RADIO TO TRIM THE CHRISTMAS TREE BY

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, December 24, 1977

NOTE: It’s CHRISTMAS EVE and we’ve e-p-a-n-d-e-d our regular show to a full SIX HOURS and you can stay tuned from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a full half-day of great holiday sounds from the golden age of radio:

BING CROSBY SHOW (12-20-50) Bing is joined by his wife, Dixie Lee Crosby and their four sons, Gary, Phillip, Dennis and Lindsay. Chesterfield Cigarettes. (9:10; 21:10)

THE CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapter 24. (12:00)

RED SKELTON SHOW (12-24-46) Red and the regulars, Anita Ellis, Verna Felton, Pat McGeehan, Wonderful Smith, Rod O’Connor. The Skelton Scrapbook of Satire. Christmas Eve in Sagebrush Country with Deadeye; Junior, the Mean Little Kid meets Santa Claus (played by Arthur Q. Brian). Raleigh Cigarettes. (8:05; 9:05; 14:10)

THE CINNAMON BEAR (1937) Chapter 25. (12:20)

RADIO CITY PLAYHOUSE (12-25-48) “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” Two reporters who set out to find a present for the wife of their managing editor. (13:50; 13:30)

SUSPENSE (12-21-53) “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” starring Greer Garson. A little girl’s parents are missing on Christmas Eve. Auto Lite Batteries. (12:25; 16:35)

THE CINNAMON BEAR (1937) The final chapter in the search for Judy and Jimmy’s Silver star. Do they find it? (12:45)

JUDY CANOVA SHOW (12-21-46) Judy with Mel Blanc, Ruby Dandridge, Joe Kearns, The Sportsmen, Verne Smith. Colgate Palmolive Peet Co. (11:20; 18:55)

RADIO READER’S DIGEST (12-18-47) “Song From Heaven” stars Raymond Massey in the story of how “Silent Night” came to be written. Hallmark Cards, Reader’s Digest. (14:20; 15:10)

LUM ‘N’ ABNER (1940s) Christmas in Pine Ridge with Chester Lauck (Lum) and Norris Goff (Abner). (14:05)

FIBBER MC GEE AND MOLLY (12-19-44) Fibber snoops in the hall closet, looking for gifts. With Arthur Q. Brian, Bill Thompson, Harlow Wilcox, Billy Mills and the Orchestra, the King’s Men. Teeney and the gang sing “The Night Before Christmas.– Johnson’s Wax. (16:30; 14:05)

A CHRISTMAS SING WITH BING (1955) Bing Crosby is “anchor man” for a musical tour around the world on Christmas Eve. A warm and wonderful conclusion to our special holiday show. (24:50; 19:44)