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  • Family Theater - "The Littlest Angel" (Old Time Radio, 1949)

    Family Theater - "The Littlest Angel" (Old Time Radio, 1949)
    2026/10/04
    Family Theater presents “The Littlest Angel,” originally broadcast December 21, 1949. Episode 149 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series is narrated by Loretta Young and adapts Charles Tazewell’s beloved Christmas story.

    A very young, homesick cherub struggles to find his place in Paradise with help from the kindly Understanding Angel. As Heaven prepares for the approaching Nativity in Bethlehem, the Littlest Angel considers what he can offer. The production features Jeffrey Silver as the Littlest Angel, with music and choral compositions conducted by Harry Zimmerman.

    Old Time Radio Christmas Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:46 Original Broadcast
    29:29 Closing

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    30 分
  • The Shadow - "Joey's Christmas Story" (Old Time Radio, 1940)

    The Shadow - "Joey's Christmas Story" (Old Time Radio, 1940)
    2026/09/27
    The Shadow’s “Joey’s Christmas Story” originally aired on December 22, 1940. In this Mutual Broadcasting System holiday broadcast, Bill Johnstone stars as Lamont Cranston/The Shadow, with Marjorie Anderson as Margo Lane.

    At Christmastime, Lamont and Margo pay their annual visit to Joey McNulty, a young newsboy with a lively imagination and a passion for detective stories. Joey’s make-believe mystery soon points toward the real worries facing his family, giving the Shadow a chance to bring compassion and moral clarity to a Christmas-season city neighborhood. The drama was sponsored by Blue Coal and adapted from a story copyrighted by The Shadow Magazine.

    Old Time Radio Christmas Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:48 Original Broadcast
    29:48 Closing

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    30 分
  • Columbia Workshop - "The Plot to Overthrow Christmas" (Old Time Radio, 1940)

    Columbia Workshop - "The Plot to Overthrow Christmas" (Old Time Radio, 1940)
    2026/09/20
    Columbia Workshop, episode 59, presents “The Plot to Overthrow Christmas,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 22, 1940. Written, produced, and directed by Norman Corwin, this sustaining-program holiday fantasy features performers including Eric Burroughs, Martin Gabel, and Ray Collins.

    In Corwin’s richly rhymed comic fantasy, Mephistopheles assembles an infernal council of history and literature’s most notorious villains to mount an attack on the spirit of Christmas—with Santa Claus at the center of their scheme. A distinctive half-hour holiday play, it revisits Corwin’s first original CBS drama.

    Old Time Radio Christmas Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:42 Original Broadcast
    31:41 Closing

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    32 分
  • My Friend Irma - "Double Surprise" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

    My Friend Irma - "Double Surprise" (Old Time Radio, 1947)
    2026/09/13
    My Friend Irma presents “Double Surprise,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 22, 1947. This holiday episode is commonly listed as episode 37 and stars Marie Wilson as Irma Peterson and Cathy Lewis as Jane Stacy.

    On Christmas Eve in Apartment 3B, Irma prepares a surprise Christmas party for her friends. But as the evening draws near, unexpected complications threaten to change her holiday plans. Written, produced, and directed by Cy Howard, the episode captures the warm comic spirit of the series’ early Christmas broadcasts.

    Old Time Radio Christmas Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:47 Original Broadcast
    30:25 Closing

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    31 分
  • Christmas Sing With Bing - "Holiday Broadcast" (Old Time Radio, 1955)

    Christmas Sing With Bing - "Holiday Broadcast" (Old Time Radio, 1955)
    2026/09/06
    Christmas Sing With Bing: “Holiday Broadcast” originally aired on CBS Radio on December 24, 1955. This archival Christmas Eve special is the inaugural A Christmas Sing with Bing broadcast.

    Bing Crosby hosts an hour of traditional carols in an around-the-world musical format, joined by Paul Weston and His Orchestra, the Norman Luboff Choir, and choral performances associated with the United States, Canada, France, Italy, and England. The program also includes a reading by young contest winner Delores Short, with Ken Carpenter announcing.

    Old Time Radio Christmas Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:51 Original Broadcast
    46:02 Closing

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    46 分
  • Suspense - "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" (Old Time Radio, 1953)

    Suspense - "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" (Old Time Radio, 1953)
    2026/08/30
    Suspense presents “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 21, 1953. Episode 531 stars Greer Garson as Miss Buff, a devoted governess, in a holiday drama written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and directed by Elliott Lewis.

    On Christmas Eve, Miss Buff cares for young Kathy Harper as the child’s parents are expected home from Paris. With troubling reports surrounding their transatlantic flight and the press pressing for news, she tries to preserve a sense of comfort and hope. This gentle, family-centered Suspense story uses the familiar Christmas poem as its emotional frame.

    Old Time Radio Christmas Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:53 Original Broadcast
    30:18 Closing

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    30 分
  • Lux Radio Theatre - "It's a Wonderful Life" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

    Lux Radio Theatre - "It's a Wonderful Life" (Old Time Radio, 1947)
    2026/08/23
    Lux Radio Theatre presents It’s a Wonderful Life, originally broadcast on March 10, 1947. The episode is commonly listed as number 563, though some secondary sources list it as 562.

    Adapted from Frank Capra’s 1946 film, this Christmas Eve drama follows Bedford Falls’ George Bailey as family obligations, the local Building and Loan, and a crisis involving financier Henry F. Potter leave him at a desperate crossroads. James Stewart and Donna Reed reprise their film roles as George and Mary Bailey, with Victor Moore as Clarence. Produced and hosted by William Keighley for CBS, the broadcast was sponsored by Lux Toilet Soap.

    Old Time Radio Christmas Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:45 Original Broadcast
    01:00:21 Closing

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    1 時間
  • The Shadow - "Cold Death" (Old Time Radio, 1937)

    The Shadow - "Cold Death" (Old Time Radio, 1937)
    2026/08/19
    The Shadow, “Cold Death,” originally broadcast December 19, 1937. In this Christmas-season episode, Orson Welles stars as Lamont Cranston, with Agnes Moorehead as Margo Lane, on the Mutual Broadcasting System’s Blue Coal program.

    Just before Christmas, Cranston investigates the bleak mill village of Carverville, where owner Daniel Carver’s workers face bitter winter hardship in unsafe, unheated homes. With reporters kept out and the town suffering, The Shadow confronts a story with echoes of A Christmas Carol.

    Old Time Radio Christmas Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:39 Original Broadcast
    29:45 Closing

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    30 分