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including:
On Being an Aunt: Ruth Drew has six nieces and nephews so she knows what she is talking about
In Partnership: Reg and Robina Hintoni
Visiting the Children at Christmas : Donald Ford, Chairman of the Children's Committee of the London County Council, describes the visit he makes to one of the Council's Children's
Homes every year on Christmas Eve
On Becoming a Grandmother: Marian Cutler describes her feelings on the birth of her first grandchild a few weeks ago
Telling the Children about Christmas: Santa Claus , Fir Trees, and Mistletoe. Mrs. Guy Rogers distinguishes between all these customs and the meaning of Christmas Day
Short Story:
' Which of the Nine?' by Maurus Jokai
Read by Richard Hurndall
Programme introduced by Jean Metcalfe

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruth Drew
Unknown:
Robina Hintoni
Unknown:
Donald Ford,
Unknown:
Marian Cutler
Unknown:
Santa Claus
Unknown:
Mrs. Guy Rogers
Unknown:
Maurus Jokai
Read By:
Richard Hurndall
Introduced By:
Jean Metcalfe

In the great cosmopolitan city of New York Christmas presents one of the most colourful kaleidoscopes of varying costumes, habits, and traditions to be found anywhere in the world, and for a while this world belongs to the children. This programme tells how Christmas is celebrated by the children of New York Written by Lola Mirin and Pamela Ilott
Directed by Leo Shore

Contributors

Written By:
Lola Mirin
Written By:
Pamela Ilott
Directed By:
Leo Shore

A message of comfort and cheer for all ' in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity '
Today Stuart Hibberd introduces a talk by the Rev. Jim Wilson
(Listeners' letters are very welcome, as they give real help in planning these talks. Send them to Stuart Hibberd , c/o Silver Lining, Broadcasting House, London, W.I. Listeners will realise th&-t speakers cannot reply person-ally, but will try to deal with their problenu in the taflks.)

Contributors

Unknown:
Stuart Hibberd
Unknown:
Rev. Jim Wilson
Unknown:
Stuart Hibberd

A Christmas edition with Ronald Shiner
Harry Secombe , Beryl Reid
Hattie Jacques , Ronald Chesney
Peter Madden
Guest artist, Max Bygraves
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
Produced by Roy Speer

Contributors

Unknown:
Ronald Shiner
Unknown:
Harry Secombe
Unknown:
Beryl Reid
Unknown:
Hattie Jacques
Unknown:
Ronald Chesney
Unknown:
Peter Madden
Artist:
Max Bygraves
Conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
Produced By:
Roy Speer

7-' Twas the Night Before ' with Barbara Lyon , Richard Lyon
Horace Percival , Doris Rogers
Molly Weir , Norman Shelley
BBC Variety Orchestra
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Written by Bebe Daniels
Bob Block and Ronnie Hanbury
Music by Arthur Wilkinson Production by Tom Ronald

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Lyon
Unknown:
Richard Lyon
Unknown:
Horace Percival
Unknown:
Doris Rogers
Unknown:
Molly Weir
Conductor:
Paul Fenoulhet
Written By:
Bebe Daniels
Written By:
Bob Block
Written By:
Ronnie Hanbury
Music By:
Arthur Wilkinson
Production By:
Tom Ronald

for a quiet moment on Christmas Eve played by strings of the Leighton Lucas Orchestra Conductor, Leighton Lucas with Doris Gambell (soprano)
David Lloyd (tenor)
Robin Fairhurst and Philip Southwood (trebles)
Leon Goossens (oboe)
Sidonie Goossens (harp) Charles Spinks (organ)
Josephine Lee (accompanist) and the BBC Singers
Conducted by Frank Wade

Contributors

Unknown:
Leighton Lucas
Conductor:
Leighton Lucas
Soprano:
Doris Gambell
Tenor:
David Lloyd
Tenor:
Robin Fairhurst
Tenor:
Philip Southwood
Oboe:
Leon Goossens
Harp:
Sidonie Goossens
Harp:
Charles Spinks
Accompanist:
Josephine Lee
Conducted By:
Frank Wade

Greetings in story and song from
Donald Peers , Lucille Graham Edward Byles , Pegi Edwards
The Voices in Harmony
Pendyrus Male Voice Choir
(Chorus-Master, Arthur Duggan )
BBC Welsh Orchestra
(Leader, Philip Whiteway)
Conducted by Arwel Hughes Introduced by Alun Williams
Produced by Mai Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald Peers
Unknown:
Lucille Graham
Unknown:
Edward Byles
Unknown:
Pegi Edwards
Chorus-Master:
Arthur Duggan
Conducted By:
Arwel Hughes
Introduced By:
Alun Williams
Produced By:
Mai Jones

From Brompton Oratory,
London
The action of the Mass described by Father
H. A. C. Connell
Meditation at the Communion by Father J. J. Bevan
Mass: Aeterna Christi munera
Palestrina, edited Washington
Offertory Motet: Adeste fideles trad.
Motet during the distribution of Communion:
Quern pastores laudavere trod.
Recessional; Personent hodie arr. Hoist
Musical Director,
Henry Washington
Organist, Ralph Downes

Contributors

Unknown:
H. A. C. Connell
Unknown:
J. J. Bevan
Organist:
Ralph Downes

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