Every year on this day we present Stan Freberg's enduring Christmas parable. Although he produced it well over half century ago, its message is timeless...even more relevant today than when he created it. Seven minutes well spent:

• Stan Freberg: Green Chri$tma$   listen   album

Classic Christmas radio broadcasts:

• Amos 'n' Andy: Christmas show  listen
• Dragnet: A .22 Rifle for Christmas  listen
• Jack Benny: Last Moment Christmas Shopping  listen
• Quiet, Please: Berlin, 1945  listen
• Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter
   listen part one, part two, part three, part four, part five

Classic Christmas television episodes:

• Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Busy Christmas  watch
• The Honeymooners: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas  watch
• Dragnet 1968: The Christmas Story  watch
• JAG: All Ye Faithful  dvd
• Night Gallery: The Messiah on Mott Street  watch
• Roswell: A Roswell Christmas Carol  amazon  hulu+  netflix

Classic Christmas movies:

• Babes in Toyland (March of the Wooden Soldiers)  watch
• A Christmas Story  amazon
• It’s a Wonderful Life  watch
• The Lemon Drop Kid  amazon
• Home Alone  amazon
• Miracle on 34th Street  amazon

Sounds of the season:

• Lisa Ono: White Christmas  listen   album
• Ella Fitzgerald: Jingle Bells  listen   album
• George Shearing: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen  listen   album
• Dean Martin: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer  listen   album
• Crystal Lewis: O Holy Night  listen  album

Merry Christmas from johnny dollar's place.