THURSDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 130, 19 December 1941, Page 32

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DECEMBER 25

NY a 3 ma 6..0a.m. Station on the air for NEWS 9. 0 FROM LONDON (News at 6.0, 7.0 and 8.45) Christmas with the Forces: News and Greetings from the Boys Overseas Combined Service relayed from Beresford Street Congregational Church: Preacher, Rey. E. T. Olds; organist, George E. Wilson Anglican Sorvice relayed from St. Mary’s Cathedral: Preacher, the Right ‘Rev. Bishop Simkin; organist, Edgar Randall 12.15 p.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 12.30 1.0 2. 0 5. 0 5.45 6.30 7.30 7.48 7.56 8. 5 8.13 8.40 8.43 8.47 8.57 9. 0 9.15 9.25 10. 0 11. 0 11.30 "Musical Musings" Dinner music (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) "An Afternoon at the Proms’ Children’s song service "As the Day Declines" (6.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) Christmas with the Forces: News and Greetings from the Boys Overseas EVENING PROGRAMME: Conservatoire Orchestra, "The Bat" Overture Strauss Richard Crooks (tenor), "In Vain, My Beloved" Lalo "All Hail, Thou Dwelling" Gounod Eileen Joyce (piano), SCHOERO cstiik eichinine d’ Albert Three Fantastic Dances Shostakovitch Light Opera Company, "Bohemian Girl" ........ Balfe Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, "Amelia Goes to the Ball" ~ Overture ......... Gian-Menotti Cakewalk from 3rd SymPHONY -sss....ceensseeeeee McDonald "A Reputation for Benevolence": Christmas Play Fritz yagi 5 apa WOE" ised, Falla Helene (soprano), "Invitation to the Waltz" Weber Sir Thomas Beecham and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Espana" roscoe Chabrier Station notices NBS newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC news commentary Music by British bands: "Be Not Afraid" ("Elijah"), Mendelssohn "Maoriland" (cornet solo), Goffin Empire Medley "Praise My Soul" ....... Goss "Edwinstone" ......s00008 sid . "Hallelujah Thorus" Handel Variety NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music CLOSE DOWN

(IN7 > AUCKLAND ; 880 ke. 341 m. 6. Op.m. Recordings 8.30 "Christmas Cheer": A festive programme on records 10. 0 Close down AUCKLAND # 124 1250 ke. 240 m. 10. Oa.m. Christmas hymns and carois 10.45 Orchestral music 11. 0 Concert 12. 0 Luncheon music 2. Op.m. Miscellaneous, piano, pianoaccordion and band selections 4. 0 Selections for the young folk .30-6.0 Light orchestral music Orchestral items "The Channings" Miscellaneous recordings Close down OM@NN GS WELLINGTON . 570 ke. 526m. Qa.m, Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON 7. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON 7.30 Breakfast. session 8.45 NEWS FROM LONDON 9. 0 Christmas with the Forces: News and Greetings trom the Boys Overseas 10.15 Devotional service 10.45 For My Lady: Maker of melody, Sir Villiers Stanford, Irish composer i 41. 5 For the music-lover 11.30 Light and shade 12.15 p.m. NEWS FROM.LONDON 12.30 ees music (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 2. 0 Classical hour 3.0 Tunes of yesterday. and to-day 4. 0 Radio variety 5. O Children’s session 5.45 Melodious memories 6.15 NEWS FROM LONDON 6.30 Christmas with the Forces: News and Greetings from the Boys Overseas .30 Reserved 7 7.45 EVENING PROGRAMME: "In Holiday Mood" A suite by Ketelbey London Palladium Orchestra

8.18 8.30 8.44 8.58 9. 0 9.15 9.25 10.10 11. 0 11.30 7.56 "The Shadow" A Christmas play (An NBS production) W. E. Crewes (baritone), in a studio recital "The Amber and Amethyst" ("A Jewel Cycle’) ... Carse "The Blind Ploughman" Clarke SN GE OPOUI: isi ctpiiiessi5 Gounod Reverie: Lew White (organ) . Waldo Mayo (violin) Theodore Cella (harp) Christmas Carols St. Martin’s Choral Society Station notices NBS newsreel BBC news commentary Bruno Walter and the London Symphony Orchestra, Symphony No. 7 in C Major Schubert "The Masters in Lighter Mood" NEWS FROM LONDON | Repetition of "Christmas with the Forces" 12.30 a.m. Recordings 1. 0 Christmas programme from 2.15 BCS Mota tm the BBC CLOSE DOWN 6. Op.m. Recordings 9. 0 9.25 10. 0 Chamber music: Fritz Kreisier (violin), ‘‘Ruratia Hungarica, Op. 32" (Dohnanyi) 8.12 Feodor Chaliapin (bass) 8.20 Casals Trio, Trio in D Minor, Op. 48 (Mendelssohn) 8.52 Dorothy Maynor (soprano) 8.56 Edith Walton (piano), Prelude in D Major (Rachmaninoff) "The Curtain Rises": "Yours Respectfully " ’ A Christmas Pantomime: "Cin= derella Close down

VAD) WELLINGTON 990 kc, 303 m. 7. Op.m. Classics in rhythm 7.30 ‘Michael Strogofft" 7.43 Christmas Parties 8.10 An old-fashioned tune is always new 8.40 "Dad and Dave’ 9.5 "West of Cornwall" 9.30 Lily Pons and Andre Kostelaneta 9.55 Christmas music 10. 0 Close down N7 NEW PLYMOUTH 2 810 ke. 370 m. 7. Bp.m. Recorded items 7.15 Sports talk and review 8. 0 Music, mirth and melody 8.30 Relay of community singing 9.30 Latest dance and other recordings 10. 0 Station notices Close down 2N7 In — AF ER m. 8.45a.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 9.0 Christmas with the Forces: News and Greetings from the Boys Overseas 10. O Morning programme 12.15 p.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 41.0 Dinner music (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 2. 0-4.0 Afternoon concert session 6.156 NEWS FROM LONDON 6.30 Christmas with the Boys: News and Greetings from the Boys Overseas 7.30 "Unimportant People," a Christmas play 8. 7 Lener String Quartet, Andante Cantabile (Tchaikovski), Andante (Haydn) ; 4 8.19 Richard Tauber (tenor) 8.25 Wilhelm Kempff (piano), Sonata in C Minor (Beethoven) 8.41 Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) 8.51 Budapest String Quartet, Quartet Movement (Schubert) 9. 0 NBS Newsreel 9.15 BBC News Commentary 9.25 Interlude 9.30 Songs of Yesteryear 9.45 Film favourites 10. 0 Close down ny NELSON ,. 2 920 ke. 327 m. 7. Op.m. Popular melodies, introducing at 7.30, Alec Templeton 8.0 Light classical selections, feature ing London Symphony Orchestra, "Christmas" Concerto (Corelli) 9.5 "The Hunchback of Ben Ali" 9.30 Light recitals 10. 0 Close down GISBORNE » [BwjJ sisponne 7. Op.m. "Casey Kid’s Christmas Concert’? | "Christmas at Church" 7.15 ‘The Life of Cleopatra" 7.30 "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing," and "Oh, Come All Ye Faithfuj" (male quartet) 7.37 Favourite carols, with band 7.43 "Piccadilly on Parade" 8.0 Close down

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DECEMBER 25

WW CHRISTCHURCH 720 ke. 416 m. 10. 0 10.30 11. 0 Station on the air for NEWS FROM LONDON (News at 6.0, 7.0 and 8.45) Christmas with.the Forces: News and Greetings from the Boys Overseas For My Lady: Master singers, Plunket Greene, great Irish. baritone Devotional service "For Christmas Morning" 12.15 p.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 1.0 POAT EON Sahocedo | = ro) ° go 8 S. Dinner music (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) Favourite artists Ballads we love Classical hour Band programme Children’s song service Evening reverie NEWS FROM LONDON Christmas with the Forces: News and Greetings from the Boys Overseas EVENING PROGRAMME: Carol Service, relayed from the Christchurch Cathedral New Symphony Orchestra, WUETSIOOG | iocckhacssesecesvors Elgar From the studio: Harold Williams, celebrated British baritone "Mighty Lord and King All- * Glorious" ("Christmas Ora- © a Ow a © © * gl aA). hinccaniiciealbocttenas OP es OMGR siltscieiteesos . Peel "The Donkey" ....... Hageman "The Twelve Days of Christmas Austin "Christ Went Up Into the Ls tt gygelcne fo tae eee NOnaip Hageman "The Monkey’s Carol" Stanford Station notices NBS newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC news commentary "Four Looked Down on

10. 5 11. 0 11.30 Christmas Morn" A Christmas play by W. Graeme Holder. Produced by the NBS Variety NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music CLOSE DOWN SYL Sra oO 0 45 0 17 30 0 SODOMHD — p.m. Light music Music for the band lover Star Pianist: Wilhelm Backhaus Musical comedy favourites "Hard Cash " Ballad time Close down SZ en 42. 0-1.30 p.m. Lunch music (12.15 and 5.30 6.15 6.40 y fi t?) 7.8 7.16 7.20 7.24 1.45, NEWS FROM LONDON Christmas Service NEWS FROM LONDON and Topical Talk Solo Concert Symphony Orchestra, ‘‘ Schubert Waltzes " Anni Frind, Walther Ludwig and Wilhelm Strienz, Gems from " Boccaccio’"’ (Suppe) Eileen (piano), ‘"‘ Liebestraume " (Liszt) Richard Crooks (tenor) Decca Sal Orchestra, ‘" Marche Miniature Viennoise’’ (Kreisler)

7.27 7.40 8. 0 8.18 8.30 9. 0 9.15 9.25 10. 0 ‘Music and Flowers": ‘" Flowers and the film stars." Guest speaker: Carolyn Van Wyck Stars of broadcasting ** Memories of Hawaii " "The Gentleman Rider’ Memories in melody "NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news BBC news commentary "Yes, Madam ": Musical comedy Close down AAN//a\ DUNEDIN 790 ke. 380 m.

6. Oa.m. Station on the air for NEWS 7. 0 7.30 (approx.) Breakfast session 8.45 NEWS F 9. 0 & o8S oo °o OHA AL a oa seas. 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: . 7.44 Heinrich Schlusnus FROM LONDON NEWS FROM LONDON ROM LONDON Christmas with the Forces: News and Greetings from the Boys Overseas Potpourri Singers and strings Ante Communion Service relayed from St. Paul’s Cathedral: Preacher, the Dean; organist, Prof. V. E. Galway, Mus. D Dinner music (12.15 and 1.15 p.m., NEWS FROM LONDON) Classical music "He That Should Come": Nativity play by Dorothy Sayers Ensembles Cafe music ‘ Children’s session (Big Brother Bill) Light music NEWS FROM LONDON Christmas with the Forces: News and Greetings from the Boys OverSymphony Orchestras Sir Henry Wood and the Queen’s Hall Orchestra, Overture in G Minor Bruckner (baritone), "Gracious and Kind Art Thou My Queen" .... Brahms "Q Come in Dreams". Liszt 7.42 Antal Dorati and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Scuola di Ballo" Boccherini, orch,.Francaix.

8. 8 Lotte Lehmann (soprano), "Hatieluja? sc... .. Hummel "Thou Art Peace" Schubert "To the Power of Love I Make My Prayer" Bortniansky 8.149 Bruno Walter and The London Symphony Orchestra, "Christmas Concerto" Corelli 8.34 The Don Cossacks Choir, "Christmas Carol" Gogotzky "Dance Song" arr. Dobrowen "Song of the Cossacks" trad. 8.42 Constant Lambert and the London Philharmonic Or- ’ chestra, | "Under the Spreading Chestnut ‘Tree’ ........ Weinberger 8.58. Station nikiees 9. 0 NBS newsreel: A digest of iow the day's news | 9 15. BBC. news 9.25 The Philadelphia Orchestra, "Shepherds’ Christmas Music" | ("Christmas Oratorio") Bach ‘9.33. Karl Erb (tenor), "Tt Happened in Maytime" "Heart, Do Not Hastily Desibs ii es "Wolf 9, 41 ‘Sir Guay’ "Wood and the Queen’s Hall Orchestra, Symphonic Variations Dvorak "40. O Melodies of yesterday 11. 0 NEWS FROM LONDON followed by meditation music 11.30. CLOSE DOWN

Nf DUNEDIN "i ©) 1140 ke. 263 m. 6. Op.m. Melody and song 7. 0 After dinner music 8.0 "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab" 8.15 Christmas Variety 8.45 "Greyburn of the Salween" 9. O Variety, featuring at 9.30, "The Troubadours " 10. 0 Close down 4) Y, LA 680 ke. . 441 m. 8.45a.m. NEWS FROM LONDON 9. 0 Christmas with the Forces: News and Greetings. from the Boys Overseas 10. O Recordings 11. 0 To Wish You a Merry Christmas 12.156 NEWS FROM LONDON 4. O0p.m. Dinner music (1.15, NEWS FROM LONDON) 2.0 ‘The Firemen of London" 2.30 London Calling: Entertainment in war time 3.0 Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir .25-4.0 Around: the bandstand: Band of H.M. geo Marines, and Oscar Natzke (bass) 6.16 NEWS LONDON 6.30 Christmas with the Forces: News and Greetings from. the Boys Overseas 7.30 Erin Go Bragh 8.0 "First Great Churchill " 8.25 Christmas Box of new releases 8.57 Station notices 9. 0 NBS Newsreel: A digest of the day’s news 9.15 BBC news commentary 9.25 Alec Templeton entertains 9.40 "Krazy Kapers" 10. 0 Close down 4422 [D) inne 297. 6. Op.m, Tea-time tunes 6.45 The Presbyterian hour 7.45 "Rhythm on Record": Billy Mayerl 8. 0 Random selections from the ; classics 8.30 A note on Irving Berlin 9. 0 Variety 9.30 Highlights from the operas 10. 0 Swing session 10.45 Close down 4

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