Trevor Philpott reports from Belfast, where Sundays are typically a sombre occasion; pubs, dancehalls and cinemas are all closed, and even the swings in the playgrounds are tied up. Sunday is a day for church-going.

For at least one group of children, however, Sunday might just be the best day of the week. The children who attend the Holy Cross Church in Ardoyne might have to sit through a sermon like everybody else, but the payoff is a riotous performance by Ray Reno and the Crescendos, where the kids are treated to renditions of hits like the Dave Clark Five's "Glad All Over" and Chan Romero's "Hippy, Hippy Shake," which they dance away to with religious fervour.

This clip is from Tonight, originally broadcast 24 February, 1964.


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