The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22


 "The Night Before Christmas" Clement Moore's classic Yueltide poem, will be repeated on the Hour of Charm" in its Christmas Eve broadcast, Sunday, December A, at 10:00 p. m., over NEG stations. The verse will be read by Sara Russell against a special musical back ground composed for the Hour of Charm" in a feature which has be- come Christmas tradition with the popular Sunday night series. Hun dreds of letters were received from listeners this year, requesting it's performance on the holiday broad cast. Familiar Christmas music makes up the remainder of the pro- gram. With the violinist Evelyn and the soprano Kathryn featured as SoloiSts, the all-girl orchestra and choir under the baton of Phil Spit alny offer such favorites as Jingle Bells," Jolly Old St. Nick", Par ade of the Wooden Soldiers" "Joy to the World" Silent Night" ''The First Noel", 70 Holy Night" o Come, All Ye Faithful" and q Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
 Lionel Barrymore's traditional portrayal of Scrooge, radio Yule- tide classic, will be enacted by Bar rymore for the ninth year when Dickens "A Christmas Carol" is dramatized on Columbia's Mayor of the Town" program Saturday, Dec. g over WABC-CBS, 7:00-7:3O 1 p. m.
 Agnes Moorehead, the Mayors verbose housekeeper Marilly, will be heard in Christmas Carol" as Mrs. Bob Cratchit, mother of Tiny Tim. Conrad Binyon, who is Butch in the weekly Mayor of the Town" se- ries, becomes one of the little chim- ney sweeps chased away by the old miser on Christmas Eve.
 Bob Burns is famed for his home ly expressions, and he manages to work at least one of them into each of his Thursday NEG broadcasts. When he attempted song recently, while still suffering from cold, he remarked at the finish, That sounded just like the wind blowin through loose shingle!"
 He told one comely visitor You're pcrtier than SOW with litter of | pigs!" Another was greeted with; You look as nice as butter run min down a poached egg!' and still another, T love your Singin-them notes is as mellow as houn' dog treein' skunk"
 Christmas Eve will find Bing Crosby singing again under the di- rection of the man who originally made him famous, Paul Whiteman, when the famous crooner appears for honors on the Radio Hall of Fame Sunday, Dec. 24, at 500 p. m., over WATR and the Blue Net work.
 Orsen Welles will handle the act- ing chores of the Yuletide broad cast of the full hour show on which Paul Whiteman and his Radio Hall of Fame orchestra regularly pro- vides the music.
 Along with his songs Bing will bring three members of the troupe with which he entertained soldiers overseas recently. They are Jeannie Durrel, ballad singer, Joe Derita, a comedian, and Darlene Harris, a rhythm vocalist.
 Fridays "Gag-of- the -Day"-This ones a favorite of Jan Garber, whose orchestra is heard freqently on "The Victory Parade of Spot light Bands" A successful optician was instructing his son on how to charge customer.
 Son. he said, after you it the customer with glasses, and he asks the price. say. The charge is $l5.' Then pause to SC if he flinches. If he doesn't, you say, that's for the frames. The lense will be another $15. Then you pause again. and watch for the finch. If the custom CT doesn't finch this time, you say, firmly, Each"
 Christmas Day (Monday, Decem- Der 25) will mark the advent of new WATR Blue Network musical program. The Yuletide newcomer, I'll Buy That, features an instru- mental quartet, The Swingsters, and vocal quartet, The Vagabonds. Broadcast time will be Mondays through Fridays, 4:30 to 4:45 D. m.
 
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