It’s December, so it’s time to add to the Christmas special playlist. This first offering of 2025 is a radio play produced by Campbell Playhouse, a CBS radio anthology series. I shouldn’t have to go over A Christmas Carol. There are so many version of Charles Dickens’ book (which I did a Chapter By Chapter review of) that if you don’t know the story you’re probably too young to be here. I’ve posted other versions of this classic in past Saturday Night Showcases (at least one has to still be up), and there are reasons there are so many variations, remakes, homages, and parodies that you can’t avoid it.
Apparently, Campbell Playhouse, produced and narrated by the legendary Orson Wells and sponsored by Campbell Soup, had redone the play for a few years, but the 1938 version was actually recorded. With the also legendary Lionel Barrymore returning as Ebenezer Scrooge, the radio version is good for listening while wrapping Christmas presents. This version is brought to us by The Primitive Library, and it’s not even the only radio recording they have. It’s just the one I found. There’s no more padding I can do, so enjoy.
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