with David
Kelvin Thomas , Keith Griffin
The Silver Stars
Conductor, Hubert C. Williams and the strings of the BBC Welsh Orchestra Leader. Philip Whiteway
Introduced by Dillwyn Owen Programme arranged and conducted by Rae Jenkins
of music
Arranged by Denys Gueroult
Swing and Sway on Christmas Day to
Bert Weedon and the Easy Beats Maureen Evans
Frank Ifleld and the romantic voice of Colin Day
Special Gala Programme feature Johnny Scott 's One Man Band Rock with The Shadow* and the Jeff Rowena Five
Yuletide Folk-Songs from The Galliards featuring
Jimmie Macgregor and Robin Hall Produced by Brian Matthew and John Fenton
from the Church of St. Martinln-the-Fields, London, conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. Austen Williams
'Born this happy morning' A service for Christmas Day Reader, John Westbrook
Organist, John Churchill, F.R.C.O.
247 m. and VHF
Some news of current programmes
Records for Service men and women stationed abroad and their families at home
Presented from London. Cologne Cyprus, Nairobi, and Tripoli by Jean Metcalfe , Bill Crozier Kay Donnelly , Pat Pachebat and Ken Doherty
Her Majesty's recorded Christmas Message to the Commonwealth
See facing page and page 12
Continued
Laugh with the Cotton Boys Listen to Alan Breeze The man of many voices and Kathie Kay with melody and charm with The Bandits and Mr. Wakey-Wakey, himself Script by Eddie Gurney Produced by Eric Miller
Jon Pertwee as Chief Petty Officer
Pertwee Leslie Phillips as Sub. Lieut. Phillips Stephen Murray as Lieut. Murray , the No. 1
Last Wednesday's recorded broadcast
Ted Ray with Kitty Bluett
Kenneth Connor
Laidman Browne , Pat CoombS Percy Edwards
In Order to View
Last Friday's recorded broadcast
featuring Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra
Carole Carr , Val Doonican Albert Marland and his Quartet
Cecil Norman and his Rhythm Players The Bowman-Hyde Singers and Players
Introduced by Tim Gudgin Produced by James Dufour
from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children,
Hackney Road, London Host, Wilfred Pickles
Hostess, Mabel Pickles
At the piano, Harry Hudson
See panel and page 14
with The Adam Singers Directed by Cliff Adams
Songs simply sung for song-lovers
Tonight's programme includes ' The little boy that Santa Claus forgot' 'Little drummer boy '
' The miner's dream of home Accompanied by Jack Emblow Produced by John Browell
Kenneth Horne in a sort of radio show
Last Thursday's recorded broadcast
Songs lost and found which
Alfred Drake brings you with the aid of Eric Cook at the piano
The George Mitchell Singers and the BBC Variety Orchestra Leader, John Jezard
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Produced by Tom Ronald
Introduced by Alan Keith
A series featuring gramophone records of a hundred of the most popular pieces chosen by listeners
Community hymn-singing from Shankill Road Mission, Belfast
Organist, Maureen Sands Conductor. William Boyd
Hymns introduced by Edgar Boucher Hark the glad sound (Tune. Credtton)
The first Nowell (Tune, The first
Nowell)
0 little town of Bethlehem (Tune.
Forest Green)
In the bleak mid-winter (Tune.
Cranham)
Child in the manger (Tune. Bunessan)
Good Christian men, rejoice (Tune.
In Dulci Jubilo)
As with gladness (Tune. Dix)
Once in Royal David's city (Tune,
Irby)
Closing prayer and blessing by the Rev. Ivor Lewis
See Home Service Appeal at 6.15
Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin to welcome their guests
Arthur Askey
Alma Cogan
Frankie Howerd interrupted by gate-crashers
Irene Handl , Pat Coombs
The Avons
BBC Variety Orchestra Leader. John Jezard
Conductor, Paul Fenoulhet
Script by Bob Monkhouse and Denis Goodwin
Produced by Geoffrey Owen
accompanied by Lawrence Brown
Produced by Bill Wonder
invites you to
PETE'S PARTY to hear his choice of records and some of your requests
Christian words and music