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Have an Old-Time Radio Christmas!
« on: December 23, 2017, 05:46:58 am »
From my house to yours . . . some of the choicest Christmas programs from my collection
of vintage network radio (1928-62) shows . . .

The Linit Bath Club Revue (this is the first radio series Fred Allen hosted!), "The Mammoth Department Store" (CBS, 25 December 1932)
Town Hall Tonight (Fred Allen): "Santa Will Not Ride Tonight" (NBC, 22 December 1937)
Amos 'n' Andy, "Annual Christmas Show" (NBC, 24 December 1941)
Columbia Workshop, Norman Corwin's "The Plot to Overthrow Christmas" (CBS, 24 December 1942)
Fibber McGee & Molly, "Listening to Christmas Carols" (NBC, 22 December 1942)
The Old Gold Comedy Theater, "Bachelor Mother" (NBC, 24 December 1944)
The Mel Blanc Show, "Mel Plays Santa Claus" (NBC, 24 December 1946)
Lux Radio Theater, "Miracle on 34th Street" (Edmund Gwenn does his Oscar-winning role in a radio adaptation) (CBS, 20 December 1948)
Duffy's Tavern, "Miracle in Manhattan" (NBC, 22 December 1948)
Broadway is My Beat, "Nick Norman and Santa Claus" (CBS, 24 December 1949)
The Henry Morgan Show, "Christmas Story" (ABC, 25 December 1946)
Our Miss Brooks, "The Magic Christmas Tree" (CBS, 25 December 1949)
The Big Show, "Christmas Eve Program" (NBC, 24 December 1950)
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, "Annual Christmas Program" (NBC, 24 December 1950)
The Whistler, "The Three Wise Guys" (CBS, 24 December 1950)
Gunsmoke, "Christmas Story" (CBS, 20 December 1952)
Dragnet, "The Big Little Jesus" (NBC, 22 December 1953)
The Six Shooter, "Britt Ponsett's Christmas Carol" (James Stewart in the title role) (NBC, 20 December 1953)
The CBS Radio Workshop, "All is Bright" (the story behind "Silent Night") (CBS, 23 December 1956)
Bob & Ray Present the CBS Radio Network, "One Fella's Family: Merry Christmas, One and All (Three guesses, 24 December 1959)
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