Program Preview

For the week beginning Sunday, Dec. 22. (All times are E.S.T., subject to change without notice.)

Salt Lake City Choir (Sun. 11:30 a.m., CBS). Excerpts from Handel's Messiah.

New York Philharmonic (Sun. 3 p.m., CBS). Weber's overture to Der Frei-schuetz, Beethoven's Second Symphony, Sibelius' Third Symphony. Conductor: George Szell.

NBC Symphony (Sun. 5 p.m., NBC). Humperdinck's prelude to Haensel und Gretel, Schumann's Third Symphony, Kodaly's Dances of Galanta. Conductor: Fritz Reiner.

Screen Guild Players (Mon. 10 p.m., CBS). Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, gagged up by Edgar Bergen & little friend.

Special Christmas Broadcasts. President Truman wishes the U.S. a Merry Christmas (Tues. 5 p.m., all networks). Christmas carols (Tues. 12 midnight, CBS, and Wed. 4 p.m., NBC). Top talent variety shows (Tues. 10 p.m., ABC, and Wed. 4 p.m., CBS). All networks will broadcast religious services Christmas morning.

Suspense (Thurs. 8 p.m., CBS). Philomel Cottage, with British actress Lilli Palmer.

Football (Sat. 2:45 p.m., Mutual). North v. South.

Metropolitan Opera (Sat. 2-5 p.m., ABC). Aida, with Soprano Stella Roman, Tenor Set Svanholm, Mezzo-Soprano Blanche Thebom, Baritone Leonard Warren.

Twenty Questions (Sat. 8 p.m., Mutual). A cracker jack parlor game, well played.

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