To most of us, Christmas is either a glorious memory or a season of joyous goodwill to anticipate impatiently. But for thousands of people in Britain, Christmas provides an alltheyearround job.

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No sooner is one Christmas over, then they are getting ready for the next. Christmas cards in their millions are printed as much as a year ahead and sent all over the world. On the Turkey farms, the birds hatch out six to eight months before they reach the Christmas table. Their partner, the Christmas pudding, when made commercially, is in the mixing bowl by the second month of the year. Monster Christmas trees take more than a year to grow, but even the "table" variety are quite a fair size in January. The artificial trees, the paper chains, the hats and crackers, are all well in production by March. So are millions of sheets of wrapping paper and candles of all shapes and sizes and flimsy children's dresses, specially designed for Christmas Parties. Best of all the toys. All the year round, toys of every kind are being manufactured and the vast majority are destined for Christmas trade. Yes, even Santa Claus has to work well in advance. A Year for a Day introduces many of the people who spend almost every day of the year contributing to the gaity of Christmas.

This film was first broadcast: 1960

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