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THE FRED ALLEN SHOW [12/24/48] NBC "Santa Goes On Strike" w/Jack Benny.
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FULTON LEWIS, JR. & THE NEWS [12/25/47] MBS From a church in Maryland. |
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LUM AND ABNER [Mid 1940's] ABC The annual Christmas show. Heartwarming!
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THE COLUMBIA WORKSHOP [12/24/42] CBS "The Plot To Overthrow Christmas"
By Norman Corwin. Starring Will Geer, Barry Kroeger, and Arthur Vinton.
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DUFFY'S TAVERN [12/22/48] NBC "Miracle Of Manhattan" With guest, Jeff
Chandler as a stranger who teaches Archie the real meaning of Christmas. |
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THE PHIL HARRIS/ALICE FAYE SHOW [12/19/48] NBC with Jack Benny as Santa.
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THE COLUMBIA WORKSHOP [12/26/36] CBS "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde.
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DRAGNET [12/23/49] NBC "The Tragic Christmas Gift" With Jack Webb.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL [12/17/47] ABC Starring Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge.
(replacing "Mayor Of The Town" program for this holiday special)
Plus: "A Family Christmas" Starring Bing, Gary, and Lindsay Crosby. |
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AMOS AND ANDY [12/24/46] NBC Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll present
their annual Christmas show, which became an all-time radio favorite. |
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FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY [12/23/47] NBC The McGees are snowed in.
Teeny and her friends sing "The Night Before Christmas" for the McGees. |
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL SYND Another adaptation of the Dickens favorite. Stars
Sir Laurence Olivier as Scrooge and as narrator. Fine supporting cast.
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SALUTE TO THE CHRISTMAS SEASON SYND Vintage holiday music. Russ Case &
D'Artega's "Pop" Orchestra, The Cote Glee Club, and Henry Jerome's Orch.
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BING CROSBY MERRY OLDE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL [December, 1977] CBS-TV
Bing's last broadcast, taped only a few day's before his death 10/14/77.
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THE CHRISTMAS YEARS [December, 1978] CBS-TV Bing Crosby's family
gathers together to relive moments from Bing's past Christmas shows. |
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FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY [12/23/52] NBC "A Christmas Party For Doc Gamble"
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FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY [12/30/52] NBC "The New Year's Dance".
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THE FRANK SINATRA SHOW [1960's] Television show with guest, Bing Crosby.
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THE KRAFT MUSIC HALL/BING CROSBY NBC Bing's sons Gary, Dennis, Lindsay,
and Philip, join their dad for this lighthearted, holiday celebration. |
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LET'S PRETEND [WW II] CBS "The Night Before Christmas" The ever popular
Christmas poem, is recreated by "Uncle" Bill Adams and the "Pretenders".
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THE GREEN HORNET (1/29/45) ABC "Protection, Inc.".
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1948 CHRISTMAS SEAL PARTY [1948] SYND Starring Bob Hope. With:
The Pied Pipers, Peggy Lee, Andy Russell, Jo Stafford, The King Cole Trio,
Johnny Mercer, Jack Smith, Margaret Whiting, Gordon MacRae. Benny Goodman,
Paul Weston, Frank DeVol, and their orchestras. |
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THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE [12/24/49] NBC "Why The Chimes Rang" Hal Peary
as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, in a touching/memorable Christmas story.
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BURNS AND ALLEN [Early 1940's] CBS Gracie takes Herman, their pet duck,
to the North Pole to visit Santa Claus. In rare moment, Gracie sings! |
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THE CHARLIE McCARTHY SHOW [12/14/47] NBC Guest, Gary Cooper plays Santa.
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SCREEN DIRECTORS' PLAYHOUSE [12/23/49] NBC "Miracle On 34th Street"
Starring Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle, in this delightful fantasy.
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THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM [12/19/54] CBS "Christmas In Palm Springs".
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ONE MAN'S FAMILY [12/21/47] NBC Book 64, Chapter 13.
" 'Twas The Night Before Christmas" The Barbour family's Christmas. |
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A SPIKE JONES CHRISTMAS [1956] Spike Jones and his City Slickers.
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Thirty-five Christmas songs, with some of your favorites played "straight"
and some of Spike's specialties played strictly for laughs. Includes the
classic, "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth".
Plus: Elvis Presley celebrates Christmas. |
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THE HALLMARK PROGRAM [12/46] CBS "There Was Room For A Stranger"
Starring Frank Sinatra. The true story of one Christmas Eve in Illinois.
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HOLLYWOOD THEATRE OF STARS [1955] SYND "My Son Is A Wise Man", starring
Barbara Britton. A Child's role as a Wise Man takes on a new meaning. |
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SUSPENSE [12/48] CBS "Christmas For Eve" starring Lorraine Day.
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HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE [1948] CBS "The Story Of Silent Night" James Hilton. |
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OUR MISS BROOKS [December, 1948] "The Magic Christmas Tree"
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A CHRISTMAS VISIT WITH TED MALONE - Music, nostalgia, and poetry
of the season. |
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THE NBC THEATRE [5/8/49] "It's A Wonderful Life" Jimmy Stewart
and Donna Reed star in this Yuletide Classic.
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PHILCO RADIO TIME [12/47] Stars Bing Crosby, who tells the story of
"The Small One" by James Tazewell.
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FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY [12/39] "A Package From Uncle Sycamore"
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THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM [12/19/50] "Christmas Shopping - Cufflinks"
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CAVALCADE OF AMERICA [1952] "Barbed Wire Christmas" w/Edmond O'Brien.
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THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE [12/21/41] "McGee's Christmas Gift". Hal
Peary. |
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HOPALONG CASSIDY [1950] "The Santa Claus Rustlers" w/William Boyd.
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GUNSMOKE [12/21/58] "Where'd They Go?" Starring William Conrad.
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THE ADV. OF OZZIE & HARRIET [12/50] "A Record Player For Christmas".
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SUSPENSE [12/21/50] "Christmas For Carole" Starring Dennis Day. |
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CASEY, CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER [1946] "Christmas Shopping"
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SUSPENSE [1952] "Arctic Rescue" Starring Joseph
Cotten.
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THE MILTON BERLE SHOW [1947] "A Salute To Christmas"
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FIBBER McGEE AND MOLLY [12/10/49] "Christmas Spirit"
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SCREEN DIRECTOR'S PLAYHOUSE [12/21/50] "Miracle On 34th Street"
Starring Edmund Gwenn in this modern-day story of Santa.
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| CS28 |
THIS IS YOUR FBI [1948] "The Return Of St. Nick"
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THE LIFE OF RILEY - "The Special Christmas Present"
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BING CROSBY CHRISTMAS - Bing at his Christmas Best, with some family
guests, Frank Sinatra, and some great digital copies of his holiday
favorites in this joyful special.
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THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM [12/14/52] "Christmas Shopping - Gopher Trap".
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| CS30 |
THE SHADOW [10/22/40]] "Joey's Christmas Story".
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THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE [1953] "Christmas Cheer".
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| CS31 |
FRED ALLEN/LINIT BATH CLUB REVIEW [12/25/32] Fred, who runs the Mammoth
Department Store, helps Christmas shoppers with gift selections.
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THE BING CROSBY SHOW [12/14/49] With guest, Jimmy Stewart.
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CAMPBELL PLAYHOUSE [12/24/39] "A Christmas Carol" Stars Lionel Barrymore
with the narration of Orson Welles in this Mercury Theatre full-hour
presentation of Dickens' classic! Broadcast year after year on radio.
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GRAND CENTRAL STATION - "The Intern And The Ambulance Driver" Starring
Mason Adams as the disillusioned driver.
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THE ROY ROGERS SHOW [12/21/51] "A Baby Is Born" Starring Roy Rogers
and Dale Evans. A beautiful story reminds us of another Birth.
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