Deadeye goes after the man who stole his gal and his gold claim. Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid gets into trouble for throwing snowballs.
Running time - 30:19 min
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Red Skelton Show 46-12-31 Old Man Winter
Deadeye goes after the man who stole his gal and his gold claim. Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid gets into trouble for throwing snowballs.
Bergen and McCarthy 56-01-01 Lew Ayers
Professor Kirkwood reads his poems. Effie Klinker talks about her New Years Eve. Charlie the photographer, tries to blackmail Bergen. Lew Ayres talks about the films he made about religion. Charlie stars in "Dr. McCarthy's Television Hospital."
Running time - 57:28 min
Jack Benny Program 39-01-01 Goodbye 1938, Hello 1939
The gang talk about their New Years Eve. Mary reads her New Years poem. Jack and the gang perform "The New Tenant", about Father Time giving way to Baby New Year, for the first time.
Running time - 29:30 min
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Abbott & Costello 47-12-31 New Year's Eve
A Day in the Life of Lou Costello. Costello plans to go to the Rose Bowl game, so Abbott tries to find out what he knows about football. Costello's New Years resolutions. Costello has his fortune told.
Running time - 28:07 min
Jack Benny Program 39-12-31 No Date for New Year's Eve
The gang talks about their New Years plans. Jack expects to go out on the town with his girl, Gladys Zybisco, but she can't make it.
Running time - 29:30 min
Monday, December 29, 2014
Great Gildersleeve 46-12-25 Christmas Caroling at Gildersleeve's
Gildersleeve's neighbors, the Bullards, are out of town on Christmas Eve, leaving their sick son Craig at home, so Gildy pays him a visit as Santa Claus. The Bullard's arrive back home just in time to sing Carols with Gildy and all his friends.
Running time - 29:33 min
Bob Hope Show 42-12-29 Long Beach Ferry Command
Bob and Frances Langford talk about their Christmas. At the end of the year, we review the events of Bob's life.
Running time - 18:05 min
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Bergen and McCarthy 44-12-31 Charles Laughton
Bergen has written a New Years play, but has trouble convincing Charlie to play the Baby New Year. Charlie has built a time machine that lets you look back in time. Guest Charles Laughton, along with Bergen and Charlie, watch Charlie's machine and see famous people in history.
Running time - 28:07 min
Jack Benny Program 40-12-29 Father Time Rides Again
The show starts with a flashback to the previous week when the gang boarded a train after the show and celebrated Christmas on the way back to Hollywood. The gang performs their New Years play: "Father Time Rides Again."
Running time - 29:30 min
Friday, December 26, 2014
Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show 48-12-26 The Christmas Present
It's the day after Christmas and Phil is upset because he doesn't think he got a gift from his sponsor.
Running time - 29:27 min
Red Skelton Show 51-12-26 Day After Christmas
Clem Kadiddlehopper potrays a Christmas Tree salesman trying to sell his trees after Christmas. Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid makes New Years resolutions.
Running time - 30:30 min
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Lux Radio Theatre 48-12-20 Miracle On 34th Street
The Lux Radio adaptation of the film Miracle On 34th Street, in which a Macy's Department store Santa claims to be the real Kris Kringle. Starring Maureen Ohara, John Payne, and Edmund Gwenn.
Running time - 1:00:15 min
Duffy's Tavern 44-12-22 Christmas Program with Monty Woolley
Duffy tries hard to convince Monty Woolley to play Santa for the Tavern's Christmas party.
Running time 28:06 min
Bob and Ray Show 59-12-24 Giving Christmas Gifts To The Cast
The cast decorates the studio Christmas tree, sing a carol, and receive their presents.
Running time - 14:54 min
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Red Skelton Show 49-12-25 Christmas Show
Red and his friends are all worried because no one has received any presents from Santa Claus who is mysteriously missing. Santa has been kidnapped, but by who?
Running time - 29:25 min
Christmas Seal Show Dec 1951 Fibber McGee And Molly
While shoveling snow, Fibber constantly injures himself running to catch the phone.
Running time - 14:15 min
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show 53-12-25 Hosting French Refugee Kids for Christmas
Phil arranges for a couple of refugee children to spend Christmas with his family. Phil promised his kids they'd see Santa, so he tried to get Don Wilson who's to busy, so Don gets Andy Devine to replace him.
Running time - 24:17 min
Monday, December 22, 2014
Bob and Ray 50-12-23 The Left Over Christmas Party Guest
While Bob and Ray discuss the last evening's Christmas party, they discover one of the drunken party guests never left. An episode of "Jack Headstrong: All American American." A visit to Aunt Penney's Real Life Kitchen.
Running time - 29:38 min
Jimmy Durante Show 48-12-24 Guest Rose Marie
Rose Marie does her Durante imitation. Jimmy and Alan Young pretend to be little kids on Christmas Eve. Jimmy has his cast at his house for a Christmas party.
Running time - 30:07 min
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Red Skelton Show 51-12-19 The Christmas Tree
The Skelton Scrapbook of Satire presents "The Little Christmas Tree", with Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid, Deadeye and Clem Kadiddlehopper.
Running time - 30:55 min
Phil Harris Alice Faye Show 52-12-21 Alice Volunteers Phil to Play Santa Claus
Alice gets a reluctant Phil to play Santa for a Womens Club Christmas play for children.
Running time - 24:38 min
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Duffy's Tavern 50-12-22 Charles Coburn Plays Santa Claus
Archie needs a Santa for the tavern's Christmas party, and convinces Charles Coburn to act the part.
Running time - 24:34 min
The Andrews Sisters 45-12-19 Guest Ray Noble
The Andrews Sisters perform a number of festive Holiday music as well as a few of their other hits for Christmas, and Ray Noble performs songs he's written.
Running time - 29:25 min
Friday, December 19, 2014
Red Skelton Show 46-12-24 Christmas Stories
Red plays a black marketeer at Christmas. A Christmas Eve holdup doesn't go as planned for Deadeye. Junior the Mean Widdle Kid get a visit from Santa.
Running time - 30:24 min
Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show 48-12-19 Jack Benny as Santa
Phil's kids want to stay up to see Santa, so Phil tries to get Don Wilson, but Jack Benny turns up instead.
Running time - 29:31 min
Monday, December 15, 2014
The Saint 50-12-24 Santa Claus is No Saint
Simon dresses up as Santa to entertain children on Christmas Eve, but before he can, he gets mixed up in a jewel theft and murder.
*note: This same script was used in the earlier broadcast of 49-12-25.
Vincent Price stars as The Saint
Running time - 29:39 min
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Bob and Ray 49-12-21 A Visit with Santa's Helpers
Through the magic of radio, Bob and Ray visit the North Pole to interview one of Santa's helpers. Mary McGoon has gift and dinner suggestions for Christmas.
Running time - 30:31 min
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Red Skelton Show 42-12-15 Christmas Shopping
Red talks about how people shouldn't travel for the Holiday, so that soldiers can. Dead Eye has a job for the Holidays. Clem Kadiddlehopper goes to buy his girl a present. Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid goes to see Santa.
Running time - 29:55 min
Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show 1946-12-15 A Present for Phil
Phil gets a Christmas present from his sponsor, so Phil sets out to buy him a gift in return.
Running time - 30:52 min
Friday, December 12, 2014
The Judy Canova Show 46-12-21 A Quiet Christmas Party
Judy makes preparations for a small quiet Christmas party, and recalls her last Christmas in Cactus Junction.
Running time - 29:35 min
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
The Jimmy Durante Show 47-12-24 Margaret O'Brien
Margaret O'Brien dreams of helping Santa, played by Jimmy, deliver presents on Christmas Eve.
Running time - 27:33 min
Duffy's Tavern 45-12-21 The Cast Does 'A Christmas Carol'
Finnegan is worried that there ain't no Santa Claus. Archie hosts a Christmas show at the tavern, including music, poetry, and their version of A Christmas Carol.
Running time - 29:32 min
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Duffy's Tavern 46-12-18 The Raffle with Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett visits the tavern to help Archie raffle off a phony diamond tiara, and a kiss from Joan, to help needy families for Christmas.
Running time - 28:38 min
Friday, December 5, 2014
Dangerous Assignment 50-07-26 Five Gardenias
Steve Mitchell travels to the Orient to apprehend a guerrilla leader who wants to start a civil war.
Brian Donlevy stars as Steve Mitchell
Running time - 29:18 min
The Shadow 38-03-06 The Bride of Death
The Shadow matches wits with a fiend known as The Prophet, who has killed a minister and many others, and plans to perform a human sacrifice.
Running time - 30:00 min
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
The Man Called X 47-11-02 Ashes to Ashes
Ken Thurston discovers that a man has been impersonating a scientist working on a secret government project, and uncovers an espionage ring.
Running time - 21:47 min
The Saint 50-09-17 The Ghost That Giggled
A woman convinces Simon to talk to her brother, whom she claims is haunted by a ghost, but upon arriving at his home, the brother is found murdered.
Barry Sullivan starring as Simon Templar aka The Saint
Running time - 28:23 min