Fibber McGee and Molly On The Night Before Christmas (pt.1)

It just doesn't feel like the holidays without Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber McGee and Molly "On The Night Before Christmas." Script by Don Quinn. This is an audio-only presentation; don't panic. If you're familiar with this recording, the song (Ken Darby's musical arrangement of everybody's favorite Santa poem) is in part 2 (at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqfGKI3_Kas ). Merry Christmas, ya darned ol' Internet. :)

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Jim
• Marian
• Jordan
• Fibber
• Mcgee
• Molly
• Christmas
• Ken
• Darby
• Billy
• Mills
• old-time
• radio

[mactherapist]

what happens next mister??!!

[3zy]

@mactherapist Ya gotta click the response video to find out, Teeny. :)

[stcart]

Fibber, Burns and Allen, Gildersleeve, My Friend Irma, Our Miss Brooks, Harris and Faye...and the list goes on....awesome radio. Better than todays TV...by far.

[teddybeardj]

A very elegant example of simplicity. I just wish I could have been around in the 50's to experience these stories live. I can just imagine sitting around the radio, lights off, eyes closed...watching the action in my mind. 'tis funny McGee...

[dsmorse1]

I used to listen to this on my parents old '78s

[Kittysafe]

I grew up in the '70s and had a tiny black am radio I would cling to late at night listening to old time radio... fell in love particularly with fibber mcgee and molly :)

[horarwgt]

This is an assembly of sides from the multi-disc Fibber McGee & Molly 78 RPM set "On The Night Before Christmas" (Capitol CC20) which became one of the label's very first album releases in 1945.

[Oglenthorne]

fun

[hourlynewscaster]

It's difficult to explain to people today, in this era when TV shows only do 7 or 8 fresh episodes a year, how "Fibber McGee and Molly" did 39 shows every year for more than 20 years. They invented the modern-day sitcom. I would to have met them. They made an incredible contribution to this country and were the biggest cheerleaders for the country during World War Two, devoting most of their shows to messages about supporting the war. God bless Jim and Marian. Thanks for posting.

[nonannystate08]

I was first introduced to Fibber McGee and Molly on a series from an old time radio series on cassette in the 1970s. I'm so pleased to find this treasure. Thanks so much for sharing this.

Now...I'm off to clean out that closet...

[supersaiyan2gohan]

brings back some wonderful memories