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MUMBAI: To celebrate Christmas with its viewers worldwide, Amrita
TV has scheduled an exclusive fare of programmes which include a
Christmas Concert, telecast of Christmas proceedings from a well-known
church, a series of Hollywood-produced films on Biblical characters
,programmes related to the Christian fraternity and a new look-screen
with Santa Claus and kids being featured as graphics in the channel
throughout the Christmas festivities.
Some of the notable programmes, are the telecast of "Gloria
Deo International Concert" ,billed as the biggest Christmas
Concert in South India with musicians from across the world like
Beny Prasad,an internationally acclaimed musician who has developed
a unique 51-string guitar and has performed at Olympics and FIFA,
and toured over 100 countries; Cindy Wilcox,Professor Music ,Liberty
University and musician from UK, and Emaurie Woods blue black singer
from USA--alongwith Boney, musician ,Live Jam ,Trivandrum and the
Super Star troupe of Stephen at the key board,Sangeeth and Job.
The program is telecast on Sunday 24 December on Amrita TV .On
Sunday itself there is an exclusive programme with well-known playback
and classical singer Yesudas who talks to Amrita TV in the company
of his family and friends in the program "Samagamam".
On Christmas Day,Amrita TV is serializing "Bible Stories "
in Malayalam on Jesus,Jacob and David which will be telecast on
prime time for a fortnight (Mon-Fri .7.30 pm).A Hollywood production,it
features an international cast .On 25th a Special Xmas episode of
its latest reality show ,"Super Star Junior" will be telecast
at 8 pm .
This special episode will be for 90 minutes and, will for the first
time, introduce the shortlisted junior contestants from the thousands
who were auditioned for the show in the 10-15 age group.These children
under the direction of music directors, Deepak Dev,George Peter,Alphonse
will host a Christmas show.
On the same day, "Music Cafe"will feature Christmas Carols
with top musicians from South India; while "Sruthilayam",a
classical music programme will feature a Christian priest singing
classical songs.
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