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Christmas Eve 1976 | The Big Book of Christmas Stories | WTIC Radio | Hartford, CT | Dick Bertel

For the first time since 1965, Dick Bertel (1931-2023) conducts his entire WTIC Christmas Eve radio show without a guest and just with his children Darcy, Jim, Susan, and Doug instead. This episode, the 15th in the series, will turn out to be the last edition because Bertel will leave WTIC in April 1977 after twenty-one years of service there. The program opens with the family returning from church services to their home at 63 Randy Lane in Wethersfield, Connecticut. (The family attended First Church of Christ in Old Wethersfield.) Once everyone agrees that everything is ready tonight for them to enjoy Christmas morning together, between musical selections Bertel reads from a “great big book” of Christmas stories. • A fictionalized tale of how watching his old Dutch handyman Peter drive a sleigh through a dark, cold, snowy afternoon inspired Clement Clarke Moore to compose his 1823 poem “A Visit from Saint Nicholas,” better known today by its opening line, “’Twas the night before Christmas” • An accounting of all of the magic and miracles Santa Claus performs during his appointed rounds each Christmas Eve, authored by Dick Bertel • An original story about fictitious Phillipsburg, “The Town Where it Never Snowed at Christmas” until a minister’s comforting words to a dying child lead to the divine fulfillment of God’s blessing on the village, authored by Dick Bertel • The origin story of the Christmas carol “Silent Night,” composed by Franz Gruber with the lyrics of Father Josef Mohr and first performed in 1818 at St. Nicholas Parish Church in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria This episode was broadcast on Friday, December 24, 1976. The children’s dialogue with their father was conducted at their home in Wethersfield. The rest of the show was recorded, mixed, and produced by engineer Bob Scherago at WTIC’s studios on the 19th floor of the Gold Building at One Financial Plaza (i.e., the southwest corner of Main and Pearl Streets) in downtown Hartford. The show started in 1962. Bertel incorporated his children into the program every year from 1964 to 1976. This edition was sponsored by the Charter Oak Bank and Trust Company. The president and founder of the bank, William E. Budds (1920-2001), offers yuletide greetings. SONGS • “Good Christian Men, Rejoice” by Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra from their 1959 album “Music for a Merry Christmas” • “Masters in This Hall” from the 1963 album “The Wonderful Songs of Christmas with the Harry Simeone Chorale” • “Trois Anges sont Venus ce Soir” from “The Christmas Album” by Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra, 1967 (repeats) • “Winter Wonderland” by Hans Carste and his Orchestra’s 1958 album “Noël Noël - A Musical Christmas” • “Jolly Old St. Nicholas” by Frank DeVol and the Rainbow Strings from their 1960 album “The Old Sweet Songs of Christmas" • “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” by Domenico Savino and his Orchestra from their 1958 album “Hi-Fi Christmas Party” • “Come Hither, Ye Children (Ihr Kinderlein Kommet)” by Hans Carste and his Orchestra, also from “Noël Noël - A Musical Christmas” • “What Child is This (Greensleeves)” by Percy Faith and his Orchestra from their 1958 album “Hallelujah!” • “Pat-a-Pam,” also from “The Wonderful Songs of Christmas with the Harry Simeone Chorale” • “The Snow Falls Quietly” by Hans Carste and his Orchestra, also from “Noël Noël - A Musical Christmas” • “O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis)” by Domenico Savino and his Orchestra, also from “Hi-Fi Christmas Party” • “Entre le Boeuf et L'âne Gris,” also from “The Christmas Album” by Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra • “Silent Night / Jingle Bells (Medley)” by Hugo & Luigi and their Children’s Chorus from their 1960 album “The Sound of Children at Christmas” • “Good Christian Men, Rejoice” by Percy Faith and his Orchestra, also from “Hallelujah!”