SPECIAL CHRISTMAS RADIO PROGRAMMES TO BE BROADCAST.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18644, 22 December 1928, Page 10

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS RADIO PROGRAMMES TO BE BROADCAST.

All the New Zealand stations will be broadcasting plenty of entertainment next ■week. Specially good, and in strict accordance with the spirit of Christmas, will be the programmes on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be no silent days observed at 3YA. After the church service, which will be relayed from the Anglican Cathedral, a studio concert will be given. For this Mrs Ross Brodie, of Rangitata, has been engaged, and she will be associated with Madame Gower B.urns and Mr Harold Prescott. On Monday evening, Christmas Eve, 3YA will broadcast four hours of entertainment. It is the usual band night, when Derry’s Military Band will occupy the studio, and the instrumentalists will provide a programme of wide and pleasing variety. The opening number will be “ Dance of the Clowns,” a fine march. Christmas music will be heard in “ Hark, the Herald Angels Sing,” and “ Adeste Fideles.” Other numbers will be a waltz, a fox-trot, a march, also “ Ramona ” and “ Auld Scotia.” Further instrumental items will be contributed by the Studio Trio. The vocal programme for this evening will make a very strong appeal. Mrs D. W. Stallard, always a very popular radio artist, is singing. Her numbers will be “ My Old Kentucky Home,” “ My Ain Folk,” and “ The Old Folks at Home.” Mr Charles Lawrence has been engaged for the evening, and his ability to entertain is well known. Mr L. T. J. Ryan will also be welcomed. He will give “ My Friend Brown,” and also the burlesque speech “ Bertram on Babies.” Of Mr Jock Lockhart, with his Harry Lauder songs and his original and topi- I cal patter, no listener has had enough, j

The latter portion of the evening’s programme will consist of a re-broadcast of 2YA, where there will be a programme of Christmas carols and a relay of the midnight mass at St Gerard’s Redemptorist Church. On Christmas Day there will be a special session at 9 a.m. for the children. At 7 p.m., the evening service in Christchurch Angican Cathedral will be relayed. Dr J. C. Bradshaw will be the organist and choirmaster. The service will be full evensong, with Christmas carols. Following the church service on Christmas evening there will be a studio concert. The vocalists will be Miss Nellie Lowe and Mr A. G. Thompson, who will sing duets as well as solos. On Wednesday 3YA will observe a late night. Much dance music will be played that evening by the BaileyMarston Orchestra. The’remainder of the programme will also be in keeping with the jolly nature of Boxing Day. Many of the songs to be sung will be from popular light operas. Featured on the programme will be Mr E. J. Peek and Mr Frankljm Brown.