Saturday, December 25

New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 804, 17 December 1954, Page 49

Saturday, December 25

IVA. AUCKLAND 760 ke. 395 m, 9. 3a.m. A Christmas Morning Service from King’s College Chapel. Rey. J. H. Mills and the College Ciroir (NZBS -_ A Lonely Christmas (for details see 10. 0 Music for Christmas, by the BBC Chorus and Concert Orchestra with Phillip Hatty (baritone) (BBC) 10:30 Concert Artists 11. 0 COMBINED SERVICE: Beresford Street Congregational Church Preacher: Rev. Cecil Dieks Organist: W. Forsyth 12. Sp.m. Orchestral Music 1. 0 A Concert of Christmas Carols, hy the Royal Choral Society (BBC) 2. 0 The Vienna Symphony Orchestra 2.30 The Heart of Sheiter: A Nativity Play by John Ormond (BBC) 3. 0 Songs of Britain: Robert Farnon and his Orehestra and the kirkintilloch Junior Choir 3.30 Vitva Vronsky and Victor Babin 3.45 Popular Concert Singers 4.15 Short Story: Christmas at the kowhai Tearooms, by G. C. A. Wall (NZBS) 4.30 Ring Around the Hearth: Christmas Music for Family Listening (BBC 5. 0 The London Svimphony Orchestra 5.15 Children’s session 5.45 Christmas Day Concert 7.15 Margaret Field-Hyde — (soprano), Marjorie Thomas contralto), Heddle Nash (t@nor) and bennis Noble (bari- — Carols for Fotlp Voices see Music for a While (for details see YA 8. rn The Dilworth Boys’ Chéir, conducted by Arthur Reid The Mavis Purcell-Roberton Gird on the Sword Baynon Begone, Dull Care arr. Jacob summer Carol arr. Shaw Children’s Song of the Nativity Vaughan Williams The Snow Lies Thiek Shaw (NZBS) 8.15 Kreisler Favourites 8.30 Life with the Lyons (BBC) (to be repeated from YD at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday ) 9.15 Auckland Lyric Harmonists, conducted by Claude Laurie Carols and Customs. (recorded at a reeent publie coneert) (NZBS) 9.55 .Play: Told on Christmas Night, by Antonia Ridge (NZBS 10.30 Music by Candlelight (for details see 2A) 11.20 Close down IYO gen AUCKLAND | 6. Op.m. Diuner Music 7. 8 Music by Netherlands Composers The Hague Residentie Orchestra Symphony No. 3 Badings (Radio Nederland) 7.29 The Bride of Lammermoor (BBC) 7.57 Marta Schilling (soprano), Ruth Michaelis (contralto), Werner Hohmann (tenor), Bruno Muller (bass), and the Stuttgart Choral Society Swabian Syvmphony Orchestra conducted by Hans GrischKat Christmas Oratorio Bach 411. 0 Close down YD 4- AUCKLAND, 1250 ke. m. 11. Oa.m. Happy Christmas ae the Stars of Song 12.40 p.m. Carmen Cavallaro Entertains 1.20 Georges Tzipine and his Salon Orchestra | 53 Seasonal Variety Musie of Cole Porter and Irving Berlin big .20 Novelty Songs .by the Ames Brothers 4.30 Christmas Stories for Children 5.20 Hillbilly and Western Parade 6. 0 Christmas Greetings from Auckland Recording Stars 6.30 Overseas Successes 6.45 Chips 7. 0 A Christmas Hit Parade 7.30 Rasy Listening: Francis Scott 8.30 A Glenn. Miller Anniversary Programme 9.30 Supper Time Melody 10. O Pistriet Weather Forecast Close down IXNnSWHANGARGI, . 0 am. ene Requests Kirkintilloch Junior Choir 9.15 Christmas Day Workers 9.45 The Castilians -_ Baa

10. O Mischa Borr’s Orchestra and Songs by Lanny Ross and the New World singers 10.30 Welcome, Yule: Christmas Carols sung by the BBC Singers 11. 0 Close down 6. 0 p.m. For Our Younger Listeners: Silent Night, and Why the Chimes Rang 6.30 Musie by Johann and Josef Strauss ee A Christmas Carol, by Charles bickens 7.30 Jan Mazurus and the George Mitchell Choir pie 4 Christmas at Home Over to You (Christmas Edition) 9.30 Victor Young’s Orchestra 9.45 O Magnum Mysterium: Christinas Liturgical Music sung by the Schola Polyphonica (BBE 10.15 At Close of Day 10.30 Close down IXH .s¢1AMILTON, 0 ke m. 8. Oa.m. Breakfast Session 9. 4 From the Christmas Tree 10. O Palace of Varieties (KU) 10.30 The Affairs of Harleqin 11. 0 For the Bandsiman ° 12. O Hospital Requests 12.33 p.m. Christmas Messages from the Prime Minister and Leader of the. Opposition 2. 0 World-wide Christmas | 2.30 Philip) Green’s Orchestra, Guest artist: Patrick O’ Hagan | 3.15 Presenting Henri Rene 3.30 Popular Parade | 4.30 The Hallowed Manger, a Nativity : Play for Children (BRE) | 5. O A Crosby- Christmas 5.15 The Voices of Walter Schumann 5.30 The Littlest Angel (VOA) 6. 0 Waltzes from Opera 6.15 Neapolitan Songs 6.30 Piano in Waltztime > Sey Over to You | (BRC) 7.45 songs of the Sea 8. 0 Educating Archie (BRU) 8.30 The George Mitchell Ghobr 8.45 Instrumental Virtuosi 9.4 Melody, Jost Melody 9.30 The Orange in the Toe, a. sentimental comedy by J. BL Boothroyd (BBE) | 10. O Sweet Singing in the Choir: Carols sung by the Fleet Street Choir (BBC 10.15 At Glose of Day 10.30 Close down lY7Z 800 ROTORUA, m. 9. 4a.m. Christmas Bells (BBC) 9.14 Musie for Christmas ; 10. O Sacred Musie of Bach 10.15 bevotional service 10.30 ° Cavaleade of Christmas 12. 0 Kneglish Comedy Stars 1. Op.m. Pinner Music 2. 0 The Lovely Lady of Bethlehem: \_ Nativity Play by Marjorie Lyon (NZBS) 3 A Ceremony of Carols, Op, 28 Britten 2.51 Concerto Grosso in G Minor (Christthas Concerto) Corelli 3. 7 Exeerpts from Messiah Handel 4.0 Christmas Matinee 5.15 For Our Younger Listeners; The Littlest Angel, a Christmas Story 5.33 A Christmas Carol, by Charlés Dickens (BRC) 6.45 Carols. from Rotorua Public Hospital y ees Make We Merry: \ tour of Britain to the Sound of the Traditional Music ; (BRC) ~ 7.30 Educating Archie (BBG) 8. 0 20 Questions 8.30 Music by Candlelight, by the Lete’iton Lueas Orchestra, Leon Goossens (oboe), Doris Gambell (saprano) ,- David Liovd (tenor), and the BBC Singers 9.30 Affairs of Harlequin 10. 0 Musie by Melachrino 10.30 Close down Y WELLINGTON $70 ke. $26 m. 5. O am. Rréakfast Session 8.30 Christmas Bells (BBC) 9.30 A Lonely Christmas: How some Americans spend their Christmas (Pan American Broadcasting Company) 10.10 Pevotional service 10.40 The Rovd Neel String Orchestra 11.20 Robin Hood, featuring Basil Rath--bone 12. 0 Lunch Music

’ | 1.25 p.m. Cricket: Throughout the afternoon, commentaries On the Plunket | Shield Match «at the Basin Reserve, : Auckland v. Wellington 6. 0 Waltzing with Mantovani FeO Music from Holland: Orchestra and Chorus of Radio Nederland | 7.30 Music for a While, played by the / Alex Lindsay String Orchestra (NZBS) 8. 0 Songs of the Christ Child, sung by Joan Marrett . (soprano) (NZBS) 8.30 Life with the Lyons (BBC) (toebe repeated from 2YD on Monday at 7.30 | | p.m.) | 9.15 The First Day: A scrapbook in words and music of Christmas Customs : and stories (NZBS) | 10. 0 The London Story: The Ghost of Tronjolly | 10.30 Music by Candlelight: The Leighton Lucas Orchestra, Leon Goossens (ohoe), Doris Gambell (soprano), David Lloyd (tenor) and the SBC Singers 11.15 Songs for Strings 11.40 Folk Songs from Many Lands 12.15 am. Sorry, Wrong Number 12.30 Golden Minutes’ of Music from : America 1.20 Continental Hit Parade 1.45 The David Rose Orchestra 2.0 The Good Neighbour: The BBC Christmas Programme, rebroadcast from London, ineluding at 3.0 a.m. a Christmas message’ from Her Majesty the Oueen 3.15 (approx.) Close down YC ..WELLINGTON | 1.30 p.m. is Spirit J Music from Opera 2.30 The Gracie Pields Christmas Show 3.0 Glory to God: Music by the Hutt Valley Orpheus Society, conducted by Malcolm Rickard (NZBS) -~63.45 Fritz Kreisler Fayourites } 4. 0 Holiday Camp, an adaptation from the film 5. 0 Jack and the Beanstalk; A panto- | mime by V. €. Glinton Baddeley (BBC) 6.0 Difttner Music | 7. 0 Gerard Souzav. (baritone) Songs of @ounod 7.15 Walter Gieseking (piano) Music by Debussy « 7.30 The Canterbury Tales: The Shipman’s Tale, and The Prioress’s Tale, and Chaucer's Tale of sir Thopaz (BBC) ~©8.21 °° The Philbarmonia Orchestra, soloist, Leon Goossens 9.39 The Journals of Captain Cook: The last in a series of readings, selected by C. R. Hy -Tavior (NZBS 10. 0 Paul Badura-Skoda and Joerg Demus (pianos) Fantasy in F Minor, Op, 408 Schubert 10.19 Alice Alowland -§ (mezzo-soprano). David Weber (elarinet), and Leopold Mittinan (piano) Six Songs Spohr 10.40 Joseph Fuchs (violin) and ‘Artur Balsam (piano) Sonata No.2 invA, Op, 12; Nos 2 Beethoven 11. 0 Close down DY), WELLINGTON 30 ke 7. O p.m. Welcome Yule! Some carols for | Christmas 7.15 Aladdin: A traditional pantomime by Vv. GC. Clinton Baddeley (BRO) 8.15 Sleigh Ride; A festive journey with | Robert Farnon and his Orchestra (BBC) 68.45 N.Z. Artists on Parade | 9. 0 duc win Archie (Christmas edition) (BBE 9.30 Family Festivity: The Lighter Side or Christmas vA. 0 District Weather Forecast Away tn the Manger: A carol to close the dav a Close down Xi 1010 k GISBORNE,, |. 8. Oam, Breakfast Session Page: | A Cantata) based on Appalachian Christmas Carols «VOA) 9.15 The London Pnritharmonie Orchestra 9.30 Carols from Cook Hospital:.A Delaved Broadcast 10. 0 Old Folks Christmas Requests 10.30 Songs of the Season 10.45 kKobert Farnon’s Orchestra 11. 0 Close down 3 ew

6. Op.m. For the Children: The Endless Story, adapted for radio- by Raymond Watehman and presented by the Gisborne Juvenile Players 6.30 Christmas with Gracie Fields and hebrov Somers 6.50 The Small One 7. 0 Aldeburgh Festival, 1953 7.45 George Melachrino Orchestra 8. 0 Cavaleade of Christmas 8.30 The Musie of Arthur Sullivan 9. 3 London Studio Concert: A Christmas Programme (BBC) 9.35 Carols of the Nations 9.50 Mantovani Caencert 10. O The Heart of Shelter: A Nativity Play in Verse (BBC) 10.30 Close down QYL 860 ., NAPIER 349 m. 7.18 a.m. Welcome, Yule: Carols by the BBC Singers 8.30 Christmas Bells (BBC) 9.4 The Copenhagen Boys’ Choir A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 Britten 9.30 Always .This Yesterday 10. 0 COMBINED CHURCH SERVICE Trinity Methodist bi csity Preacher: Rev. W. Carmichael Organist: Ross Lewis Choirmaster: J. Letcher 411: O Music for Christmas 2. Op.m. Excerpts from Messiah Handel 3. 0 Whistle and Sing 4. 0 A Christmas Carol, by Charles Diekens (BBE) 4.30 String Serenade (VOA) 4.45 Children’s session: \Jack. and the Beanstalk, a Pantomime by V. C. Clinton Baddeley (BBC) 5.45 Come Into the Parlour (BBC) 7. 0 The Stanley Holloway Show 7.30 Dick Barton 8. 0 Make We Merry: A Tour of Britain to the sound of traditional music (BBC) 8.30 Take It From Here (Christmas Edition) (BBC) 9.30 With a Smile and a Song: The Capital Quartet with Henry Rudolph and soloist Ken Macaulay (NZBS) 9.50 Carols by Candlelight (From the Botanical Gardens) 10.30 Close down OYPNEW PLYMOUTH 70 ke. oo Breakfast Session A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 Britten 9.30 The London Symphony Orchestra 9.45 Gwen Cathey (soprano) 10. 0 King Wenceslas, a Christmas Play 40.17 Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians sing Christmas Carols 10.30 Organ Music 10.45 Excerpts from Messiah Handel 11. 0 Close down 6. 0 p.m. Dinner Music 7. 0 7‘ A Christmas Carol, by Gharles Diekens ; \ 7.30 London Studio Concert, a Christnas Programme (BBC) 8. 0 Aorangi Climbed: A pro ramme to mark the anniversary. of the first ascent of Mt. Cook, Cui Day, 1894 NZBS) 8.30 Music Piciay Opera 9, 3 Play: The Nosebag, by Louis MaeNeice (NZBS) 10. O At Close of Day 10.30 ‘Close down XA o\VANGANYL, | 8. Oa.m. Hospital Requests 9.4 The Spirit of Christmas: A Glimpse of Wanganui at Christmas 9.30 A Child This, Day Its Born: The Story of the Nativity, illustrated with Carols (BBC)

NATIONAL BROADCASTS Dominion Weather Forecasts YA and YZ Stations: 7.15, 9.0 a.m.g 12.30, 6.25, 9.0 p.m. X Stations: 9.0 p.m. YA and YZ Stations 6. O0a.m. London News. Breakfast Session tae only) 8.0 London News. Breakfast Session 12. a p.m. Christmas Messages from the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition (1XH also links) 6.30 London News 6.40 National Sports Summary Local Sports Results 6.45 Radio Newsreel (not 1YZ) FO Overseas and N.Z. News 11. 0 London News (YAs and 4YZ)

Saturday, December 25

40.30 Play: A Miracle at Christmas 41. 0 Close down 6. Op.m. For Our Younger Listeners: Visits the Children (delayed broadcast from the Public Hospital) 6.30 Christmas with the Crosbies 715 Dutch Christmas Songs (Radio Nederland) .30 Take It From Here (Christmas Edition) (BBC) 8. 0 A Christmas. Concert: Wanganui Presents (Studio) 8.30 Christmas Abroad: Greetings and Carols from other lands 9.15 Play: The Great Moment, by C. Gordon Glover (NZBS) 410. O Mediaeval and Folk Carols, sung by the BBC Singers (BBC) 10.30 Close down 224 m. 8. 4 a.m. Christmas Variety 9. 4 Christmas in New York: Old World Carols and Customs in the New World 9.35 The Miracle at Christmas 40. O Gilbert and Sullivan Memories 40.18 For the Children: The Foolish Koala; Jakka and the Flying Saucers 410.30 Recent Releases ; 11. 0 Close down 6. Op.m. Music by Eric Coates 6.30 The weenae ort College Choir A) 6.45 Christmas Comedy Classics 7.30 Rhythmic Gems 7.45 Piay: Berkeley Square, by John L. | Balderstone and J. C. Squire (NZBS) 9. 4 Popular Songs 9.30 Ballet Music: Le Cid Massenet Piano Concerto in E Minor Chopin 10.15 At Close of Day 10,30 Close down

} CHRISTCHURCH 690 ke 434 m. 7.58 am. Canterbury Weather Forecast 9. 3 Folk Music for Joyful Occasions 9.30 A Lonely Christmas (For details see 2YA) 10. 0 Band Music 10.30 Favourites from Opera 41. 0 BAPTIST SERVICE: Oxford Terrace Church Preacher: Rev. Roland C. Hart Choir Conductor: George Macann Organist: J. Hosking 11.46 Chopin Waltzes 12. 0 A Chilq This Day is Born: The Story of the Nativity, Hlustrated with Carols (BBC) 12.45 p.m. Christmas Dinner Music 1.0 Plunket Shield Cricket: Canterbury v. Otago-Commentaries throughout the afternoon from Lancaster Park 1.50 Soldiers of the Queen 2. 0 Musie from the Ballet 2.50 Songs from the Shows (BBC) 4.15 Pops Concert 5. 0 Children’s Service (H. W. Beaumont) 5.30 The David Rose Orchestra 7.0 ‘Tena Huihui Katoa Koutou: The first Maori Christmas pictured in song and story (NZBS) 3 Music for Awhile (For details see 2YA) 8. 0 The Mountebank 8.30 Reo cerns Archie (Christmas Edition) (BBC 9.15 Songs of the South African Veld 9.30 Music for. Christmas: The BBC Concert Orchestra with Phillip Hatty (baritone) (BBC)

10. 0 Aspects of an Englishman (NZBS) ; 10.30 Music by Candlelight (For details see 2YA) 11.20 Close down OC SERS CHUB 5. Op.m. Concert Hour 6. 0 The London ‘Symphony Orchestra 6.31 Dinu Lipatti (piano) 7. 0 Cricketing Characters: The Rarer Art of Bowling, by Leary Constantine (BBC) 7.14 The C.U.C. Madrigal Group conducted by Peter Zwartz Christmas Musie by Christchurch Composers (NZBS 7.30 ho’ll Buy My Fresh Herrings? by A. Edward Richards (BBC) 7.58 Sadler’s Wells Orchestra 8.42 The Authority of the Bible Today: Authority in the Bible Itself, by the Rey. J. M. Bates 9. 0 Medieval Folk Carols, sung by the BBC Singers 9.28 Myra Hess (piano) and the Philharmonia Orchestra Coneerto in A Minor, Op. 54 Schumann 10. 1 GOd Save the Queen: Felix Ayimerand Alan Wheatley introduce variations A a National Theme (BBC) Close down ; PO aire og 8. Oa.m. Music for a Christmas Morning, including Carols by Members of the Timaru -Muiinicipal Band (Studio)

9..0 Peter Yorke’s Concert Orcnestra 9.30 Cavalcade of Christmas (AWA) 410. O Kreisler Favourites 10.45 Hospital Yuletide Requests 41. 0 Close down 6. Oo.m. Christmas for our Younger Listeners: The Hallowed Manger, @ Nativity Play (BBC); King Wenceslas 7. 0 Harry Collins’ Orchestra 7.15 Australian Christmas Compositions 7.30 The Orange in the Toe (BBC) 8. 0 Concert Platform 8.30 Over to You (BBC) 9. 3 The New Symphony Orchestra condueted by Eric Coates 9.23 The Randolph Singers, with Carols from Enrope 9.40 The Miracle at Christmas, an original dramatisation 10. 5 Ronnie Munro’s Orchestra plays Chopin 10.15 Sweet Singing in the Choir; Carols sung by the Fleet Street Choir (BBC) 10.30 Close down 9v7 GREYMOUTH | 920 ke. 9. 5.a.m. Meditation: Devotional Music 9.30 A Lonely Christmas (for details see 2YA) 40.30 A Concert of Carols, by the Royal Choral Society (BBC) 41.39 Aorangi Climbed: A programme to mark the anniversary of the first ascent on Christmas Day, 1894 (NZBS) 12. 0 Pinner Music 2. Op.m. Ballet Music: Pineapple Pol} Sullivan 2.30 Play: Youth at the Helm, adapted by Mollie Greenhalgh from the farce by Hubert, Griffith 3.16 From the English Countryside (BBC) 4. 0 Mr. Pickwick’s Christmas: Told by Charles Laughton 4.30 Christmas Variety 5.15 Children’s Christmas Requests 7.30 The Donald Peers Christmas Show | 8. 0 Play: Round About This Time, by dadarey -Niland (NZBS) 8.30 Take It From Here (Christmas Edition) (BBC) 9.33 Music by Candlelieht The Leighton Lucas Orchestra; Leon Goossens (oboe); orig Gambell (se prano); David Lioyd (tenor); and The BBC Singers 40. 0 Sketches from Dickens 10.30 Close down DUNEDIN 780 ke. 384 m 9.4 am. Organ Music from Durham Cathedral: sige |) Nata Eden ( 9.30 A Lonely Christmas (For details see 2YA)

10. 0 Music for Christmas (BBC) 10.30 Ode on the Morning of Christ’s Nativity, by John Milton 11. 0 The Beloved Vagabond 11.16 Morning Proms 11.30 The Heart of eat ts nativity play by John Ormond (BB 2.0 p-m. London Studio aeicetes A Special Christmas Programme (BBC) 2.30 A Child This Day is Born: The Story of the Nativity, illustrated with Carols (BBC) 3. 0 Death of a Ship: An account of the sinking of the Empire Windrush (NZBS) 3.30 London Symphony Orchestra 5. 0 Beniamino Gigli (tenor) 5.15 Children’s Session: Sing Song for Christmas; The Kitten who Wanted to be a Christmas Present, by Joyce Guppy; Sparetime Club 5.45 Road Safety Campaign 5.50 Short Story: aad and Fish, by Erie Roberts (NZB 6.15 Today in N.Z, The First Christian Service 7. 0 United Christian Service from Hanover Street Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. E. W. Batts | Preacher: Rev. J. Lloyd Gammon 8.10 Personal Portraits: _ Hutton, by Howard Marshall . (BBC 8.30 Life with the (BBC) (to be repeated from 4YA on Wednesday at 2.0) 9.15 Music for a While: The Alex Lindsay String Orchestra. (NZBS) 9.45 Mediaeval one. Folk sung by the BBC Singe 10.30 Music by (BBC) (For details see 2YA) 11.20 Close down AYO s00 (PUNEDIN,, «. 5. Op.m. Concert Hour 6.45 Ane Sang of the Birth of Christ: A ~ Seottish anthology for Christmas (BBC)

. Bacn The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D Margot Guillaume (soprano) with the Bach Orchestra Cantata: Praise Ye God Throughout Creation Yehudi Menuhin (violin) and Louis Kentner (piano) Sonata No, 3 in E 8. 0 The Copenhagen Boys’ Choir we The London Philharmonic Orches8.36" Music by Netherlands Composers Ricecare Andriessen La Sirene Voormoolen Divertimento Badings (Radio Netherlands) 9.6 Benno Moiseiwitsch (piane) 9.32 The Griller String Quartet Ouartet in D Minor, Op. 56 — Sibelius 10. 7 Plato and the Socratic Dialectic: Dialogue Six, on Immortality, arranged by H. Hudson (NZBS) 10.20 The Boyd Neel String Orchestra Soncente Grosso in A Minor, Op. 6, Handei 10.32 "Altred Deller (counter-tenor) Musie by Purcell 10.37 lisabeth Goble (virginals) Thurston Dart (harpsichord) 411. 0 Close down INVERCARGILL, 9. 4am. fkoyal Choral Society, conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent 9.306 A Lonely Christmas (for details see 2YA) 10. 0 Devotional Service 10.145 Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra 40.30 Cavalcade of Christmas 41. O Educating Archie (BBC) (a@ repelltion of Monday’s broadeast) 11.30 A ‘Trip to Toyland 2. Op.m. For the Pianist 2.15 concerto Grosso No. 8 in G Minor (Christmas Concerto) Corelli 2.37 Copenhagen Boys’ Choir 0 London Playhouse: Peacock for T 0 0 Hospital Requests 15 Christmas Musie of Other Lands 4.30 Danny kaye in songs from Hans Christian Andersen 5.15 Children’s session: Songs _ for Christmas; The Small One 5.45 Musie for the Tea Hour. 7.10 Masters of Melody: Harry ParrDavies (BBC) 7.40 Play: Happy Breed, by Noel Coward, adapted by Mark Oliver (NZBS) 9.15 Immortal Home Songs 9.30 Take It From Here (Christmas Edition) (BBC) 40. 0 Ballet Music: Pineapple Poll Sullivan 10.30 Pj ee by Candlelight (for details see A) 11.20 Close down

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VIB iw mp USRLAND, 6. 0 a.m. Music for Christmas Morn 6.30 Festival Concert of Choral Music 7. 0 Santa Claus Reports 7.15 The Toy Parade: Ethel Smith 7.30 Music by the Bands 8. 0 Broadcast from Children’s Hospital Wards 9. 0 The Little Log Sellers (BBC) 9.45 We Travel the Friendly Road 10. 0 Carols of Other Lands: Randolph Singers 10.30 Music by Strauss and Waldteufel 11. O Family Affair 11.30 . Tailor of Gloucester (BBC) 12. 0 Hospital Request Session 12.33 p.m. Christmas Messages from the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition 2.0 Through Childhood to the Throne: Commemorating the First Anniversary of Her Majesty’s N.Z. Tour 3.0 The Juggler of Our Lady 4. 0 Gilbert and Sullivan Overtures 4.30 The Hallowed Manger (BBC) 5. 0 Christmas Reflections: Some Excerpts from Past Christmas Programmes 5.30 Christmas with the Children of New York EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 0 Dinner Music: Serenades by Victor Young’s Strings 6.30 Melodies of Old Vienna pe Dragnet: A Christmas Story 7.30 The Miracle of Christmas, featuring Thomas Mitchell

SS 8.0 Take it From Here: Christmas Edition (BBC) 8.30 Minstrel Show (NZBS) 9.15 Songs at Christmastide by the ilford Girls’ Choir 9.30 Christmas Showcase: Amahi and the Night Visitors, a Christmas opera by Gian-Carlo Menotti 411.0 Composer’s Christmas 12. 0 Close down 27B sie mm 6. Oa.m. Breakfast Session 7.30 Wellington Carol Band 9. 0 Carols and Choruses 9.30 Birthday in Bethlehem 10. 0 Music of the Ballet 11. 0 Wellington Carol Band 11.30 Masters of the Keyboard 12. 0 The Year’s Most Popular Requests 12.33 p.m. Christmas Messages from the. Prime Minister and the Leader of the eo 3. Sonas of Christmastide The Small One 3. 0 The Juggler of Our Lady 3.30 Classical Music for Those Who. Hate Classical Music Fe Peter and the Wolf 4.30 The Hallowed Manger (BBC) 5.30 Christmas With the Children of) New York EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 0 Dinner Music z.°@ Dragnet: A Christmas Story 7.30 Makers of Melody 8. 0 Take It From Here: Christmas Edition (BBC) 8.30 Minstrel Show (NZBS) 9.30 Christmas Showcase: Amahl and the Night Visitors, a Christmas Opera. by Gian-Carlo Menotti , 10.30 Music for the End of the Day 12. 0 Close down ee tars 6. O a.m. itn the Wake of the Waits 6.30 Early Morning Surprises 7.30 Junior Christmas Requests 9. 0 Uncle Tom and his Children’s Choir | 9.30 Bandman’s Choice 10. O For Mother 11. 0 11.30 Songs at Christmastide by the liford Girls’ Choir 12. 0 Christmas Lunch: Reversing the Greetings 12.33 p.m. Christmas Messages from the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Little Log Sellers (BBC) : Opposition

The Juggler of Our Lady The Hallowed Manger (BBC) Birthday in Bethlehem ‘ Christmas with the. Children of York EVENING PROGRAMME Kenny’s Christmas Story (NZBS) The Guiding Star (NZBS) Dragnet: A Christmas Story Music for Reminiscing Take it From Here: Christmas Edi(BBC) 8.30 Minstrel Show (NZBS) 9.30 Christmas Showcase: Amahl and the Night Visitors, a Christmas Opera. by Gian-Carlo Menotti : 10.30 Staff Christmas Requests 12. 0 Close down ATs Cee. 6. Oa.m. Favourites for the Early Riser 7.30 Morning Star 9. 0 Christmas Programme by the Choristers 9.20 Festival Mixture 10. 0 The First Christmas 10.45 Memories of Richard Tauber 11. 0 Carols by Candlelight from the Dunedin Hospital 11.30 Favourite Ballet Music 12. 0 Calling All Hospitals 12.33 p.m. Christmas Messages from the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition 2. 0 Theatre Scrapbook, 1954 2.45 Alec Templeton Piano Solos 3. 0 The Juggler of Our Lady 3.30 Father Christmas at the Children’s Ward, Public Hospital 4. 0 Popular Parade | 4.30 The Hallowed Manger, a Nativity | Play (BBC) GB Go o ®© oooo 2 ® = SNMP S &® & FoS000 PJ

5. 0 Mellow Mood 5.15 Christmas on the Prairie 5.30 Christmas with the Children of New York EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 0 4ZB Announcers Entertain 7. 0 Dragnet: A Christmas Story 7.30 The Lightest of the Best 8. 0 Take It From Here: Christmas Edition (BBC) 8.30 Minstrel Show (NZBS) 9.30 Christmas Showcase: Amahli and the Night Visitors, a Christmas Opera by Gian-Carlo Menotti 10.30 All Together Now 12. 0 Close down 27 PALMERSTON Nth. 940 ke. 319 m, 7. 0 am. Breakfast. Session 9. 3 Seasonal Songs 9.30 Description of the visit of Santa Claus to the Children’s Ward of the Public Hospital 10. 0 We Sing Today: Christmas Music by the Choirs of four Palmerston North Churches 10.40 Melodies by Rudolph Friml, played by the Composer 11. 0 Hits from Recent Films 11.15 Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats 11.30 Polkas by Joseph Strauss: The Vienna Philharmonic Orchesta, con-) ducted by Clemens Krauss 11.45 Horowhenua College Adult Choral. bets = conducted by James Lewis arols: Christians Awake Wainwright The First Nowell Trad. Once in Royal David’s City Gauntlett Silent Night Gruber | O Come All Ye Faithful Reading | (NZBS)

12. 0 Christmas Dinner Music 12.33 p.m. Christmas Messages from the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition 2.0 Music for Pleasure: The Cincinatti Summer Opera Orchestra 2.30 Jerome Kern Favourites 2.45 At the Keyboard: Buddy Cole 3.0 Play: The Juggler of Our Lady 3.30 Vienna x hae ete Orchestra, conducted by Robert Stolz An Offenbach Fantasy 3.45 Laughter in Retrospect: Humorous Recordings that were Popular in the Early Days of Radio 4.15 Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians 4.30 Nativity Play: The Hallowed Manger (BBC) 5. 0 American Folk Songs: Burl Ives and Jo Stafford 5.20 The Fela Sowande Rhythm Quintet 5.30 Christmas with the Children of New York EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 0 Music of Irving Berlin: The Kingsway Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Stanley Black a _New Labels: The Latest in Popular usic y fe Dragnet: Special Christmas Story 7.30 The Little Log Sellers (BBC) 8. 0 Take It From Here: Christmas Edition (BBC) 8.30 Minstrel Show (NZBS) 9.15 The Grand Opera Orchestra, conducted by Hansgorg Otto Selection: The White Horse Inn Stolz 9.23 Julius Patzak (tenor): Two Viennese Heurigen Songs 9.30 Thirty Minute Theatre: Velvet Johnnie, by Peter Cheyney (BBC) 10. 0 To Close the Day: Half an Hour of Quiet Melodies 10.30 Close down

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