November 16, 2021 • 27 mins
Flashback: The First Special from Vision Australia Radio celebrating 80 years of Carols By Candlelight.
A beloved Australian tradition, Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight has a remarkable history of supporting children who are blind or have low vision and this year marked the 80th anniversary for the iconic Christmas celebration. Eighty years ago, the vision of one man, Norman Banks MBE, created what has become Australia’s most iconic Christmas event. A veteran of radio, Banks was walking home on Christmas Eve in 1937, when he noticed an elderly woman sitting up in bed by her window, her face lit only by a candle. She had a radio beside her and was singing along to the Christmas carol, ‘Away in a Manger’. It was at this moment that Banks was inspired to create a gathering of people to sing Carols by Candlelight. Thanks to the gracious personal interest of the Lord Mayor at the time, Cr. A.W. Coles, Norman Banks gained the approval of the City Council and set to work organising the whole program. And so, in 1938, ten thousand people gathered at midnight in the Alexandra Gardens to sing carols with a 30-strong choir, two soloists and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Band. The unusual candlelight setting, and the beauty of the carols, instantly won the affection of the large assembly. A new Christmas tradition was born.
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S1 (00:14):
Welcome to a look back at Vision Australia's carols by candlelight.
I'm Michael Harris. With the 80th anniversary just around the corner,
we take a look at Carroll's past and present with
our journey over the next half hour, highlighting the performances
and interviews of the 90s and 2000s. We begin with
an interview on Melbourne's three 3W by television personality Ray
(00:37):
Martin with Caroline Wilson and Gerard Healy on the Carols
by Candlelight Frontline.
S2 (00:43):
Hello to rayment and welcome to the program! Hi, Caroline. Hi,
Rayna Ray, you're obviously pretty excited with the carols coming
up tomorrow night.
S3 (00:50):
Yeah, it's a great time. I'm getting a divorce. No,
I wouldn't inflict that on anybody, but those are going
to think of getting a divorce.
S2 (00:56):
Well, you will also with Gerard Healy, who you probably
know whether you're ringing up in the middle of a
sports segment, actually, which is a great thrill for us.
And Paul McNamee has been on the line and said
that you were a pretty good tennis player.
S3 (01:06):
Oh, well, he's a nice man. I've played him well,
pretty well. I actually played in Sydney recently for a
Starlight Foundation. A big tennis can be played there and
I have Tony Roche with me, so we were able
to win a lot of games, but I just had
to stay well out of rotis way. Let him win.
S2 (01:21):
Well, we'd better move on from tennis, right?
S4 (01:25):
What about your highlight of sport for the year from
an Australian perspective?
S3 (01:30):
I mean, I follow so much. I I, but I'm
a South Sydney rugby league fan. Other aren't there any
highlights and South Sydney's year this year? But I suppose
you
S4 (01:38):
could probably say the same for
S3 (01:39):
rugby league. Well, not always been a lot of highlights
and rugby league. I hate to tell you that, but
it has been a year of a number of highlights.
I guess it would be. It would be a state
of origin game rugby league or it would be a
cricket game. I mean, it's I've such a such a
fan that I just, you know, I wander across the
road to watch kids play cricket. So it's it's all
the highlight. I just I love it.
S4 (01:59):
Our chairman of the commission down here, John Kennedy, I thought,
had the lawn of the year when he said of
the Rugby League State of Origin game down in Melbourne.
Great sizzle. Pity about the sausage.
S3 (02:10):
Yeah. Well, I guess that's where we're a little more benevolent.
You see, in terms of of of acknowledging the Aussie
rules as such is a great game.
S2 (02:17):
All right.
S3 (02:19):
They would out of that state of origin, we did
a couple of from out there and it was unfortunate game.
But yeah, rugby league is a is a great game
if you understand it. But it did great. Melbourne, as
Jeff Kennett says, next year will be the big year
for the state of origin.
S2 (02:32):
Now now, Ray, we should talk about what's happening tomorrow
night the traditional Christmas Eve carols by candlelight, which is
actually you can watch it on Channel nine at nine o'clock.
That's live from the Sydney Myer Music Bowl. And I
think the history of that show doesn't go back to
something like 1938 as a result of radio.
S3 (02:48):
Yep, normal. Norman Banks, in fact, at your station, has
suggested the idea of community getting together and singing and
appreciating the true spirit of Christmas. But that was 1938
when they first started it. But it's become, I think,
far more than it's a national event now, and it
sort of puts the stamp on Christmas. And so when
(03:08):
Brian Naylor used to host today, we used to be
sitting at home and wrapping presents and singing along with
the Ricky Mays and the rest of the legends of
the Sun somewhere down the years. Well, they're still there.
I mean, people like Deborah Birx and Margaret Erlich now
with us. Jenna Jeffries will be there tomorrow night. Peter Couples',
you know, a wonderful lineup of people. Plus, of course,
Harvey and the whole orchestra and the chorale and the choristers.
(03:31):
It it's a good night to have David Byrne or
Julia Anthony said to me once that you'll never you'll
never perform whenever we go out in public in a
warmer environment than this. And it really is when you
see 30 or 35000 people who are there with the
people they love. Most of all, singing Christmas carols, well,
S2 (03:46):
right, personally, an enormous year for you as well as publicly.
I mean, congratulations. Huge success with the current affair. The
Gold Logie, the People's Choice Award. The wonderful success you
had with the concert you organised the farmhand concert. You
must really I mean, you'll be able to sit back
on Sunday over your turkey and Phil, feel pretty pleased
with yourself.
S3 (04:04):
It's been a great year. The farmhand thing has been
just just extraordinary. I mean, if ever there was, you
want an illustration of how generous Australians are, that was it.
There's been about a million dollars given by big companies
and and by by the state government, $30000 by Jeff
Kennett and so on. But but most of of about
nine million other dollars have come from ordinary Australians in
a school kids and in this state organising raffles and
(04:28):
cake stalls. And goodness knows what else to contribute money
to just to show people in the bush that we
really care. That's that extraordinary thing. I've never seen anything
like it.
S2 (04:35):
Who do you think Channel seven should appoint as the
host of their new 6:30 program? We know that. We
know that Neil Mercer is pretty much signed, sealed, delivered
in Sydney. What about Melbourne?
S3 (04:43):
Yeah, I don't know. I read that George Negus had
been offered the job and turned it down. And Jenny
Byrne Typekit achievement off the job and turned it down.
So I don't know. I guess they've run around. Gerard,
have you been approached?
S4 (04:55):
No, but I'll pass on that one.
S2 (04:57):
Did they ask, Did they approach you, right?
S3 (04:59):
No, they didn't approach me. I've got another gig. No.
S2 (05:02):
Well, I did notice when you won that People's Choice
award that you and you were presented at by Jane Kennedy,
you actually made, well, not controversial comments, but you were
clearly you had some some feelings about from. Line and
also about programs such as Media Watch.
S3 (05:15):
Yeah, well, I mean, media watchers is a wank, I think,
and it's it. It's I guess if I was, if
I'd gone bald and at a 25 hour to the
bitter and twisted as well.
S4 (05:26):
All right,
S3 (05:28):
maybe that's right. But there is there are some things
done in Australian news media and newspapers and radio and
television are actually worth patting people on the back for
and saying, we do it well. And yet I don't
think Mediawatch is able to do that. It just think
that that nothing has done that, done well. I'm fairly
proud of of some of the things that that this
profession of journalism does around the country do a lot
of rotten things, but a lot of terrific things as well,
(05:48):
including some of the current affairs programs that appear on
the ABC and the other and the commercial networks. So
I don't apologize for being a journalist. But in terms
of front line, I well, it's it's fine, but I
watch it every week. It's not as funny as I
thought it was going to be. And there's a bit
of a university humor about it. I don't think it's
really been done by people who understand the medium, and
I think it's as a result. It's it's probably not
(06:11):
been as funny and as good as I thought it
would be. But but never I watch it.
S2 (06:15):
All right, Matt, and we thank you very much for
joining us today and we look forward to your specials
next year, too, because I hear there's a slightly different
format and it's going to be an interesting one.
S3 (06:23):
Yeah, that would be great fun. We we got to
do those once a month and about half of those
and the world oyster on that. Once we've we've we've
tested the water a little bit this year, but we're
going to go bigger and better next year.
S2 (06:33):
Could you go out with a couple of bars of
Jingle Bells?
S3 (06:36):
Oh, look, I wouldn't inflict that upon you at all.
If you start him off, Carol, not over tomorrow night.
S2 (06:42):
Who knows? So as a singer, you make a great TV,
current affairs show host.
S3 (06:46):
I've got one of those few people who can't even
think of a shower.
S2 (06:50):
Ray Martin, we look forward to catching up with you
at some stage next year and happy Christmas.
S3 (06:53):
Thanks. I do, too. I do Joe, too.
S4 (06:55):
Merry Christmas!
S1 (06:56):
Now we have one of the standout performances from a
member of the Carols by Candlelight family being introduced by Ramos.
And here's Kate Soprano with Little Drummer Boy.
S4 (07:06):
We are delighted to see her any time, so settle
back and enjoy the Little Drummer Boy Australia. Please welcome
our very own Kate soprano.
UU (07:53):
To. No. Some to. The. I. To. Again, to. Side
(09:18):
by side. Small. All. Thank you.
S1 (10:15):
Continuing with the music of the event, here's Rhonda Birch
more with. Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
S4 (10:33):
Christmas future is far away, Christmas past is past Christmas
present is here today, bringing joy that will. Just have
(10:55):
yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart feel like
this from now on all to.
UU (11:11):
They'll be out of sight. Have you said?
S4 (11:21):
A merry little Christmas.
UU (11:25):
Makes you tired, I guess. From now on. Troubles now.
(11:45):
Housing olden days. Happy Golden, days of yore. Meaningful for.
Our dear to us gather near to. One small. This
(12:09):
will all be together. If the Fazlullah. Until then. Through.
(12:31):
And have your say. As in olden days,
S4 (12:47):
happy golden days.
UU (12:50):
Some young. Faithful friends who are dear to.
S4 (12:57):
I haven't eaten.
UU (13:07):
We all will be together. To. A shining star. I'm.
(13:34):
Does not. Well, after. Yourselves, a merry little Christmas. Now.
S1 (14:23):
Now we head to 2015 with the cast of the
stage musical Georgy Girl With. Do you hear what I hear?
Live from the Sydney Myer Music Bowl?
S4 (14:40):
Do you hear what I hear? Do you hear what
I hear, what I hear?
UU (14:48):
Do you hear what?
S4 (14:55):
Said the night we were going back to LA to
see what I've seen, so way up in the sky.
It's long. Do you see what I see as a star,
(15:17):
a star? Dancing in the night with a tail lights been.
UU (15:24):
Right. We're not.
S4 (15:27):
Big.
UU (15:38):
And it's a long shot.
S4 (15:43):
Do you hear what game? Of a nice. Oh.
UU (15:53):
Do you hear what? A song, a song
S4 (16:00):
high up on the tree
UU (16:02):
with a voice asking you guys the singer. We, our
boys are
S4 (16:09):
as big as the sea.
UU (16:23):
Was like you.
S4 (16:30):
This champion boy who a mighty occasion. Do you
UU (16:35):
know? I know. Why did he do you know what
kind of? I'm sorry,
S4 (16:50):
I can't see this in all of us, bring him
silver and dawn without us breaking.
UU (17:11):
I this is. Your sources? Listen to what he said.
(17:54):
Let's go to the. The child
S4 (18:01):
sleeping in the
UU (18:03):
night, he will bring us goodness and light. He will good.
S1 (18:26):
To round out today's program, Mike Brady sits down with
Rickie Lee Coulter on three A.W. to discuss carols by candlelight.
S4 (18:34):
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
UU (18:41):
and it's your.
S4 (18:48):
From now.
S5 (18:55):
So. Mm hmm. The dulcet tones of Rickie Lee singing
Have Yourself a merry merry Christmas and she'll be singing
carols by candlelight and we're lucky to have her on
the line. Hi, Ricky.
S6 (19:11):
How are you? Good to see
S5 (19:12):
you. Good to speak to Rickie Lee. It's a great day.
You must be looking forward to this, are you?
S6 (19:17):
I really am. I like carols by candlelight is something
that I've watched ever since I was a little girl.
Every Christmas Eve, and I've, you know, it's been a
dream of mine since I was a little girl to
perform on that stage on Christmas Eve. And and that
dream was coming true this year.
S5 (19:32):
Yeah, it's wonderful. I've watched it too since I was
a little girl as well. Know it was a little
boy that really your career. It's extraordinary. You didn't win
Australian Idol, you came fifth or fourth or something like that,
but it's seventh. So you going well, then it just
goes to show that you don't have to win all
the time, doesn't it? Because you've gone on to a
(19:53):
career and you must be doing exactly what you wanted
to do now, are you?
S6 (19:57):
Absolutely. And you know, I'm proof that you know that
there are there are people that come through Australian Idol
that is so incredibly talented and you don't have to
win to be able to create a successful career. You
just have to, you know, be passionate and driven and wanted,
you know, more than anything and be willing to give
(20:17):
your absolute everything to achieve those goals.
S5 (20:19):
I told my daughter that all the time the world
is full of talented people who didn't reach their peak.
S6 (20:25):
Definitely. And it's all it's all about your mindset and
your attitude towards achieving, you know, your goals. You know,
things don't just happen. You've got to go out there
and get them and make it happen.
S5 (20:35):
Exactly. Now, can you tell us what you'd be singing it?
Carols by candlelight?
S6 (20:38):
I'm not allowed to say, but I'm singing. I will
be singing two songs. And they are. They're my favorite
Christmas carols ever. And in one of the songs I've got,
I've got a bit of a surprise, so everyone has
to make sure they tune in on Christmas Eve on
Channel nine. So it's the carols by candlelight to sing
what the what the songs are and what the big
(21:00):
surprises
S5 (21:01):
I'll be watching. That's the night I do my rapping,
where I lose about five kilos in sweat.
S6 (21:06):
Normally, normally I can russell my presence as well. I'm
going to have to get in early. I don't know.
I've even got my Christmas tree up. I'm it's terrible.
S5 (21:13):
Or take the take the presents with you and wrap
them in your dressing room. Oh, well,
S6 (21:17):
I'll do that. I come in and take them.
S5 (21:19):
Now you've got a new album out. It's called Hear No, See,
no speak no. And it kind of relates to the
breakdown of your marriage. Is that correct?
S6 (21:28):
Yeah, yeah. You know, as a songwriter, you write from
your from your heart and you know, for me, you know,
I write from my experiences and and, you know, it
definitely touches on on my break up. And it's more
actually about how I managed to pull through and get
to the point in my life right now, you know,
(21:48):
a year and a half on where I'm happier than
I ever have been. And you know, there's a lot
of women and men that can draw strength from the
songs on the album. And you know, you just it's
a real testament to how far I've come and what
I went through.
S5 (22:01):
I think it's very handy to be able to write
a song. Rickie Lee, I mean, I've been doing it
for a few years, and I always say to people
who cross me sooner or later, you'll end up in
one of my songs.
S6 (22:12):
Well, you know, it's it's exactly true. And I mean,
you know, I when you know, the next album, when
I'm writing the next album, who knows, I could be
madly in love and, you know, gushing about love and
happiness and all of that.
S5 (22:25):
So they're harder to write love songs. I reckon happy
songs are to write, don't you think?
S6 (22:29):
Oh, I don't know. I just think if you're being
honest and true and just writing from the heart, whatever
comes out is what comes out, and it's easy. You know,
I was with my new album, you know, saying, I think, no,
you know, there's people that are like, Oh, that have
said to me, Oh, you know, do you regret writing
about that subject? Or, you know, do you worry about
(22:52):
what he thinks? And for me, it wasn't. It wasn't
about that. It's just about me releasing, you know, what's
inside me and getting that negative energy off my chest.
And like a next album, who knows, I could be
madly in love and writing about all of that. So
the whole, the whole. Please be quiet and I want
to hear it anymore.
S5 (23:10):
Well, well, said Rickie Lee Anderson. Good luck with the
album here. Sorry. You know, so, you know, speak now
and have a wonderful time. And three, I will be
broadcasting live with Bruce and Phil. For our listeners from
the Vision Australia's Christmas Carols by candlelight on Christmas Eve,
so you have a wonderful time. I'll see you on
the telly.
S6 (23:29):
I will have a great Christmas. Thank you.
S4 (23:31):
Thank you, Ricky Lee.
S1 (23:34):
That brings us to the end of our look back
at carols by candlelight from the 90s and 2000s. I'm
Michael Harris. Join me at the same time next week
with performances and music from the modern era. As we
look towards the 80th anniversary celebration of this iconic event
on December 24, and don't forget to be listening to
our special audio describe broadcast of carols by candlelight. On
(23:57):
Christmas Eve, only on Vision Australia, Radio VR digital and
online at VA Radio, dot org, all the.
S4 (24:11):
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S4 (25:52):
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S4 (26:44):
story
UU (26:45):
by. Oh, man. Oh. The of. There's gunfire.
Welcome to a look back at Vision Australia's carols by candlelight.
I'm Michael Harris. With the 80th anniversary just around the corner,
we take a look at Carroll's past and present with
our journey over the next half hour, highlighting the performances
and interviews of the 90s and 2000s. We begin with
an interview on Melbourne's three 3W by television personality Ray
(00:37):
Martin with Caroline Wilson and Gerard Healy on the Carols
by Candlelight Frontline.
S2 (00:43):
Hello to rayment and welcome to the program! Hi, Caroline. Hi,
Rayna Ray, you're obviously pretty excited with the carols coming
up tomorrow night.
S3 (00:50):
Yeah, it's a great time. I'm getting a divorce. No,
I wouldn't inflict that on anybody, but those are going
to think of getting a divorce.
S2 (00:56):
Well, you will also with Gerard Healy, who you probably
know whether you're ringing up in the middle of a
sports segment, actually, which is a great thrill for us.
And Paul McNamee has been on the line and said
that you were a pretty good tennis player.
S3 (01:06):
Oh, well, he's a nice man. I've played him well,
pretty well. I actually played in Sydney recently for a
Starlight Foundation. A big tennis can be played there and
I have Tony Roche with me, so we were able
to win a lot of games, but I just had
to stay well out of rotis way. Let him win.
S2 (01:21):
Well, we'd better move on from tennis, right?
S4 (01:25):
What about your highlight of sport for the year from
an Australian perspective?
S3 (01:30):
I mean, I follow so much. I I, but I'm
a South Sydney rugby league fan. Other aren't there any
highlights and South Sydney's year this year? But I suppose
you
S4 (01:38):
could probably say the same for
S3 (01:39):
rugby league. Well, not always been a lot of highlights
and rugby league. I hate to tell you that, but
it has been a year of a number of highlights.
I guess it would be. It would be a state
of origin game rugby league or it would be a
cricket game. I mean, it's I've such a such a
fan that I just, you know, I wander across the
road to watch kids play cricket. So it's it's all
the highlight. I just I love it.
S4 (01:59):
Our chairman of the commission down here, John Kennedy, I thought,
had the lawn of the year when he said of
the Rugby League State of Origin game down in Melbourne.
Great sizzle. Pity about the sausage.
S3 (02:10):
Yeah. Well, I guess that's where we're a little more benevolent.
You see, in terms of of of acknowledging the Aussie
rules as such is a great game.
S2 (02:17):
All right.
S3 (02:19):
They would out of that state of origin, we did
a couple of from out there and it was unfortunate game.
But yeah, rugby league is a is a great game
if you understand it. But it did great. Melbourne, as
Jeff Kennett says, next year will be the big year
for the state of origin.
S2 (02:32):
Now now, Ray, we should talk about what's happening tomorrow
night the traditional Christmas Eve carols by candlelight, which is
actually you can watch it on Channel nine at nine o'clock.
That's live from the Sydney Myer Music Bowl. And I
think the history of that show doesn't go back to
something like 1938 as a result of radio.
S3 (02:48):
Yep, normal. Norman Banks, in fact, at your station, has
suggested the idea of community getting together and singing and
appreciating the true spirit of Christmas. But that was 1938
when they first started it. But it's become, I think,
far more than it's a national event now, and it
sort of puts the stamp on Christmas. And so when
(03:08):
Brian Naylor used to host today, we used to be
sitting at home and wrapping presents and singing along with
the Ricky Mays and the rest of the legends of
the Sun somewhere down the years. Well, they're still there.
I mean, people like Deborah Birx and Margaret Erlich now
with us. Jenna Jeffries will be there tomorrow night. Peter Couples',
you know, a wonderful lineup of people. Plus, of course,
Harvey and the whole orchestra and the chorale and the choristers.
(03:31):
It it's a good night to have David Byrne or
Julia Anthony said to me once that you'll never you'll
never perform whenever we go out in public in a
warmer environment than this. And it really is when you
see 30 or 35000 people who are there with the
people they love. Most of all, singing Christmas carols, well,
S2 (03:46):
right, personally, an enormous year for you as well as publicly.
I mean, congratulations. Huge success with the current affair. The
Gold Logie, the People's Choice Award. The wonderful success you
had with the concert you organised the farmhand concert. You
must really I mean, you'll be able to sit back
on Sunday over your turkey and Phil, feel pretty pleased
with yourself.
S3 (04:04):
It's been a great year. The farmhand thing has been
just just extraordinary. I mean, if ever there was, you
want an illustration of how generous Australians are, that was it.
There's been about a million dollars given by big companies
and and by by the state government, $30000 by Jeff
Kennett and so on. But but most of of about
nine million other dollars have come from ordinary Australians in
a school kids and in this state organising raffles and
(04:28):
cake stalls. And goodness knows what else to contribute money
to just to show people in the bush that we
really care. That's that extraordinary thing. I've never seen anything
like it.
S2 (04:35):
Who do you think Channel seven should appoint as the
host of their new 6:30 program? We know that. We
know that Neil Mercer is pretty much signed, sealed, delivered
in Sydney. What about Melbourne?
S3 (04:43):
Yeah, I don't know. I read that George Negus had
been offered the job and turned it down. And Jenny
Byrne Typekit achievement off the job and turned it down.
So I don't know. I guess they've run around. Gerard,
have you been approached?
S4 (04:55):
No, but I'll pass on that one.
S2 (04:57):
Did they ask, Did they approach you, right?
S3 (04:59):
No, they didn't approach me. I've got another gig. No.
S2 (05:02):
Well, I did notice when you won that People's Choice
award that you and you were presented at by Jane Kennedy,
you actually made, well, not controversial comments, but you were
clearly you had some some feelings about from. Line and
also about programs such as Media Watch.
S3 (05:15):
Yeah, well, I mean, media watchers is a wank, I think,
and it's it. It's I guess if I was, if
I'd gone bald and at a 25 hour to the
bitter and twisted as well.
S4 (05:26):
All right,
S3 (05:28):
maybe that's right. But there is there are some things
done in Australian news media and newspapers and radio and
television are actually worth patting people on the back for
and saying, we do it well. And yet I don't
think Mediawatch is able to do that. It just think
that that nothing has done that, done well. I'm fairly
proud of of some of the things that that this
profession of journalism does around the country do a lot
of rotten things, but a lot of terrific things as well,
(05:48):
including some of the current affairs programs that appear on
the ABC and the other and the commercial networks. So
I don't apologize for being a journalist. But in terms
of front line, I well, it's it's fine, but I
watch it every week. It's not as funny as I
thought it was going to be. And there's a bit
of a university humor about it. I don't think it's
really been done by people who understand the medium, and
I think it's as a result. It's it's probably not
(06:11):
been as funny and as good as I thought it
would be. But but never I watch it.
S2 (06:15):
All right, Matt, and we thank you very much for
joining us today and we look forward to your specials
next year, too, because I hear there's a slightly different
format and it's going to be an interesting one.
S3 (06:23):
Yeah, that would be great fun. We we got to
do those once a month and about half of those
and the world oyster on that. Once we've we've we've
tested the water a little bit this year, but we're
going to go bigger and better next year.
S2 (06:33):
Could you go out with a couple of bars of
Jingle Bells?
S3 (06:36):
Oh, look, I wouldn't inflict that upon you at all.
If you start him off, Carol, not over tomorrow night.
S2 (06:42):
Who knows? So as a singer, you make a great TV,
current affairs show host.
S3 (06:46):
I've got one of those few people who can't even
think of a shower.
S2 (06:50):
Ray Martin, we look forward to catching up with you
at some stage next year and happy Christmas.
S3 (06:53):
Thanks. I do, too. I do Joe, too.
S4 (06:55):
Merry Christmas!
S1 (06:56):
Now we have one of the standout performances from a
member of the Carols by Candlelight family being introduced by Ramos.
And here's Kate Soprano with Little Drummer Boy.
S4 (07:06):
We are delighted to see her any time, so settle
back and enjoy the Little Drummer Boy Australia. Please welcome
our very own Kate soprano.
UU (07:53):
To. No. Some to. The. I. To. Again, to. Side
(09:18):
by side. Small. All. Thank you.
S1 (10:15):
Continuing with the music of the event, here's Rhonda Birch
more with. Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
S4 (10:33):
Christmas future is far away, Christmas past is past Christmas
present is here today, bringing joy that will. Just have
(10:55):
yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart feel like
this from now on all to.
UU (11:11):
They'll be out of sight. Have you said?
S4 (11:21):
A merry little Christmas.
UU (11:25):
Makes you tired, I guess. From now on. Troubles now.
(11:45):
Housing olden days. Happy Golden, days of yore. Meaningful for.
Our dear to us gather near to. One small. This
(12:09):
will all be together. If the Fazlullah. Until then. Through.
(12:31):
And have your say. As in olden days,
S4 (12:47):
happy golden days.
UU (12:50):
Some young. Faithful friends who are dear to.
S4 (12:57):
I haven't eaten.
UU (13:07):
We all will be together. To. A shining star. I'm.
(13:34):
Does not. Well, after. Yourselves, a merry little Christmas. Now.
S1 (14:23):
Now we head to 2015 with the cast of the
stage musical Georgy Girl With. Do you hear what I hear?
Live from the Sydney Myer Music Bowl?
S4 (14:40):
Do you hear what I hear? Do you hear what
I hear, what I hear?
UU (14:48):
Do you hear what?
S4 (14:55):
Said the night we were going back to LA to
see what I've seen, so way up in the sky.
It's long. Do you see what I see as a star,
(15:17):
a star? Dancing in the night with a tail lights been.
UU (15:24):
Right. We're not.
S4 (15:27):
Big.
UU (15:38):
And it's a long shot.
S4 (15:43):
Do you hear what game? Of a nice. Oh.
UU (15:53):
Do you hear what? A song, a song
S4 (16:00):
high up on the tree
UU (16:02):
with a voice asking you guys the singer. We, our
boys are
S4 (16:09):
as big as the sea.
UU (16:23):
Was like you.
S4 (16:30):
This champion boy who a mighty occasion. Do you
UU (16:35):
know? I know. Why did he do you know what
kind of? I'm sorry,
S4 (16:50):
I can't see this in all of us, bring him
silver and dawn without us breaking.
UU (17:11):
I this is. Your sources? Listen to what he said.
(17:54):
Let's go to the. The child
S4 (18:01):
sleeping in the
UU (18:03):
night, he will bring us goodness and light. He will good.
S1 (18:26):
To round out today's program, Mike Brady sits down with
Rickie Lee Coulter on three A.W. to discuss carols by candlelight.
S4 (18:34):
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
UU (18:41):
and it's your.
S4 (18:48):
From now.
S5 (18:55):
So. Mm hmm. The dulcet tones of Rickie Lee singing
Have Yourself a merry merry Christmas and she'll be singing
carols by candlelight and we're lucky to have her on
the line. Hi, Ricky.
S6 (19:11):
How are you? Good to see
S5 (19:12):
you. Good to speak to Rickie Lee. It's a great day.
You must be looking forward to this, are you?
S6 (19:17):
I really am. I like carols by candlelight is something
that I've watched ever since I was a little girl.
Every Christmas Eve, and I've, you know, it's been a
dream of mine since I was a little girl to
perform on that stage on Christmas Eve. And and that
dream was coming true this year.
S5 (19:32):
Yeah, it's wonderful. I've watched it too since I was
a little girl as well. Know it was a little
boy that really your career. It's extraordinary. You didn't win
Australian Idol, you came fifth or fourth or something like that,
but it's seventh. So you going well, then it just
goes to show that you don't have to win all
the time, doesn't it? Because you've gone on to a
(19:53):
career and you must be doing exactly what you wanted
to do now, are you?
S6 (19:57):
Absolutely. And you know, I'm proof that you know that
there are there are people that come through Australian Idol
that is so incredibly talented and you don't have to
win to be able to create a successful career. You
just have to, you know, be passionate and driven and wanted,
you know, more than anything and be willing to give
(20:17):
your absolute everything to achieve those goals.
S5 (20:19):
I told my daughter that all the time the world
is full of talented people who didn't reach their peak.
S6 (20:25):
Definitely. And it's all it's all about your mindset and
your attitude towards achieving, you know, your goals. You know,
things don't just happen. You've got to go out there
and get them and make it happen.
S5 (20:35):
Exactly. Now, can you tell us what you'd be singing it?
Carols by candlelight?
S6 (20:38):
I'm not allowed to say, but I'm singing. I will
be singing two songs. And they are. They're my favorite
Christmas carols ever. And in one of the songs I've got,
I've got a bit of a surprise, so everyone has
to make sure they tune in on Christmas Eve on
Channel nine. So it's the carols by candlelight to sing
what the what the songs are and what the big
(21:00):
surprises
S5 (21:01):
I'll be watching. That's the night I do my rapping,
where I lose about five kilos in sweat.
S6 (21:06):
Normally, normally I can russell my presence as well. I'm
going to have to get in early. I don't know.
I've even got my Christmas tree up. I'm it's terrible.
S5 (21:13):
Or take the take the presents with you and wrap
them in your dressing room. Oh, well,
S6 (21:17):
I'll do that. I come in and take them.
S5 (21:19):
Now you've got a new album out. It's called Hear No, See,
no speak no. And it kind of relates to the
breakdown of your marriage. Is that correct?
S6 (21:28):
Yeah, yeah. You know, as a songwriter, you write from
your from your heart and you know, for me, you know,
I write from my experiences and and, you know, it
definitely touches on on my break up. And it's more
actually about how I managed to pull through and get
to the point in my life right now, you know,
(21:48):
a year and a half on where I'm happier than
I ever have been. And you know, there's a lot
of women and men that can draw strength from the
songs on the album. And you know, you just it's
a real testament to how far I've come and what
I went through.
S5 (22:01):
I think it's very handy to be able to write
a song. Rickie Lee, I mean, I've been doing it
for a few years, and I always say to people
who cross me sooner or later, you'll end up in
one of my songs.
S6 (22:12):
Well, you know, it's it's exactly true. And I mean,
you know, I when you know, the next album, when
I'm writing the next album, who knows, I could be
madly in love and, you know, gushing about love and
happiness and all of that.
S5 (22:25):
So they're harder to write love songs. I reckon happy
songs are to write, don't you think?
S6 (22:29):
Oh, I don't know. I just think if you're being
honest and true and just writing from the heart, whatever
comes out is what comes out, and it's easy. You know,
I was with my new album, you know, saying, I think, no,
you know, there's people that are like, Oh, that have
said to me, Oh, you know, do you regret writing
about that subject? Or, you know, do you worry about
(22:52):
what he thinks? And for me, it wasn't. It wasn't
about that. It's just about me releasing, you know, what's
inside me and getting that negative energy off my chest.
And like a next album, who knows, I could be
madly in love and writing about all of that. So
the whole, the whole. Please be quiet and I want
to hear it anymore.
S5 (23:10):
Well, well, said Rickie Lee Anderson. Good luck with the
album here. Sorry. You know, so, you know, speak now
and have a wonderful time. And three, I will be
broadcasting live with Bruce and Phil. For our listeners from
the Vision Australia's Christmas Carols by candlelight on Christmas Eve,
so you have a wonderful time. I'll see you on
the telly.
S6 (23:29):
I will have a great Christmas. Thank you.
S4 (23:31):
Thank you, Ricky Lee.
S1 (23:34):
That brings us to the end of our look back
at carols by candlelight from the 90s and 2000s. I'm
Michael Harris. Join me at the same time next week
with performances and music from the modern era. As we
look towards the 80th anniversary celebration of this iconic event
on December 24, and don't forget to be listening to
our special audio describe broadcast of carols by candlelight. On
(23:57):
Christmas Eve, only on Vision Australia, Radio VR digital and
online at VA Radio, dot org, all the.
S4 (24:11):
Glory to. Newborn born is.
UU (24:21):
See my old. I don't. All those guys with. Small
(24:47):
claims from. And.
S4 (24:55):
Oh.
UU (25:05):
You. I have no. All three of. In the first.
(25:43):
On day. He claims more.
S4 (25:52):
Well. The same story
UU (26:08):
told. Born. Outside of. Says. Mile delays
S4 (26:44):
story
UU (26:45):
by. Oh, man. Oh. The of. There's gunfire.
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