What happens
Fibber McGee and Molly receive a mysterious package that Fibber insists must not be opened until Christmas, then find it holds an electric chime doorbell. Their neighbor Mr. Wilcox stops by and polishes their kitchen floor, while Mrs. Uffington asks for help collecting waste paper for the war effort. Fibber takes an unexpected job offer from Mayor LaTrivia, and Gildersleeve arrives for a visit full of teasing and tea. The episode is part of the Fibber McGee and Molly series, first broadcast on NBC Radio on December 23, 1941, with Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan in the lead roles.
The McGee home in Wistful Vista, with the kitchen and living room as the main rooms, during the days before Christmas 1941.
Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Mr. Wilcox, Mrs. Uffington, Mayor LaTrivia, Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
Listen for: Fibber and Molly arguing over whether to open the package early, and the exchange between Fibber and Gildersleeve over the cost of the doorbell.
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.