Introduced by Billy Cotton
A story, a hymn, and a prayer
A Christmas Ceremonial with the Massed Bands of the Brigade of Guards: Band of the Grenadier Guards
Director of Music,
Major F. J. Harris , M.B.E.
Band of the Coldstream Guards
Director of Music,
Major Douglas A. Pope
Band of the Scots Guards
Director of Music,
Lieut.-Col. S. Rhodes. M.B.E.
Senior Director of Music,
Brigade of Guards
Band of the Irish Guards
Director of Music,
Captain C. H. Jaeger
Band of the Welsh Guards
Director of Music,
Captain F. L. Statham
Introduced by Philip Slessor Produced by Harry Mortimer
and his Orchestra and Rose Brennan
Howard Jones , Toni Ventro
Rikki Fulton
Sandy Macpherson invites you to the theatre - organ studio for half an hour
His guests include:
Edmund Hockridge
Charles and Harold Smart and Marion
Let Christians all with joyful mirth. Both young and old, both great and small.
Now think upon our Saviour's birth, Who brought salvation to us all.
From Kingsway Hall, London
Conducted by the Rev. Dr. Donald Soper
Organist, Donald Cashmore
in which Al Read takes life as he finds it and introduces:
A famous guest
A highlight in music and The Kordites
Commentary on the second half of one of today's Football League matches
Records requested by members of Her Majesty's Forces, the Nursing Services, and .the Merchant Navy on duty overseas
Introduced by Marjorie Anderson
See foot of page and page 4
from the Royal National
Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex
At the piano, Harry Hudson
This listing contains language that some may find offensive.
with Fred Astaire. Cyd Chaiisse
Oscar Levant , Jack Buchanan and Nanette Fabray
An adaptation from the soundtrack of the new M.G.M. Technicolor film
Script by Gordon Gow
Produced by Thurstan Holland
with and Father Christmas
The Stanley Black Concert Orchestra
Dialogue script by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Devised and produced by Dennis Main Wilson
A Festival of Choirs from all parts of Britain
From the North
The Whalley Range
High School for Girls' Choir Music Mistress, Freda Smith
The Besses Boys Band
(Conductor, Fred Cowburn)
Conducted by John Hopkins
(Continued in next column)
From the South
Hastings Girls' Choir
Conductor, A. Edmund Niblett
The Augmented
BBC Revue Orchestra
Conductor, Harry Rabinowitz
From the East
Thurrock Male Voice Choir
Conductor, Arthur Jones
Front the West
Mousehole Male Voice Choir
Conductor, R. J. Maddern-Williams
From Northern Ireland
Belfast Girl Singers
Conductor, Kay Simpson
Light Orchestra
Conductor, David Curry
From Scotland
Glasgow Phoenix Choir
Conductor, Robert H. Howie
From Wales
Tylorstown
Children's Co-operative Choir Conductor, J. Elwyn Thomas
From London
London Orpheus Choir
Conductor, James Gaddarn
At the organ, Charles Smart
Programme introduced from London by James McKcchnie
Produced by Michael North and John Simmonds
in which
Claire Bloom
Margaret Leighton
Margaret Rutherford
Leo Genn
Eric Portman
Cecil Trouncer read their favourite extracts from the works of Charles Dickens
Host, Rooney Pelletier
Compiled by John Richmond Production by Victor Menzies
and his violin
Ralph Wightman , John Arlott Mary Stocks , Denzil Batchelor
Question-Master,
Richmond Grisewood
Produced by Michael Bowen
From Frenchay Hospital, Bristol
See Home Service
See top of page
Christmas poems chosen by Margaret Rawlings and read by her for friends known and unknown
Music provided by Lionel Bowman (piano)
A Yuletide musical journey by Edric Connor and the George Mitchell Male Chorus
Winifred Davey (piano) and Charles Smart (organ)
Production by Glyn Jones
Ted Heath and his Music with Lita Roza , Dennis Lotis and Dickie Valentine
(Continued in next column)
Eric Winstone and his Orchestra with June Marlow , Elizabeth Batey
Colin Prince , Michael Holliday
The Stagecoachers, The Highwaymen
Master of Ceremonies,
Paul Carpenter
Produced by John Hooper
A Meditation on the Birth of Christ
Poems by the late Father Andrew of the Society of the Divine Compassion, selected and arranged for broadcasting bv the Rev. Richard Tatlock.
