Old Time Radio Christmas Shows | Old Time Radio

About Old Time Radio Christmas Shows | Old Time Radio

Old Time Radio Christmas Shows | Old Time Radio brings you classic Christmas stories, holiday comedy, mystery, drama, Westerns, and seasonal specials from the golden age of radio. Celebrate the season with beloved performers, timeless Christmas tales, and vintage broadcasts filled with warmth, humor, suspense, and nostalgia. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Featuring holiday episodes from legendary programs across classic radio, Old Time Radio Christmas Shows is a collection of memorable Christmas entertainment from broadcasting’s golden age. Rediscover classic old time radio Christmas shows, vintage holiday radio, Christmas stories, holiday specials, nostalgic entertainment, and golden age radio.

Publisher

Old Time Retro Radio

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Dec 2025

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

70 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Suspense - "Christmas for Carole" (Old Time Radio, 1950)

   Suspense presents “Christmas for Carole,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 21, 1950. In this episode, Dennis Day takes a rare straight dramatic role as Paul, a struggling bank teller facing an unbearable financial crisis as Christmas Eve approaches. Elliott Lewis directed and produced this holiday installment. With his wife Carole requiring costly nursing care, Paul finds himself pulled between desperation, temptation, and conscience. Set amid a Christmas Eve bank and the home of an elderly couple, this unusually warm Suspense story turns holiday pressure into a tense moral crossroads. Old Time Radio Christmas Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:42 Original Broadcast 30:17 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

2. 

   11 Oct 2026

   Railroad Hour - "The Happy Prince" (Old Time Radio, 1951)

   Railroad Hour presents “The Happy Prince,” originally broadcast on December 24, 1951. This Christmas Eve NBC presentation is episode 169 of the series. Adapted from Oscar Wilde’s fairy tale by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, the story follows a wayward Swallow who finds refuge beside a beautiful statue overlooking a wintry city. Gordon MacRae stars as the Happy Prince, with Lucille Norman as the Little Swallow and John McIntire as narrator; Carmen Dragon conducts music featuring Norman Luboff and his choir. Old Time Radio Christmas Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 28:25 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

3. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Family Theater - "The Littlest Angel" (Old Time Radio, 1949)

   Family Theater presents “The Littlest Angel,” originally broadcast December 21, 1949. Episode 149 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series is narrated by Loretta Young and adapts Charles Tazewell’s beloved Christmas story. A very young, homesick cherub struggles to find his place in Paradise with help from the kindly Understanding Angel. As Heaven prepares for the approaching Nativity in Bethlehem, the Littlest Angel considers what he can offer. The production features Jeffrey Silver as the Littlest Angel, with music and choral compositions conducted by Harry Zimmerman. Old Time Radio Christmas Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 29:29 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

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