CHRISTMAS FANTASY "King Charles II"

 

Final Episode of Robin Morrows series of Christmas programs.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Silver Threads"

Episode 24. Robin Morrow narrates as well with an attractive and trustworthy baritone voice. Several of the stories are told in verse, and others in straight prose. The stories are both secular and religious, but uniformly transmit the joy of Christmas for all ages.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Popular Carol"

Episode 23. In the early 'Sixties, producer Robin Morrow put together a more grown-up oriented syndication, Christmas Fantasy. Rather than a single serialized narrative, Fantasy was a collection of different stories, myths, legends linked by the Christmas theme. Because the episodes were not linked serially, if a listener found the broadcasts in the middle of the run there was no worry about catching up with the narrative. The series was sold to regional stations on thirteen vinyl disks, with a total of 26 episodes. However, given the time period and the quality of the program, it can be assumed that Mr. Morrow employed reel-to-reel tape technology to edit and produce the episodes. --www.otrcat.com

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Episode 22"

 

Robin Morrow narrates as well with an attractive and trustworthy baritone voice. Several of the stories are told in verse, and others in straight prose. The stories are both secular and religious, but uniformly transmit the joy of Christmas for all ages. Orchestral, choral, and studio organ music are all presented to balance the narration. Christmas legends and stories are told in a fresh new way, and stories of the joyous season that will warm the hardest heart.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Robert Herrick"

 

Robert Herrick (baptised 24 August 1591 – buried 15 October 1674)was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is best known for Hesperides, a book of poems. This includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time", with the first line "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may"

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "All That Glitters"

 

EPISODE 20

Robin Morrow narrates as well with an attractive and trustworthy baritone voice. Several of the stories are told in verse, and others in straight prose. The stories are both secular and religious, but uniformly transmit the joy of Christmas for all ages. Orchestral, choral, and studio organ music are all presented to balance the narration. Christmas legends and stories are told in a fresh new way, and stories of the joyous season that will warm the hardest heart. Christmas Fantasy is "driveway radio" for the Yule Season...(www.otrcat.com)

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Episode 19"

 

In the early 'Sixties, producer Robin Morrow put together a more grown-up oriented syndication, Christmas Fantasy. Rather than a single serialized narrative, Fantasy was a collection of different stories, myths, legends linked by the Christmas theme. Because the episodes were not linked serially, if a listener found the broadcasts in the middle of the run there was no worry about catching up with the narrative. The series was sold to regional stations on thirteen vinyl disks, with a total of 26 episodes. However, given the time period and the quality of the program, it can be assumed that Mr. Morrow employed reel-to-reel tape technology to edit and produce the episodes. --www.otrcat.com

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Edmund Sears"

Episode 18. Edmund Hamilton Sears (April 6, 1810 – January 14, 1876) was an American Unitarian parish minister and author who wrote a number of theological works influencing 19th-century liberal Protestants. Today, Sears is primarily known as the man who penned the words to "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" in 1849. It has been sung to two tunes, one by Richard Storrs Willis and another adapted by Arthur Sullivan from a traditional English air. Sears originally wrote the song as a melancholy reflection on his times while a minister in Wayland, Massachusetts, US. However, "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" has since become a popular Christmas carol.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "John and Charles Wesley"

 

John and Charles were born in 1703 and 1707, respectively, in Epworth , Lincolnshire , England. Their parents were Anglican rector, Samuel Wesley , and his wife, Susanna , who had strong Pietist leanings, but was an Anglican. Born the 15th child, John gained his devout faith from his mother. John Wesley is considered to be the father of Methodism. His brother, Charles, became one of the most prolific English-speaking poets, composing more than 6,500 hymns.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "White Christmas"

 

In the early 'Sixties, producer Robin Morrow put together a more grown-up oriented syndication, Christmas Fantasy. Rather than a single serialized narrative, Fantasy was a collection of different stories, myths, legends linked by the Christmas theme. Because the episodes were not linked serially, if a listener found the broadcasts in the middle of the run there was no worry about catching up with the narrative. The series was sold to regional stations on thirteen vinyl disks, with a total of 26 episodes.- www.otrcat.com

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Legend of the Christmas Star"

 

In addition to producing the program, Robin Morrow narrates as well with an attractive and trustworthy baritone voice. Several of the stories are told in verse, and others in straight prose. The stories are both secular and religious, but uniformly transmit the joy of Christmas for all ages. Orchestral, choral, and studio organ music are all presented to balance the narration. Christmas legends and stories are told in a fresh new way, and stories of the joyous season that will warm the hardest heart. Christmas Fantasy is Radio Then Network's podcast gift to you for the Yule Season.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Legends and Lore"

 

Robin Morrow narrates with an attractive and trustworthy baritone voice. Several of the stories are told in verse, and others in straight prose. The stories are both secular and religious, but uniformly transmit the joy of Christmas for all ages.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Colors of Christmas"

 

The twelfth episode of a 25-episode countdown to a Christmas radio series made by Robin Morrow in the 1960s.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Silver Glitters"

 

Episode 11 of a 25-episode countdown to Christmas radio series made by Robin Morrow in the 1960s.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Tiny Reindeer"

 

Story about Santa's tiny reindeer, Handel's Messiah with Robin Morrow's observations of the Christian holiday. Fantasies, fact, legends, lore and poetry of Christmas.

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CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Candlelight"

 

Episode 9 Candlelight with Robin Morrow's observations of the Christian holiday. Fantasies, fact, legends, lore and poetry of Christmas.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Black"

 

Robin Morrow's transcribed series of Christmas broadcasts Episode 8.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Jose Garcia"

 

Robin Morrow's episode 7 of Christmas Fantasy programs. Who was Jose Garcia and seasonal topics.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Scarlet clothed Santa"

 

Episode 6 of Robin Morrow's series Christmas Fantasy. The first appearance of a modern Santa Claus, complete with what we consider to be the Santa suit was in drawings by Thomas Nast. Nast's original drawings were of a small Santa who could slide down chimneys, but his later works made him full size. He was also the first to draw Santa wearing a red suit with fur lining, a nightcap, and a black belt with a large buckle. Hear this and other stories of Christmas.

CHRISTMAS FANTASY "Isaac Watts"

 

Robin Morrow's holiday program is designed to be played daily between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Christmas Fantasy is a great way to enhance the spirit of the season 25 old time radio show recordings. Episode 5 is about Isaac Watts (17 July 1674 – 25 November 1748). He was an English Christian minister (Congregational), theologian, and logician. He was also a prolific and popular hymn writer.