What happens
Gildy and Leroy spend Christmas Eve in Summerfield, decorating their tree and finding that the house feels empty now that the rest of the family is away. Gildy is determined to give Leroy a cheerful holiday, so he goes shopping in town, invites neighbors over, and arranges a surprise for the boy. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series, and this episode aired on NBC on December 24, 1952, with Harold Peary and Willard Waterman among the lead actors. Gildy and Leroy try to make the most of the season, relying on friends, small errands, and their own good humor.
Summerfield, a small town at Christmastime, and the Gildersleeve house
Characters: Gildy, Leroy, Bertie, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Peavey, Mrs. Potter, Mr. Peavey's boarder, Marjorie
Listen for: Gildy's efforts to cheer up Leroy and the surprise he arranges for Christmas morning
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.