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Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

EP2702: Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus

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Jack Webb

Friday and Smith investigate the theft of a statue of the child Jesus from a church’s nativity scene.

Original Air Date: December 22, 1953

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AWR0062: Railroad Hour: Christmas Party

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The Railroad Hour has its Christmas Party and performs Holiday music including a portion of the Nutcracker Suite. Features Gordon Macrae.

Original Air Date: December 22, 1952

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CBS, Christmas Detectives, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

EP2701: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Phony Phone Matter

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Mandel Kramer

Johnny interrupts scheduled time off over Christmas to pick up a check for a previous job and finds himself the alibi for the owner of a factory that was blown up.

Original Air Date: December 17, 1961

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EP2700: Boston Blackie: Blackie, Santa Claus and The Stolen Rings

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Richard Kollmar

Boston Blackies chases a thief who fled from a jewelry store with valuable rings, but when he catches him, the rings are gone.

Original Air Date: December 17, 1947

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AWR0061: Lux Radio Theater: It’s a Wonderful Life

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Faced with potential scandal and jail time, George Bailey is going to commit suicide on Christmas Eve unless an angel (Victor Moore) can stop him.

Original Air Date: March 10, 1947

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Racket Squad, Video Theater

Video Theater 0145: Racket Squad: The Christmas Caper

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A lovable old man is roped into working for a fraudulent charity Santa ring.

Original Air Date: December 25, 1952

Season 3, Episode 15

Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

EP2078: Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus

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Jack Webb

Friday and Smith try and track down a statue of the child Jesus stolen from a church on Christmas Eve.

Original Air Date: December 22, 1953

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AWR0011: Hallmark Playhouse: Silent Night

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The Hallmark Playhouse presents the story of Silent Night.

Original Air Date: December 23, 1948

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Boston Blackie, Christmas Detectives, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated

EP2076: Boston Blackie: Blackie, Santa Claus and The Stolen Rings

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Richard Kollmar

Blackie catches an accused thief but finds the rings he stole have disappeared.

Original Air Date: December 17, 1947

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AWR0010: Bing Crosby Christmas Show

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A Christmas episode of Philco Radio time featuring Bing Crosby.

Original Air Date: December 24, 1947

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Christmas Detectives, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Richard Diamond

Richard Diamond: A Christmas Carol (EP2075)

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Dick Powell

The characters on Richard Diamond take a week off from mysteries to perform a modern version of the Christmas Carol.

Original Air Date: December 24, 1949
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AWR0009: Abbott and Costello Christmas

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Lou goes hunting for Christmas presents. In the Sam Shovel sketch, Sam encounters a young shoplifter on Christmas Eve.

Original Air Date: December 23, 1948
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Christmas Detectives, NBC, Nightbeat, OTR Detective, Podcast

EP2073: Night Beat: Five Days Off For Christmas

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Frank Lovejoy
Randy gets time off for Christmas, which reminds him he has no one to spend Christmas with. When a boy tries to give him an envelope and is run over by a car, Randy has to find the boy’s mother.

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AWR0008: Lux Radio Theater: Miracle on Thirty-Fourth Street

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Kris Kringle shakes up Macy’s and the world of a little girl and her mother as a court has to decide whether he’s the real Santa Claus. From the Lux Radio Theater

Original Air Date: December 22, 1947

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EP1760s: OTR Westerns/Great Detectives 2015 Christmas Special

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Andrew Rhynes and Adam Graham come together in a crossover Christmas special featuring two hours of Old Time Radio Western and Detectives Christmas programs:
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