Courtesy of yours truly . . . turn off the usual political blather, bellowing, bibble-babble, balderdash, and blowing hard . . . whomp up your favourite holiday cocktail . . . gather 'round . . . and have yourself an old-time radio Christmas!
The Linit Bath Revue (Fred Allen), "The Mammoth Department Store" (CBS, 1932)
Texaco Star Theater with Fred Allen, "Santa Claus Sits Down" (CBS, 1940)
Columbia Workshop, "Norman Corwin's The Plot to Overthrow Christmas" (CBS, 1940)
Fibber McGee & Molly, "Listening to Christmas Carols" (NBC, 1942)
Duffy's Tavern, "Christmas Show with Monty Woolley" (NBC, 1944)
Lux Radio Theater, "I'll Be Seeing You" (CBS, 1945)
The Henry Morgan Show, "The Day After Christmas" (ABC, 1947)
Our Miss Brooks, "The Magic Christmas Tree" (CBS, 1949)
Rocky Fortune (with Frank Sinatra), "The Plot to Murder Santa Claus" (NBC, 1953)
The Six Shooter (with James Stewart), "Britt Ponsett's Christmas Carol" (NBC, 1953)
Dragnet, "The Big Little Jesus" (NBC, 1954)
Bob & Ray Present the CBS Radio Network, "One Fella's Family: Wrapping the Christmas Presents" (CBS, 1959)
But wait! There's more . . .
Lum & Abner, "Christmas Show" (NBC, 1940)
Burns & Allen, "Playing Santa Claus" (CBS, 1943)
The Mel Blanc Show, "Mel Plays Santa Claus" (NBC, 1946)
Radio Reader's Digest, "The Only Wise Man" (CBS, 1947)
Sealtest Variety Theater, "Christmas Show" (NBC, 1948)
The Jack Benny Program, "Mary Buys Jack a Pencil Sharpener for Christmas" (CBS, 1949)
The Big Show, "Christmas for Margaret O'Brien"; cast: Jimmy Durante, Bert Lahr, Robert Merrill, Margaret O'Brien, Edith Piaf, Fran Warren, Ed Wynn, Meredith Willson; host: Tallulah Bankhead (NBC, 1950)
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, "Buying Alice a Christmas Present" (NBC, 1950)
The CBS Radio Workshop, "All is Bright" (a history of "Silent Night") (CBS, 1956)
