For your Christmas, we start with a sonic Christmas card... an OTR stocking stuffer, if you will... a rare glimpse at how Christmas sounded on the radio in 1929. Then, a fully wrapped package under our tree: A production of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," one which we have dubbed the "mystery" Christmas Carol because so little is known about it. Was it made in 1931, or a little later? We'll find out. Plus a little history of this classic tale that has been told and re-told every single year since the dawn of broadcasting--"A Christmas Carol," on Radio Journeys.

"The Bingle" was one of the enduring icons of Christmas during the 20th Century, so this week we present, as a pre-Christmas special, a deeper look at Bing Crosby's earliest radio broadcasts, featuring some of the rarest excerpts from 1930 and '31 broadcasts. These include performances with the Rhythm Boys and exceedingly elusive excerpts of Bing as the "Cremo Singer" from WABC/KHJ in 1931. Information for this week's profile of Crosby comes from Malcolm MacFarlane and the "BING Magazine" website at members.aol.com/Macwilmslo/author.htm. Plus, the latest installments of Si and Elmer and Omar, Wizard of Persia.

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This week, we hear one of the earliest surviving broadcasts from network radio, and one of the earliest comedy/variety shows: Eddie Cantor on the Chase and Sanborn Hour from December 13, 1931. It's a document of history too, with Eddie announcing his candidacy for president and making all sorts of empty promises to end the Great Depression... just like any great politician should! Eddie's hat is in the ring, but his overcoat has been hocked! Great radio comedy from a bygone era... on Radio Journeys.

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This week, we spoil your ears with a pristine recording of Bing Crosby's first radio appearance, from 1931. Then Si and Elmer return for a new case of ineptitude. Last, another episode of the Witch's Tale, from December 7, 1931. Plus, a look at some reasons why so few recordings survive from radio of the 1930s.

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