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Christmas Eve Recollections

Saturday, December 24, 2005 at 7pm

Christmas Eve Recollections with host Ed Walker includes five hours of holiday classics from Gunsmoke, Lum 'N Abner, Suspense, and Dragnet. One of the highlights is A Christmas Carol with Lionel Barrymore and Orson Welles.

Listen: December 24, 2005

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The Rundown:

7:00 Lum & Abner
Nativity Scene (Provided by Ed)

7:15 Roosevelt
Christmas Eve Message 12/24/41 (4:30)

7:30 Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show
Jack Benny Plays Santa Claus #012 12/19/48 (NBC) (Rexall) (29:39)

8:00 Duffy's Tavern
Miracle in Manhattan w/Jeff Chandler 12/23/48 (NBC)

8:30 Philco Radio Time
12/25/46 (Philco) (29:29)

9:00 Gunsmoke
Christmas Story #035 12/20/52 (CBS) (29:50)

9:30 Dragnet
The Big Little Jesus #227 12/22/53 (NBC) (28:15)

10:00 Suspense
The Night Before Christmas #531 12/21/53 (CBS) (29:41) (Autolite)

10:30 Family Theatre
The Littlest Angel 12/21/49 (29:19)

11:00 Campbell Playhouse
A Christmas Carol w/Lionel Barrymore and Orson Welles 12/24/39 (CBS) (Campbell Soup) (55:41)

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