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Merry Christmas. Classic Radio Time.

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[Jeff Head]

On this blessed day, where we celebrate the birth and life of our Savior, and rejoice though giving, let us never forget He who is the author of not only our salvation, but of our mortal and immortal liberty as well.

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• Gunsmoke
  12/20/52 "The Christmas Story" Program #35 William Conrad (Matt Dillon), Parley Baer (Chester Proudfoot), Howard McNear (Doc Adams), Georgia Ellis (Kitty Russell), Lawrence Dobkin (Amos Cowley), Harry Bartell, John Dehner ; Writer - Antony Ellis ; Director - Norman Macdonnell ; Music Composer/Conductor - Rex Koury ; Announcer - Roy Rowan ; Forty miles from Dodge, a mile north of the Cimarron, Matt's horse breaks it's leg. Matt is forced to walk and it looks like he will not make it back in time to spend Christmas Eve with Doc, Chester and Kitty. Along the way he meets a stranger, Amos Cowley, traveling the prairie on a sickly old nag, who offers mat the opportunity of riding together. When it is apparent that Matt will be late, the stranger offers Matt his horse, saying he will walk. Matt refuses and when they camp for the night, the stranger recounts his tragic story. Matt Dillon recounts a number of Christmas stories in flashback about the people of Dodge.

• 8:30p Dragnet
  12/22/53 #227 "The Big Little Jesus" (NBC)(27:36) Program # 227 Jack Webb (Joe Friday), Ben Alexander (Frank Smith) ; Writer - Richard Breen ; Christmas Story . Working the day shift out of burglary division, Friday and Smith are assigned to find a statue of baby Jesus stolen from the oldest church in Los Angeles dating from 1781, The Old Mission Church at Sunset Boulevard and Main. They meet at the Church with Father Rojas and get the details. Next, they go to a pawn shop run by Mr. Flavin. Then they meet with alter boy Joe Heffernan. He gives them a lead on Claude Stroop. Jesus is finally returnned by a little Mexican boy who had taken him for a ride in his brand new red wagon. (Rebroadcast as Program #373 on 12/25/56.)

• 9:00p Christmas Sing with Bing
  12/24/57 "3rd Annual Show" (Insurance Company of North America)(CBS)(59:50)

• 10:00p Cavalcade of America
  12/24/45 "Names on the Land" (Dupont)(NBC)(29:50) Frank Morgan ; Announcer - Tom Collins ; Pitchman - Gayne Whitman ; Producer/Director - Jack Zoller ; Writer - George R. Stewart ; Radio Adaptation - Peter Lyon & Jane Lyon ; Music Composer/Conductor - Robert Armbruster ; A mythical tour of American towns whose names are odd, historical, funny, beautiful, or memorable. A great radio show, spoken in verse. The production uses the "Wright Sonovox." The broadcast originates from Hollywood, California.

• 10:30p Hallmark Playhouse
  12/23/48 "The Story of Silent Night" (Hallmark)(CBS)(29:50) Narrator - James Hilton ; How the great Christmas Carol traveled from a small church in the Alps throughout the world.

• 11:00p Grand Central Station
  12/24/49 "Miracle for Christmas" (Pillsbury Flour)(CBS)(29:41) Mason Adams, Ralph Platten, Gilbert Mack, Walter Greaza, Madeleine Pearce, Ira Ashley ; Narrator - Ken Roberts ; Pitchman - Galen Drake ; Writer - Jay Bennett ; Producer - Martin Horrell : Music - Lew White & Burly Mills ; The sixth consecutive presentation of the show's traditional program. A well-done and very moving Christmas story.

• 11:30p Author's Playhouse
  12/21/41 "Christmas by Injunction" (Sustained)(NBC/Red)(29:32) Carl Kroenke, Clarence Hartzell, Cliff Soubier, Curley Bradley, Dan Bowers, Eva Parnell, Fern Persons, Harriet Allen, Hilda Graham, Sidney Ellstrom, Jerry Spellman, Michael Romano, Percy Hemus ; Writer - O. Henry ; Radio Adaptation - Jack Mitchell ; Music Composer/Conductor - Roy Shield ; The program originates from Chicago. A western town needs a young child at Christmas to receive the benefits from one of its citizens who has struck it rich.