| Main Performers | Patti Boulaye's Sundance Company with Amabutho and Shikisha,
The Chicken Shed Theatre Company,
The Original 1960's Tiller Girls,
National Youth Ballet
Great Britain's 4 x 400 Metres Men's Gold Medal Relay Squad (Roger Black, Mark Hylton, Mark Richardson, Iwan Thomas)
Kenny Essex - town crier,
Professor Crump - stilt walker,
Sergio Covino,
Joanne Darnell - dancers,
Anthony Andrews,
Peter Bowles,
Nickolas Grace,
Dame Diana Rigg,
Christopher Biggins,
Gloria Hunniford,
Hannah Gordon,
Derek Nimmo,
James Grout,
Bob Holness,
Geraldine James,
Sir John Mills,
Nanette Newman,
Nicola Pagett,
Clarke Peters,
Lon Satton,
Ned Sherrin,
Mollie Sugden,
Anthony Way,
Paul Whittaker,
Members of the House of Lords,
Father Christmas
Grace Kennedy,
Chris de la Hoyde,
Emma Lindars,
Roland Brandman,
Patti Boulaye,
Suzi Quatro,
Leo Sayer,
Claire Moore,
Pippa Woodrow,
Dominic Kramer,
Sir Cliff Richard - vocals
Alasdair Malloy - glass harmonica,
Chloe Hanslip - violin,
Larry Adler - harmonica |
| Orchestra or Band | London Musicians' Orchestra,
Finchley Children's Music Group,
Massed Fanfare Trumpeters of the Household Division,
Drummers of 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Wales,
Pipers of the Scots Guards Association, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire Branch,
Fascinating Aida (Adele Anderson, Dillie Keane, Issy van Randwyck) |
| Choirs | The London Oriana Choir,
The Kingdom Choir,
The Choir of Uppingham School,
Children's Choir |
| Conductors | Julian Bigg,
Karen Gibson,
David Drummond,
Neil Page |
| Set List | 'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
'Once in Royal David's City', H J Gauntlett, arr. Jonathan Rathbone (Choir of Uppingham School, Anthony Andrews, Peter Bowles),
'O Come All Ye Faithful', F J Wade, arr.Jonathan Rathbone
'Mary's Boy Child', Jester Hairston (The Kingdom Choir),
'Joy to the World', Handel, arr. Colin Keyes (Grace Kennedy, Paul Whittaker, The Kingdom Choir),
'Nativitie', Kenneth Leighton (The London Oriana Choir),
'Festive Malice, 'Reginald's Christmas Revel'', Saki (Nickolas Grace),
'Deck the Hall', arr. Jonathan Rathbone,
The Snowman,
'Walking in the Air' from The Snowman (Emma Lindars, Roland Brandman, Finchley Children's Music Group, Alasdair Malloy),
'Christmas Star (Zhivago Cycle)', Boris Pasternak, trans. Jill Higgs (Dame Diana Rigg),
'In Dulce Jubilo', arr. R L Pearsall (Choir of Uppingham School),
'A Christmas Fanfare Fantasia', arr. Colin Keyes (Massed Fanfare Trumpeters of the Household Division, London Musician's Orchestra),
Twelve Days of Turkey (Christopher Biggins),
A Zulu Christmas,
'A Baby Born in Bethlehem (Sun Dancin')', Patti Boulaye (Patti Boulaye, Sun Dancin' Company, Amabutho and Shikisha)
The Last Child in the World (The Chicken Shed Theatre Company)
INTERVAL
'The Holly and The Ivy', arr. Jonathan Rathbone,
'A Christmas Medley', arr. Colin Keyes (Gloria Hunniford, Suzi Quatro, Christopher Biggins, Leo Sayer, The Original 1960's Tiller Girls, The Kingdom Choir, Sergio Covino, Joanne Darnell),
King John's Christmas, A A Milne (Hannah Gordon, Derek Nimmo),
The Twelve Days of Christmas (Fascinating Aida)
'Coventry Carol', arr. John Ross (Claire Moore, London Oriana Choir),
Happy Birthday Joy to the World,
The Appeal (Gloria Hunniford),
'Angels from the Realms of Glory', arr. Jonathan Rathbone,
'Stille Nacht', arr. Jonathan Rathbone (Choir of Uppingham School),
The Children's Nativity (Finchley Children's Music Group, Dominic Kramer, Pippa Woodrow, Peter Bowles),
'Zapatadeo', Sarsati (Chloe Hanslip),
'Little Donkey', Eric Boswell,
'While Shepherd's Watched (Este's Psalter 1952)',
'Away in a Manger', W K Kirkpatrick,
'We Three Kings', J H Hopkins,
'O Little Town of Bethlehem', Chris Eaton, arr. Richard Hewson (Christopher de la Hoyde
'All That Matters', Paul Field, arr. Jonathan Rathbone, (Sir Cliff Richard),
'Joy to the World', Handel, arr. Colin Keyes,
The Nativity,
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing', Mendelssohn, arr. Jonathan Rathbone,
Father Christmas
'Jingle Bells', J Pierpoint, arr. Colin Keyes,
'We Wish You a Merry Christmas', trad. (Pipers of the Scots Guards Association),
'Merry Christmas Everybody', Neville Holder, Jim Lea, arr. Colin Keyes |
| Royal Presence | HRH Princess Alexandra,
Rt Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1997/172),
Transparencies (RAHE/3/18/27),
Photographs (RAHE/3/1997/13)
Video (RAHE/5/1997/5) |