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

• Stan Freberg: Green Chri$tma$   listen   album

Classic Christmas radio broadcasts:

• Amos 'n' Andy: Christmas show  listen
• The Great Gildersleeve: Why the Chimes Rang  listen
• Quiet, Please: Berlin, 1945  listen
• Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Carmen Kringle Matter listen
• Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Red Mystery Matter  listen

Classic Christmas television episodes:

• Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: Busy Christmas  watch
• Dragnet 1968: The Christmas Story  watch
• Newhart: No Room at the Inn  watch
• Night Gallery: The Messiah on Mott Street  watch
• JAG: Ghosts of Christmas Past  watch

Classic Christmas movies:

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

Sounds of the season:

• David Ian: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas  listen  album
• George Shearing: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen  listen   album
• Theresa and Mike Levy: The First Noel    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.