Lights Up for Christmas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1591
Date Released
30 Nov 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lights Up for Christmas. DESCRIPTION: London, like Britain’s other big cities, hails the festive season with a sparkling, glittering display. A quick tour of the West End reveals the variety and the ingenuity of this year’s illuminations. Many give first prize to Regent Street: it’s opulence of chandeliers is really rather magnificent. Busy days for the Army Postal Department, and work going on right round the clock at the Acton Depot. Hundreds of thousands of parcels pouring in from all over the place. They got to be sorted out and sent all over the place, too. These presents for HM Forces overseas must get there in good time!. And here is the Headquarters for a good Christmas cause: the collection of toys. The Evening News made the appeal for toys for sick children. It is a voluntary effort, in which everybody can join. Tommy Steele and Benny Hill are supposed to be helping with the Lord Mayor of London’s giant Christmas pudding. It’s to be a one hundred and sixty pounder, to provide portions for a thousand people. All the ingredients come from Australia. SHOTLIST: TS lights in Regent Street. BS same. LS same. BS star on building. BS lights on building (4). LS same. BS same. LS lights in Regent Street. CU same. TS same. (2). CU same. LS same. GV men unloading parcels (2). Pan parcels. GV WRAC’s sorting. CU same. GV sorting office. CU parcels. CU girl. Pan parcels. MS girls sorting parcels. CU girl. MS girls sorting. Pan parcel. Pan girl sorting. MS girls sorting (2). CU parcels. MS girls sorting. MS Benny Hill and Tommy Steele. CU Benny Hill. MS Benny Hill & Tommy Steele. CU Tommy Steele. MS Tommy Steele and Benny Hill. Pan same. CU Benny Hill. MS Tommy Steele and Benny Hill. MS woman sorting toys. CU same. MS woman sorting toys. CU man same. GV toys. CU panda. Pan Father Christmas in ward. CU same. CU two babies. GV nurses and children. GV nurse and child. CU child with toy. CU same. CU girl with toy. CU boy with toy. GV nurse and children. CU nurse and child. CU Father Christmas. CU little girl. AUSTRALIAN CHRISTMAS PUDDING - CARD 78724 Giant Xmas pudding stirred by Benny Hill, Tommy Steele and his little sister Sandra. The 160lb pudding will provide 1,000 portions for members of the Wellington Boys’ Club, Walworth, SE London.
Keywords
Organisations; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Women; Celebrations and festivals; Postal services; Social welfare; Performing arts; Military; Scenery and travel
Locations
England
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
78711
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
296
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Lights Up for Christmas', British Movietone News Issue No. 1591, 30 Nov 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23348 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)