RADIO TO PLAN YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST BY

Originally broadcast on WDCB
Saturday, December 4, 2004

JACK BENNY PROGRAM 112-20-36) Jack exchanges Christmas gifts with his cast: Mary Livingstone, Kenny Baker. Don Wilson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris and the orchestra. Phil (who has been with the Benny program for only 12 weeks) and Jack have been feuding. Jell-O, NBC. (30 min)

CHRISTMAS EVE OPEN HOUSE (12-24-84) Excerpt. Chuck Schaden introduces staff announcer Ken Alexander, who talks about his childhood Christmases. WAIT, Chicago. (18 min)

JACK PEARL SHOW (12-21-36) Pearl stars as Baron Munchausen, with Cliff Hall as “Char­lie,” plus Mae Questel, Frank Readick, Tommy Dorsey and the orchestra, and announcer Paul Stewart. Charlie’s little son isn’t too sure about Santa, so several cast members dress up to surprise him. The Baron’s “Information Bureau” takes many questions about the holi­day. Singer Edythe Wright and the Dorsey orchestra offer “There’s Frost on the Moon.” Raleigh-Kool Cigarettes, NBC. (27 min) Note that this show was broadcast on the day fol­lowing the Benny program above.

CHRISTMAS EVE OPEN HOUSE (12-24­84) Excerpt. Mid-day program host Rick Patton tells about the time when he re­ally received the joy of Christmas. WAIT, Chicago. (9 min)

THE LONE WOLF (12-25-48) “The Golden Santa” starring Walter Coy as Michael Lan­yard, known as the “Lone Wolf.” A pretty young thing has lost her gold statue of Santa Claus and asks Lanyard for help in finding it. Cast includes Jeanne Bates, Herb Vig­ran, Jack Petruzzi, Jack Edwards. Sustain­ing, MBS. (26 min)

CHRISTMAS EVE OPEN HOUSE (12-24-84) Excerpt. Program host Len Johnson recalls his favorite Christmas memories. WAIT, Chi­cago. (15 min)

BLONDIE (12-25-39) Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake star as the Bumsteads in this pro­gram from the series’ first season on the air. On Christmas Day, while Blondie reads Dick­ens’ “A Christmas Carol” to Baby Dumpling, Dagwood takes a nap and dreams that he is Bob Cratchit and that his boss, Mr. Dithers, is Scrooge. Leone Ledoux as Baby Dumpling, Hanley Stafford as Dithers, Harry Lang as Mr. Fuddle. Bill Goodwin announces. Camel Ciga­rettes, CBS. (28 min).