(This program was broadcast Sunday, December 21, from 6 to 8 PM on WRIU, Kingston, 90.3 FM, also streaming at wriu.org)
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Lines from Shakespeare recited by Richard Burton, from The Christmas Revels, in Celebration of the Winter Solstice
Christmas Time is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas, composed by Vince Guaraldi performed by NRBQ
Silver Bells from The Lemon Drop Kid, composed by Leo Robin, and Ralph Rainger, performed by Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell
Happy Holiday from Holiday Inn, composed by Irving Berlin, performed by Bing Crosby, Marjorie Reynolds, the Music Maids and John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra
All I Want for Christmas is More! More! More! from Have Yourself a Loony Tunes Christmas, voiced by Mel Blanc, composed by Melanie Harby and Roy Zimmerman
The Polar Express from The Polar Express, composed by Alan Silvestri and Glenn Ballard, performed by Tom Hanks
Reindeers are Better than People from Frozen composed by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, performed by Jonathan Groff
It Feels Like Christmas from the Muppets Christmas Carol, composed by Paul Williams, voiced by David Rudman
Winter Was Warm from Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol, music Jules Styne, lyrics Bob Merrill, performed by Victoria Clark
Snow from Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, performed by Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Peggy Lee
Skating from A Charlie Brown Christmas, composed by Vince Guaraldi, performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
In the Season of Hope from The Man Who Invented Christmas, composed by Mychael Danna
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, from Meet Me in Saint Louis, composed by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, performed by Judy Garland
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Eve from Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, composed by Johnny Marks, words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, performed by the Decca Concert Orchestra led by Herbert Raybine
Christmas Time is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas, composed by Vince Guaraldi, performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio with choristers from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in San Rafael, California
Babes in Toyland from Babes in Toyland Overture, composed by Victor Herbert, performed by the Babes in Toyland Orchestra
Christmas in Whoville from Dr. Suess’s Grinch, composed by Danny Elfman
Thank You Very Much from Scrooge, composed by Leslie Bricusse, performed by Anthony Newley
White Christmas from Holiday Inn, composed by Irving Berlin, performed by Bing Crosby
Main Title Music for It’s a Wonderful Life, composed by Dimitri Tiomkin, incorporating Buffalo Gals
Hot Chocolate from The Polar Express, composed by Glen Ballard, Allen Silvestri and Jerry Hey, performed by Tom Hanks
Santa Got Lost in Texas from Bonanza, composed by Ken Darby, performed by Michael Landon
Christmas Medley from Elf, composed by John Debney
March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland, composed by Victor Herbert, performed by the Babes in Toyland Orchestra
I Wish it Was Christmas Today from Season 29, Episode 17 of SNL, composed by Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz, performed by Diet Lite
Papa Elf from Elf, composed by John Debney
Seeing is Believing from The Polar Express, composed Alan Silvestri
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