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The Greatest Story Ever Told, originally broadcast December 21, 1947, 77 years ago, No Room at the Inn. A very well-done story of the Nativity. The fourth of a series of five Christmas dramas. Then Blondie starring Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton, originally broadcast December 25, 1939, 85 years ago. "A Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens, as through the eyes of Dag Cratchit. Mr. Dithers is Ebenezer Scrooge, of course.

Our annual Christmas special sponsored by Mount Wheeler Power in Ely.  

Suspense, originally broadcast December 22, 1957, 67 years ago, Dog Star starring 8 year old Evelyn Rudie. All that a little girl wants for Christmas is a little puppy. She finally gets one...from outer space! Little Chipka falls to Earth from a Russian satellite. Then Grand Central Station, originally broadcast December 22, 1945, 79 years ago, Miracle for Christmas starring Mason Adams. The shows traditional program about a doctor and his ambulance driver…and the unusual Christmas Eve they spend together.

Our annual Christmas special sponsored by Mount Wheeler Power in Ely.  

 Suspense, originally broadcast December 21, 1958, 66 years ago, Out for Christmas starring 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 the rat! Then Screen Director’s Playhouse, originally broadcast December 23, 1949, 75 years ago, Miracle on 34th Street starring Edmund Gwinn. The Christmas classic about the department store Santa Claus who thought he was real thing...and proved it!

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George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast December 26, 1946, 78 years ago, Christmas Presents. George has received a $110 smoking jacket from guest Eddie Cantor. George also got an Erector Set meant for the kid next door. Then The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast December 23, 1956, 68 years ago, All is Bright. The story of how "Silent Night" came to be written and became world famous.

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Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast December 23, 1948, 76 years ago, A Sam Shovel Christmas. Bud needs $10,000 in a hurry; Christmas is coming, so Bud and Lou go Christmas shopping. The show features a Sam Shovel drama, "The Case Of Clarence, The Dress Designer Who Gave Himself Up To The Police," or "I'm All Yours In Buttons and Bows." Then Hopalong Cassidy starring Bill Boyd, originally broadcast December 7, 1950, 74 years ago, Santa Claus Rustlers. Hoppy and California solve a Christmas cattle theft.

Our annual Christmas special sponsored by Mount Wheeler Power in Ely.  

Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast December 22, 1949, 75 years ago - a .22 Rifle for Christmas. A young boy named Stanley Johnstone is missing, and so is the .22 caliber rifle he was going to get for Christmas. Plus Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden, originally broadcast December 22, 1949, The Magic Christmas Tree. A party at Miss Brooks', with a magic Christmas tree, or was it all a dream?

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The Jack Benny Christmas Special, originally broadcast December 2, 1956, 68 years ago. A special, believed to have been sponsored by 3M on CBS Radio. A typical Jack Benny Christmas Shopping episode that doesn’t torture Mel Blanc. Frances Bergen and June Allyson are guests.

Our annual Christmas special sponsored by Mount Wheeler Power in Ely. 

The Campbell Playhouse -A Christmas Carol starring Lionel Barrymore, originally broadcast December 24, 1939, 85 years ago. The definitive version of the classic story. Barrymore never was better.

Our annual Christmas special sponsored by Mount Wheeler Power in Ely. 

Lux Radio Theater - It’s a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, originally broadcast December 29, 1947, 77 years ago. Tired of his life on Earth, a man finds out what it's like never to have been born.

Christmas Drama on Christmas Eve. 

First a look at this day in History.

Then The Campbells Playhouse, originally broadcast  December 24, 1939, 85 years ago, A Christmas Carol starring Lionel Barrymore.  The definitive version of the classic story. Barrymore never was better. 

Followed by The Treasury Star Parade, originally broadcast December 24, 1942, 82 years ago, A Modern Scrooge starring Lionel Barrymore.  A wartime Christmas Carol.

Then The Screen Guild Theater, originally broadcast December 24, 1945, 79 years ago, Pinocchio.  The famous fairy tale told by Baby Snooks and Daddy in their own very funny style.

Followed by Jonathan Thomas and His Christmas On The Moon, originally broadcast December 24, 1938, 86 years ago, Going Home. Santa is rescued and throws a celebration for Jonathan and his friends, before leaving to start his Christmas Eve tasks. 

Finally Superman, originally broadcast December 24, 1941, 83 years ago, The Mechanical Man.   The Yellow Mask breaks into a safe to steal the plans for the mechanical man. The robot walks through the wall and heads outside...mowing down everything in its path!

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