Vision Australia Radio's Audio Described Simulcast of Carols by Candlelight 2021

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On the Vision Australia Radio network via radio, digital online
at RVA Radio, dot org and across Australia on the
art the network. Welcome to the audio description presentation of
Vision Australia's carols by candlelight. Brought to you by station
sponsor Bylong Carbon Neutral Mobile and internet proudly behind audio

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description for Aussies with a disability, it feels good to belong.

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Oh, come all Ye, faithful, joyful and try. Fans who
call me who call me to be.

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And I have. All.

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With Marina Pride, calm let also. And David Holmes, what concerns? Song, oh, him, oh.

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But. People. Oh.

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Oh, my, oh. Oh, come on. Oh.

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Oh, God. Someone said. These. And. Oh, come on. Oh. We've.

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David Hobson in a tuxedo, the ladies in magnificent gowns,
pink and silver faux Sylvie. Alison Langdon, David Campbell, Royal
Blue for Marina, prior symbols of silver beaded doves. Hosts
come in white tuxedo. And a magnificent red gown.

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Tracing his life amassed

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quite a bit on the left and right at the
back

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of the string front. Thank you, David, Mariner and Sylvie.
Don't worry, they'll be back. It's great to be here. Look, everybody.
We made it to Christmas Eve. We're all

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here.

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Welcome to everyone's favorite Christmas Eve tradition, Vision Australia's carols
by candlelight, proudly presented by Amy, we are thrilled to
have made it.

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We have made it and you look so beautiful. It
is so wonderful to see an audience here tonight. We've
got the full orchestra is back.

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Yes, with our conductor extraordinaire, Mr John followed. Is everybody.
Lovely to see that the state

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police and Red Public Sector

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Choir is back with Prime Minister Doug Haywood apologized.

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There in blue gowns as prevention. Most important, you were back.
The audience

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nice to see you tonight

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came to us as a huge round of applause. Melbourne,
you are here!

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Overhead shot of the crowds very different to last year
when nobody was able to attend.

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I mean, we love this setting and it is a
privilege to be here. This place is it's incredible and
the history is incredible.

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It is. Indeed, the carols by candlelight family would like
to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, which we
gathered on tonight. There were one jury whoI were the
people pay our respects to the elders past, present and future.

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Hey everyone, you reckon we should wish everyone at home
a merry Christmas? I think we should. Yeah.

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All right. On three. But you've got to be really good.

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One two three. Let. Lots of people with

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Santa hats elsewhere. We could talk all right now, speaking
of huge, can you show all of your nine kilometers
of dress that's going here?

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I it's pretty. It's pretty fabulous. It's not thought we're
not doing understated. We're saying farewell 20 21 and it's huge. Huge.
Thank you to Sonia Cappellazzo, who built this magnificent number six.
Me into it backstage is an extraordinary human being. And
this dress, I don't think I'm ever going to take
it off. I think though,

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very much like I was going to have to be
like a flower girl tonight, I felt like Pippa Middleton
tonight goes really well, turn around. And so I don't
to show off guys that I want to show off.
You know what, Pippa Middleton, we're going to have a
great time tonight. There's some good dance moves happening. Joe
Camilleri in the Black Sorrows are going to be here.
Rob Mills and Bobby Fox and I too. If I

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bump you in this dress, I end up in Frankston.
There's so much going on in the bustle.

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I tell you that I will be dancing.

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And David, yeah, we are singing tonight

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from freaking off the show to Chris.

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One of us way is with my sister, Mahalia. Yes,
we are. Absolutely.

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I don't tell you this to your TV sister.

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You're my soul sister on television, but my sister Mahalia
is going to be here. We're going to do a
song tonight. We'll see. We'll see. That's where we go,
shopping bags and

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what have you. But the names keep coming. Anthony CALEA,
Christy Wayland, Brown, Georgie Coughlan.

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She's amazing. She's great singer. I have five Bryce Shepherd.

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And guess what, guys?

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Tons and oh whoa, what

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the international megastar he used to bust just down the
road is going to be here tonight. Yeah, and

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just down the road here. Live theatre is back.

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Yes, live theatre. Thank goodness we have the three of
the hottest tickets in the country right now, the cost
of frozen. Yes, get those Elsa heads out there, the
cast of Hamilton, not Broadway, they're shocked the sands and
the cast of Moulin Rouge just down the road. Air
travel is also back in a big way. So you

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know what that means, the skies are going to let
somebody fly through somebody very jolly. There's going to be
a landing here tonight, kids, yet so get excited. Hands up.
Who knows this coming to know who's going to be here?
Who's coming? You're too old to say.

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What are you? Who's coming tonight? Who is it?

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That's right, Santa is going to be here bringing the
joy and you at home can bring the joy as well.
Cash by candlelight is the major fundraiser for this year
for Vision Australia's children's services,

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and this year's been tough on our kids and even
more so for kids who are blind or have low vision.
But your generous donations can help light up a life
this Christmas for the incredible kids and families Vision Australia support.

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Yeah, let's make sure no one is left behind this Christmas.
Donate now, give to Cars.com or call one 800 42
20 2077.

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And it's such a fantastic cause. And just a quick
reminder that viewers can stream audio description of this event,
which paints a visual image of the show. For people
who are blind or have low vision, you can simply
visit via radio dot org to find your local station.

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All right, get listening, get donating, and we're going to
get something really cool on now. In just two short years,
this fantastic Aussie band have redefined country music for golden
guitar nominations, a number one Aria Country album, the touring
all over Australia next year.

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Alex and where you make me feel like Christmas, please
welcome Darlinghurst.

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A group of four people on stage, two women, two men,
men playing guitar on

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the thing, the storm that brought the snow. Thanks to
the street lights that

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make it glow down the. You make it feel like Christmas.
They took prayer

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to be like. We're going to be a classic for
all time women in sacred, full length dresses. You make
it feel like Christmas.

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When the last to Larry. Leading businessmen like Chris Van
Gundy say, Julia Stiles, Johnny Gomez, and I want to
thank you, baby. You can't be Greece. Thought I was

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song for stolen. So you came along, he saved my life.

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Now all the things I wanted to do make you
feel like you make it feel like this.

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Just by sitting down together, the. Family say the same.
To have on a

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day to day basis,

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you can be pretty small.

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I a time like this.

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I found in our very first case

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all the things

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needed to make you feel like we. But. I won't be.

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Chris?

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Thank you very much. Men in dark suits, the

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women's dresses, black and royal blue.

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How fantastic is darling has given up? Everybody is so
good the way to kick off the show there. That
is Christmas in a box like a bored one that
really is.

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Now you might have seen on the Today show that
we recently launched a competition in conjunction with the new
animated movie Sing two, starring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Bono.

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Yeah, so the movie encourages you to dream big dreams
and is full of amazing music and adventure fun for
the whole family. My kids cannot wait to see this.
They're obsessed with seeing what

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we've seen to them, footage of themselves singing a Christmas
song or carol for a chance to perform here at
our rehearsals in front of a live audience.

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Yeah, and so huge congratulations to Mrs Coleman as she
performed River the Joni Mitchell Classic. She did last night.
Let's have a listen.

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I'm going to make a lot of money, then I'm
going to quit this crazy scene.

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Oh, I wish I had a river. I could skate

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away on my. I wish I had a reversal.

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This makes right that this is so great, and that
song is such a great new Christmas standard to the
Joni Mitchell classic, it's so beautiful.

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Well done. Best round of applause for this.

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Social media stream songs, she's got a great Christmas album, too.

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And if you want to see the whole performance, you
can check it out online now. So there you go.
Sing two only in cinemas opening Boxing Day.

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Yeah, but right here on Christmas Eve and this is
going to be epic. We have the National Boys Choir
and the and the Australian Girls Choir. Now we're just
setting up at the moment. As you can see here, it's,
you know, it's a huge production when you bring all
these choir together, the crews running around the kids have
done their hair. Mum and dad have made sure they've
gone out there. Nice, you know, standing up straight. They're

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on their best man. Everybody's smile. Please smile.

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Go from five finalists Navy Places,

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mom and dad, guy

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dad. Here they are now with Carol off the bell.

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Girls in black trousers and T-shirt long tunics.

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The. Mm all knew. People say. We've.

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Stuff.

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Still to come, the inspirational

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dummy in

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the King of Carols, Dennis

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holds the cast of three

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incredible stage shows. Moulin Rouge. Frozen and Hamilton.

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Casey Donovan is set to dominate

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Joe Camilleri and the black sorrows will rock the house.

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Tones and I makes her Carroll's debut tonight. Right here
right

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now. You spine tingling. Do not miss Shepherd. Then cracking
your Christmas anthem will sweep you away.

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But next, the wait is almost over boys and girls Santa.
That's right, the man with the bag is next.

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All that and so much more on Vision Australia's carols
by candlelight. Presented by Amy.

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by candlelight is sponsored by Bylong Carbon-neutral Mobile and Internet,
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A internet presents a love song. You know,

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Carl, when I first turns you on, but I know
we connected. Yeah, sometimes folks might treat you wrong and
you feel rejected. Got it. His story never wipes, so
I wrote a song to set things right because I'm
grateful to belong in your life. Where? Of unlimited data.

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You fill me up with useful facts like to push
down first before we met, I hated cats and I
just thought you should know. You know, my wonderful, whimsical
with the weather system for long haul flights and six
hours of old Oscar speeches, finding a site that sells

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medical bleachers, chatting on a forum about stuff that tastes
like blue. You learned how to turn spinach in the past,
shooting aliens with some kid in Alaska and how the
egg gets cleaned with whale poo. And you run them
down and you fill my phone with apps and means

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now and you apply. I never knew that girls could
sing and I just thought, you should know. You know,
my wonderful, whimsical, weirdly irresistible, and if everyone's which I

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espouse, the folks who paid for me to sing could
help tackle this climate thing so I can't stay in
love with my wife, my.

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Yeah, it feels good to be long. Yeah. Carbon neutral internet, yeah,
my word. Oh. Station sponsor.

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And it's a very warm welcome to all listeners around
the Vision Australia radio network to this simulcast of carols
by candlelight. I'm John Westland and in the studio doing
all of the hard work the descriptions is Susie Hill.
Great to be here again, isn't it?

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Oh, it's fantastic and so good to actually see an
audience at the ball again.

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We did it last year and it was a kind
of a hollow feeling. It was a hollow ball, but
it's it is something absolutely special, this time with the
carols by candlelight.

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And here they are, back again, back live at the bar.

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Tim Campbell family to Blue Touch Not got all my
sisters with me.

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And now we.

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Bonnie Anderson, we're not cuts.

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Sort of white gown at the shoulder ruffles state,

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you can get it off, get it off, no

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BS. There is not a bee.

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Yeah, of course there's no bee, John. He overreacts so
much he's embarrassing.

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OK, listen, it's just it's about the song. I love
the song. Great song John Song Great song, Tim. Thank you.
But it's just it's not very Christmassy, isn't we? You know,
we need a little bit more.

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Santa Claus is on his way, but I got you.
I can't cool up

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everybody here the ball to help me out. I need
to find out what Christmas is about. When what's the
first thing that comes to your head? When I say
Christmas yelling out, it puts you up.

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Lots of children responded. It was shocking you a donkey
right now, but let me go to just a little
drama queen. Got it! Funny, I have

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got this one. OK? Introduce me again. This will be

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amazing. He rushes off to the right. Just wait to
see how Christmassy he is now. Please welcome back to the.
Mr Timothy Horace Lipson.

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Runs past a fireplace with stockings. He has an elf

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hat on Iranian red paint. What do you call that?
Oh no, this is the funky chicken. I'm Danny Strong.

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So we are fans singing the same song. You just
put a Santa hat on.

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Oh, excuse me, head here. Sorry.

S7 (21:53):
Now you just got yourself right now with everyone back
at the ball this year.

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Do you need to have a sit down?

S4 (21:59):
I could do with a tummy rub.

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Let's go with the sit down, shall we? Okay. We're
all excited to be together at Christmas, who isn't so
much

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as I am duty in front of the fireplace. Rob
Mills comes in lantern space.

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Yeah, I'll take it. Just the

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space suit. Silver. Sorry, we're carrying brown case. I'm off
to the moon.

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Got myself a golden ticket.

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Pulls that golden ticket from case.

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I can't remember a rupture.

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Sorry, Chuck. Hang on just a minute. It's a window seat.

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Flashes his big ticket around,

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oh,

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wait, that that is my vacuum cleaner. Little pull off,
that sucks. Thank you very much.

UU (22:44):
Thank you. I'm here all night. Geez, thank you. Yeah,
he

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he's just he's just been cheeky. Surely he's not going
to miss out on Christmas, right?

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Should we remind him of what day it is tomorrow?

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Screen at the back. Three dancing gingerbread bangles and flanked
by large Christmas trees. The star here at the beach
in the Russian

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bunny, singing in

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front of the hills again. After spending. It has

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a sort of sanctuary, but said up laws are in
a

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lawsuit that had no chance he. And to be able
to see. So. Children, the children dancing in the crowd now.

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Good money

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and for

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good, I love that song, and I love Christmas. I know,
but being an astronaut is everything to me. It gives
me the tingles even more than when I was nominated
for Best Actor in Grease The Musical in 2013. Tell
me more. Tell me more. Thank you. Thank you. I've
started them all, all the planets, the Moon, the big

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burning yellow thing, the Sun, yes, the Sun. Yes, thank you.
Ever since I was a kid, you know what?

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Cut the space talk. I want to say sorry because
I've really wanted to spend Christmas together,

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but I did write you guys a letter 200

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relationships, a polish.

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If you stop talking about

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space and astronaut stuff, that

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you're okay. Hit it, John pulls out of the top.
Rob is set up on the screen behind them. Rob Slater.

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It was a time of unrest,

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and I received some good. A golden ticket

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might take some form, it starts taking

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up space. So now I really am. OK, so enjoy
Christmas stuff, shops star.

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Yes, Rob, I know you want to stay here, don't you?
I mean, this is what we do every year. The tradition,
we're here at the ball. We finally got an audience back.
You can't go into space. All right. Do you want
Rob to stay here at the ball?

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Yes.

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You have a single along with me and bring two
Christmas spirit back to the mall you made.

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Rockin around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party, yes,

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pouncing Santa's head along the word, see every everybody try
to stop rockin around the Christmas tree, let

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the Christmas spirit ring. Later, we'll have some

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pumpkin pie and

UU (26:28):
we'll do some time. Then we get. Feeling when you
hear Bonnie and Rob fighting over Christmas stuff instead. You see,
once you stop dancing reindeer on the screen, the don't

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team rockin around the Christmas tree. As part. Mistletoe Hung,
where you can't see every trying to stop. And around
the Christmas tree, have a happy Father's Day with everyone
dancing never to hold some. That is amazing.

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Amazing.

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And I really get it. You have the chance to
fulfill your boyhood dream, but it's just such late notice
and we're putting on a show here.

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Oh, oh, that's a art that's in two songs. I
just don't know what to do, honey. I can sing
two songs.

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Yeah, we don't want to be greedy and sing two songs,

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right, Tim?

UU (27:51):
Three. Never go,

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if you must. But we're another. We've got to find
somebody to replace

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you on Christmas Eve of 09. Yeah, I got a
taxi for astronaut mills. That's me. I'm here. That you
can't sing. Can you may only sing one song because
we don't want to be greedy. Oh well, yeah. Give
it a taxi driver. My shirts. I should

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just navy shorts

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drive south to the space launch. Oh, do you mind
this is your great idea? He's the Cajun taxi. Oh,
he's going to the class. You know who I do
want to train for?

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Taxi Driver starts job around the radio. You know your
the mastermind

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dancing Santa and reindeer on the screen,

UU (28:40):
the Rev. Bobby. River's got to make it a town
in a big hurry to have a peek into the
freeway down. I got this right. John, what've you been

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looking for? On Christmas Eve, the rock and roll their
lives begin to.

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Bonnie and Tim doing back up folk road up,

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speed up a shooting star.

UU (29:22):
Know said is kind of make. The Senate began looking
down at me getting. Wait. Rudolph, the baby. Oh. The

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good guys are going

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to get heavy. It's it's happening.

S3 (29:53):
Rob, on screen and space capsule the out of sight.

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I did it. That's right, Neil Armstrong said Dora

S4 (30:02):
Dora the Explorer will have a great Christmas. We'll miss you. Yeah.
Stay safe, Robbie. OK, I'll see. Oh no way. I
forgot my toothbrush. No, no.

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Picture of cartoon rocket hitting

S4 (30:20):
skyward was them, so they got spare toothbrushes on board.

S2 (30:23):
No, you don't understand he's not going to see Santa.

UU (30:27):
Oh, now I'm crying. I'm going

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to.

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Income, the reindeer leading the sleigh was Santa's on board
sleigh full of presents. Two elves behind in green

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and red and white. Merry Christmas, Santa comes forward.

S4 (30:54):
Oh, well, well, well, look at this place, all these
beautiful faces. Oh, this is the best Christmas of all. Oh, well,
he was going to be Santa, but our

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best friend is in here.

S2 (31:12):
Santa M.T. Yeah, not here. Well, you know why that
is because he's here when

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he pops up out of the sky.

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Cunningham to embrace him along with the taxi driver.

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I got homesick. And then just

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as I did, I saw some reindeer and a big smile. Oh, well,
who was that thing? I told Robbie he did a
good thing. You see, it doesn't matter what is under
that Christmas tree. It's who

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is around. It all seemed to stop throwing the ball
down the road here.

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And I do

S2 (32:08):
mean all, Oh, this is a

S4 (32:11):
precious yeah. Let's see. Rob, you were nominated for your
role in Grease The Musical 2013's Lead the Way. Well,
I'll just get out of these old things that oh.

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And hoping.

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That of his silver suit, and he's in shorts and jacket,
dark grey with lots of Christmas decorations all

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over a white T-shirt, G.M.. Jingle Bell Swing and Jingle
Bells Ring Snow Wind blowing up

UU (32:43):
pushes it fun down the jig lap has begun. Jingle Bells,
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells and Pretzels.
Somewhere in the press, the. It's the right time to

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wrap up. We. And Typekit friends have come

S2 (33:10):
to go blasting

UU (33:11):
a one off play, let me see.

S2 (33:17):
Jingle Ball speak up defeats mystery. Round the clock.

UU (33:23):
Instead of making managing the liquid that's coming. We. That's
the Jingle Bell, that's the Jingle Bell since.

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Thank you, Senator.

S4 (33:53):
What could be better? Well, you know, maybe the 30
bucks he owes me for the out? That'd be good.
Volunteer taxi driver. You see

S2 (34:04):
it. It doesn't matter

S4 (34:06):
really what happens. You just need a song from Santa,
don't you? Can I have both? Thirty bucks.

UU (34:14):
John. Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells. Oh, my God, do. Know.
Jingle Bells Jingle All the way.

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Santa joins in the singing

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elves, turn the sleigh around.

UU (34:46):
Here we go, I've been all the way down. Sandra,

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back into the play.

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And I'll think those.

UU (35:18):
Elvis following behind.

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Waves to everybody.

UU (35:30):
We did let us.

S1 (35:38):
Vision Australia Radio Scorpio described simulcast of Vision Australia's Carols

S6 (35:55):
And it feels good to be a part of carols
by candlelight for 2021, watching thousands of children, having a
great time at the ball, we're having a pretty good
time here too, aren't we, Susie?

S3 (36:06):
We certainly

S6 (36:07):
are. And the a bit of a puzzle there, who
the taxi driver was, we think it was 80 perfect.

S3 (36:12):
My run sheet for the next segment tells me it
was I was looking and thinking, I know that face

S6 (36:18):
if they didn't tell us quickly who it was. Now,
carols by candlelight is put on by Vision Australia. And
you can donate to help and support children with blindness
or low vision. And you can give online at Carols
Dot Vision Australia dot org. That's carols dot Vision Australia

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dot org for to support Vision Australia. Vision Australia radio
is now or the simulcast has been broadcast all around
the Vision Australia network, right across regional Victoria, through Adelaide, Perth, Darwin, Albury, Bendigo,
Geelong into Hobart, Devonport, Launceston and in New South Wales,

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in Newcastle, Wollongong and through the two digital feed in
Sydney and in Brisbane. They will be taking us in
replay tomorrow, but we're here in the Melbourne studios now.
Coming up next. We've got we've got some morph from
the taxi driver. I think we've got some more from

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Eddie Purrfect and Rob Mills and Bonnie Bonnie Anderson and
Tim Tim Campbell. Are we coming up next in the
next part of Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight from the
Sydney Maya Music Bowl? And I say once again, how
good is it to see so many people at the ball?

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It was a very empty feeling last year.

S3 (37:43):
Oh, it certainly was. And I think the thing that
I love most is it's still daylight, so we can
see quite clearly. And all the families say with little
tiny kids all dressed up and just having the best
family time, which to me is what Christmas is all about.
So it's it's wonderful that way. It's been able to
have been put on again this year.

S6 (38:02):
So and the participation anyway. Now we go back to
when she Vision Australia come

S7 (38:09):
with a congenital cataract, which meant we had to have
surgery to have it removed mother and child. She now
wears a contact lens in her bad eyes and we
cover her goodbye with approach and that forces the brain
to use the weaker eyes. Yeah, but let's not. Winter
hates the patch. She had the first surgery when she

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was three months old. It seemed like things were going well,
and then when we went in for another checkup, we
found out that there was some sort of a growth
that was blocking the view from getting hoarse ever since
the second surgery. We noticed that her eye started to turn.
We were told we had to put the contact lens
in a few days after surgery, and I just didn't
feel comfortable doing it. She still had stitches on her eye.

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It was still bleeding. I just felt horrible doing it,
so I didn't do it. And then after a bit
of time, her I started to turn in. Once Vision
Australia came on board, it was just complete relief. Having
someone to navigate and sort of say, This is what
you need. These are the services that you need. She
was just an angel. Winter started out so clingy she

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sort of blossomed into this really outgoing, confident little girl.
He knows what she was saying and God's kingdom how
resilient she is. I just want to say thank you
so much to Vision Australia for the support that they
gave Winter and our family. They've given us the confidence
to really help when to shine.

S4 (39:34):
Oh, isn't that such a great story? Welcome back to
business Australia's cows, like had luck presented by Amy. I
had a sense of relief in that story we went
to was just so powerful, palpable. We were just sitting
here transfixed by it.

S5 (39:46):
Yeah. And as you can see in that story, as
soon as Vision Australia stepped in, there was it was
like that instantaneous. There was like clarity straight away.

S4 (39:52):
Yeah, and that's what's so important about tonight and that
confidence and direction Vision Australia can give families is so
hot warming and so essential. So tonight is our big
chance to help Vision Australia keep on helping kids like
winter that are blind or have low vision. So head
online to give to dot com or you can call
one 800 42 2077 now kids.

S5 (40:14):
Can you believe that Santa was here? Believe it. I mean,
he's so busy tonight. Yeah, he was that the best

S4 (40:22):
when he stops at here goes on his way. I mean,
my kids are always like, Make sure you give Santa
the letters. So yeah, you got to make sure these things.
But we also want to thank Bonnie Anderson, Rob Mills,
Tim Campbell, who also has so much fun in that
give em a round of applause.

S5 (40:38):
And thanks also to Rob's personal taxi driver, Eddie Perfect,
making a cameo huge as if you love him as
much as reader who's starring in nine to five the
musical Sydney's Capitol Theatre in February.

S4 (40:50):
Now Rob, Tim and Bonnie will be back later on
tonight for another performance. Now, usually at this time we
send the kids off to bed with Santa on his way,
but I don't know. I just think maybe just one
more song.

S5 (41:02):
I don't know if you've been good.

S4 (41:04):
Have you all been good this year? But the same
light frozen is everything a Broadway musical should be. It's spectacular,
and it's just so joyous. It's playing in Melbourne before
it's moved to Brisbane from February next year. It's really
is an unforgettable theatre experience. This cast is amazing.

S5 (41:24):
So singing Frosty the Snowman and Let It Snow, please
welcome the brilliant cast of Frozen.

UU (41:39):
Frosty the Snowman was a jolly. So where the cars
of times out of 10 nose and two eyes made
out of Paul Ryan, that he won a deal that he.

S2 (41:58):
A number of the junior cast who play Elsa and Anna,
the children

UU (42:03):
go to like blind date. There must have been some
magic in. It's not that they now. Did not exactly
to tell you a lot about the. Well. He could be.

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The children say. Just the same as you and. The
little girls in blue and silver as you. Elsa and Anna. They.

S2 (42:44):
But if I ever saw the light.

UU (42:54):
In towns outside of shopping.

S2 (42:59):
Topping the way that women cast.

UU (43:05):
There is blue gowns, finally. Still. Five men in suits.
All the way home.

S2 (43:19):
This is all the time.

UU (43:23):
By some as he lobbies. So let's go. It's. Senator. Yes,

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good guys going out to the story really got me to.
So I. I mean, so. Still. It's.

S3 (45:01):
I think that's something those young girls will never forget
the chance to perform at the mine music ball. Amazing.

S4 (45:07):
They don't. They have groupies that saga the cost of
frozen everybody you have around. All right. That's Typekit, I
think that's time to say, we can go to bed
and go to bed kids,

S5 (45:21):
you know, so my kids are home with my husband.
I say 10 more lollies. Oh, some soft drink and
do what you want. It's Christmas Eve, Santa says.

S4 (45:30):
You can have Santa. Wait, hey, now a man here
usually is tucked up at bed at this stage of
the law, so it's not. I'm just saying he's a legend,
but he needs his rest. That voice doesn't just happen.
You need to rest it. You need to water. Hydration
is important. You are in

S5 (45:46):
trouble with that one.

S4 (45:48):
Voice Boys tonight is built on 51 years in showbusiness.
He has a new album out this year. He's returning
to touring next year. His star shines as brightly as
it did all those years ago. Here to sing The
First Noel The One, The Younger Mr. Denis Walter.

S3 (46:14):
Spot center stage black tuxedo.

S2 (46:26):
He's no. He did say was to certain poor ship, it's.
In fields

UU (46:39):
where there. It is where they lay. There she. On
a cold. Windows nine. People also know. Oh, no. No. Oh.

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I'll be. Spray that. They no longer care. I then
the stories start. Shiny. We all. And. Here. Drawing lines.

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And so. Why did not? Your.

S2 (48:05):
Well. It's. Career. We.

UU (48:30):
Thanks. And here is. Oh, it's hard. Oh, you. On

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his third day. Oh.

S3 (49:50):
The skies starting dimming very much around the ball.

S8 (49:54):
It's good to be here. In fact, these days, it's
good to be anywhere. Wonderful to see you. I've spent
the last 21 months largely talking on the radio and
3W and hello to all the people who are listening
through nine radio 2GB for ABC six right around Australia tonight.

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And hello to everyone watching, of course, on Channel nine.
But it's good to have a chance to not be talking,
although that's what I'm doing now. But to be singing,
it's a good feeling and it's great to see all
of you people here and you're making those things together
on the end of your arms. It's really good. So good.

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Now what I want you to do because tonight Christmas
Eve is an opportunity for people who can't sing to sing.
Hands up anyone who is a really, really bad singer. Oh, great.
I'm looking forward to this already. All you have to
remember as we go through this song. Two words you

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up first. Silver bells. Here we go. City's sidewalks, busy

(51:20):
sidewalks dressed in half. They star in the air, there's
a feeling of Christmas. Get ready for it. Before laughing
and children smiling,

S2 (51:36):
cheering, smile,

UU (51:38):
the smile. And on.

S2 (51:42):
Marine Street Corner.

UU (51:44):
You will hear. Here we go. You mean. Ice crystals,

S2 (51:48):
snowflakes, red.

UU (51:55):
It's Christmas time in the city.

S2 (52:10):
Soon it will be

S8 (52:12):
Christmas Day, just a couple of hours. All this street lights,
all those bright lights blazing, a bright red and green
as a shopper

UU (52:25):
who's headed home with a through. Give us Snow Crunch,
see

S8 (52:33):
the kids bugs

S2 (52:34):
dance in Santa

S8 (52:37):
Fe, see

UU (52:38):
at a pole. So if you hear. Here we go now.

S8 (52:54):
It's Christmas time in the city. Soon it will be
Christmas Day.

UU (53:13):
And what about jump forward on this amazing officer?

S8 (53:26):
Here's a lost

UU (53:27):
cause, joy and play. And I'll go about. It's Christmas
time in a strange. They. Won't you have them for real?

S2 (53:51):
Soon it will be Christmas Day. Soon it will be
Christmas Day.

UU (54:09):
Merry Christmas, everybody. Alison and David returned to the lectern.

S2 (54:17):
You are an absolute

S4 (54:19):
legend, Dennis. Merry Christmas to you. But he waves

S5 (54:22):
to Christmas and it's so emotional being up here tonight.
It's it's a reminder of what Christmas is about families
to see you all. But let's lift our lights. Can
we send

S4 (54:33):
them up because you start to look beautiful now the
lights are going down.

S5 (54:36):
It looks beautiful all night.

S4 (54:38):
Oh, candlelight, so gorgeous. I love.

S5 (54:41):
Hey, you're right. You're ready. Yeah. This next lady. She's
a just Eurovision royalty. She's also carols royalty. And her
new album, My Reality Is About Hope in Dark Times
one she's been waiting all her career to record. She's
back later with the second song, but now with Hark,
the Herald Angels sing alongside the Melbourne Gospel Choir and

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our own carols by Candlelight Choir. Welcome Dami

UU (55:08):
Im. That was

S2 (55:20):
Chelsea.

UU (55:24):
Well. To. Both. He. Ten gospel singers

S2 (55:41):
all dressed in black. Fame in glory brought orange outfit,
full length dress, form fitting head.

UU (55:58):
Booking some 15.

S2 (56:04):
This is breaking.

UU (56:09):
They. Paul Scott.

S2 (56:19):
Basketball.

UU (56:32):
For. But. Somebody. I've told been. The long.

S1 (57:57):
Vision Australia Radio Scorpio describes simulcast of Vision Australia's Carols

S6 (58:14):
And it feels good to have the the cream back
again with Dennis Walter and Dami Im performing spectacularly in
that last segment.

S3 (58:23):
Oh indeed, it's just great to hear those voices again

S6 (58:26):
and in front of a growing crowd, I feel there's
more people coming in. I've noticed more people coming into
the to the bowl with the setting sun and the
lights look spectacular.

S3 (58:36):
Does that gorgeous pink sky red Scott? Not Shepard a lot,
but I could die tomorrow for Christmas Day,

S6 (58:43):
Christmas Day and it should be a good day. It's
low temperatures, but not low mid 20s or low 20s,
but good eating weather, a good sitting outside, COVID safe,
sitting outside, eating weather and having a good time with
family as they all are around the Sydney Myer Music
Bowl at the moment. With so many families, so many
kids all having a great time on this Christmas Eve,

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just once again a reminder that you can support children
with blindness or low vision by giving online at Carols
Dot Vision Australia dot org that's carols dot Vision Australia
dot org. One of the opportunities to do that? Just
a reminder that Vision Australia radio we make news and
information accessible to people who live with blindness or low

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vision or who have a disability. You can learn about
our radio service at VVA Radio dot org that's via
radio

S2 (59:40):
dot org my side. I am legally blind and a
complete instant. My life changed a lot on a diet
and I gained my creative vision. I was asked to
write the Christmas song for the carols this year. For me,
this is a circle of where I started and what
I knew. I cry sorry. My hope as a national

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ambassador for Vision Australia is that it's all about enablement.
Possibility plays guitar and it's all about the hope. I
have put my heart on

S3 (01:00:13):
the piano making note in the lyrics and in the
music playing song, and I hope that you enjoy it.
I shut my eyes in order to see Gaga.

S2 (01:00:29):
Only takes one hand. Georgie Caldwell. To provide a path
towards a dream that you

S5 (01:00:43):
know, it takes one voice

S2 (01:00:46):
speed, a whisper in a blue gown with blue sparkles
singing a song. Biloxi. Flanked by gospel singers holding candles.
To share. Spread the seas and move away, hoping for
Milan behind her,

UU (01:01:06):
it's time to stop. Christmas spirit. That's. Is or is
it just. New to. It's all because of you. It's

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the season to.

S2 (01:01:31):
Oh, its decision

UU (01:01:33):
to be she let's light up every candle and.

S2 (01:01:45):
This one during the world each Christmas season, kindness filters
it and hearts, it's changed.

UU (01:02:00):
Strange smile and buy time. We. Hey, Super. This season's

S2 (01:02:20):
G.

UU (01:02:26):
Chris Christie. Ricardo Beltran. It's hard to say. Let's. Every goes.

(01:03:06):
To the kids. Yes. Citizens. Every. We should all love this, Chris.

(01:04:05):
We will. Just beautiful,

S4 (01:04:24):
please state, the CBC Choir, the Melbourne Gospel Choir, and
just how brave was Georgie Carver to give a round
of applause, Judy? Oh, so good. So wonderful having you
back here in the fall.

S5 (01:04:35):
She's a great, great singer. And if you just tuned in,
you're watching Vision Australia's carols by candlelight presented by Amy.
And you just witnessed a very proud moment for all
of us to have a song especially written for tonight
by someone who became blind and herself has been supported
by Vision Australia is truly inspirational. You saw her in

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that intro to that performance, and she's in the audience tonight.

S4 (01:05:00):
Donna Dyson Hey, Donna.

S3 (01:05:02):
Donna Blake Holding Candle

S5 (01:05:05):
on what was an extraordinary, beautiful, beautiful song.

S4 (01:05:10):
Donna is such an inspirational person, a great, positive energy.
As you've heard, Donna is an ambassador for Vision Australia,
and they need vital funds. Brought it together is the
theme this year, and together we can brighten the lives
of children who are blind or have low vision.

S5 (01:05:26):
So please think about donating to give to Cars.com or
by calling one 800 42 2077.

S4 (01:05:33):
Now our next to perform has shared the lives and
definitely kept the Senate title on social media in the
last 18 months with their home antics. Often they talk
separately Tim with his top ten eighties dance floor album,
and Anthony with his sold out show Together Again concept.

S5 (01:05:50):
But tonight the boys have swung by to bless us
with a duet. Tim Campbell and Anthony Collier with Christmas Baby,
please come home.

S2 (01:06:04):
They're singing Deck the Halls. That it's not like Christmas
at all, Tim, at the piano. I remember when you
were here all the fun that we had last

S3 (01:06:23):
year, sparkling epaulettes on his jacket.

S2 (01:06:28):
The stars coming down

S3 (01:06:32):
three backing singers to his

S2 (01:06:33):
right ear for lots of people around.

UU (01:06:41):
Baby, please come home. The church

S2 (01:06:46):
bells and sounds

S3 (01:06:49):
husband Anthony

S2 (01:06:50):
comes in singing in song full of happy sounds, baby,
please come home. They're singing Tap Dance. But it's not
like Christmas at all. When you eat all the fun

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that we had last year, Anthony's in a singing tap dance.
But it's not like the sparkling top over the top
of it. When you hear all the time that he had,
she

UU (01:07:37):
goes on to get those girls up and

S2 (01:07:40):
dancing. Here we go. Chris, let's. Oh. Chris Cuomo, big
stuff gone bad. Chris, what's in there for a lot

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of people?

UU (01:08:04):
Dad, please come home. The church

S2 (01:08:09):
bells in. Oh, pinging insults blew up if he says,
please go home when you see dead in our hearts.
But it's not like Christmas at all. I remember.

UU (01:08:30):
You have to treat this like contraception.

S2 (01:08:45):
Things that maybe he's done to the same deck the halls,
but it's not like Christmas at all. I remember when
you love the fun.

UU (01:09:07):
The way this

S2 (01:09:10):
could be used to

UU (01:09:14):
stage maybe play. Back.

S2 (01:09:27):
How are you doing?

S3 (01:09:28):
Anthony encourages applause. Are you ready

UU (01:09:33):
to come home to me? Business. You guys are fantastic.
Thank you.

S4 (01:09:51):
Merry Christmas, Dallas. Hello, boys, how are you? Good to
say about how good was that.

S5 (01:09:57):
And you know, it's great. Anthony is going to be
back a little late to take our breath away. Eighteen
consecutive years he's been doing Carols Richwood since we started
when he was three.

S4 (01:10:08):
Know it's so crazy.

S5 (01:10:09):
Hey, Uncle Doug, I'm good to go, Doug. How long
have you been choirmaster for?

S4 (01:10:15):
Doug and Dave has been alive.

S2 (01:10:17):
Thirty three years

S5 (01:10:19):
and eight year work in the team hard keeping him
in top shape,

S4 (01:10:23):
loving every moment of it. I mean, he is just
his uncle, Doug, just the nicest guy to work with
Guys Choir, is he?

S2 (01:10:32):
Well, that

S4 (01:10:33):
needed to be so much more enthusiastic. Thanks a lot. Yeah,
you guys are not coming back next year, Doug. You've
got a spare choir, haven't you? You celebrated a very
special birthday this year. How old are you this year?

S2 (01:10:45):
Eighteen eighty.

S4 (01:10:50):
You look fantastic. You gave me a hug before I'd
say what I thought you were going to break me,
you're still so strong. It's incredible, Doug. So we're thrilled
to have you here.

S5 (01:10:59):
And we're proud to have Doug as part of our
Kairos family for for so many years. I think you
are the face of Carol's uncle, Doug. So we've asked
him to perform his favorite carol tonight.

S4 (01:11:10):
Yeah, this is very special. Supported by the Carols Choir
Uncle Doug Haywood and Mary's boy child.

S3 (01:11:22):
Black. Standing center stage choir flanked behind one left and right.

UU (01:11:29):
Long time ago, so sold, holy Bible. British boy child.
What's more, on this first day of those? Angels said

(01:11:53):
the new king. For the. Because of this, Mr. Share
to what's this

S2 (01:12:15):
blocks by night, they see a in use.

UU (01:12:19):
I used the. Causing. She seems to love so much fun.
No child is alive. If I thought this team, because,

(01:12:45):
you know, just going. But more than that. Big balls

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of but. But they find it to be an unstable
world war and in no major. Not many people, I
was more. But. You both. Because of day. John? Does take.

S2 (01:14:06):
Because.

UU (01:14:10):
They must. Thank you so much for calling.

S4 (01:14:26):
The of the fantastic trade between you two and smile
every person is to and thank you for having me.

S5 (01:14:32):
Lovely to have you on.

UU (01:14:34):
Dancing, dancing, dancing. Fair. The client's gone mad, have gone
crazy for dogs like their

S4 (01:14:44):
Big Dog fans back, the Big Dog heads back there
in the quiet now. How do you follow that? I mean, honestly,
you can't. Should we end the night? No, no. Let's
not do that because it takes two people to follow that.
I have five rice and Bonnie Anderson, I say, goes
from strength to strength with his honest songwriting and his
once in a generation vocal ability. You want to see more.

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And he's announced a national tour for April and May
next year with his band to get on his website.

S5 (01:15:12):
And what about Bonnie and soul, right? I mean, we
know from the stage and screen she's a true triple threat,
and she's got loads more to say on an upcoming
new album

S4 (01:15:20):
than join forces. He loves Bonnie. They've joined Voices Tonight,
singing That's what Christmas means to me. Here's Bonnie and Isaiah.

UU (01:15:33):
How are you doing? Let me hear.

S2 (01:15:40):
Funny in a shiny emerald green gown.

UU (01:15:45):
And a black hole in a sinkhole, not just not.
Quite a scene captured by. What? Obviously, this would have
been on top, this has been.

S2 (01:16:15):
Trees and Christmas decorations on the screen behind the.

UU (01:16:20):
It seems to. But before. These things morphing. All these
things have not. Mama. You know, you

S2 (01:16:48):
can run and

UU (01:16:49):
what just has a little. To keep you out of
this hole, a consumer

S2 (01:16:56):
wants them for the Christmas has been.

UU (01:17:25):
Trust me. This means more behavior, all these things they
have to. Oh, yes, he. All this is another reason. David?

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States and to.

S3 (01:18:12):
Skies quite dark now, which brings out the lights of
the candles in the audience. Lots more

S5 (01:18:18):
to come. Mission Australia's carols by candlelight. Presented by Aimee.

S4 (01:18:23):
The exciting carols debut of international superstar Tones and I.

S5 (01:18:27):
Anthony CALEA returns with two breathtaking

S4 (01:18:30):
numbers Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows let loose with
a Tom Petty gem.

S5 (01:18:35):
And if that's not enough, we also let David Lee

S4 (01:18:39):
try and stop me

S5 (01:18:41):
with Sister Mahalia

S2 (01:18:42):
for my all time favorite

S4 (01:18:44):
carol. And don't forget Tommy Shepherds, the cast of Hamilton
and Moulin Rouge, just to name a few.

UU (01:18:52):
Stay with us! Australia.

S1 (01:19:00):
Vision Australia Radio Audio describes simulcast of Vision Australia's Carols
feels good to belong

S2 (01:19:16):
on internet

UU (01:19:17):
presents a love song. So, you know,

S2 (01:19:22):
Carl, when it first turns you on, but I know
we connected, yes, sometimes folks, might you? You're wrong and
you feel rejected. Got it. His story never arrived, so
I wrote a song to set things right because I'm
grateful to belong in your wide world of unlimited data, right?

(01:19:50):
You fill me up with useful facts. Like to put
stuff first. Before we met, I hated cats and I
just thought you should know. You know, my wonderful, whimsical
with the sister and hall watching six hours of old
Oscar speeches, finding a site that sells medical bleachers, chat

(01:20:15):
and on a forum about stuff that tastes like blue
learn and how to turn spinach. In the past, shooting
aliens with some kid in Alaska and how the air
gets cleaned was way up in your diet. You film

(01:20:35):
my phone with apps and meetings now and apply. I
never knew that girls could sing, and I just thought,
you should know. You know, my wonderful, whimsical, weirdly irresistible,
and if everyone's which

UU (01:20:53):
I espouse, the folks who paid for me to sing
could help tackle this climate thing so I can't stay
in love with my wife and my.

S2 (01:21:04):
Yeah, it feels good to be long. Yeah. Carbon neutral internet, yeah,
my word. Oh. Station sponsor and

S6 (01:21:15):
bringing it to you from the Vision Australia Radio is
Susie Hill, who's been doing the audio description. I'm John
Westland and we're in our studios here bringing you the
simulcast of carols by candlelight from Channel nine. And it's
great to be with you, and it's awesome to be
able to watch the night or the day end and
the night begin. It's such a good feeling to watch

(01:21:37):
that the way that the ball transforms from bright light
all the way through to darkness and see the the
candles come right up and really show.

S3 (01:21:47):
And it's so clear tonight as well, which is fabulous.
The city lights behind

S4 (01:21:52):
the shutters, carols by candlelight presented by Amy. Know we've
had such a good time and I know that the
night is now upon us is the time you almost
want to relax it just before Christmas. You kind of
want the stress to get out of your body.

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Rock the house down where rock,

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rock the house, dance the cool kids. Say it, David.
All right. Well, he's ready for some doggy dance.

S4 (01:22:14):
I am ready for Dougie. Dancing always signs up, Uncle Doug.
I'll go down to his hands up for sure. We've
got some bona fide legends in the house tonight. The
Black Sorrows have sold over two million albums won for
Best Group, but at 73, Joe Camilleri is an Aria
Hall of Famer who has still got a baby.

S5 (01:22:35):
They will be touring in the New Year to support
their number one selling album, St George's Road, but in
the meantime, they are here to help.

S4 (01:22:43):
That's right stuff. Rap and presence push the coffee table back.
Everybody here you ready to rock? Let's shake a leg
with a Tom Petty classic. Here is Joe Camilleri in
the Black Sorrows this Christmas all over again.

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Band on stage where it's clear the Smiths have again.

UU (01:23:11):
Decorations outside of town. Everybody is saying. All the bells
are ringing, and I swear. Three guitars on keyboards, drums.

(01:23:43):
Relative to. Haven't seen them

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in a long,

UU (01:23:50):
long time. But I just don't understand now and explain
this size. Yes, ma'am. Kids have. They are starting to.

(01:24:22):
The business has a rocky time somebody might either in
the midst. Oh. Chris Smith. Coming fact. Appeared to be

(01:24:49):
by your father. Hope you have a good one. My
guess is. Yes. Oh, yeah. Oh. Look, and. And again.

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It's great.

UU (01:25:39):
Oh. Again. Everybody have a wonderful Christmas and look after yourselves.

S2 (01:26:00):
Teacher Verner in the background on a screen

UU (01:26:02):
to give it a. It's just

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unbelievable. Absolutely, Tom, the stuff, I thank you everybody performing
here tonight, not only helping celebrate Christmas but also helping
support the measure. Amazing work of Vision Australia and U2
can help and continue to brighten the lives of kids
who are blind or low vision.

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This is their one big night of fundraising, so please,
if you can help light up your life by donating
to give to carols dot com or by calling one
800 42 20 77. Now, David, can you believe that
we are actually here tonight? Know and we have

S4 (01:26:45):
the beautiful audience? Yeah, you guys are fantastic tonight and
it is so thrilling to be anywhere after the last
couple of years we all have, so it's so great.
Linda Can was up and shows how you're looking tonight
now because you look spec Tash. Now we having fun.
Are you guys having a tight?

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But Christmas, like really, really having fun.

S4 (01:27:12):
Yeah, that's right. We are very needy at Christmas time,
we need that money. I look forward to your year
round bank meeting. 24 seven. Look it up again. That
number is one 800 42, 20 77. An individual you pay,
probably if you went to a theatre, argue to pay.
Probably top dollar to see these next three performers strut

(01:27:33):
their stuff. You put them together and you don't just
have superstars, you've got a super group. This needs to happen.
This super group needs to happen.

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Yeah, and these ladies are the top of their game
and they have been for more than a decade performing
sleigh ride. Please put your hands together for Christie Whelan, Browne,
Esther Hannaford and Lucy Jurek.

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Ladies all dressed in

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white gowns, lots of frills, and Francis. Just hear those
sleigh bells jingling, ring ting tingling, Lucy, come on, it's
lovely by the ball sleigh ride together with you outside.
Christie's former friends are calling you frankly elegant, and it's

(01:28:22):
lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with giddy up,
giddy up. Let's go, let's go. Let's look at the
show where

UU (01:28:33):
I wonder and also give the opportunity up. Giddy up.
It's great. John Lennon song this and being cozy on
the west side to have a. That would be let's

(01:28:55):
hit the road for us. Come on, it's lovely man
for a sleigh ride together with you.

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There's a birthday party at the home, up on the gray.
It'll be the perfect ending of a perfect day.

UU (01:29:15):
It'll be really like the picture treat from Peter and
my watch. That's.

S2 (01:29:25):
The nearly nothing in the world can buy, and they
pass around like coffee and the pumpkin pie.

UU (01:29:39):
These wonderful things. Plus, he's one of. Those sleigh bells
jingling being ding ding a ling. In the morning when
the first layer I gather with you. Snow is falling
and friends are calling you. Sleigh ride, together with you,

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Kerry, at

UU (01:30:08):
University of Connecticut. The show where, you know, I'm

S2 (01:30:14):
tired on social media,

UU (01:30:18):
giddy up, giddy up. Hey, John. The army not. Up together,
like the said there would be.

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Licensing Icon Resorts. It's lovely when the first layer to
go with you.

UU (01:30:46):
Lovely weather for a sleigh ride to get their act
together the first. Do you? Move. The Andrew Sisters, we
got new stars in town that was

S4 (01:31:07):
fantastic, thank you, guys, you look glorious too. It's a bug.
It's just a bug. Literally just attacked my head.

S5 (01:31:12):
It's just about

S4 (01:31:14):
it's freaks me out and you're going to be OK.
Freaks me out this year right now. Yeah, it was

S5 (01:31:20):
so small

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I could hardly see it, but it happened.

S4 (01:31:25):
Like that happened.

S5 (01:31:26):
There is so much talent still in theater, including this
one right here, and our next performers absolutely underline that
it is the cast of Hamilton. Oh, it's one of

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the hottest shows in the world. They are about to
perform a special rendition of A Much Love Carol with
their signature Hamilton vibe. This performance will feature languages from
some of the cultures represented uniquely in this diverse cast,
alongside the languages of Chicago and the Warren Jury Peoples.

S5 (01:31:54):
We can't wait for this one Durex from the Hamilton
stage in Sydney ahead of its opening in Melbourne in March.
Here is the Australian cast of Hamilton with Carol of
the drama.

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Showing on the screen behind the choir and the orchestra.

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No, I got to go mother of the urination. Know
what are they going to believe? I know what I
mean by the shutterbug. Do you know what commercial whaling,
depending on the united calender?

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During my dilemma on dilanian body war rhetoric, we see
all you Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers always was.
Always will be me.

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Come they told me. But I come from Perth, a
newborn king to see PA

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costs on a strict stage.

S2 (01:32:49):
Finesse give sweeping.

UU (01:32:56):
So lay before our king.

S2 (01:33:06):
The women in white sparkly outfits to honor him. When
we close.

UU (01:33:18):
No one. Bob Bob Hawke for time.

S2 (01:33:37):
Cards to bring up a. They tell your story. We're talking.

UU (01:33:48):
On July two, towns will start.

S2 (01:34:00):
Oh, my God. Other women coming in red.

UU (01:34:21):
The. Several projections on the screen from different angles. Every
night in border town zones, stock dogs and lamb kept time. My.

(01:34:55):
I pay my. Blah blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah blah.

S2 (01:35:08):
And he smiled at me, but no one found me
and my family.

UU (01:35:17):
I want a pub who might be in

S2 (01:35:24):
touch in Northern Ireland. I was sitting. Jamie Oliver

UU (01:35:31):
might eat a meal tomorrow and buy Wolf

S2 (01:35:36):
a golden. Armando, multibillion

UU (01:35:44):
dollar. Yeah, got. Now, wasn't that just.

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Well, our next act is all about family, which is
really why we're all here tonight, so please keep the
families that Vision Australia supported in mind by donating it,
give to Carol's dot com or by calling one 842
2077 now. Pardon me for a moment, I get a
little bit warm and fuzzy because I love hearing this

(01:36:19):
man sing. And I know that nothing puts a smile
on his face more than singing with his little sister,
Mahalia and her band. Her band soul mates have toured
with the likes of Lionel Richie and The Roots, but
I know that she finds this incredibly special to so
performing my favourite silent night. Welcome to the carol stage,

(01:36:42):
my dear friend David Campbell and his extraordinary sister, Mahalia Barnes.

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Pull back up singers, piano and double bass. So.

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Holy night, all is

S3 (01:37:18):
calm, David, now in all of touch, all

S2 (01:37:22):
is bright

UU (01:37:25):
round yon, virgin

S2 (01:37:30):
mother and child holding fat so tender and mild sleep

UU (01:37:45):
in. The he.

S2 (01:37:52):
Sleeve in the hair of the lady. So. Now more.
The Mahalia and sequined black mom.

UU (01:38:13):
First claim. Hey, there's more history this. Kelly. See? Stablemates for.

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Safety is going

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to is a long black and gold case over the top.

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And.

UU (01:39:09):
In. Right. He said. My. Let me. Stay with

S2 (01:39:49):
Never Leave Me

UU (01:39:53):
Alone. This. With great TV ratings, James. Z's lawyer. See?

S2 (01:41:04):
Sleep in a hedge fund, the.

UU (01:41:23):
System. This is

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my brother, Sam, and he is eight

S3 (01:41:33):
Bradley family,

S2 (01:41:35):
Ethan and Hailstone, long haired boys have

S7 (01:41:39):
albinism which affects our hair, skin and eyes that were
the same as everybody else. Even with a disability, you
still can read things you want. Yeah, one of my
biggest achievements was my purple belt. Karate was the junior
high school counselor, and now I am the junior school

(01:42:01):
counselor is to help us get around in a safe
way that we know we

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have with their white walking canes.

S7 (01:42:09):
Help us to see, and we have nine of us
that help us to read the Vision Australia holiday program.
I want all different from me, and I know you're
about Vision Australia holiday program, a score from out of 10.
I give them a

S2 (01:42:27):
nine point nine. I would change them. And 500 hours
of hunger.

S7 (01:42:37):
That's all. I'm really excited to be an Australian because
I can do I ambassador because I love supporting all
the families and kids that have disabilities like me,

S3 (01:42:49):
flying snakes and ladders chase.

S1 (01:42:57):
Vision Australia Radio's audio describes simulcast of Vision Australia's Carols
proudly behind audio description for Aussies with their print disability.
It feels good to belong. Vision Australia Radio Scorpio described

(01:43:18):
simulcast of Vision Australia's Carols by candlelight is sponsored by
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S6 (01:43:33):
And bringing it to you is Susie Hill, and I'm
John Westland in the Vision Australia radio studios, bringing you
our audio description of carols by candlelight and just another
reminder to donate, please, if you can, to give online
at Carols Dot Vision Australia dot org. That's Carols, Dot

(01:43:55):
Vision Australia dot org and help support children with blindness
and or low vision. And I was really impressed Susie
with the cast of Hamilton and the way they were
kind of inclusive, which is all about this kind of night.
It's all inclusive

S3 (01:44:11):
now. Absolutely the different languages. I try to work out
how many of them I knew they

S6 (01:44:16):
couple that might have got put. There are a couple
that slipped past me.

S3 (01:44:19):
Yeah, but just fantastic to see that. And I believe
that's part of what the Hamilton story and the cast
is all about.

S6 (01:44:27):
Yeah, and I kind of can't wait to see when
it comes to Melbourne, and that's coming down in March
this year. You're listening to Vision Australia Radio's coverage of
the carols by candlelight coming from the Sydney Myer Music Bowl,
and we will be hitting back. Right now, I think

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teams have shown we really can overcome anything,

S5 (01:44:50):
and that's why we know you can help us raise
vital funds for the children

S2 (01:44:56):
and families. Vision Australia support review of the children whole
donate now

S5 (01:45:02):
on give to carols dot com. Help build a brighter
future for children who are blind or have low vision.
We are brighter together

UU (01:45:11):
to get together. Saving.

S5 (01:45:17):
Merry Christmas and welcome back to Vision Australia's carols by
candlelight presented by Amy. And this year's theme is Vision
Australia is brighter together. Everything is stronger and brighter when
we come together as a community.

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Yeah, these last few years have certainly taught us that.
And tonight we come together to help Vision Australia light
up for Christmas for children who are blind or have
low vision.

S5 (01:45:38):
Donate online at Give to Carers Dot Com or phone
one 800 42 2077 and just quickly. How good was
David Campbell and my sisters and.

S4 (01:45:49):
I love saving my sister. It's all about family. And
speaking of family, we have a very appropriate track with
tonight performed by pop superstars who also happen to be family. Shepherd,
a Brisbane band who have had a billion streams across
all platforms, and their latest album Kaleidoscope Eyes, peaked at
number two on the Aria charts.

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I wanted to write a song for those who might
be having a difficult Christmas, giving warmth and

S4 (01:46:12):
such enormous pleasure. We present Shepherd and Christmas without you.

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This is pre-recorded and showing on the screen behind the
orchestra and the.

S2 (01:46:34):
Christmas time is almost too. And just like that, we've
lost another year.

UU (01:46:46):
Where do the seasons go from?

S2 (01:46:52):
Sunny skies

UU (01:46:54):
to snow? Oh. Belongs to say it's true. It ain't

S2 (01:47:04):
Chris Sweat.

UU (01:47:13):
Perils of the many. I still can't live inside of my.

S2 (01:47:26):
Does it in my mind?

UU (01:47:37):
I'm sad to say it's true. Chris Nelson. But then I.
The door to the second sees a shiny. Be fun
across the ocean and tells me, all right, and it

(01:48:00):
kind of gives me concern. I'll see you Monday soon.
If I can find the strange.

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Drums, guitars, sweat. One vocalist on keyboard

UU (01:48:15):
and another vocalist just singing me stockings on fire. They.
Their bet is to

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bring a smile.

UU (01:48:31):
Oh, no, oh my, no. It's the way she's mocking me.
Oh my God. But then there is talk the circumstances.

(01:48:57):
Cross feels. The Typekit is, of course, because I've seen
one day. Say that I'll see your. Because I know

(01:50:04):
I have the strength to make. This Christmas. Thank you, everybody,
merry Christmas.

S3 (01:50:15):
Amazing to see the live orchestra and choir singing

S4 (01:50:19):
these guys the pre record. It was

S5 (01:50:21):
so beautiful. And how beautiful does our audience look tonight
with your can

S4 (01:50:26):
raise them up. Let everybody home see you. It's absolutely
glorious here tonight. Well, it's that time, thanks to choirmaster
Doug Haywood, who's out front for this performance conducting his choir.
So get ready going to raise up candles once you
to join in this tradition, as the Carols by Candlelight
Choir perform that

S3 (01:50:46):
Hallelujah chorus, and the tradition is to stand for this
King George, that's something that many years ago. So I'm
going to stand up.

UU (01:52:18):
So they all have. So. Go, go, go. All.

S3 (01:54:19):
John Foreman with the symbols

UU (01:54:23):
of our country. Well done, Team Doug and John

S5 (01:54:27):
Foreman on symbols of a critical moment of the night
and it didn't stuff it up.

S4 (01:54:32):
Here's the symbol of Christmas now we are on a roll.
One of my favorite returns now

UU (01:54:37):
from earlier in the evening. You know where it is.
To see what he's

S5 (01:54:42):
wearing, we just saw a glimpse of Anthony Kelly, I mean,
the man shines. Now if you want to see us
together again, concert New South Wales and Queensland, he'll be
touring in March and Victoria, he's back down here in May.
I mean,

S4 (01:54:54):
he has it all. He's one of the great voices
we've ever produced, but he is going to blow us
all away right now with Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
Here he is.

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Anthony Kelly and he always has amazing costumes.

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Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart been.
From now on, our troubles will be

S3 (01:55:28):
out of sight, Sylvia spangly suit, fringing cape at the
back

S2 (01:55:36):
silver boots have yourself a merry little Christmas. Your heart beat.

UU (01:55:51):
From now on, I try. Speed in. Here we

S2 (01:56:05):
go. As you know, the. Happy Golden Day.

UU (01:56:13):
Oh, they'll. The friends who are into

S2 (01:56:21):
once governments there once or

UU (01:56:28):
small. Through the years,

S2 (01:56:34):
we all will be together.

UU (01:56:41):
I. And the shiny sort of.

S2 (01:56:59):
Have you seen the beginning of Christmas?

UU (01:57:14):
We're told in a single day. Have you thought?

S2 (01:57:27):
Faithful friends.

UU (01:57:32):
Gather data to put us on Super. We need to
get the. Sunny, so. A merry

S2 (01:58:12):
little Christmas. Australians have. The Christmas. Have Havasu. A merry
little Christmas and.

S4 (01:58:50):
How are you doing? So lovely to see you all
again here this year. I'm so excited, so excited to
see my family here again, and I'm so excited to
get out of my truck. I said to Coniglio, who
makes my Carole's outfits, I said this year, I just
want something subtle.

S3 (01:59:13):
Anything less than subtle.

S4 (01:59:15):
Tick, tick to everyone watching at home who are in
isolation or can't be with your family this year because
of travel restrictions. My heart does go out to you,
but I hope that tomorrow you are able to find
some chia somehow to celebrate Christmas. This next one that
I would love to sing is one that I've wanted

(01:59:35):
to sing for for many years, and I feel as though,
especially with what we've gone through in the last couple
of years and I suppose what's ahead? It's quite fitting,

S6 (01:59:45):
so I hope you enjoy it. It's called the impossible dream.

S2 (01:59:54):
Two three. The impossible three. To find. The unbeatable foe.

UU (02:00:13):
To be. With a pair of some. Two of. Who
in the room

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tonight, oh.

UU (02:00:33):
Like the other side of the ball. You mentioned. From before.
To try and your arms to be. Two reasons. The

(02:01:03):
unreachable star. I quit. Just to. For. This is where.

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But we will be peace.

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When I left to my when?

UU (02:02:13):
Anyone? We will be better for me. Let one live

S2 (02:02:28):
sport in common with Scott is. Steals to. Queerness now

UU (02:02:39):
stands up. To.

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Each should go beyond the reach of the.

UU (02:03:11):
Simple. Dear Bishop. So. Merry Christmas, Estrella. Christmas Eve tonight,

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Christmas is about giving, so if you would like to
consider donating Division Australia, they do amazing work. Merry Christmas
to you guys. Hi, my name is Courtney Maxima, and
I'm Jim Moret, and we are here

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from Disney's Frozen The Musical.

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We are wishing you a merry merry Christmas.

S7 (02:04:00):
A friendly reminder, if you can, to please donate to
visit Australia in the links below.

S2 (02:04:05):
Merry Christmas

S4 (02:04:08):
Gray Australia. I hope you're enjoying Christmas Eve and carols
by candlelight, and if you can, please donate to Vision

S2 (02:04:14):
Australia for all the wonderful work they do year round.
I hope you have a Merry Christmas.

S4 (02:04:19):
And be sure to check out my new movie Sing
two in cinemas this Boxing Day. Matthew McConaughey I made
him perfect, and I'm excited to be here on my
favourite night of the year. It's Christmas Eve

S8 (02:04:28):
and we're carols by candlelight vision in Australia. If you
can think about donating Division Australia in the work they do,
helping children who are blind or have low vision, that
would be greatly appreciated. It's been a tough year for everybody.
I hope you are hugging those close

UU (02:04:41):
to your Merry Christmas.

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Hi, it's Tim Gilbert hearing

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from all of the team at Half a World to
all our friends listening to this very special edition of
Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight. We wish you and your
families a very happy Christmas. It has been a difficult
year for all of us, but at Christmas we come
together to share love and goodwill, and that is the
spirit of Vision Australia's carols by candlelight to the children
at home listening who are blind or have low vision.

(02:05:29):
A very special cheerio from half a world to you.
We wish you all the joy of the season and
a prosperous and happy new year.

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And bringing you the audio descriptions tonight is Susie Hill.
I'm John Westland and we're part of the Vision Australia
radio team, and I have to say Anthony Clark, these
outfits are just the most amazing things. It comes on
looking like a Superman cape and silver.

S3 (02:07:16):
Very understated,

S6 (02:07:18):
actually, said sequined sequined microphone sequined gloves.

S3 (02:07:22):
Yeah, I've forgotten the gloves. No, but he looks amazing
and he has such rapport with the audience and he
can sing. Oh yes, I can see he's got pipes,
he says.

S6 (02:07:32):
You're listening to the simulcast. And the audio describes simulcast
of Vision Australia's carols by candlelight coming from the Sydney
My Music Bowl. Let's go back there now.

UU (02:07:44):
Wow. What a beautiful sight.

S2 (02:07:48):
Damien, you all look so wonderful tonight. I just want
to wish you a very merry

S5 (02:07:56):
Christmas to all of you and your

S3 (02:07:57):
family at the piano. And a black sparkling down chestnuts,

S2 (02:08:03):
roasting on an open fire. Jack, from.

UU (02:08:12):
I don't know.

S2 (02:08:17):
Yuletide tales being sung by him. And folks dressed up
like Eskimos.

UU (02:08:30):
Everybody knows. And some mistletoe.

S2 (02:08:38):
And to make the season by. Tiny Tom, kids with
their eyes glued. Will find it hard to see.

UU (02:08:58):
They know that San. All those way. Is loading left?
He's obviously.

S2 (02:09:12):
And every mother's child.

UU (02:09:16):
So the spa to see Fran, do you

S2 (02:09:22):
really know how to fly? So I'm offering the simple phrase.
Two kings from

UU (02:09:37):
one to 92. Although it's been said many times. Many.

(02:10:33):
Two candidates from one. Many times. Merry Christmas. To. His.

S5 (02:11:24):
Exquisite, thank you so much, dummy, and can we say
good luck with the bub, too in May?

S4 (02:11:31):
Congratulations, Tommy. You're watching. Is this Australia's carols by candlelight
presented by Aimee? And to gather tonight we are lighting
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Now it would have be carols without Vision Australia and
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without this next light?

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Marina Aprile was all set to play the lead in
nine to five The Musical, but of course, like a
lot of things, it was postponed for two years. But
the good news for Marina and for us is that
it's opening in Sydney this February. But before that, Melbourne
audiences could see her at the Arts Centre next week
with John Foreman's Aussie Pops Orchestra for three. Count them
three New Year's Eve concerts. I'm assuming on the same

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night and

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this lady does not stop and performing angels we have
heard on high. We give you Marina prior.

UU (02:13:00):
Angels, we. Sweetness. The. The mountains in

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reply.

UU (02:13:20):
This story. Shepherd's loyalties to the White Tiger, Strange Girl,

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Long Walk. To. He was moving to see. All.

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She looks stunning in this royal blue gown. It's got
these beautiful sequins down on the bodice

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and the choir outstanding choir have the rest of the
night off is done well hit the showers right

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now, the term alive and dangerous was made for these
next two. They could end up on the roof. We
have no idea what is about to happen. That's right.

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It's been nearly 20 years since Rob Mills popped up
on the screen on Australian Idol. Since then, he's carved
out an impressive career in the theatre. Jesus Christ Superstar
into the Woods Chest, The man is absolutely tireless and
joining

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him the equally tireless Bobby Fox, such a consummate live performer.
Eight hundred and fifty performances of Jersey Boys and Riverdance,
Bobby is going to be hitting the road nationally with
a 24 piece symphony orchestra featuring the songs of The Beatles,
George Michael and the Four Seasons.

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It's going to be a river. Meanwhile, the boys are
here because their own Mary having his Robin Mills and
Bobby Fox with Holly Jolly Christmas.

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Have a holiday, each only Christmas. It's the best time
of the year. I don't know if they'll be snow,
but bring a cup of cheer. Have a holiday

S4 (02:17:25):
on the property. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry to
stop you in your tracks, Mr Forman. I'm so sorry.
Everyone from

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Bobby in green text that was Robin Wright

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lovely, wasn't it? Yeah, it was. It was lovely. But
I'm so glad you stopped us, bob, because we don't
do lovely. We're Robin

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Bob. We do fantastic.

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We do bombastic. Look at this audience. Look at this
orchestra and look at John for, oh,

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actually, you guys look

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pretty similar, are you had you've wore my jacket? Thank you.
Have beautiful outfit. You got there. They got the puppets.
Look at us. I mean, it's us and it's Christmas.
Let's do the big one. The big one.

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I don't want a lot for Christmas.

UU (02:18:28):
Just one thing I need. I do care about the
presence

S2 (02:18:36):
underneath the Christmas tree. I just want for my. Than
you could ever know, make

UU (02:18:50):
my wish come true. Oh. I want for

S2 (02:19:00):
Christmas.

UU (02:19:03):
Does he? Did you read screen at the back with
snow snowflakes on? For Christmas, there is just one thing.

(02:19:25):
Mean the Christmas tree. To hang my stuff there on
the fireplace. Joining on Christmas. Know Wisconsin. Chris? I don't

(02:19:58):
need a lot this. Even. I just came down. He
some missiles to make it know that sent them to
the North Pole for safety. Does magic magistrates were, you

S2 (02:20:21):
know, I

UU (02:20:22):
just need you to buy me some time. I this is. Yes.

(02:20:52):
And everyone is singing. Spring is said to be. Japan.
I don't want a lot for Christmas.

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This is all I'm asking for. I just want to
see my baby

UU (02:21:13):
step outside my door. Just wonderful phone. And, you know, I. Chris,
thank you.

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I have high fived each other, give each other a hug.

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Christmas, everyone. Happy holidays.

UU (02:22:00):
Wow. New bullets to my friends were on the job.

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I love you guys. Hey, have a good bye. Lie down.
Brace yourself for an Almighty Carroll's debut.

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This next performer is a sensation, a worldwide sensation. So
her breakout hit? You may have heard of it. Dance monkey.
Billion streams worldwide and 16 times platinum.

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Now this is pretty good for somebody who started out
busking in the Bourke Street Mall. Well, tonight she is
fulfilling her childhood dream of performing right here on carols,
without

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doubt one of the most exciting names in music. Singing
Oh Happy Day with the chorus collective choir. Give it
up for tons and.

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Riding in on a bicycle, a tricycle, actually Christmas tree
on the back.

UU (02:23:10):
In a pink

S2 (02:23:11):
tracksuit. Oh, happy day, Santa

S3 (02:23:20):
hat over bright pink hair.

S2 (02:23:25):
When Jesus was.

UU (02:23:28):
Oh, when Jesus was with.

S2 (02:23:37):
But Jesus

UU (02:23:38):
was. He was blessed to. We are talking about the.

S2 (02:23:52):
Oh, happy day,

UU (02:23:54):
oh, happy day, oh, happy day.

S2 (02:24:01):
Jesus, Lord Jesus love when Jesus was making cars behind me,
my Jesus, God brought pink painted black robes over black trousers.
I'm talking about the happy. All the data.

UU (02:24:26):
They. Oh, and. Like Jesus was

S2 (02:24:36):
Jesus.

UU (02:24:37):
Well, my Jesus. So. You indeed. Why? Well. It has been.

(02:26:12):
Bottom line, people.

S2 (02:26:34):
Oh, Peter.

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Stuart, come on, didn't Australia's carols by candlelight presented by
Amy Casey

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Donovan brings the joy to the ball,

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the commanding voice of David Hobson is almost upon us.

S5 (02:26:56):
Get ready to enter the world of

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Londres as the

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cast of the biggest ticket in town with their own
special Christmas magic.

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Carol's favourite silly palladino is set to grace the stage,

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as is the magnificent Simon Gleason. The magic continues after this.

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feels good to belong

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to

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Vision Australia Radio's audio describe. Simulcast of Vision Australia's Carols
by Candlelight is sponsored by Bylong Carbon Neutral Mobile and internet,

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And you are belonging

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in a way with the Vision Australia radio team Susie
Hill and John Westland bringing you the audio description of
carols by candlelight for this night from the Sydney My
Music Bowl. And it's an opportunity to say, Susie, just
how often we do audio descriptions of other performances, not
only carols by candlelight.

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Indeed, on part of the Melbourne Times, I know more
about that than the others, but certainly various places around
the country. We have things on. We do Melbourne Theatre
Company here we do Australian opera. I've just done as
you like at a Melbourne theatre company which Christy Wieland
Brown was in. So there's a whole range of things.
And now that we're back in the theatre and there
bums on seats again, you know, we're really keen to

(02:28:40):
get back and know, do more of it. So get
in touch with Vision Australia and they can let you
know on the website or ring through, and they can
let you know what things are coming up. So lots
of exciting things on the horizon, right?

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That's an opportunity. Please take advantage of it because it's
a service that Vision Australia provides to those people with
low vision and you're listening to the carols by candlelight
audio description of the carols by candlelight, the Vision Australia radio,
audio description of carols by candlelight, and we'll be heading
back to the Sydney My Music Bowl in just a moment.

(02:29:17):
We're looking forward in the next part of the program
for an appearance from the Moulin Rouge cast,

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but such an amazing show.

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It's amazing. Go back to David tonight. Looks like a
little Santa's sleigh. Greg's helping to spread the Christmas cheer

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and you at home could also help spread the good
cheer by donating to Vision Australia. Together we are lighting
up the lives of kids who are blind or have
low vision.

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Now, no one needs to be left behind this Christmas.
Donate at gift to Carols, dot com or phone one
at 142 277.

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Now tonight is a celebration, and if you've been lucky
enough to see our next performers, you know that their
stage screen is one giant celebration of truth, beauty, freedom,
but above all, love.

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Two words Moulin Rouge, Carolyn Red Windmill High in their country,
wowing audiences at the region. Here in Melbourne, they're headed
to Sydney in May. The show is a visual and
musical feast, so singing That's Christmas to me and Santa
Claus is coming to town. Please give a mighty welcome
to the

UU (02:30:24):
cast of the.

S2 (02:30:36):
The fireplace is burning bright, shining on me. I see
the pheasants underneath. The good old Christmas tree and I
wait on my till Santa comes to wake me from
my dreams. Oh, why? That's Christmas to me. Take the

(02:31:01):
train leaves from the show. I see the children playing
outside like angels.

UU (02:31:07):
And so snow mom daddy Sarah, his son better than me. So.
I will

S2 (02:31:16):
cherish all these

UU (02:31:18):
things wherever we may be, oh my, just as

S2 (02:31:25):
Christmas

UU (02:31:26):
to me. I got this. By the end of this
year by.

S2 (02:31:50):
My kids asked me to. Right. That's going to be
a variety of glamour gowns, taxes and all sorts of colors.
You better watch out, you better not cry. You better

(02:32:12):
not mind telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town.
Santa Claus is coming to town. Plus, he's got. Nice.

UU (02:32:33):
It. To your speed. Your. You can go to bed

(02:32:55):
at night. I'll tell you why. Yes. Now. Santa Claus

(02:33:50):
is coming to town.

S3 (02:33:54):
Very much in the style of the

S2 (02:33:56):
music of the show, spectacular, that was so. Give it
up the chasm of. He may well have been performing tonight.
It might be possible steamy,

S4 (02:34:12):
Saberi said, staged a steamy Christmas in a good way
for the mums and dads that was close to

S5 (02:34:17):
you. Well, tonight we're talking about brightening up Christmas, and
this lady does it for me every year, her smile,
her swagger. I reckon she is a force of nature.

S4 (02:34:27):
She just gets better and better. During the lockdown, she
was on Facebook Live with her Blues Day Tuesday, where
music was used for healing, interaction and distraction. She's going
to tour Blues Day. There is a new original music
in the works, and somehow she's got time to be
in Dolly Parton's nine to five The Musical.

S5 (02:34:45):
And so with Marina and Eddie's Not This Lady always
brings it. Performing Winter Wonderland. Please welcome Casey Donovan.

UU (02:35:07):
Sleigh bells ring. Hyun's long navy gown

S2 (02:35:15):
sparkling all this snow is. A beautiful sight, we're happy
tonight walking in Newtown. Anyway, here's a move here to stay.

(02:35:59):
His new album, he sings

UU (02:36:02):
a song as we go walking, you know, and so on.
They do build a snowman and pretend

S2 (02:36:20):
that he is Parson Brown, you say I'm married, will
single men, but you can

UU (02:36:28):
do the job when your town. Oh my God has
lead me.

S2 (02:36:37):
My my.

UU (02:36:39):
To be walking

S2 (02:36:44):
in a winter wonderland

UU (02:36:47):
to get walking. Are you ready? Here in the middle,

(02:37:15):
we can build a snowman and pretend that

S2 (02:37:19):
he is possible.

UU (02:37:23):
I will say no

S2 (02:37:25):
bad, but, you

UU (02:37:27):
know, oftentimes. 4:35. Just this. We're.

S2 (02:37:45):
When someone dies,

UU (02:37:46):
digital prints are still unwilling to follow the cardinal rule

S2 (02:37:52):
canon of Twitter. But. She waves to the crowd, switches

(02:38:24):
her skirts and goes off Casey going, Oh my God.

S4 (02:38:30):
Incredible. Thank you very much. Vision Australia, who recently gave
him award for his valuable contribution over

S5 (02:38:38):
the years now, later next year, David will appear in
concert with his good friend Colin Lane across Australia. I mean,
how much fun is that going to be?

S4 (02:38:46):
Comedy and song goes well together. Great man, great voice.
Here comes David Hobson now and the cows by Candlelight Choir.
Are you ready, everybody? It's time for the holy city.

S2 (02:39:09):
Last night, Thailand sleeping, there came a dream salsa high
school in all Jerusalem beside the temple. I heard the
children singing and as they saw me thought, a voice
of angels from Hamlet on song run me for.

UU (02:39:35):
I saw this. Angels from honey. Are.

S2 (02:39:50):
Outside the end of your day, it's not. I. We'll be.

(02:40:13):
And then me, port, my dreams changed, the streets no
longer run, I just love the glad horns

UU (02:40:21):
on little children's. This is on good

S2 (02:40:25):
time with Mystery Young Man was called, and she has
the show. All of our cross laws are. The.

UU (02:40:37):
Has the show. On media. The.

S2 (02:41:12):
He. And once again, the scene was changed. You are
the same for me. I saw the Holy See TV.

(02:41:37):
You sign the. I to see the light of God,
what's not on its streets. The gates were all on
one side. My. And. Did.

UU (02:42:01):
You know. My mother made song Toy Shop. It was the. Job.
We saw the one that was. On Boss Holiday, Pete Rose.

(02:42:26):
Eyes on you. Which? Who is the. Not far from where.
On the line. Who is? Horns on on.

S2 (02:43:35):
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, merry Christmas.

UU (02:43:38):
Wishing everyone at home a very, very merry Christmas Eve
and a beautiful Christmas Day to my.

S2 (02:43:43):
After a really tough year, we made it just today,
so well done, everyone, and there is so much love
for everyone Rob Mills here.

S4 (02:43:51):
I hope you're enjoying this. Australia's carols by candlelight as
much as I can remember. It is a time for giving.
I know it's been a tough few years, but if
he can. I would really appreciate it to the link below,
donate as much as you can.

S5 (02:44:03):
Hello, I'm Georgie Coughlan. I'm so thrilled

S2 (02:44:05):
to be singing an original song could be Xi's Vision
Australia carols by candlelight. If you can, please donate to
children who are blind or have low vision and literally
help light up their lives. Merry Christmas to you! I
hope you have a wonderful time tomorrow. Enjoy. And on
we go into 2022. Wish you a merry Christmas, we

(02:44:26):
wish you a

S7 (02:44:27):
merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas and a
happy new year.

S1 (02:44:38):
It feels good to belong. It feels good to belong.

S6 (02:45:00):
And in that last segment, a very powerful song from
a man with a very powerful voice, David Hobson with
the Holy City in the next segment of the carols
by candlelight coming from the Sydney My Music Bowl, we
can look forward to Simon Gleeson and Sylvie Palladino, two

(02:45:20):
of the stalwarts of Carols by Candlelight, which in fact
has been going since 1938 1938 was the first. It
began in the domain and then spread to the Sydney
My Music Bowl. And in fact, now the tradition has
spread right around the world. Something that started here in Melbourne.

(02:45:41):
Carols by candlelight. Brought to you now on Vision Australia
radio Vision Australia radio doing an audio description of the
program brought to you by Channel nine. So let's go
back to the My Music Bowl.

UU (02:46:08):
My series will follow the. And friend, your tender.

S2 (02:46:22):
She's long.

UU (02:46:25):
River with no wind. Well, me. Sylvia Sylvia. Nice with
16

S2 (02:46:42):
streams coming to your press. I stand in

UU (02:46:49):
line and say. Your. Stay. Still, no. Each day. School

(02:47:19):
grades student. It's been. Student.

S2 (02:47:46):
Six, save

UU (02:47:49):
your. You may be. You are the only. Be a
little of my soul. What can I give you? All.

(02:48:18):
I know there's no way to repay. Only two more.
Great job. South. Story each day. This. Senator. Steve, why? Stay.

(02:49:50):
Trust me. She needs to be. It's. Senator.

S4 (02:50:44):
Sustained, credible Soviet nowadays.

S2 (02:50:47):
Merry Christmas movie,

S5 (02:50:48):
you make our heart sing when you sing, that was

S4 (02:50:51):
because next year, Soviets make up for lost time should
be performing in two productions Fun Home, Incredible Production at
the Melbourne Theatre Company in February. And then she's going
to play the role of the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella,
which opens in Melbourne in May. Well, we're

S5 (02:51:06):
nearly done for the not too good a time. Well,
don't worry, we've got one final carol.

S4 (02:51:13):
All right. Best known for his acclaimed performance in Is,
This Guy's a Superstar. Simon Gleeson is absolutely a world
class singer, performer and actor. We are absolutely thrilled with him.
I first met Simon twenty one years ago. You are
not that old. We have. We are both at old now.
I hate to break it to him. It's when we

(02:51:36):
see we're setting up the boys choir here. Give them
a round of applause, everybody. They look remarkable. Like, totally
fine here to have him back on Carol stage tonight
as we finish up the last of the microphones. This
is live TV, everybody. Yeah, and we're not quite ready
for doing this. Give it up to the crew who
have to turn every act around every night. I don't

(02:51:59):
think they get enough recognition at Christmas time. They'll be
working well into Christmas. This grew bright.

S5 (02:52:04):
It is safe and it's been so lovely having your
company tonight. Thank you for coming out and celebrating carols
with us. We hope you've had a wonderful time. We've
loved being up here.

S4 (02:52:14):
We have, but there's now only one person that can
close the carols properly. Mr. Simon Gleason is now ready
for O Holy Night.

S2 (02:52:31):
All in all, the stars of Prithvi Shaw

S6 (02:52:37):
writing it. Simon Gleason in a suede olive green denim
jacket

UU (02:52:45):
with black lapels. Go play the war.

S2 (02:52:51):
It's in my

UU (02:52:53):
memory. He needs to. And the soul

S2 (02:53:00):
felt. Australia also. The way everyone reacted always play on tough.

UU (02:53:18):
Glorious. And. Is. Angels, oh, his his.

S2 (02:53:41):
Tim, morning.

UU (02:53:48):
When Christ was born. To. T o. Oh, goodness me.

(02:54:27):
For the state is how broad? And in his day. A.M.
on fresh gunshots. If. His name is on. Merry Christmas, everyone. Incredible,

(02:56:16):
thank you.

S4 (02:56:16):
So the National Boys

UU (02:56:18):
Choir, you have the choir and the. Thank you to all.

S4 (02:56:23):
And thank you, everybody, for being here tonight.

S5 (02:56:26):
Oh, it's been amazing, hasn't it?

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