The Old Time Radio Flier 23 "CHRISTMAS OTR"

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During various holiday seasons, many old-time radio shows made a special effort to produce programs somehow related to the holiday. CHRISTMAS was by no way an exception. These programs represent "Good Radio" and today invoke memories of a previous time.

501220 47 Guest - Crosby Family and Dixie Lee Chesterfield Bing Crosby Show Crosby Family

Gary, Bing, Lindsay, Dixie Lee, and twins Philip and Dennis.
The first tune is, "Adeste Fideles." A good Christmas show as Santa Bing comes down the chimney and his four sons are waiting.


371222 71 Uninhabited (Christmas Story - 1918) Lights Out Unknown
A Christmas story, set during the war in 1918. A French soldier, an Australian and an American Negro soldier find themselves aboard a railroad train. Have they met before? Well written.

xxxxxx x Twas the Night Before Christmas Christmas OTR Milton Cross & Rosario Bourdon

Milton Cross
A wonderful rendition of the Clement C. Moore poem, 'Twas the night before Christmas' also known as "A Visit from St. Nicholas."

491218 712 Mary Buys Jack a Pencil Sharpener for Christmas The Jack Benny Show Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone

Jack Benny as Santa
One of Jack Benny's infamous Christmas Shows, as the title says, "Mary buys Jack a pencil sharpener for Christmas."

501221 408 Christmas for Carole Suspense Dennis Day

Dennis Day
Dennis Day in a serious drama about a bank teller determined to get some needed cash, by dealing with a notorious criminal.

481221 567 With love, Elizabeth Fibber McGee And Molly Jim and Marion Jordan

Jim and Marion Jordan
Fibber's gotten a Christmas card signed, "With love, Elizabeth." Who's Elizabeth?

511223 168 Christmas Story Proudly We Hail Conrad Nagel

Conrad Nagel
The Nativity story, told from the viewpoint of two Roman soldiers.

451218 458 White Christmas Tree Fibber McGee And Molly Jim and Marion Jordan

Jim and Marion Jordan
Fibber paints his Christmas tree white. Teeny and The King's Men sing "The Night Before Christmas."

391217 353 Christmas Shopping for Perfume and a Necktie The Jack Benny Show Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone

Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone

381220 184 A Christmas Gift for McGee's Nephew Fibber McGee And Molly Jim and Marion Jordan

Jim and Marion Jordan
Fibber is talked into buying a bicycle after he has finished his Christmas shopping.

401222 13 Joey's Christmas Story The Shadow William Johnstone, Marjorie Anderson

William Johnstone
A street urchin's out-of-work father turns to crime during the holiday season.

381225 316 Jack's Christmas Open House The Jack Benny Show Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone

jack Benny and Mary Livingstone
Another of Jack's infamous Christmas Shows, Jack has a Christmas open house.

391224 42 A Christmas Carol Campbell Playhouse Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore
The definitive version of the classic story. Barrymore never was better.

401210 265 Mailing Christmas Packages Fibber McGee And Molly Jim and Marion Jordan

Jim and Marion Jordan
A visit to the post office to mail Christmas packages. We learn "The Old Timer's" first name is Roy.

491223 721 The Sergeant's Present Challenge of the Yukon Jay Michael
A grouchy old money lender is charmed by a young girl, despite his unhappy past.

441224 532 Trimming a Tree The Jack Benny Show Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone

Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone

591220 832 A Korean Christmas Carol Suspense Bill Lipton, Lyle Sudrow
The story of a strange G. I., his A. W. O. L. bag, and an even stranger Christmas battle.

411216 305 Fibber Cuts His Own Christmas Tree Fibber McGee And Molly Jim and Marion Jordan

Jim and Marion Jordan
Fibber has chopped down his own Christmas tree and he looses his watch, hatchet, etc.

441221 107 Christmas Show Kraft Music Hall Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby
The first tune is, "Adeste Fideles" (for the ninth consecutive year). The Chariotters sing a nice, "A Slip Of The Lip Can Sink A Ship."

461224 496 Fixing Toys the Day Before Christmas Fibber McGee And Molly Jim and Marion Jordan

Jim and Marion Jordan
Fibber's fixing up some old toys for needy kids.

451224 195 Night Before Christmas Sherlock Holmes - 43-46 - Rathbone & Bruce Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

471220 180 First Christmas in Store Window The Life of Riley William Bendix, Paula Winslowe

William Bendix
A flashback story as the Rileys remember their first Christmas together. Riley applies for a job as a chaufer and finds himself driving the getaway car for bank robbers!

491206 602 Making Christmas Cards Fibber McGee And Molly Jim and Marion Jordan

Jim and Marion Jordan
Fibber is determined to paint his own Christmas cards. The King's Men and "Teeny" sing a song about, "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer."

481223 320 Holiday Story Suspense Herbert Marshall, Betty Lou Grossan

Herbert Marshall
A meek British botany professor plans a "Devil's Garden" in the basement; a grave for his henpecking wife.

491220 604 Best Christmas Decorations Fibber McGee And Molly Jim and Marion Jordan

Jim and Marion Jordan
Fibber wants to have the best Christmas decorations in Wistful Vista.

511220 50 Congo Christmas Tarzan - Lord Of The Jungle Lamont Johnson

511224 270 Christmas Letter Let George Do It Bob Bailey

Bob Bailey
George Valentine receives a letter asking for help...from Santa Claus! Claire Brooks disappears, the toys are stolen, and the kid on Santa's knee is really a midget!

531221 531 'Twas The Night Before Christmas Suspense Greer Garson

Greer Garson
The parents of a little girl aren't coming back for Christmas. They were on a plane reported missing over the Atlantic.

471224 49 Christmas Show(Small One) Bing Crosby - Philco Radio Time Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

491218 123 Getting a Christmas Tree in the Mountains The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show Alice Faye, Phil Harris

Phil Harris and Alice Faye
The Family are heading towards the "snow country" to harvest a community Christmas tree.Funny episodes.

470310 562 It's a Wonderful Life Lux Radio Theater James Stuart, Donna Reed

James Stewart and Donna Reed
Tired of his life on Earth, a man finds out what it's like never to have been born.

471227 181 Family Christmas Present - TV or Piano The Life of Riley William Bendix, Paula Winslowe

Paula Winslowe
Riley decides a get a Christmas present for the family. Will it be a television set or a piano?

431225 37 Nick Carter's Christmas Adventure Nick Carter, Master Detective Lon Clark

Lon Clark

461219 042 Room for a Stranger(Christmas) Radio Reader's Digest Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra
A soldier is re-united with his girl on Christmas.

471225 94 The Only Wise Man(Christmas) Hallmark Playhouse (Reader's Digest Radio Edition) Paul Lukas

Paul Lukas
Minister Graham tries to teach old Uncle Henry about the true Christmas spirit and learns a thing or two himself.

481219 499 Christmas Show with Mario Lanza Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy

441222 51 Annual Christmas Show The Amos 'n' Andy Show Freman Gosden,Charles Correll

Freman Gosden and Charles Correll

470320 55 Gift of the Magi(Christmas) Radio Reader's Digest Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney
A de-Christmasfied version of the classic short story of love and a double present.

481216 28 The Desert Shall Rejoice(Christmas) Hallmark Playhouse John Hodiak

John Hodiak
A heart-warming Christmas story about a tourist court in the desert at Christmas time.

420618 150 Selling Christmas Cards The Aldrich Family Ezra Stone

Cast of the "The Aldrich Family"
It's June and where are Henry's Christmas Cards? He and Homer plan to sell the cards to help the bond drive, but the samples haven't yet arrived. A well written program with a patriotic theme.

441222 264 Christmas Present Mix-up The Aldrich Family Ezra Stone

Ezra Stone
Christmas presents get all mixed up and Mr. Aldrich finds himself locked in a drugstore phone booth!

481223 29 Silent Night(Christmas) Hallmark Playhouse Unknown
How the great Christmas Carol traveled from a small church in the Alps throughout the world

481223 443 Christmas Program The Aldrich Family Ezra Stone

Ezra Stone
Henry wants binoculars for Christmas, Homer wants a piccolo. The hints start falling like snowflakes.

521221 564 Christmas Eve With The Family The Aldrich Family Bobby Ellis
Christmas and Eleanor Wentworth is giving Henry an expensive wallet. Henry tries to buy a battery-operated Christmas tree pin for Eleanor. A nice Christmas show.

510129 223 Christmas in January Let George Do It Bob Bailey

Bob Bailey
The celebrated and glamorous movie star, Charity de Frane, has purchased an oil painting for Mr. Francis Xavier Wick, a critic in a Santa Claus suit. He celebrates Christmas in July, and there's murder under the Christmas tree!

451201 3 Murder Sends A Christmas Card The Fat Man (AU) Unknown


471224 20 Back for Christmas Escape Paul Frees

Paul Frees
A botany professor digging a "Devil's Garden" in the basement, decides to kill his wife and bury her in it.

501224 35 The Case of the Unwelcome Christmas Present The Adventures of the Falcon Les Damon

Les Damon

331224 35 The Christmas Eve Ghost The American Weekly Program (Front Page) Unknown
A good ghost story about a parson who dies just before Christmas, swearing to return the next year.

481221 xx Prelude To Christmas The Big Town Edward Pawley, Fran Carlon

Edward Pawley
The story of a child's simple faith.

501220 13 Santa at the Children's Christmas Party The Harold Peary Show (Honest Harold) Harold Peary

Harold Peary
A heartwarming Christmas show as Honest Hal trusts an old bank robber with the job of playing Santa Claus for the kids. Harold sings, "Adeste Fideles."

501225 117 Christmas Songs The Railroad Hour Lucille Norman

Lucille Norman
The first selection is, "Noel." Gordon MacRae sings "The Nutcracker Suite!"

511222 12 A Christmas Carol Stars over Hollywood Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn
The Christmas classic in a well "condensed" version.

441224 9 Bachelor Mother Old Gold Comedy Theater Brenda Marshall, Louie Hayward

Brenda Marshall
A shop assistant find a baby on a doorstep and no one by no one will believe it isn't hers.

451218 14 Christmas Show from San Francisco Bob Hope - The Bob Hope Show Bob Hope

Bob Hope

481228 15 Christmas Day Show Berlin Airlift The Bob Hope Show Doris Day

Doris Day and Bob Hope


491224 119 A Christmas Carol Favorite Story Ronald Coleman

Ronald Coleman
A workmanlike production of the old classic.

501226 13 Christmas Show Story of Bingsy and Bobsy The Bob Hope Show Bing Crosby

Bob Hope and Bing Crosby

511225 13 Christmas Show from Long Beach, Ca The Bob Hope Show Bob Hope

Bob Hope
The program originates from The Long Beach Veterans Hospital. Christmas with the hillbillies, Christmas at the White House with the Eisenhowers, the tenements of New York City.

531220 12 Liz Gets a Christmas Job at the Perfume Counter The Marriage Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn
Liz gets a Christmas job in a department store and gets a new point of view on the holiday.


541219 17 A Pony for Christmas Dr Sixgun Carl Weber, William Griffis

William Griffis
A Christmas show about Tomasito Munoz who has a frozen foot. He only wants a white pony for Christmas, but there's no chance of him getting one.

541223 10 Christmas Show from Long Beach Veterans' Hospital The Bob Hope Show Bob Hope

Bob Hope
The show features a Christmas fable about young Bing and Bob, and how they achieved success. Frank Sinatra makes an unbilled appearance at the end of the show.

441224 10 A Stable in Bethlehem, ...Pennsylvania Matinee Theater Victor Jory, Jackson Beck

Victor Jory
A "modern miracle play."

461219 169 Christmas Shopping Casey, Crime Photographer Staats Cotsworth

Staats Cotsworth
Casey uses the nimble fingers of a pick pocket and a 10 ton truck to catch a pair of murderers.

481219 20 The Magic Christmas Tree Our Miss Brooks Eve Arden, Gale Gordon

Gale Gordon and Eve Arden
A magic Christmas tree adds to a very special evening! Fun show.

501221 61 Christmas Program Father Knows Best Robert Young

Robert Young
A Christmas fable about Hans Christian Anderson and his many children's characters.

521225 146 Shared Christmas Gifts Father Knows Best Robert Young

Robert Young
Everyone's gotten nice Christmas presents...except father.

531224 183 Christmas Program Father Knows Best Robert Young

Robert Young
It's Christmas eve and the family has unique ideas to celebrate it.

411221 17 Christmas Gift for Fibber McGee The Great Gildersleeve Harold Peary, Walter Tetley

Harold Peary
Gildersleeve tries to buy the ideal Christmas present for Fibber McGee.

421220 61 Christmas Program The Great Gildersleeve Harold Peary, Walter Tetley

Harold Peary
As Leila leaves for the South, Gildersleeve buys a present for Judge Hooker, the old goat!


441224 149 Twas the Night Before Christmas The Great Gildersleeve Harold Peary, Walter Tetley

Harold Peary
An old-fashioned Christmas at the water commissioner's. Harold Peary gets caught with the mike open just before the chimes.

451223 190 Christmas Eve at Home The Great Gildersleeve Harold Peary, Walter Tetley

Harold Peary
An old-fashioned Christmas at home.

461225 229 Christmas Caroling at Gildersleeve's The Great Gildersleeve Harold Peary, Walter Tetley

Harold Peary
A well-done Christmas show. Gildersleeve feels that little Craig Bullard next door will have a sad Christmas because his parents have had a fight.

471210 266 Christmas Shopping The Great Gildersleeve Harold Peary, Walter Tetley

Harold Peary
Gildersleeve goes Christmas shopping. Harold Peary sings "You Do."

471224 268 Leroy's Christmas Dog The Great Gildersleeve Harold Peary, Walter Tetley

Harold Peary
Gildersleeve sets out to buy Leroy a model airplane and winds up with a little puppy. A good Christmas story. Lillian Randolph sings a carol, the entire cast sings "Joy To The World."

481208 305 Disappearing Christmas Presents The Great Gildersleeve Harold Peary, Walter Tetley

Harold Peary
There's a thief preying on the Christmas presents in Gildersleeve's house...and it's an inside job!

481215 306 Christmas Shopping The Great Gildersleeve Harold Peary, Walter Tetley

Harold Peary
Gildersleeve tries, without much success, to save money on his Christmas shopping.

490313 11 Dancing Dan's Christmas The Damon Runyon Theatre Unknown
Shotgun Sam is gunning for Dancing Dan on Christmas Eve and Broadway tries to help.

421224 16 A Christmas Carol Mayor of the Town Lionel Barrymore, Agnes Moorehead

Lionel Barrymore
The regular characters and situations of the series are suspended for a traditional performance of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.

491216 67 George's Christmas Presents My Favorite Husband Lucille Ball, Richard Denning

Lucille Ball and Richard Denning

491224 15 Nick Norman and Santa Claus Broadway Is My Beat Larry Thor

Larry Thor
Nick Norman is just out of Sing Sing after fifteen years and is scheduled to play Santa Claus for the P. A. L. The day before the big day, Santa takes a powder, while a miserly landlord demands his rent!

501216 110 Christmas Card Pictures My Favorite Husband Lucille Ball, Richard Denning

Lucille Ball and Richard Denning

501223 111 The Christmas Stag My Favorite Husband Lucille Ball, Richard Denning

Lucille Ball and Richard Ball

411222 331 Remember the Night Lux Radio Theater Fred MacMurray, Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur
A forceful prosecutor takes a lovely jewel thief home to visit his family over the Christmas holidays. After-story guests Bob Hope and Rita Hayworth receive awards from the "Hollywood News Photographers" as being the most photo-generous people in Hollywood.

471222 595 Miracle on 34th Street Lux Radio Theater Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn

Maureen O'Hara
The story of the real Santa Claus, who goes to work at Macy's toy department.

480121 xx The Burning Christmas Tree Mayor of the Town Lionel Barrymore, Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead
A little girl in town with polio gives the Mayor an idea of what to do with all the town's used Christmas trees.

511210 768 The Lemon Drop Kid Lux Radio Theater Bob Hope

Bob Hope
The story of Damon Runyon's race track tout, spiced with Bob's ad libs. After the story, Marilyn Maxwell misreads a line. Bob ad libs and cracks up the audience.

481224 195 The Return of St Nick(Repeat of 47-12-19) This Is Your FBI Stacy Harris

Stacy Harris
A Christmas story about the FBI tracking down the missing Santa Claus from a city settlement house.

511219 83 The Snowman The Halls of Ivy Ronald Colman, Benita Colman

Ronald and Benita Coleman

511221 351 The Innocent Santa Claus This Is Your FBI Stacy Harris

Stacy Harris
A washed up vaudevillian finally gets a job as a children's party as Santa Claus, the he finds himself accused of a crime by the FBI.

511225 336 Christmas Story The Mysterious Traveler Maurice Tarplin

Maurice Tarplin
A man driving across the country with a stranger decides to impersonate him to collect his inheritance when he dies suddenly.

491223 48 Miracle on 34th Street Screen Director's Playhouse Edmund Gwenn, Paul Frees

Edmund Gwenn
The Christmas classic about the department store Santa Claus who thought he was real thing...and proved it!

491224 35 A Christmas Carol Richard Diamond, Private Detective Dick Powell,Virginia Gregg

Dick Powell and Virginia Gregg
The famous story by Charles Dickens, but done by Richard Diamond, the private detective, and his friends. Dick sings, "Mele Kalikimaka," after the story.

521220 35 Christmas Story Gunsmoke William Conrad

William Conrad
A good Christmas story, told by Marshal Dillon to a stranger on a strange horse out on the prairie. Christmas in Dodge City.

491222 030 Twenty-Two Rifle For Christmas Dragnet Jack Webb

Jack Webb
A young boy named Stanley Johnstone is missing, and so is the .22 caliber rifle he was going to get for Christmas.

531222 227 Big Little Jesus Dragnet Jack Webb

Jack Webb
A Los Angeles Mission reports the statue of Jesus has been stolen the day before Christmas.

7412xx 57 Christmas Stories Golden Age Of Radio Dick Bertel, Ed Corcoran

Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran
A look back at how American radio, in it's day, celebrated Christmas.

441225 136 Christmas Bonus The Whistler Unknown
An ex-convict is fired from his job in a department store after $10,000 is stolen. As long as he's considered guilty, he might as well steal some more.

481226 347 Delayed Christmas Present The Whistler Joan Banks
A bar girl in Mexico finds herself involved in a robbery and murder.

491225 71 Twas' the Night Before Christmas Radio City PlayhouseUnknown
Two reporters are on a search for two goats on Christmas Eve.

511221 73 Five Days off for Christmas Night Beat Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

511223 503 Christmas Gift The Whistler Betty Lou Gerson
The story of a nightclub singer's flight from a gangster, as told in a cheap Panamanian saloon.

531220 14 Britt Ponset's Christmas Carol The Six Shooter James Stewart

James Stewart
"A Christmas Carol" is retold with a western motif.

501224 24 Christmas Present Tales of the Texas Rangers Joel McCrae

Joel McCrae
The "Santa Claus Stickup" of December 31, 1931, a crime story with a happy ending.

431223 71 Back for Christmas Suspense Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre
A meek British botany professor plans a "Devil's Garden" in the basement; a grave for his henpecking wife!

471221 48 Annual Christmas Show Fitch Bandwagon Alice Faye, Phil Harris

Alice Faye and Phil Harris
When Phil offers to pay $10 for a Christmas Eve Santa Claus, guest Jack Benny shows up! A well-done Christmas show. Phil sings, "Jingle Bells." Alice sings, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town."

481222 206 Stolen Rings At Christmas Boston Blackie Richard Kollmar, Jan Minor

Richard Kollmar
Blackie tries to solve a robbery on Christmas, and finds Santa Claus an unwilling accomplice.

521221 159 Alice Volunteers Phil to Play Santa Claus The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show Alice Faye, Phil Harris

Phil Harris and Alice Faye
Phil plays Santa Clause for Alice's women's club Christmas party. Alice sings, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." Phil sings, "Jingle Bells."

531225 200 Hosting French Refugee Kids for Christmas The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show Alice Faye, Phil Harris

Phil Harris and Alice Faye

581221 782 Out for Christmas Suspense Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr
Santa Claus has a gun and is out for revenge. He's really an ex-con out to get the rat who testified against him, and his girl who ran off with him!

441217 49 The Christmas Present The Life of Riley William Bendix, Paula Winslowe

William Bendix
Riley has gotten a mysterious Christmas present. It's from Walla Walla. Who lives in Walla Walla?

441224 50 Roswell's a Guest for Christmas The Life of Riley William Bendix, Paula Winslowe

Paula Winslowe
Roswell Stevenson, the wealthy and snobby son of Riley's boss, is spending Christmas eve with the Rileys'.

460805 308 Christmas in Connecticut The Screen Guild Theater Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman

Ronald Reagan
An attorney takes a convicted felon home for Christmas.

461224 xxx Christmas The Life of Riley William Bendix,Paula Winslowe

William Bendix

491223 259 The Christmas Club The Life of Riley William Bendix,Paula Winslowe

William Bendix
Riley has embezzled the money is the family's Christmas Club account.

531227 270 Incident at Bethlehem The Greatest Story Ever Told Unknown

411221 9 Christmas by Injunction Author's Playhouse Unknown
A western town needs a young child at Christmas to receive the benefits from one of its citizens who has struck it rich.

451222 xx Christmas Program Grand Central Station Unknown

481224 12 Problem with Christmas Dinner The Jimmy Durante Show Jimmy Durante, Rose Marie

Jimmy Durante

521224 12 Christmas Special Show Business Old and New Eddie Cantor Show Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor

57xxxx xxx Jack Benny Special Christmas Show Jack Benny Special Christmas Show Jack Benny, June Allyson

June Allyson

431226 496 Christmas at Jacks House The Jack Benny Show Jack Benny

Jack Benny
Jack is throwing a Christmas party for his friends. Don sings a commercial to the tune of, "Jingle Bells." Jack plays "Love In Bloom" on his violin.

451225 77 The Messiah Theater Of Romance Edward Arnold, Cathy Lewis

Edward Arnold
A Christmas story about the life of the composer George Frederick Handel, and how he came to write "The Messiah."

491223 721 The Sergeant's Present Challenge Of The Yukon Jay Michael

491225 399 Letter From Cynthia The Whistler Unknown
It's Christmas Eve and a doctor in a small hospital suddenly gets an unusual responsibility.

501224 451 Three Wise Guys The Whistler Unknown
A Damon Runyon Christmas story, well-done.

531224 10 A Christmas Carol Theatre Royale Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

501217 750 Jack Buys Don Golf Tees for Christmas The Jack Benny Show Jack Benny

Jack Benny

571224 xx Special Christmas Eve Program Music From America Mildred Miller, John Nesbitt

Mildred Miller

571224 xx Christmas Sing With Bing(Third Annual) Christmas Sing With Bing Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

461224 157 Christmas Stories The Red SkeltonShow Red Skelton

Red Skelton
The Skelton Scrapbook of Satire: Christmas. Chapter 1: "The Black Market Christmas," with Bolivar Shagnasty. Chapter 2: "Christmas Eve In The Sagebrush Country," with Deadeye. Chapter 4: "Christmas Eve In a Child's Heart."

471224 296 Decision The Whistler Unknown
Carol Cameron has come into Dr. Paul Evans life. She asks the doctor to treat her husband who is suffering from angina. When the husband dies suddenly, the doctor suspects that the wife was poisoning him. Nevertheless, he covers up for her.

491223 68 The Sleigh Ride My Favorite Husband Lucille Ball, Richard Denning

Lucille Ball and Richard Denning

521225 018 The Night Before the Night Before Christmas The Roy Rogers Show Roy Rogers

Roy Rogers
On the night before the night before Christmas, Jess Gorman is framed for robbing the General Store.

481222 xx A Christmas Song Medley The Fred Waring Show Fred Waring

Fred Waring

511223 58 Christmas Payoff Tales of the Texas Rangers Joel McCrae

Joel McCrae

411223 130 Greetings from Bob Christmas Tree Hope The Bob Hope Show Bob Hope

Bob Hope

381211 314 Christmas Shopping in New York The Jack Benny Show Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone

Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone

421222 12 Santa and the Pirates The Burns and Allen Show George Burns, Gracie Allen

George Burns and Gracie Allen

441225 xx Elgin Christmas Show Annual Elgin Holiday Special Third Annual Bob Hope, Bing Crosby

Bob Hope and Bing Crosby

501224 751 Beavers Come over to Jack's for Christmas The Jack Benny Show Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone

Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone

xx1224 x No School Today - Day Before Christmas Program No School Today Big John and Spark

Big John and Sparky

521221 826 Setting up Christmas Tree The Jack Benny Show Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone

Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone

471225 222 Santa Claus of Bum Blvd Casey, Crime Photographer Staats Cotsworth

Staats Cotsworth
It's Christmas Day, and the guy who gives away money on skid row is robbed of his $300.

501222 10 The Slaughtered Santas The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet
Who is killing off the sidewalk Santas...and why?

531223 xx First Song - Here Comes Santa Claus The Doris Day Show Doris Day

Doris Day
Doris, and company sing "Hark The Herald Angels Sing," and other carols.

531225 3269 The Three Wise Men The Lone Ranger Brace Beamer

Brace Beamer

551224 414 Richer by One ChristmasRomance Virginia Gregg

Virginia Gregg
A mother finds herself just going through the motions of Christmas.

421224 xxx Christmas - Guest - Fay Bainter Kraft Music Hall Bing Crosby, Jack Carson

Fay Bainter
The first tune is, "Adeste Fidelis." Fay Bainter reads Francis Church's letter to "Virginia" about Santa Claus.

441221 81 Christmas Party Abbott and Costello Bud Abbott, Lou Costello

Abbott and Costello
Costello is throwing a Christmas party for his little brother.

411222 258 The Green Pastures Cavalcade of America Juan Fernandez

Juan Fernandez
The Pulitzer prize winning play of the story of the old testament, retold in simple terms from a Negro point of view.

451220 203 Christmas Show (2hrs.) Command Performance Bob Hope, Bing Crosby

Bob Hope and Bing Crosby
Harry James tries to blow a Japanese bugle (but can't). Kay Kyser loses his place in the script, Cass Daley sings pop tune parodies (very clever), Frank Sinatra sings and gets into a verbal battle with Bing. The program ends with Christmas carols played on an organ.A series America never heard, only her fighting men and woman.

471221 13 The Adventure Of The Christmas Bride Sherlock Holmes - 47-48 - Stanley & Shirley John Stanley

481220 89 Irma's Christmas Party My Friend Irma Marie Wilson, Joan Banks
Irma wants to throw a party on Christmas Eve, but no one can attend. Irma is lonely on Christmas Eve.

Marie Wilson

521225 12 Guest - Gary Crosby Bing Crosby General Electric Bing Crosby Show Bing Crosby

Gary Crosby

541222 76 The Giver The 21st Precinct Everett Sloane
Mrs. Beaven complains that her next door neighbor is doing business from his apartment. Mr. Wolfschmidt however, is giving the merchandise away!

Everett Sloane

561223 48 All Is Bright CBS Radio Workshop Rudolph Weiss
The story of how "Silent Night" came to be written and became world famous.

401221 xx Christmas Eve at Crumps Listeners Playhouse Carol Peterson, Joe Latham
Excellent story about a tight old codger and a little girl who spends the evening with him.

471224 xx First Song - Come All Ye Faithful American Melody Hour Bob Hannan, Evelyn MacGregor
Songs include , "Come All Ye Faithful" and "Gather 'Round The Christmas Tree."

391224 36 Blue Bird The Screen Guild Theater Shirley Temple, Nelson Eddy

Shirley Temple

xxxxxx xx Fiery Santa Claus Charlie Chan Unknown

441219 419 Early Christmas Presents Fibber McGee And Molly Jim and Marion Jordan

Jim and Marion Jordan
Fibber gets a preview of his Christmas presents...from out of the closet!

531225 377 The Lost Christmas Gift Ozzie The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Ozzie Nelson, Harriett Hillard

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson

490508 18 It's a Wonderful Life Screen Director's Playhouse James Stuart

Frank Capra
Screen director Frank Capra appears as host.

531222 11 The Plot to Murder Santa Claus Rocky Fortune Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

611217 906 Yuletide Miracle Suspense Larry Haines, Santos Ortega

Santos Ortega
Sir Benjamin is a most mischievous ghost.

391220 59 No Crib for His Bed Dr Christian Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt
There's going to be a Christmas play at the River's End High School.

381220 35 Danny Gets Married Dr Christian Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

xxxxxx xx The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus Charlie Chan Unknown

391224 14 The Stockings Were Hung The Shadow Unknown
A touching Christmas story, with a touch of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol."

451224 The Cricket On The Hearth Arthur Sedgwick

501231 112 Exchanging Christmas Gifts Our Miss Brooks Eve Arden, Gale Gordon

Eve Arden and Gale Gordon
Mrs. Brooks exchanges her many unloved Christmas gifts. This is not a very good idea.

491212 30 Christmas Show Martin & Lewis Show Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
The program originates from Chicago. The boys get a job at a suburban resort, madness follows Funny in spite of the mayhem. The cast does a skit called, "Love In Darkest Africa."

581221 5 Hanging Cross Have Gun - Will Travel John Dehner

John Dehner
Paladin tries to prevent a battle between Matt Beecher and the Pawnees, caused by a small boy claimed as the son of both Matt Beecher and the Indian Chief. A good Christmas story.


441231 113 Henry Gorrell - Christmas Greetings Soldiers Of The Press
U. P. correspondent Henry Gorrell tells a strange story of Christmas on the Western front...about the general, the private, and the sergeant.

381220 13 Guest - Dagwood & Blondie (Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton) The Bob Hope Show Bob Hope

491023 43 Palm Beach Santa Claus The Damon Ruyon Theatre Jeff Chandler
Fatso Zimpf gets a job as a society Santa and plays Cupid too.

391225 026 Scrooge Blondie Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake

Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake
"A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens, as through the eyes of Dag Cratchit.

471218 16 Gracie's Last Minute Christmas Gift George Burns and Gracie Allen

George Burns and Gracie Allen
What does Gracie really want for Christmas? George is forced to guess. The Maxwell House production commercial is based on the tune, "Glow Worm." Gracie misreads her last line, on which the whole program was based.

451225 118 Christmas Trees The Red Skelton Show Red Skelton

Red Skelton
"The Skelton Scrapbook Of Satire, Chapter 35: Christmas Trees." With Clem Kadiddlehopper, The Mean Widdle Kid.


531225 377 The Lost Christmas Gift The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Ozzie Nelson, Harriett Hillard

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson
A missing catcher's mitt at Christmas leads to many presents for a poor widow and her two young children.

481219 176 The New Radio-Phonograph The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson Ozzie Ozzie Nelson, Harriett Hillard

Ozzie and Harriet Nelson
Ozzie and Harriet decide to be "sensible" this year and not give Christmas presents. The program runs late and is cut off the air by NBC.

501225 726 The Wizard of Oz The Lux Radio Theatre Judy Garland

Judy Garland
Christmas Day presentation of "The Wizard of Oz." Four year old Liza and her mom had a wonderful Christmas. The Scarecrow is teaching Liza to dance.

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