Broadcast 1936-12-20. The Jell-O Show Starring Jack Benny — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
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Christmas Comedy
The Christmas episodes of the great comedy hours, when the writers were allowed a tree.
135 recordings · 23 shelves
One Night Only · The 1930s at Christmas
Town Hall Tonight Starring Fred Allen — Santa Will Not Ride Tonight Jack Benny
22 Dec 1937 · 58 min
Broadcast 1937-12-22. Town Hall Tonight Starring Fred Allen — CBS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1930s at Christmas
Lum and Abner — Lum and Abners Christmas Story
23 Dec 1938 · 14 min
Broadcast 1938-12-23. Lum and Abner — CBS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1938-12-25. The Jell-O Show Starring Jack Benny — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1939-01-01. The Jell-O Show Starring Jack Benny — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1939-12-17. The Jell-O Show Starring Jack Benny — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family at Christmas
A4 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
25 Dec 1939 · 2 min
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family at Christmas
A5 I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
25 Dec 1939 · 2 min
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family at Christmas
A6 Christmas Is For The Family
25 Dec 1939 · 3 min
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family at Christmas
B2 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
25 Dec 1939 · 2 min
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family at Christmas
B6 Oh Come All Ye Faithful The First Noel God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
25 Dec 1939 · 5 min
Undated broadcast. Dennis Day Christmas Is For The Family. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly at Christmas
Mailing Christmas Packages
10 Dec 1940 · 29 min
Broadcast 1940-12-10. The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1940-12-22. The Jell-O Show Starring Jack Benny — NBC Red. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show — Christmas 1940
23 Dec 1940 · 29 min
Broadcast 1940-12-23. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show — CBS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
Texaco Star Theater Starring Fred Allen — Amateur of the Month
1 Jan 1941 · 1h 2m
Broadcast 1941-01-01. Texaco Star Theater Starring Fred Allen — CBS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-01-05. The Jell-O Show Starring Jack Benny — NBC Red. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly at Christmas
Fibber Cuts His Own Tree
16 Dec 1941 · 29 min
Broadcast 1941-12-16. The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
The New Burns and Allen Show — Santa and the Wicked Witch
23 Dec 1941 · 30 min
Broadcast 1941-12-23. The New Burns and Allen Show — CBS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly at Christmas
Christmas Presents
23 Dec 1941 · 24 min
Broadcast 1941-12-23. The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-24. The Amos n Andy Show — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-24. The Amos n Andy Show — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-28. The Jell-O Show Starring Jack Benny — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
Texaco Star Theater Starring Fred Allen — Santa Claus Sits Down Rise Stevens
20 Dec 1942 · 29 min
Broadcast 1942-12-20. Texaco Star Theater Starring Fred Allen — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly at Christmas
Listening To Christmas Carols
22 Dec 1942 · 29 min
Broadcast 1942-12-22. The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1942-12-26. Over Here — NBC Blue. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1943-01-05. The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
The Jack Benny Program For Grape-Nuts and Grape-Nuts Flakes — Jack and Mary Go Christmas Shopping
19 Dec 1943 · 29 min
Broadcast 1943-12-19. The Jack Benny Program For Grape-Nuts and Grape-Nuts Flakes — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
Christmas Eve At The Front Special — Bob Hope
24 Dec 1943 · 1h 14m
Broadcast 1943-12-24. Christmas Eve At The Front Special — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
The Jack Benny Program For Grape-Nuts and Grape-Nuts Flakes — Christmas At Jacks House
26 Dec 1943 · 28 min
Broadcast 1943-12-26. The Jack Benny Program For Grape-Nuts and Grape-Nuts Flakes — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope at Christmas
San Diego Navy Hospital Cary Grant
28 Dec 1943 · 28 min
Broadcast 1943-12-28. The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope — AFRS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1943-12-31. The Amos n Andy Show — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1944-12-17. Life of Riley The Christmas Present — NBC Blue. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny at Christmas
Drugstore Frank Sinatra Frank Morgan
17 Dec 1944 · 29 min
Broadcast 1944-12-17. The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly at Christmas
Early Christmas Presents
19 Dec 1944 · 29 min
Broadcast 1944-12-19. The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1944-12-22. Duffys Tavern Monty Woolley — AFRS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1944-12-23. The Amos n Andy Show — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
The Charlie McCarthy Show — Chorus Of The Great Lakes Naval Training Station
24 Dec 1944 · 29 min
Broadcast 1944-12-24. The Charlie McCarthy Show — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
The Charlie McCarthy Show — Excerpt Twas The Night Before Christmas
24 Dec 1944 · 8 min
Broadcast 1944-12-24. The Charlie McCarthy Show — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny at Christmas
Trimming The Christmas Tree
24 Dec 1944 · 26 min
Broadcast 1944-12-24. The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
The Eddie Cantor Show New Year Preparation
27 Dec 1944 · 28 min
Broadcast 1944-12-27. The Eddie Cantor Show New Year Preparation — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1944-12-29. The Amos n Andy Show — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Christmas with the Forces
Bob Hope — From Yuma Army Base Arizona Andrew Sisters then Lionel Hampton remote
2 Jan 1945 · 30 min
Broadcast 1945-01-02. Bob Hope — AFRS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Christmas with the Forces
Bob Hope excerpt — From Yuma Army Base Arizona Andrew Sisters Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
2 Jan 1945 · 2 min
Broadcast 1945-01-02. Bob Hope excerpt — AFRS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1945-12-18. The Bob Hope Show — AFRS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
The Bob Hope Show at Christmas
Christmas Show From VA Hospital Long Beach California
18 Dec 1945 · 22 min
Broadcast 1945-12-18. The Bob Hope Show — AFRS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly at Christmas
White Christmas Tree
18 Dec 1945 · 28 min
Broadcast 1945-12-18. The Johnson Wax Program With Fibber McGee and Molly — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1945-12-21. Duffys Tavern — AFRS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
The Raleigh Cigarette Program Starring Red Skelton — Christmas Trees
25 Dec 1945 · 29 min
Broadcast 1945-12-25. The Raleigh Cigarette Program Starring Red Skelton — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1945-12-29. Bill Sterns Sports Newsreel — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1945-12-30. The Fred Allen Show — AFRS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1946-12-10. The Mel Blanc Show — CBS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
One Night Only · The 1940s at Christmas
A Day In The Life Of Dennis Day — Sing for the King
15 Dec 1946 · 29 min
Broadcast 1946-12-15. A Day In The Life Of Dennis Day — NBC. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
Broadcast 1946-12-17. The Mel Blanc Show — CBS. From the Internet Archive's 500 OTR Christmas Shows collection (public domain).
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