Department Store Santa
The Fred Allen Show · December 25, 1935 · 41 min
Christmas on old-time radio
Radio's golden age made a holiday show every December, and the best of them are here: the Christmas episodes of 48 series, 173 broadcasts from 1935 to 1961, in the order they first aired. Each one is listed with its air date, what happens, and where to hear it on Stupid Potato.
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173 episodes from 48 series
Abbott and Costello Boston Blackie Broadway Is My Beat CBS Radio Workshop Comic Weekly Man Day In The Life Of Dennis Day Duffy's Tavern Escape Father Knows Best Fibber McGee and Molly Gunsmoke High Adventure Hopalong Cassidy Let George Do It Life with Luigi Lum and Abner Lux Radio Theatre Melody Ranch My Favorite Husband My Friend Irma Nick Carter, Master Detective Our Miss Brooks Richard Diamond, Private Detective Rocky Fortune Romance of the Ranchos Screen Guild Theater Soldiers of the Press Suspense Tales of the Texas Rangers Tarzan The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet The Adventures of the Falcon The Burns and Allen Show The Damon Runyon Theatre The Fred Allen Show The Great Gildersleeve The Harold Peary Show The Jack Benny Program The Life of Riley The Mary Lee Taylor Program The Mel Blanc Show The Mysterious Traveler The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show The Roy Rogers Show The Six Shooter The Whistler Vic and Sade Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
An Old Fashioned Christmas
The Jack Benny Program · December 20, 1936 · 30 min
Gracie's Christmas Carol
The Burns and Allen Show · December 23, 1936 · 27 min
Semaphore Biddle, First Department Store Santa
The Fred Allen Show · December 23, 1936 · 60 min
Christmas Shopping
The Jack Benny Program · December 12, 1937 · 30 min
Santa Will Not Ride Tonight
The Fred Allen Show · December 22, 1937 · 51 min
Gracie's Christmas
The Burns and Allen Show · December 23, 1937 · 27 min
Christmas Shopping New York
The Jack Benny Program · December 11, 1938 · 30 min
Christmas Party With Joan Bennett
The Jack Benny Program · December 25, 1938 · 30 min
Smelly Clark's Christmas Presents
Vic and Sade · November 21, 1939 · 11 min
Christmas Shopping - Perfume, Necktie (East)
The Jack Benny Program · December 17, 1939 · 30 min
Hosts A Christmas Open House
The Jack Benny Program · December 24, 1939 · 30 min
Mailing Christmas Packages
Fibber McGee and Molly · December 10, 1940 · 30 min
Christmas Show
The Burns and Allen Show · December 23, 1940 · 29 min
Christmas Show
Lum and Abner · December 25, 1940 · 14 min
12-xx Christmas Present Money
Vic and Sade · 1941 · 11 min
Christmas Gift Exchange
The Jack Benny Program · January 5, 1941 · 30 min
Christmas Presents For The Boss
Vic and Sade · September 9, 1941 · 11 min
Vic's Christmas Gift List
Vic and Sade · November 5, 1941 · 11 min
Christmas Shopping for Mr. Buller
Vic and Sade · December 12, 1941 · 11 min
Horseradish - a ride in the Maxwell - Christmas shopping
The Jack Benny Program · December 14, 1941 · 29 min
Cuts His Own Christmas Tree
Fibber McGee and Molly · December 16, 1941 · 29 min
Mailing A Christmas Package
The Burns and Allen Show · December 16, 1941 · 31 min
Christmas Gift for Fibber Mc Gee
The Great Gildersleeve · December 21, 1941 · 30 min
The Christmas tree
The Jack Benny Program · December 21, 1941 · 30 min
Christmas Presents
Fibber McGee and Molly · December 23, 1941 · 30 min
Christmas at Misson San Gabriel
Romance of the Ranchos · December 24, 1941 · 29 min
Talks About His Christmas Party (AFRS)
The Jack Benny Program · December 28, 1941 · 24 min
The Island of Santa Catalina and the Channel Islands
Romance of the Ranchos · February 4, 1942 · 30 min
Sade's Christmas Cards
Vic and Sade · August 6, 1942 · 11 min
Christmas Suggestions for the Boss
Vic and Sade · October 27, 1942 · 11 min
Misplaces Christmas Money
Fibber McGee and Molly · December 15, 1942 · 30 min
Christmas Program
The Great Gildersleeve · December 20, 1942 · 30 min
Santa and the Pirates
The Burns and Allen Show · December 22, 1942 · 29 min
Nylon Stockings with Lucille Ball
Abbott and Costello · November 18, 1943 · 30 min
Looking For A Christmas Tree
Fibber McGee and Molly · December 21, 1943 · 29 min
Playing Santa Claus
The Burns and Allen Show · December 21, 1943 · 29 min
Back for Christmas
Suspense · December 23, 1943 · 29 min
Carter's Christmas Adventure
Nick Carter, Master Detective · December 25, 1943 · 30 min
Nick Carter investigates a wealthy businessman named Ben Raspour who refuses to contribute to the settlement house Christmas party and dismisses Christmas as wasteful nonsense. Determined to understand why this successful man is so bitter t
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Christmas at Jack's house
The Jack Benny Program · December 26, 1943 · 30 min
Sleigh Ride
The Great Gildersleeve · February 6, 1944 · 29 min
Sade Beats the Christmas Card Rap
Vic and Sade · June 22, 1944 · 10 min
Christmas in July
Lux Radio Theatre · June 26, 1944 · 55 min
Christmas Shopping For Lous Girlfriend
Abbott and Costello · December 14, 1944 · 29 min
Christmas Present
The Life of Riley · December 17, 1944 · 27 min
Christmas Presents
The Burns and Allen Show · December 19, 1944 · 28 min
Christmas Party
Abbott and Costello · December 21, 1944 · 30 min
Twas the Night Before Christmas
The Great Gildersleeve · December 24, 1944 · 30 min
Trimming the Christmas tree (AFRS)
The Jack Benny Program · December 24, 1944 · 30 min
Roswell's a Guest for Christmas
The Life of Riley · December 24, 1944 · 30 min
Christmas Bonus
The Whistler · December 25, 1944 · 30 min
Henry Gorrell - Christmas Greetings
Soldiers of the Press · December 31, 1944 · 12 min
Christmas Holiday
Lux Radio Theatre · September 17, 1945 · 59 min
Christmas Bonus for a Date with Amber ( #109)
Duffy's Tavern · December 7, 1945 · 30 min
Lous Christmas Party
Abbott and Costello · December 20, 1945 · 30 min
Is There a Santa Claus
Duffy's Tavern · December 21, 1945 · 30 min
Christmas Eve at Home
The Great Gildersleeve · December 23, 1945 · 30 min
Christmas presents - New Year's
The Jack Benny Program · December 30, 1945 · 30 min
Christmas in Connecticut
Screen Guild Theater · August 5, 1946 · 28 min
Gracie Wants a Job for Christmas Money
The Burns and Allen Show · November 28, 1946 · 30 min
Christmas Shopping - Shoelaces For Don
The Jack Benny Program · December 8, 1946 · 30 min
Christmas Present
The Mel Blanc Show · December 10, 1946 · 28 min
Christmas Shopping
The Mel Blanc Show · December 17, 1946 · 24 min
Christmas party at Birmingham General Hospital
The Jack Benny Program · December 22, 1946 · 23 min
Plays Santa Claus
The Mel Blanc Show · December 24, 1946 · 23 min
Christmas Show
Day In The Life Of Dennis Day · December 25, 1946 · 30 min
Christmas Caroling at Gildersleeve's
The Great Gildersleeve · December 25, 1946 · 30 min
Christmas Presents
The Burns and Allen Show · December 26, 1946 · 30 min
Last Year's Christmas Bills
The Burns and Allen Show · January 9, 1947 · 30 min
Jolly Boy's Sleigh Ride - Judge Hooker
The Great Gildersleeve · January 15, 1947 · 30 min
Christmas Presents
Duffy's Tavern · December 3, 1947 · 30 min
Christmas Shopping
The Great Gildersleeve · December 10, 1947 · 30 min
Gracie's Last Minute Christmas Gift
The Burns and Allen Show · December 18, 1947 · 29 min
First Christmas in Store Window
The Life of Riley · December 20, 1947 · 29 min
Christmas Show First Song - Here Comes Santa Claus
Melody Ranch · December 21, 1947 · 28 min
Annual Christmas Show
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show · December 21, 1947 · 29 min
Christmas Program
Abbott and Costello · December 24, 1947 · 29 min
Back for Christmas
Escape · December 24, 1947 · 30 min
Leroy's Christmas Dog
The Great Gildersleeve · December 24, 1947 · 28 min
Gracies Christmas Party
The Burns and Allen Show · December 25, 1947 · 30 min
Family Christmas Present - TV or Piano
The Life of Riley · December 27, 1947 · 26 min
Disappearing Christmas Presents
The Great Gildersleeve · December 8, 1948 · 30 min
Luigi Gets Job as Santa Claus
Life with Luigi · December 14, 1948 · 29 min
x Home For Christmas
The Mary Lee Taylor Program · December 17, 1948 · 28 min
Christmas shopping for a wallet for Don
The Jack Benny Program · December 19, 1948 · 30 min
Hiring A Santa Claus
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show · December 19, 1948 · 30 min
Irma's Christmas Party
My Friend Irma · December 20, 1948 · 29 min
Stolen Rings At Christmas
Boston Blackie · December 22, 1948 · 28 min
On Christmas Eve, a man named Martin is accused of stealing rings from a jewelry store. Boston Blackie investigates and discovers Martin threw the rings into a Salvation Army Santa Claus's collection bucket while fleeing. Blackie and Inspec
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Christmas Eve at Gildersleeve's
The Great Gildersleeve · December 22, 1948 · 30 min
Christmas Bonuses from Mr Stevenson
The Life of Riley · December 24, 1948 · 28 min
No Show for Christmas
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet · December 26, 1948 · 32 min
Christmas Present
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show · December 26, 1948 · 30 min
Delayed Christmas Present
The Whistler · December 26, 1948 · 30 min
Christmas Club or Archie Saves Money
Duffy's Tavern · March 16, 1949 · 30 min
Christmas Spirit
The Great Gildersleeve · December 14, 1949 · 29 min
Christmas Gift (aka George’s Christmas Presents)
My Favorite Husband · December 16, 1949 · 30 min
Getting A Christmas Tree In The Mountains
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show · December 18, 1949 · 29 min
The Sleigh Ride
My Favorite Husband · December 23, 1949 · 29 min
Christmas Club
The Life of Riley · December 23, 1949 · 30 min
Nick Norman and Santa Claus
Broadway Is My Beat · December 24, 1949 · 30 min
Detective Danny Mallory arranges for Nick Norman, an ex-con safe cracker recently released from prison, to play Santa Claus at the Police Athletic League's Christmas party. When a warehouse owner demands $750 in overdue rent before the part
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A Christmas Carol
Richard Diamond, Private Detective · December 24, 1949 · 30 min
Richard Diamond adapts Dickens' Christmas Carol for a modern crime story set in New York. Miserly pawnbroker Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his dead partner Jacob Marley, who warns that three spirits will show Scrooge his past,
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The Department Store Swindle Matter (How I Played Santa Claus
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · December 24, 1949 · 30 min
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The Magic Christmas Tree
Our Miss Brooks · December 25, 1949 · 29 min
Annual Christmas Show
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show · December 25, 1949 · 30 min
(SA) A Firing Squad for Christmas
High Adventure · 1950 · 26 min
Runyon 4x-xx-xx ep11 Dancing Dans Christmas
The Damon Runyon Theatre · 1950 · 27 min
Runyon 4x-xx-xx ep43 Palm Beach Santa Claus
The Damon Runyon Theatre · 1950 · 27 min
Christmas Card Pictures
My Favorite Husband · December 16, 1950 · 30 min
Christmas in One Week First Comic - Snookums
Comic Weekly Man · December 17, 1950 · 28 min
Buying Alice A Christmas Present
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show · December 17, 1950 · 30 min
A Christmas Present for Pasquale
Life with Luigi · December 19, 1950 · 30 min
Christmas Show - A Present for Kathryn
The Great Gildersleeve · December 20, 1950 · 30 min
Santa at the Childrens Christmas Party
The Harold Peary Show · December 20, 1950 · 30 min
A Hans Christian Andersen Christmas
Father Knows Best · December 21, 1950 · 30 min
Christmas for Carole
Suspense · December 21, 1950 · 30 min
Christmas Stag
My Favorite Husband · December 23, 1950 · 30 min
Wishing a Merry Christmas First Comic - Flash Gordon
Comic Weekly Man · December 24, 1950 · 28 min
The Magic Christmas Tree
Our Miss Brooks · December 24, 1950 · 30 min
Christmas Present
Tales of the Texas Rangers · December 24, 1950 · 30 min
On December 21st, 1931, during the Depression, two armed men dressed as Santa Claus rob the newly opened Panhandle Equity Bank in North Texas, escaping with $63,800 in cash. Texas Ranger Jason Pearson arrives to investigate the crime, which
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The Case of the Unwelcome Christmas Present
The Adventures of the Falcon · December 24, 1950 · 28 min
The Beavers come to Jack's for Christmas
The Jack Benny Program · December 24, 1950 · 25 min
Annual Christmas Show With Andy Devine
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show · December 24, 1950 · 30 min
Santa Claus in Glass
Let George Do It · December 25, 1950 · 31 min
George Valentine receives an unexpected Christmas visitor when an elevator man named Ferdy delivers a special package to his neighbor Eric Sutch. When George and his companion Brooks investigate, they discover that Sutch is missing from his
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Did You Have a Wonderful Christmas First Comic - Flash Gordon
Comic Weekly Man · December 31, 1950 · 28 min
Christmas Gift Returns
Our Miss Brooks · December 31, 1950 · 29 min
Christmas in January
Let George Do It · January 29, 1951 · 31 min
George Valentine encounters the eccentric Francis Xavier Wick at an art gallery, where Wick purchases an original painting by Otrio for $250 as a Christmas gift for a woman named Charity DuFrayne, whom he calls his "yo-yo." George and his c
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Leroy Selling Christmas Trees
The Great Gildersleeve · December 12, 1951 · 30 min
Planning a Christmas Party
Father Knows Best · December 13, 1951 · 30 min
Christmas is Coming First Comic - Hopalong Cassidy
Comic Weekly Man · December 16, 1951 · 28 min
Christmas Show
The Great Gildersleeve · December 19, 1951 · 30 min
Congo Christmas
Tarzan · December 20, 1951 · 26 min
Christmas Show
Richard Diamond, Private Detective · December 21, 1951 · 30 min
Richard Diamond, a private detective, closes his agency for Christmas and decides to tell his favorite holiday story. He reimagines Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol with his police department friends, casting a miserly businessman named S
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Christmas Rhyme First Comic - Hopalong Cassidy
Comic Weekly Man · December 23, 1951 · 28 min
Christmas Show
My Friend Irma · December 23, 1951 · 30 min
Christmas Payoff
Tales of the Texas Rangers · December 23, 1951 · 30 min
When a mysterious stranger with a bandaged arm arrives at Dr. Edward Hartley's office on Christmas Day, the alert nurse Alice Leonard recognizes him from watching the car parked outside for hours. The doctor quickly hides Alice in a supply
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Decorating the Christmas tree
The Jack Benny Program · December 23, 1951 · 30 min
Stolen Christmas Presents
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show · December 23, 1951 · 30 min
Christmas Gift
The Whistler · December 23, 1951 · 30 min
Christmas Letter
Let George Do It · December 24, 1951 · 29 min
Private Dan Ferris, stationed in Japan, sends George Valentine money and a letter asking him to take out Lucy Rand on Christmas Eve as his proxy, write about it, and cheer up the lonely soldier. George discovers that Lucy is already committ
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A Christmas Present for Pasquale
Life with Luigi · December 25, 1951 · 30 min
Christmas Story
The Mysterious Traveler · December 25, 1951 · 29 min
Opening Last Christmas Presents
The Great Gildersleeve · December 26, 1951 · 30 min
Christmas Surprises First Comic - Hopalong Cassidy
Comic Weekly Man · December 30, 1951 · 28 min
The Santa Claus Rustlers
Hopalong Cassidy · March 15, 1952 · 25 min
Making Christmas Card List First Comic - Beetle Bailey
Comic Weekly Man · December 7, 1952 · 28 min
Eleven Days Before Christmas First Comic - Little Iodine
Comic Weekly Man · December 14, 1952 · 28 min
buys Don a gopher trap for Christmas
The Jack Benny Program · December 14, 1952 · 30 min
Xmas Story
Gunsmoke · December 20, 1952 · 30 min
Marshal Matt Dillon is traveling back to Dodge City on Christmas Eve after delivering a prisoner. He encounters a drifting stranger named Cowley whose horse has gone lame, and the two share a ride together. As they journey toward town, Matt
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Four Days Before Christmas First Comic - Beetle Bailey
Comic Weekly Man · December 21, 1952 · 28 min
Setting up the Christmas tree
The Jack Benny Program · December 21, 1952 · 30 min
Christmas Bonus
The Whistler · December 21, 1952 · 24 min
Gildy and Leroy Alone for Christmas
The Great Gildersleeve · December 24, 1952 · 30 min
Shared Christmas Gifts
Father Knows Best · December 25, 1952 · 29 min
Night Before the Night Before Christmas
The Roy Rogers Show · December 25, 1952 · 25 min
Gildy Earns Christmas Money Selling Insurance
The Great Gildersleeve · December 2, 1953 · 30 min
buys Don dates for Christmas
The Jack Benny Program · December 13, 1953 · 29 min
Gildy and Hooker Feud at Christmas
The Great Gildersleeve · December 16, 1953 · 30 min
Christmas Gift Mix-Up
Our Miss Brooks · December 20, 1953 · 26 min
Cactus Christmas tree
The Jack Benny Program · December 20, 1953 · 29 min
Britt Ponsett's Christmas Carol
The Six Shooter · December 20, 1953 · 29 min
A boy running away from home on Christmas Eve meets a stranger by a campfire who tells him a story about a miserly man named Ebbon who despises Christmas. When Ebbon refuses his nephew's dinner invitation and orders his foreman to tear down
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Twas The Night Before Christmas
Suspense · December 21, 1953 · 30 min
The Plot to Murder Santa Claus
Rocky Fortune · December 22, 1953 · 25 min
An Old Fashioned Christmas
Father Knows Best · December 24, 1953 · 30 min
The Lost Christmas Gift
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet · December 25, 1953 · 22 min
Hosting French Refugee Kids For Christmas
The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show · December 25, 1953 · 30 min
buys oil paints for Don for Christmas
The Jack Benny Program · December 5, 1954 · 29 min
Christmas in Palm Springs
The Jack Benny Program · December 19, 1954 · 30 min
The Magic Christmas Tree
Our Miss Brooks · December 25, 1955 · 25 min
The Legend of Annie Christmas
CBS Radio Workshop · October 19, 1956 · 30 min
Back for Christmas
Suspense · December 23, 1956 · 30 min
Out for Christmas
Suspense · December 21, 1958 · 25 min
A Korean Christmas Carol
Suspense · December 20, 1959 · 19 min
Yuletide Miracle
Suspense · December 17, 1961 · 23 min
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