RADIO TO ADDRESS CHRISTMAS CARDS BY

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, December 9th, 2000 

DAMON RUNYON THEATRE (5-29-51) “Palm Beach Santa Claus” starring John Brown as “Broadway” who tells the story of how a fat friend was recruited to play Santa Claus for a socialite. Syndicated. (26 min)

LUM AND ABNER (12-244) Chester Lauck and Norris Goff in their annual Christmas program, first presented in 1933. Lum, Abner and Grandpappy Spears are headed east out of Pine Ridge to bring supplies to a young couple (Joe and Mary) staying the night in a barn. One-A­Day Vitamins, BLUE Network. (15 min)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (1956) A special Christmas show with Jack, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Bob Crosby, Don Wilson, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, and guests June Allyson and Frances (Mrs. Edgar) Bergen. Jack and Mary go to the department store to do some Christmas shopping. Also in cast: Mel Blanc, Elliott Lewis, Artie Auerbach, Benny Rubin, Herb Vigran, Charlie Bagby. This is an original program, broadcast after Jack’s radio series ended in 1955, with his writers using elements from previous Benny scripts. AFRS rebroadcast. (25 min & 20 min)

READER’S DIGEST, RADIO EDITION (12-18­47) “Song From Heaven” starring Raymond Massey who tells the story of how the song “Silent Night” came to be written. Hallmark Cards, CBS. (30 min)

SPOTLIGHT REVUE (12-24-48) Spike Jones and his City Slickers co-star with Dorothy Shay, “the Park Avenue Hillbilly” in a Christ­mas Eve broadcast. Dorothy sings “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and “White Christ­mas.” Spike and the Slickers offer “Winter Wonderland” and “Two Front Teeth.” “Uncle Spike” tells Georgie Rock a story about the circus. Coca Cola, CBS. (29 min)

TWENTY-FIRST PRECINCT (1950s) While a woman files a complaint, the station house prepares for the Christmas party to be held for neighborhood children. Everett Sloane stars as Capt. Kennelley, Captain-in-charge, with Ken Lynch as Lt. Matt King and Harold Stone as Sgt. Waters. Sustaining, AFRS rebroadcast.