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Classic Radio's Greatest Christmas Shows, Vol. 1
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Christmas Radio Classics
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great holiday stories
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A Classic Tales Christmas
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A Christmas Story
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Miracle on 34th Street
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- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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This radio dramatization of the classic movie features the original stars, including Edmund Gwenn re-creating his Academy Award-winning role. It aired on December 20, 1948.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Almost like the movie!
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Great Radio Comedy
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- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Who's laughing now? It's you! Why? Because you're settling back with a rib-tickling collection of great radio comedy! All of your favorites are here: Jack and Fred, Phil and Alice, Fibber and Molly, Edgar and Charlie, George and Gracie, Lum and Abner, Snooks and Daddy, and many more! Crack a smile as the kings and queens of comedy crack wise. Here are 24 digitally restored and remastered episodes of radio revelry from shows that have kept Americans in stitches for more than 50 years.
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It's a Wonderful Life
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- Original Recording
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Letters from Father Christmas
- By: J.R.R. Tolkien
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 592
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Can you imagine writing to Father Christmas and actually getting a reply? Every year, the children of J.R.R. Tolkien would write to Father Christmas, and the letters they received told wonderful stories of his adventures at the North Pole. These humorous tales are brought to life by Derek Jacobi as Father Christmas, John Moffatt as Polar Bear, and Christian Rodska as Ilbereth the Elf, complete with specially composed music.
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A fun little read.
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A Christmas Carol (Radio Spirits Version - Dramatized)
- By: Charles Dickens
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- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 264
Orson Welles' dramatic anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air, infamous for its Halloween broadcast of War of the Worlds, found a sponsor and became Campbell Playhouse in December 1938. The program continued to feature the charismatic and fiery Welles as both a host and an actor. The great Lionel Barrymore portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in Campbell Playhouse's annual performance of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lionel Barrymore Brings this Tale to Life
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Classic Radio's Greatest Comedy Shows, Vol. 1
- 12 Half-Hour Original Radio Broadcasts
- By: Hollywood 360
- Narrated by: various performers
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- Original Recording
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This collection contains twelve of the greatest comedy shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio. You'll hear Ozzie and Harriet Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as Amos 'n' Andy, Robert Young in Father Knows Best, Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber McGee and Molly, William Bendix as Chester A. Riley in The Life of Riley, Lucille Ball in My Favorite Husband, and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Laughed uncontrollably
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The Bob Hope Christmas Show, 1953
- Comedy and Music with Hope and Sinatra Plus Special Commentary
- By: Bill Mills
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- Length: 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4 out of 5 stars 34
Here is The Pepsodent Radio Show, starring Bob Hope, for Christmas 1953! Filled with comedy, music, and warm Christmas cheer, it's a nostalgic look back at one of America's great entertainers in the process of establishing what became a true American tradition for many many years: The Bob Hope Christmas Specials.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love
- By BeachBookLover on 12-25-14
Publisher's Summary
This collection contains 12 of the greatest Christmas radio shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio! You'll hear Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll in Amos 'n' Andy, Lucille Ball in My Favorite Husband, Laurence Olivier as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Jim and Marian Jordan in Fibber McGee & Molly, Harold Peary in The Great Gildersleeve, Eve Arden as Connie Brooks on Our Miss Brooks, William Bendix as Chester A. Riley on The Life of Riley, Edmund Gwenn recreating his Academy Award performance as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street, plus many more! Relive these classic Christmas radio shows from yesteryear and the legendary stars that made them great in this incredible collection.
Contents include:
- Fibber McGee & Molly - "Radio Phonograph"
- The Great Gildersleeve - "Gildy's Christmas Woes"
- The Kraft Music Hall with Bing Crosby - "Christmas Program of 1944"
- My Favorite Husband - "The Sleigh Ride"
- The Life of Riley - "Embezzled Money from the Family Christmas Club Account"
- Screen Director's Playhouse - "Miracle on 34th Street"
- Grand Central Station - "Miracle for Christmas"
- Our Miss Brooks - "The Magic Christmas Tree"
- The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - "The Case of the Slaughtered Santas"
- The Amos 'n' Andy Show - "Andy Plays Santa Claus"
- Theatre Royal - "A Christmas Carol"
- Suspense - "Out for Christmas"
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- 12-06-15
Great Christmas Entertainment
Any additional comments?
This is a wonderful selection of old fashioned Christmas radio programmes and plays from the 1940's and 50's. There is a wide variety of things to listen to here from crime dramas to comedies to plays - including half hour versions of 'A Christmas Carol' with Laurence Olivier and 'Miracle on 34th Street' with Edmund Gwenn. Even the advertisements were entertaining! Don't be put off by the age of the programmes; the sound quality is excellent. Very festive and perfect for dipping into while you make mince pies!