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Leroy Anderson (June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music."

Aired December 25, 1952 on NBC's Thursday night schedule at 8pm(est), followed by a five minute newscast at 8:25 also sponsored by General Foods.  "FATHER KNOWS BEST" came on the air at 8:30pm(est).

November 15, 1953 on CBS Radio. Comedy monolog by Pat Buttram. Gene sings and remarks that the jolly fat man (Santa) will be on his way in a few weeks.

John and Charles were born in 1703 and 1707, respectively, in Epworth , Lincolnshire , England. Their parents were Anglican rector, Samuel Wesley , and his wife, Susanna , who had strong Pietist leanings, but was an Anglican. Born the 15th child, John gained his devout faith from his mother. John Wesley is considered to be the father of Methodism. His brother, Charles, became one of the most prolific English-speaking poets, composing more than 6,500 hymns.

The Lone Ranger tells his nephew Dan about the Christmas of the humble Dawson family.. Episode 2023 aired December 25, 1950.

Listen to Beethoven's second piano concerto.

The German composer was baptized 17 December 1770. 

 https://www.popularbeethoven.com/the-birth-date-of-beethoven/

Frederic Curzon (4 September 1899 – 6 December 1973) was an English composer, conductor and musician. He was born in London in 1899, and died at Bournemouth in 1973.

Have Gun Will Travel radio series broadcast 106 episodes on the CBS Radio Network between November 23, 1958, and November 27, 1960. This Christmas episode aired December 20, 1959 on CBS Radio. Ranse Carnival has broken out of jail, robbed a payroll shipment that Paladin was guarding, and shot a man in cold blood.

https://martingrams.blogspot.com/2012/03/have-gun-will-travel-radio-1959.html

In the early 'Sixties, producer Robin Morrow put together a more grown-up oriented syndication, Christmas Fantasy. Rather than a single serialized narrative, Fantasy was a collection of different stories, myths, legends linked by the Christmas theme.

Because the episodes were not linked serially, if a listener found the broadcasts in the middle of the run there was no worry about catching up with the narrative. The series was sold to regional stations on thirteen vinyl disks, with a total of 26 episodes.- www.otrcat.com

Episode 72 Aired on KNX Los Angeles, CBS on December 20, 1947 featuring Foy Willing and The Riders of the Purple Sage. Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage rose to fame as the house band for Cottonseed Clark's Hollywood Barn Dance, which was a wartime replacement for Gene Autry's Melody Ranch. Foy Willing (May 14, 1914 – July 24, 1978) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and bandleader, who performed Western music and appeared in Western movies.