Hymns taken from the Church Hymnary,)
Her Christmas party with Her mother and father
The children of the Orphanage at Peacehaven
The George Mitchell Choir
Billy Tement and his Orchestra with Jimmy Baily at the piano
Production by Tom Ronald
Melodies from Theatreland with Eve Becke , John Hanson
Helen Clare , Jack Cooper and the Grosvenor Singers
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
Produced by Michael North
The best of the year's songs with Stanley Black and the Augmented Dance Orchestra
Diana Coupland , Marie Benson Dick James , and the Stargazers
Introduced by Cliff Michelmore
Producer, Johnnie Stewart
Felix King and his Orchestra with Ronnie Selibey at the piano
An epilogue of music and reading
Ted Health and bis Music
From the Savoy Hotel, London
12.20 Ian Stewart and his Orchestra
From the Berkeley Restaurant.
London
12.40 Eric Winstorae and his Orchestra
