with Webster Booth

Music by Herbert Oliver sung by The Dolce Singers:
Megan Thomas (soprano)
Doris Cowen (contralto) Percy Manchester (tenor) Foster Richardson (bass)

@ Conductor, P. S. G. O'Donnell

(Church of England) from the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace by gracious permission of His Majesty the King
Conducted by the Rev. Preb. L.J. Percival, K.C.V.O., Domestic Chaplain to His Majesty the King

Organ Voluntary
11.15 Order of Service
Hymn, O come, all ye faithful (A. and M. 59; S.P. 78)
Confession and Absolution
Lord's Prayer, Versicles, and Responses
Psalm xix
First lesson, Isaiah ix, 2-7 Te Deum (Stanford, in C)
Second Lesson, Luke ii, 1-20 Jubilate (Stanford, in C)
Carol, Born this day (Old Basque Noel)
Lord's Prayer, Collect, Commandments
Kyrie (Ireland, in C)
Epistle, Gloria, Gospel, Thanksgiving
Nicene Creed (Ireland, in C)
Address by the Rev. E. H. Thorold, C.B., C.B.E., D.D., Chaplain to His Majesty the King and Chaplain-General to the Forces
Hymn, Hark! the herald angels sing (A. and M. 60; S.P. 74)
Prayer for the Church Militant

This service is taking place in one of the loveliest of the Royal Chapels. Like St. James's Palace, the Chapel is generally attributed to the design of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex. Its ceiling was designed by Holbein, and Sir Christopher Wren, who was married in the Chapel in 1676, made certain alterations.

The Chapel Royal has a long and interesting musical history, such well-known organists, to mention just a few, as Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons, Purcell, Croft, and William Byrd, having played the organ there.

Echoes of Johann Strauss
(All arrangements by Michaeloff)

C. H. Middleton

Favourite pieces from the repertoire of The BBC Empire Orchestra
Leader, Leonard Hirsch
Conductor, Eric Fogg

Conductor, W. C. Crozier
(From Scottish)

(From Midland)

Presented by A. J. A. Symons

will again tell the story of 'Wottie' which he first broadcast in 1928

A section of the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra
Directed by David Curry
with Peadar O'Rafferty

(From Northern Ireland)

(two pianofortes)

A Nativity Play specially written for broadcasting by Dorothy L. Sayers
Music composed by Robert Chignell
Dramatis Personae:
Persons of the Prologue and Epilogue (by permission of Godfrey Tearle) (by permission of Bronson Albery and Michel Saint-Denis)
Persons of the Play (in order of speaking) (by permission of O'Bryen, Linnil, and Dunfee)
Voices of travellers, etc., Patricia Laffan (by permission of Firth Shephard),
Barry Faber, Angela Kirk
A section of the BBC Chorus
Production by Val Gielgud
In this, the first play that she has written specially for broadcasting, Dorothy L. Sayers will present a picture of the Nativity which is at the same time poetic and matter-of-fact.

Within the lovely traditional framework of the story, Dorothy Sayers's characters of the Holy Land of two thousand years ago go about their business like the ordinary folk they were. There are the bustling Roman centurions, the Jewish family men and their wives, crowding the streets of Bethlehem for the tax-gathering, the shepherds coming down from the hills for a hot meal and a seat by the fireside, and, above all the carpenter Joseph and his wife Mary, who arrive tired and travel-stained after their long journey from Nazareth.
The play opens with the revelation to the Magi, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, and closes with their arrival in Bethlehem hard upon the heels of the adoring shepherds.

by R. Vaughan Williams
Victor Harding (baritone)
G. Thalben Ball (organ)
The BBC Chorus (Section B)
The BBC Orchestra (Section E)
Led by Manus O'Donnell
Conducted by Sir Walford Davies

from the Concert Hall,
Broadcasting House
Organ Voluntary
8.0 Order of Service
Invocation
Hymn, God from on high hath heard
(A. and M. 58)
Thanksgivings
Psalms cxlv and cxix, 89-96 Lesson, John I, w. 1-14 Magnificat
Prayers and Lord's Prayer
Anthem, There were shepherds abiding in the field (Handel)
Address by the Rev. W. THOMPSON ELLIOTT
, Canon of Westminster
Hymn, 0 come, all ye faithful (A. and M. 59 ; S.P. 78)
Blessing
G. Thalben Ball (organ)
The BBC Chorus (Section B)
The BBC Orchestra (Section E)
Led by Manus O'Donnell
Conducted by Sir Walford Davies

An appeal on behalf of THE BRITISH WIRELESS FOR THE
BLIND FUND by Lord SOUTHWOOD
The British ' Wireless for the Blind ' Fund exists to bring broadcasting into the homes of the blind. In Great Britainaand Northern Ireland there are nearly 80,000 men, women and children who are registered as blind, among them all those whom listeners have generously helped in the past. Lord Southwood, who is trustee of the Newsvendors' Benevolent and Provident Association and closely associated with many other charitable bodies, appeals tonight in succession to other notable men who, on Christmas Day for years past, have pleaded this cause.
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged, and should be addressed to [address removed]

including Weather Forecast

A broadcasting version of the first full-length film cartoon
Words by Larry Morey. Music by Frank Churchill , Leigh Harline , and Paul Smith. Radio adaptation and narrative lyrics by John Watt. Orchestrations by Wally Wallond
(By permission of Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse, Ltd.)
Characters
The Queen
The Slave of the Mirror
The Huntsman
The Prince
The Dwarfs: Doc, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, and Dopey
The augmented BBC Variety
Orchestra
Conducted by Stanford Robinson
Special effects by Styx Gibling
Compered and produced by John Watt

Fred Hartley and his Sextet with Brian Lawrance