[Vision]

Happy Sunday Night...Classic Radio Time...

(((((Early Ping)))))

Merry Christmas everyone! I tried to post a thread last night for the Christmas Eve show and the WAMU website was down. It's still not working correctly however I did happen to get in to it through a back webpage. I'll post a link that should work however if this doesn't clear up it may be hard to tell what is playing.

I hope to be back from family stuff later into the night. In any case, Merry Christmas!

[Vision]

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http://wamu.org/streams/live/1/live.asx

[PapaNew]

Merry Christmas Vision.

[johngrace]

I have Sirius radio online. They have Bing crosby’s old Christmas Shows. Regis Philbin is hosting all on one channel. All day I think.http://www.siriusxm.com/

[steelyourfaith]

I was visiting across state and got back much later than expected.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Thanx again, Vision !

December 25, 2011 (WARNING: These Raw Notes Contain Spoilers)

• 7:00 p.m. Jack Benny
  12/24/44  "Shocking Christmas Tree" Program #532 Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Mary Livingston, Eddie "Rochester Van Jones" Anderson, Frank Nelson, Phil Harris, singer Larry Stevens, Andy Devine ; aka " "Trimming the Tree", "Christmas Tree Lights", "Jack Has Problems With His Christmas Tree Lights". Mary is helping Jack trim his Christmas tree. Jack gets shocked by the string of lights. Rochester bakes a cake in preparation for the arrival of the cast for a Christmas party. A policeman comes to take a statement from Jack about the complaint of his causing a disturbance at the department store the previous week. Phil arrives for the party and he and Jack discuss their Christmas trees. After some corny jokes, Phil gives Jack a turtleneck sweater and a turtle to go with it. Jack tries to play a practical joke on Phil by shocking him with the Christmas tree lights, but he ends up shocking only himself. Singer Larry Stevens and Don arrive and Larry mentions that he saw Jack in the movie "Hollywood Canteen" last night. Andy Devine pops in for a surprise visit to see his friend "Buck" Benny and they all sit down to dinner. Jack uncorks a bottle of champagne and gets the cork stuck in his mouth. Toasts are given by Andy, Mary and Jack, with Jack's being dedicated to military personnel. Larry Stevens sings a medley of Christmas songs, "O, Come All Ye Faithful", "O, Little Town of Bethlehem", and "Silent Night". "It Had to Be You" - Orchestra; (AFRS) (30:00)

• 7:30 p.m.CBS Radio Workshop
  12/23/56 #47 "All Is Bright" (Rudolph Weiss (Reinhart Kramer), Joseph Julian (Father Moore), Herm Dinkin (Franz Gruber), Dan Ocko (Mr. Marah, Organ Man), Leon Janney (Ludwig Ecke) ; Writer - Henry E. Fritch ; Additional Music Composer/Conductor - Alexander Steinert ; Announcer - Bob Feiffer ; Aboard the Queen Mary in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, The story of how "Silent Night" came to be written and became world famous is related. It was 1816, and the poem "Stille Nacht" written by Father Joseph Mohr in Mariapfarr, Austria was put to music for two voices and a guitar by Franz Gruber. (Sus.) (CBS) (24:46)

• 8:00 p.m. Gunsmoke
  12/20/52 #035 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 Matt 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. y (Sus.) (CBS) (29:42)

• 8:30 p.m. Fred Waring
  12/21/45 Christmas Program #4 (AFRS) (29:54)

• 9:00 p.m. Christmas Sing with Bing
  12/24/57 3rd Annual Show (Insurance Co of North Amer.) (CBS) (59:50)

• 10:00 p.m. The Elgin Christmas Day Greeting To America
  12/25/45 Annual Xmas Special  Host - Don Ameche ; Ginny Sims, Bob Hope,  Burns & Allen,  Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Carmen Miranda, Bob Crosby and The Bobcats, Red Skelton, Barbara Jo Allen (as "Vera Vague"), Allan Jones, Artur Rubinstein, Ella Logan, Alan Reed, Omar Bradley, The Charioteers, Larry Storch ; Announcer - Ken Carpenter ; Music - Louis Silvers conducting The Elgin Orchestra : Sponsor - Elgin Watches ; CBS ; "The Fourth Annual Elgin Christmas Day Greeting To America." The first tune is, "It's A Grand Night For Singing." (1:58:05)