7:00 p.m. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Carmen Kringle Matter” A Christmas story about an old dying prospector. (Original air date December 22, 1957. CBS network.) (Running time 19:19)
7:20 p.m. Christmas Sing With Bing Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Jo Stafford and a 9-year-old Candice Bergen join Bing Crosby in the 7th annual broadcast of this wildly popular Christmas singalong. (Original air date December 24, 1961, CBS network.) (Running time 49:23)
8:00 p.m. Gunsmoke “Christmas Story” (Original air date December 20, 1952. CBS network.) (Running time 29:56)
8:30 p.m. Dragnet Program #30 A young boy named Stanley Johnstone is missing, and so is the .22 caliber rifle he was going to get for Christmas. Our most requested show. (Original air date December 22, 1949. NBC network.)(Running time 26:45)
9:00 p.m. The Mysterious Traveler “Christmas Story”. A story of subterfuge, and redemption. (Original air date December 25, 1951. Mutual network.)(Running time 28:59)
9:30 p.m. This Is Your FBI “The Innocent Santa Claus”. An innocent vaudevillian is caught up in a robbery. (Original air date December 21, 1951. ABC network.)(Running time 29:30)
10:00 p.m. One World Flight Program #13. The last show in the series of 13 episodes; Norman Corwin summarizes his thoughts after his around the world tour in 1946. (Original air date April 8, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 29:27)
10:30 p.m. Casey, Crime Photographer “The Santa Claus of Bum Boulevard”. It’s Christmas Day, and the guy who gives away money on skid row is robbed of his $300. (Original air date December 25, 1947. CBS network.)(Running time 29:04)