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Sing Christmas

The memories of those involved in the 成人快手's 1957 groundbreaking hour-long live Christmas Day broadcast from around the country.

On Christmas Day 1957, the 成人快手 made a ground-breaking hour-long live broadcast.

Christmas songs were transmitted from around the British Isles.

Texan folklorist and broadcaster Alan Lomax was the host.

The broadcast was a mixture of ancient carols, folk songs, calypso, West African music, dixieland, skiffle, children's carols and glees.

Singers across the country contributed live performances, with Lomax sitting at the centre of the web in a Birmingham studio.

It was thrilling, innovative and daring.

This musical time capsule gathers the memories of those involved to recapture the flavour of this pioneering 成人快手 broadcast.

Producer: Jolyon Jenkins

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in December 2004.

Available now

1 hour

Last on

Wed 20 Dec 2023 20:00

Broadcasts

  • Christmas Eve 2016 08:00
  • Christmas Eve 2016 15:00
  • Christmas Day 2016 03:00
  • Wed 20 Dec 2023 20:00