TV Guide (December 25, 1954)

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TV Programs For Week Beginning December 25, 1954 SATURDAY MORNING 7:50 Q Today's Thoughts 7:55 Q Local News Report 8:00 Q Ray Rayner Show Music on records and weather reports. (Five minutes of local news at 8:55.) 8:30 @ Kids' Holiduy—Ned Locke 9:00 f*} Christmas Service From the Church of Our Savior, Episcopal church, Chicago, mass is celebrated by the Rev. William R. Wetherell, Rector. @ (4) Happy Felton's Gang Happy presents repeats of popular acts of the past on film. Q This Is the Life—Religion "The True Story of Christmas." Grampa Fisher tells the tale to little Freddie. 9:30 (?) (4) Paul Winched Show Paul, Jerry and the club house gang present a holiday show. They appear in a comedy version of "A Christmas Carol," the tale of Scrooge. Q MOVIE—Western "Melody of the Plains." Cattle rustlers plague ranchers. Fred Scott. 9:45 Q Film Shorts 10:00 Q Captain Midnight "The Deadly Project." Vronik, the mad scientist, destroys some important experi¬ ments with his deadly sonic gun. Prof. Morgan and Capt. Midnight try to stop the man from doing any more harm with this new and terrifying invention. Richard Webb, Sid Melton, Olan Soule, Pierre Watkin, Franz Roehn. (Film) (i) (4) Christmas Service I SPECIAL! Telecast of the Protestant Episcopal Christmas Service at Washing¬ ton National Cathedral. Dean Francis B. Sayre, Jr. will deliver the sermon. Q Space Patrol—Adventure Dec. 25th is a dismal date for Cadet Happy on the far-off Planet Terra. Two friends from Earth, his native planet, de¬ cide to come to cheer him up. Lyn Os¬ born is Happy. Ed Kemmer is Comm. Corry. (Film) What makes Happy happy? Answer on page 16. 0:30 Q Abbott & Costello-Comedy "The Actor's Home." Bud and Lou are overjoyed when a man gives them each a $500 bill. Their joy turns to sadness when the men in white coats arrive. O Scrub Club—Kids Claude Kirchner tells the story of "The First Christmas." Q Bob Atcher's Playtime 1:00 Q Big Top—Circus Fun Ringmaster Jack Sterling welcomes a very special guest today, Santa Claus. The program from Philadelphia includes: Anials.lion tamer George J. Keller Bicycling .The Cycling Whiz Kids Trapeze .The Luvas Teeterboard .The Tip-top Boys Trampoline .Mike Pickering Juggling .The Virginians (4) A Star Shall Rise—Drama A special Christmas Day presentation by Father Peyton's Family Theater. (?) To Be Announced Q Christophers—Christmas I SPECIAL I "This Day to Celebrate." Ros Russell, Ann Blyth, Danny Thomas. A-6 TV GUIDE