Christmas is Coming

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1802
Date Released
16 Dec 1963
Date Other
Dec 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Is Coming!. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the annual ceremony of the cheese in the home of the Chelsea Pensioners. The oldest pensioner, 94 year old George Alderson, cuts the presentation cheddar. Over at Mount Pleasant the Post Master General helps with the Christmas rush. Another Christmas tradition is the Trafalgar Square tree presented every year by the city of Oslo. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan cheeses on table. CU Cheddar cheese. CU Stilton cheese. MS oldest pensioner 94-year-old George Alderson cuts cheese. CU Cheese Queen helps pensioner to slice cheese. GV pensioners of the Royal Hospital Chelsea at tables. CU one of them eating cheese. CU others drinking. CU pensioner eating cheese. GV others eating and drinking. LAS conveyor belt in Sorting Office Mount Pleasant. CU Postmaster General Mr Devins. CU sign Handle Parcels Carefully. LAS Mr Devins cuts open sack. GV sorting office. MCU sorters working. CU same. MCU same. GV sorting office. LAS sign Handle Parcels Carefully. CU sorter throwing parcel. CU re-wrapping parcel. GV Trafalgar Square. MS tree. CU pan down same. MCU children. CU little boy. CU coloured woman. GV Norwegian singers around tree (start sound on film). CU tree. MCU Norwegian singers. CU tree. MLS singers. MS same zoom in. CU little girl in crowd. CU tree. CU little girl. MS singers. LAS Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square (end sound on film).
Keywords
War veterans; Music and dance; Food and cooking; Horticulture; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Older people
Locations
London
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
87662
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
194
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Christmas is Coming', British Movietone News Issue No. 1802, 16 Dec 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25360 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)