What happens
Jack Benny hosts a Christmas Eve dinner party at his home, with his guests Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Rochester and Dennis Day among the arrivals. Jack and Rochester set the table and decorate the house, while Mary, Phil and his musicians make their way over. Dennis Day's mother joins him, and the guests gather in the living room as the evening begins. This is the Jack Benny comedy program, first broadcast on December 24, 1950, on NBC and CBS Radio, with Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris in the lead roles.
Jack Benny's home in Beverly Hills on Christmas Eve
Characters: Jack Benny, Rochester, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Pauline, Polly, Remley
Listen for: Jack Benny's preparations for the party and the arrival of his guests, including Phil Harris and his musicians, Mary Livingstone and Dennis Day
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.