Saturday, December 21, 2013

Traditions: King George V's Christmas Broadcast, 1935








The following recording from 1935 is not only an interesting glimpse into the past, but also historically significant.  Little did the listening public know, but this would be the last annual Christmas broadcast from the beloved King George V.  He would die soon after, and, the Abdication Kerfuffle (TM) that followed would surely have annoyed him ceaselessly.




 







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