Christmas TV

For many years now, families have gathered together on Christmas Day to enjoy Christmas lunch and Christmas telly.
Below you can find listings of every programme broadcast on British television on December 25th during the twentieth century.

<< Christmas Day 1954 >>

This year's drama production was a three act, 90 minute comedy by playwright Norman Charles Hunter. It was also the last year that the BBC had a monopoly on Christmas television.




	BBC TELEVISION SERVICE
	11.00	Morning Service
			for Christmas Day From St. Ann's Parish Church, Manchester; conducted by the Rector, the Rev.Eric Saxon. Preacher, the Bishop of Manchester O come, all ye faithful (Rev. A. and M. 593) Exhortation and Confession The Lord's Prayer, Versicles, and Responses Psalm 72, vv. 1-12 First Lesson: Isaiah 9, w. 2, 6-7 Te Deum Second Lesson: St. Luke 2, vv. 1-20 Benedictus Creed Versicles and Responses Collects O little town of Bethlehem (Rev. A. and M. 65) Sermon While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night (Rev. A. and M. 62) Prayers Hark! the herald-angels sing (Rev. A. and M. 60) Blessing Organist and Master of the Choristers, William Hardwick
	15.15	The Season's Greetings
			from Betty Driver George Martin Carole Carr Robert Harbin Saveen Rita Martell Ronald Chesney The Charmony Three Sidney Jerome and his Orchestra who entertain disabled ex-Servicemen and their families and friends at the Star and Garter Home, Richmond Produced by Keith Rogers
	16.45	Children's Television
			Andy Pandy For the Very Young Maria Bird brings Andy to play with your small children Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson pull the strings Gladys Whitred sings the songs Script, music, and settings by Maria Bird (A BBC Television Film) A Christmas Barnstorm The pleasure of your company is requested at a farm near Glasgow where Jack Edwardes and Charlie Drake, with some old and new friends, are celebrating at a Christmas party Directed by Noble Wilson Produced by Robert Tronson
	18.00	Association Football Results
	19.25	Weather Chart
	19.30	NEWS and NEWSREEL
	19.45	Wireless for the Blind
			Appeal on behalf of the British Wireless for the Blind Fund (registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act, 1948) by Jeanne Heal Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed] The British Wireless for the Blind Fund exists to provide wireless sets for blind people in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The fund depends solely on the generous response from listeners to the BBC's programmes. Each year an appeal is broadcast in the Home Service and Light Programme on Christmas Day. This year an appeal on behalf of the fund is also being broadcast in the Television Service for the first time, and it is hoped that the cause, which is in urgent need of funds, will be helped by bringing it to the notice of a wider audience.
	19.50	Television's CHRISTMAS PARTY
			Join in the fun and games with Arthur Askey Eve Boswell Petula Clark Tommy Cooper Fred Emney Denis Goodwin Bob Monkhouse David Nixon Wilfred Pickles Harry Secombe Sooty Corbett and Harry Corbett Your Hosts, McDonald Hobley and Leslie Mitchell Music by Eric Robinson and his Orchestra Presented by W. Lyon-Shaw
	21.30	A Party for Christmas
			A comedy in three acts by N. C. Hunter Produced by Eric Fawcett Cast in order of appearance: Alice Matheson... Nora Nicholson Caroline Firbanks... Carol Marsh Stephen Firbanks... Anthony Parker Elinor Firbanks... Agnes Lauchlan Maid... Dorothea Alexander Michael Firbanks... Richard Johnson Pamela Sutton... Wendy Williams Robert Firbanks... Hugh Dempster Fred Matheson... Charles Victor Anthony Davidson... Peter Bartlett Designer, Stephen Taylor
	23.00 - 23.15	News
			(sound only)
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