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Christmas brings out the best and the worst in us, as can be seen in this evocative anthology. Among what Thomas Love Peacock calls the 'many poetical charms in the heraldings of Christmas' there are eulogies by saints and diatribes from curmudgeons. Here, Christmas is expounded by divines, sung by rustics, deplored by philosophers, made mystical in stories and summed up in a line by the poet Elizabeth Jennings: 'The hush, the star, the baby, people being kind again'.
This collection includes complete versions of such old favourites as 'The Little Match Girl', 'The Night Before Christmas', 'Ring out Wild Bells' and 'Christmas Day in the Workhouse'. But there are also discoveries: a sermon by Lancelot Andrewes, an account of Christmas under the Puritans, a first, poverty-stricken Christmas in turn of the century New York and a Mummer's Play. Adding the final touch is the music: from traditional Christmas carols and Corelli to Benjamin Britten. On this recording, Christmas past brings alive Christmas present.
A PHIL BYRNES MYSTERY. Episode 7: WAITING FOR REDEMPTION, Part 2Written By : Sable JakNarrated By : Colonial Radio Theatre on the AirPublished By : Colonial Radio Theatre On The AirRuntime : 25 minutesDramatizations
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Cairo Trilogy, The: Episode 3Written By : Naguib MahfouzNarrated By : Full-Cast ProductionPublished By : BBC Audiobooks LtdRuntime : 1 hourGeneral
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Great Moments in History: "Encounter at Sea"Written By : Jim CortNarrated By : Full Cast ProductionPublished By : One Act Audio TheatreRuntime : 5 minutesDramatizations
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Seven Poor Travellers, TheWritten By : Charles DickensNarrated By : Full Cast ProductionPublished By : Colonial Radio Theatre On The AirRuntime : 1 hour 6 minutesAudio Theater
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A PHIL BYRNES MYSTERY. Episode 2: A QUEENS RANSOMWritten By : Sable JakNarrated By : Colonial Radio TheatrePublished By : Colonial Radio Theatre On The AirRuntime : 26 minutesDramatizations
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