What happens
On Christmas Eve in Summerfield, Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve prepares for a neighborhood carol party while worrying about the Bullards, a couple whose marriage seems to be falling apart. Townspeople gossip at Peavey's pharmacy and Floyd's barbershop about the Bullards' absence, and Gildersleeve decides to bring gifts to their young son, Craig, who is left alone with a governess. At home, his family reads Dickens' A Christmas Carol together. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series, and this episode aired on NBC on December 25, 1946, starring Harold Peary.
Summerfield, on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning
Characters: Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, Peavey, Floyd Munson, Mrs. Bullard, Craig Bullard, Marjorie, Leroy, Birdie
Listen for: Gildersleeve's visit to Craig Bullard and the gossip about the Bullards' marriage
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.