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The Days After Christmas

From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Length: 47:59

An exploration of the days following December 25th, including their significance and some common household traditions. Also included are readings of Longfellow and Oursler. Read the full description.

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While part of a series of programs covering the Christmas Season, "The Days After Christmas" may also stand on its own as an informational and entertaining look at the season that continues after December 25th.

Included in this edition of "Kaleidoscope" are readings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Three Kings" and Fulton Oursler's "A String of Blue Beads." 


*See "Timing and Cues" for suggested edits, if any, for call letters, date/series info, etc.

*This program originated on analog tape using non-digital source material. Some tape hiss and record pops should be expected.

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Piece Description

While part of a series of programs covering the Christmas Season, "The Days After Christmas" may also stand on its own as an informational and entertaining look at the season that continues after December 25th.

Included in this edition of "Kaleidoscope" are readings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Three Kings" and Fulton Oursler's "A String of Blue Beads." 


*See "Timing and Cues" for suggested edits, if any, for call letters, date/series info, etc.

*This program originated on analog tape using non-digital source material. Some tape hiss and record pops should be expected.

Timing and Cues

Full Version

SEGMENT 1: (12:46)
incue: music, sleigh bells
outcue: "...this timeout for these messages."

HOLE 1 @ 12:52

SEGMENT 2: (10:26)
incue: music, flute
outcue: "...brief timeout for these messages."

HOLE 2 @ 23:24

SEGMENT 3: (10:46)
incue: music
outcue: "...after this brief timeout."

HOLE 3 @ 34:18

SEGMENT 4: (10:34)
incue: music "This is Christmas Time"
outcue: "...these final words."

HOLE 4 @ 45:02

SEGMENT 5: (2:46)
incue: song
outcue: "...favorite radio station."
editing notes: 45:35-46:01 "concluding our programs..."

PROGRAM OUT @ 47:52

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* "Full" version incorporates 4 seconds of tape silence at the head and tail with "3, 2, 1" countdowns between segments. "Segmented" version maintain the countdowns in their original positions as well.

Segmented Version

* Segments created at program holes. See "Full" Version notes for editing notes.

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

[SUGGESTED]: Next, we have a program from the long-running “Kaleidoscope” radio series archive. “Kaleidoscope” aired for 40 years and was produced by Detroit radio mainstay Mike Whorf, who is now retired. This series archive of over one thousand shows is once again hitting the airwaves thanks to the Thomas & Erma Jean Tracy Family Foundation and Loyola Productions.

And now, here is THE DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS from the classic Mike Whorf series “Kaleidoscope.”

[SUGGESTED for Program Breaks]

You’ve been listening to THE DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS from the classic Mike Whorf series “Kaleidoscope.”

OUTRO:

[SUGGESTED]: You’ve just heard a classic program from the long-running “Kaleidoscope” radio series, produced by Peabody Award-winning broadcaster Mike Whorf.

Mr. Whorf, now retired, began working in radio with the United States Air Force before moving on to commercial broadcasting, where he spent nearly forty years at station WJR in Detroit. There he developed his highly successful radio series “Kaleidoscope.”

Thanks to the Thomas & Erma Jean Tracy Family Foundation, Mr. Whorf’s catalog of over one thousand hour-long programs now resides with Loyola Productions, where the master tapes are undergoing restoration and digital transfer, making them available to radio listeners once again.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Christmas All Over Town Unknown 00:00
The Twelve Days of Christmas Unknown 00:00
Father Christmas/Thank You Very Much Unknown Scrooge. 00:00
This is Christmas Time Unknown 00:00
Some Children See Him The Voices of Jimmy Joyce 00:00
Christmas Dream Unknown 00:00