Re-Imagined Radio

Our third sampling of radio holiday programs

Re-Imagined Radio's "A Radio Christmas Sampler, Vol. III" samples from "Christmas Dragnet" (a comedy record by Stan Freberg), and three radio programs, The Shadow ("The Stockings Were Hung"), The Whistler ("Christmas Gift"), and Gunsmoke ("Christmas Story"). The latter is a very interesting retelling of the classic story by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.

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Background

As with previous iterations of our "Radio Christmas Sampler," we offer unexpected Christmas episodes from vintage radio programs. For 2023, we offer samples from a record by Stan Freberg, and three radio programs. The first begins with a laugh. The second with a whistle. The third, with a gunshot.

"Christmas Dragnet"

A 1953 record parody of the popular Dragnet television and radio program, by Stan Freberg and Daws Butler.

Learn more about "Christmas Dragnet"→

The Shadow

"The Stockings Were Hung"

Learn more about The Shadow→

The Whistler

"Christmas Gift"
December 23, 1951, Episode #499

Learn more about The Whistler→

Gunsmoke

"Christmas Story"
December 20, 1952, Episode #35

Learn more about Gunsmoke→

Production

Credits

Written, Produced, and Hosted by John F. Barber
Sound Design, Original Music Composition, Post Production by Marc Rose
Graphics by Holly Slocum

Significance

Our third sampling of radio holiday programs.

Producer's Notes

John F. Barber here, producer and host of Re-Imagined Radio, with these notes about our production.

This is our third sampling from holiday radio programs. Volume III of "A Radio Christmas Sampler."

"Christmas Story" an episode of Gunsmoke is an interesting iteration of "A Christmas Carol." — John F. Barber

Metadata

Name: A Radio Christmas Sampler, Vol. III (2023)

Tagline: Our third sampling of radio holiday programs

Season: 12

Episode: 13

Description: Continuing this popular idea from last year, Re-Imagined Radio offers "A Radio Christmas Sampler Vol. III." We sample from "Christmas Dragnet," a comedy record by Stan Freberg, and three radio programs, "The Stockings Were Hung," from The Shadow, December 24, 1939; "Christmas Gift," from The Whistler, December 23, 1951; and "Christmas Story," from Gunsmoke, December 20, 1952.

Program type: Episodic

Length: 59:00

Media type: Radio broadcast, live stream, podcast

Premier broadcast and live stream: December 18, 2023, KXRW-FM (Vancouver, WA), KXRY-FM (Portland, OR)

Recording availability: Podcast

Recording specs: Audio, MP3, stereo, 44.1Hz, 256kbps

Recording name: rir-radio-christmas-sampler-2023.mp3

Genre(s): radio, drama, documentary, story, fictional, holidays

Keywords: radio drama, storytelling, documentary, christmas, stan freberg, william conrad, the shadow, the whistler, gunsmoke

Script: Original script(s) written/adapted, research and commentary by John F. Barber

Producer/Host: John F. Barber

Sound Design/Original Music Composition/Post Production: Marc Rose

Attribution: John F. Barber

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License

Copyright: All rights reserved (except those granted by the Creative Commons license)