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Christmas: Command Performance “Christmas Eve Special” 12/24/42 AFRS.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 25” 12/23/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 26” 12/24/37 Syndicated, Cavalcade of America “America for Christmas” 12/25/44 NBC.

Christmas: Kraft Music Hall 12/20/34 NBC Red.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 23” 12/21/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 24” 12/22/37 Syndicated, Our Miss Brooks “The Magic Christmas Tree” 12/25/49 CBS.

Christmas: Fitch Bandwagon “Jack Benny Plays Santa” 12/21/47 NBC, Jack Benny Program 12/22/40 NBC.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 21” 12/19/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 22” 12/20/37 Syndicated, Philco Radio Time 12/25/46 ABC.

Christmas: The Saint “Santa Claus is No Saint” 12/24/50 MBS, Radio City Playhouse “Twas the Night Before Christmas” 12/25/49 NBC.

Christmas: Campbell Playhouse “A Christmas Carol” 12/24/39 CBS.

Christmas: Nick Carter 12/25/43 MBS, One Man's Family 12/25/50 NBC, Passing Parade “Story of Christmas Seals” 12/43 Syndicated.

Christmas: Lux Radio Theater “Miracle on 34th Street” 12/21/54 CBS.

Christmas: Radio Hall of Fame “Emcee: Bing Crosby” 12/24/44 NBC Blue.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 19” 12/17/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 20” 12/18/37 Syndicated, New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “The Night Before Christmas” 12/24/45 MBS.

Christmas: Rocky Fortune “The Plot to Murder Santa Claus” 12/22/53 NBC, Challenge of the Yukon “The Man with the Red Coat” 12/22/48 ABC.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 17” 12/15/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 18” 12/16/37 Syndicated, Red Skelton Show “Christmas Stories” 12/24/46 NBC.

Christmas: This Is Your FBI “Return of Saint Nick” 12/24/48 ABC, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Red Mystery Matter” 12/20/59 CBS.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 15” 12/13/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 16” 12/14/37 Syndicated, Abbott and Costello Show “Costello's Christmas Party” 12/24/47 ABC.

Christmas: Duffy's Tavern 12/22/48 NBC, Dick Aurandt Show 12/25/52 CBS Pacific.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 13” 12/11/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 14” 12/12/37 Syndicated, The Whistler “Three Wise Guys” 12/24/50 CBS.

Christmas: Great Gildersleeve 12/22/48 NBC, Burns and Allen “Gracie's Christmas Carol” 12/23/36 CBS.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 11” 12/9/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 12” 12/10/37 Syndicated, Jimmy Durante Show 12/24/47 NBC.

Christmas: Bob Hope Show “Shopping for Bing's Gift” 12/7/49 NBC, Dragnet “The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas” 12/21/52 NBC.

Christmas: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar "Small Time Swindlers Of Big Time Department Stores" 12/24/49 CBS, Mayor of the Town 1/21/48 ABC.

Christmas: Good News of 1939 12/22/38 NBC.

Christmas: Duffy's Tavern “Christmas Cards” 12/29/48 NBC, Father Knows Best “Christmas Day” 12/21/50 NBC.

Craig Shirley talks about his book, "December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World".

Christmas: Romance “Richer by One Christmas” 12/24/55 CBS, Lights Out “The Uninhabited” 12/22/37 NBC.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 9” 12/7/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 10” 12/8/37 Syndicated, Great Gildersleeve “Alone For Christmas” 12/24/52 NBC.

Christmas: Suspense “Back for Christmas” 12/23/56 CBS, Dragnet “Big Little Jesus” 12/22/53 NBC.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 7” 12/5/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 8” 12/6/37 Syndicated, Charlie McCarthy Show 12/24/44 NBC.

Christmas: Suspense “Dog Star” 12/22/57 CBS, Let's Pretend “The Night Before Christmas” 12/19/53 CBS.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear “Part 5” 12/3/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear “Part 6” 12/4/37 Syndicated, Richard Diamond, Private Detective “A Christmas Carol” 12/24/49 NBC.

Christmas: Columbia Workshop “The Plot to Overthrow Christmas” 12/22/40 CBS, Suspense “A Korean Christmas Carol” 12/20/59 CBS.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear Part 3 of 26 12/1/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear Part 4 of 26 12/2/37 Syndicated, Fibber McGee and Molly 12/24/40 NBC.

Christmas: Texaco Star Theater “Guest: Santa Claus” 12/20/39 CBS.

Christmas: Cinnamon Bear Part 1 of 26 11/29/37 Syndicated, Cinnamon Bear Part 2 of 26 11/30/37 Syndicated, Burns and Allen “Gracie's Christmas Dream” 12/24/41 CBS.

True History: Hallmark Hall of Fame “Alfred Nobel” 12/13/53 CBS, Cavalcade of America “Doctor Commando” 2/26/52 NBC.

Romance: Lux Radio Theater “The Clock” 1/28/46 CBS.

Mystery: Casey, Crime Photographer “Hot New Year's Party” 1/1/48 CBS, Boston Blackie 11/29/45 ABC / Syndicated.

Horror: Quiet, Please “The Room Where the Ghosts Lived” 1/14/48 MBS, Escape “Ancient Sorceries” 2/15/48 CBS.

Mystery: The Whistler “Murder in Haste” 2/25/46 CBS, Line-Up 6/17/52 CBS.

Sitcom: Father Knows Best 2/22/51 NBC, Great Gildersleeve 5/2/51 NBC.

Adventure: Sea Hound “God of Vengeance” 8/26/48 ABC, Rocky Fortune “Rocket Racket” 3/23/54 NBC.

Horror: Haunting Hour “The Sixth Button” 1945 NBC, Quiet, Please “A Night to Forget” 3/22/48 MBS.

Romance: Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater “Irish Eyes Are Smiling” 3/11/46 CBS, Romance “Den of Thieves” 8/11/52 CBS.

Comedy: Fibber McGee and Molly 6/24/41 NBC, Avalon Time with Red Skelton 9/9/39 NBC.

Western: Gunsmoke “Chester's Dilemma” 1/31/60 CBS, Tales of the Texas Rangers “Square Dance” 5/20/51 NBC.

Science Fiction: Exploring Tomorrow “The Mountain of Diamond” 6/4/58 MBS, Dimension X “The Roads Must Roll” 9/1/50 NBC.

Crime: I Was a Communist for the FBI “Jump to the Whip” 8/31/52 Syndicated, Gangbusters “Appointment with Death” 12/18/48 ABC.

Series: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Lorco Diamonds Matter” 11/10/55 CBS, Adventures of Marco Polo “Episode #9” 1940 Syndicated, Firefighters “Episode #15” 12/2/49 Syndicated, Man in the Iron Mask “Episode #11” 1948 Syndicated.

Western: Wild Bill Hickok “Old Red's Revenge” 11/19/52 Syndicated, Six Shooter 4/8/54 NBC.

Crime: FBI in Peace and War “Retirement Plan” 9/21/58 CBS, The Whistler “The Clayton Affair” 4/29/51 CBS.