What happens
On Christmas night, the Anderson family gathers by the tree after a day of gift-giving. Jim Anderson receives only a necktie and a nail file, and his children Betty, Bud and Kathy feel he has been overlooked. Determined to give their father a special present, they scramble to find something worth giving. Their plans involve borrowing items from neighbors and making a series of quick decisions under pressure. Father Knows Best is a radio family comedy, and this Christmas episode first aired on December 25, 1952. Robert Young stars as Jim Anderson, with Dorothy Lubbett as Margaret.
The Anderson home on Maple Street, on Christmas night.
Characters: Jim Anderson, Margaret Anderson, Betty Anderson, Bud Anderson, Kathy Anderson, Mrs. Phillips, Mr. Phillips, Joe Phillips
Listen for: The children's scheme to find a present for their father after he receives only a necktie and a nail file.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.