Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-24
V KEY PREVIEWS

Red SkeItOn-Repea The third time round for this Christ
mas show Skeletons dance with BaIerina Roberta LubeT
spoong Spectre Of the Rose" Miss Lubels solo, Cara
Williams doll who to life, are all delightful
pm WT0P-9 Color.
PetcOat JuncOn.-On this SERIES you carol while riding
train To keep the story going the writer's provide all
manner OF obstacles to proper holiday caroing pm.
WToP-9
Richard BOOne-"A the Comforts Of Home" Repeat Fine
show Boone and company do beautiful job in this we'll
written and moving character study Of hiIbiny who
comes home to stay, after he's failed to make the grade
as banjo player in the outside world. pm. WRCA.
Jack BennyAmaeu show nght-a Benny custom during the
holidays. Wild unac acts include dog routine the
Tijuana Troubadors tap dancer who hoofs without shoes
and socks and George Jesse and his nephew reped to be
tuba player. $50 pm WTOP-9.
Garry MOOreThe best Of the hour Eileen Farres "Come
All Ye Faithful" and her "Silen Night" and there's
Christmas poem by William Saroyan that's charming ode
to the holiday Other bits include Dorothy Collins solo,
mail order faSco in letters and comic Norman Crobys
concern for Santas wife and his standp routine pm
WTOP-9
Telephone HCuH your Youngsters are lid at this hour thev
relish the show Jane Wyatt leads three children to "the
magic gates Of Christmas land" with the help Of ballet
dancers Henning Kronam and Kristen Smone (The Nut
cracker pas de deux Opera Star Phyllis Curtin classical
Christmas sOngS) truly magical 'Twas the Night Before
Christmas" (enacted by the Baird Maronees); plus Earl
WrighsOn and Lois Hunt popular Christmas tunes) and
the story Of the Nativity narrated by Miss Wyatt 10 pm
WRC4. Color.
The FugveThe Girl From Little Egypt" must for series
fans There's more background Kmbe David JansSen
before ne became fugitive in series of fashback tonight
OF lesser interest is SubplOt about pretty airline
SteWardeSS Pamea Itln) whose life becomes involved with
KmbeS after an accident highway 10 pm. WMAL-7
Christmas Eve Special and Church Servce-CBS (WTOP-
begins its Christmas Eve broadcast at 113O pm with
Praised By My Lord the story of St. Francis of Assist
through films made the Franciscan towns that echo and
honor his image today From midnight to am. the
Protestant Christmas Eve Service from the First Congrega
tiOnal Church in Washington, DC.
Christmas Eve Special and Church Service-NBCs
Christmas Eve special from 1115-mdnight abounds in
choral groups Soprano Maria Teresa Carrlos classical
Christmas SONGS Rits Puppets performance of 'Btzen
the Reindeer and paintings of the Nativity by children all
over the world From midnight to las Solemn Pontical
Mass from St. Parck's Cathedral in New York CITY.
Church Services-ABC (WMA-0 broadcass Christmas Eve
services from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New
York City EpiscopaD from Ills pm to midnight From
midnight to Loo am, The Solemn High Mass from the
church Of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton in Washington, DC
Tomorrow
TodayEary Christmas Day rSers will be serenaded by 18th
century instruments and music played by the 10th cen
fury New York Pro MuSica Renaissance Band in an all
musical holiday special Nothing but and weather sum-
mareS will interrupt them today. z am WRC4.
Church ServceA Holy Communion Service from the Wash
ngton Cathedral in Washington DC. is elecast live in
an hourlong program. IL WRC4