What happens
Jack Benny hosts a Christmas party at his Beverly Hills home, and the evening begins with a comic struggle to decorate a tree that nearly touches the ceiling. Mary Livingstone arrives with the tree, and the guests gather while Jack and Rochester prepare for the festivities. Friends from Jack's old program are expected, and the household bustles with mishaps as the party gets underway. This Jack Benny episode from December 22, 1946, is carried by NBC and CBS Radio and features Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris.
Jack Benny's house in Beverly Hills, during the days before Christmas
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Larry Stevens, Kenny Baker, Polly
Listen for: The struggle to get the tree decorated and the star placed on top, and the arrival of the old friends at the party.
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.