Christmas Caroling at Gildersleeve's

The Craft Foods Company presents The Great Guilders' Leave. It's The Great Guilders' Leave, starring Harold Perry, brought to you by The Craft Foods Company, makers of a complete line of famous quality food products.

In Summerfield, through the magic of radio, it is still only Christmas Eve. Its citizens are scurrying about in a light snowfall like characters on a Christmas card, and there's a general air of kindliness, good will, and anticipation of the moral.

We find the great guilders' leave looking not too unlike Santa Claus himself, at the counter of Peevey's pharmacy and conversation with the proprietor. I don't care what you say, Peevey. Christmas comes with once a year, and it's a great old institution.

Yes sir, I'm for Christmas. Me too, Mr. Gailie's name. 75, $1. Thank you, and call again. I will, Peevey, old man, but probably not to laugh to Christmas. And shopping all finished? Yeah, finished yesterday, practically.

If I believe in doing it early, you hear a lot of people talk about it, but I do it. Hmm, good for you. People complaining about Christmas shopping make me tired. There's nothing to it, Peavy.

Make a list of people, make a list of stuff, buy it. That's the way. That's one way. Wrap it up and hide it so the kids can't find it. Oh, say wait a minute. How about some wrapping paper?

No, we have it. We have the red tissue and we have the green tissue, ten cents a roll. Oh, that's all right. That's all right. One of each, I guess. I assume you wouldn't be interested in our gift wrapping kit.

Gift wrapping kit? What's that? It comes in a box, seven kinds of paper, fancy paper, and four kinds of ribbon. It also includes a selection of gift guardians. Gift guardians? What are they? Little plastic, Santa Claus, and angels, you.