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Where are you going on? Well, I thought I'd be dropping in at Miss Milford's for a while this evening. Can I walk with you? I'm going to Piggy's house. They're putting up their tree tonight. We're gonna decorate it. Well, good Don't stand on the furniture. You gotta help Miss Milford decorate her tree. You can never tell Leroy We may string a few cranberries drape the icicles around What if dr. Olson is there Leroy, don't you worry about dr. Olson? I'm not but you said he was a pain in the neck You said he was always hanging around her house when you wanted to be there. Well, you weren't supposed to have heard that But it used to be that way. How is it now? Suffice it to say my boy that your old uncle has a situation very well under control The fact is I haven't seen dr. Clarence Q. Olson in over three weeks Gee then you're winning aren't you honk? You bet. I'm winning golly. You got to be smart to be the doctor, too You said it she You're my uncle. Yeah Here's Piggy's house. See you later. Yeah. See you later Leroy. Yes, sir. There's a mighty fine boy Hello Catherine come on in my it's snowing out, isn't it? Well just a little Look at you. You have a big snowflake right in the end of your nose. I do well cold nose warm heart Let me take your coat. Thank you Well beautiful tree Catherine and Christmas presents all those for me No, but you can help me finish wrapping them fine a lot of presents. Well mother and I have a lot of relatives Oh sure Then I couldn't forget those darling children down at the hospital. Oh There are five of them that Santa Claus may not remember well good for you Catherine Be a shame if any little kitties were forgotten on Christmas Here put your finger on this ribbon while I tie the knot. Hmm kind of cold. I'll try it. Yeah Interesting paper you're using Catherine mistletoe design Just put the package over there. Yeah, well, I think I'll balance it right on top of your head And you know what that means mistletoe Aren't you rushing the season a little I don't know only nine more shopping days left You better put the package down there by the tree. Oh See here's a fancy-looking package. I think that's mother's gift to me. Your mother couldn't wait a let me shake this But I guess what's in it now? Card fell off dear. Well, isn't that just like your mother to the dearest girl in the world Clarence Clarence Fuck Martin give me the package That one isn't from mother. Oh, I guess not. Dr. Clarence Olson the intern a I thought he'd given up Clarence has been on night duty at the hospital. Mm-hmm. I can hardly wait to open his present He always thinks of the most original things. Well, I haven't brought you my present yet I'm liable to think of something pretty original too. Oh Give me a hint hint. Well at the hospital Clarence keeps teasing me about what's in this package No, he does does he all he'll tell me is that it starts with a K for Catherine. Isn't that clever? Well, I guess there's a fine line between being clever and being corny Now through Hock Morton, he's very ingenious. In fact the mistletoe paper was his idea. It was Well might have been his idea, but I was the first one to thought of holding it over your head. I think Wish I knew what that fellow Olson is giving Catherine for Christmas. I'll have to go on one better. Good morning, auntie. Hi aunt. Good morning children Gruel Marjorie what Christmas presents can you think of that starts with a letter K? K? Well, who's the present for aunt? A little kid we know spelled K-I-D Hardly Roy. I was thinking about something for a young lady. Oh, you mean me Well, we'll get around to you children later. There's a present under Miss Milford's tree that starts with a K I'm trying to think what it is forgot what you gave her honk. I Haven't done my shopping yet me Roy This was from somebody else. Oh, oh, what do you mean? Oh, oh, it's Miss Milford's present from dr. Olson, isn't it? Well, yes I don't want to give her the same present Lee Roy I'd like to give her something a little better. Well, if it starts with a K, maybe it's a Kodak, uncle Kodak Well, it's a pretty big package. I know. It's a kangaroo. Okay I doubt that Lee Roy dr. Olson isn't that ingenious Canary I Don't think it's a lively as I recall canary doesn't start with a K Like some hot coffee, mr. Gillsley. Thank you, buddy. It could be knickknacks. No, sir. This is coffee We're trying to think of some gift a woman would like starting with K. Oh any ideas, Bernie I'm getting him from everybody and some pretty bad ones. Well, it's for a woman. Maybe something for the kitchen kitchen Well, I can't think of anything for the kitchen that starts with a K except craft cheese I can't think of anything maybe it's kisses mr. Gillsley kisses the candy type, you know candy kisses Oh my goodness a kitchen hillbilly Giving her something starting with K for Catherine. I could give her something starting with G for Gilda's leave. Nah That's not the same idea. Let's see K K carrot he could be giving her a diamond He wouldn't dare kettle drums Kills He wouldn't give her those she'd look cute and kills though Well, good morning gilded well the honorable judge hooker. Good morning Horace You were walking along with a faraway look in your eye. Were you dreaming of a white Christmas? Goat I'm trying to get an idea about a Christmas present for miss Milford Horace Oh, have you tried looking in the store? It's no thanks for the idea Not at all, but if you're going to do any shopping gilded you better get busy or there won't be anything left Don't you worry judge? You'll get your necktie. Yeah, I'm afraid so But I didn't mean that gilded it just seems that everybody I know has been Christmas shopping I bumped into Floyd chief gates your current arm or miss Milford Oh, and yesterday. I even ran into your arch rival dr. Olson Olson. Where did you run into him Horace? Well hogan brothers, but why are you so excited now? We're getting someplace. What department was he in? Well as I recall he was in the gift shopping. Oh, you remember who waited on Olson. What did the sales girl look like? Well dark wavy hair parted in the middle black moustache Black moustache. Oh, no, no, no, I'm thinking of the floor walker. Well think a little harder judge What did the sales girl look like I've got to talk to her. Well as I recall she was rather tall Or was she short? That's it a short brunette good or was she a blonde? Judge come along with me and point her out gladly gilded. She was pretty as I recall Or was she? Look at all those shoppers stay right behind me judge. Don't you worry about me gilded if I start losing ground I'll grab you by the coattails. Oh Pardon me miss madam. Oh Excuse me coming through Here's the gift shop now. Where's the sales girl Horace? There she is at the end of the counter Are you being held? They're not yet miss. I'd like a little information. Yes, sir Dr. Clarence Olson a friend of mine was in your department yesterday and bought something as I recall He was carrying a little black bag and he placed it on your counter here. I seem to remember that. Yes He's a tall young man with blonde wavy hair. Oh, you mean the tall handsome blonde man I wouldn't go so far as to say he's handsome. That sounds like dr. Olson to me Please Horace miss. Do you remember what he bought? Well, he looked at several things. He did run the right track judge Now I'll find out what he got for Catherine. I showed him a diamond necklace like this the Hyman necklace my but he didn't buy it good Then he looked at these watches. Hmm platinum, but he didn't buy one Young lady. What did he buy? Well, he just bought something for five dollars only five dollars Cheap skate. I'll buy Catherine something more expensive than that man. Nothing like the true Christmas spirit. All right judge Young lady. What a dr. Olson buy he went down to the next counter and bought a pair of suspenders suspenders That's easy guilty now. You can buy Catherine a nice pipe Is there something I can show you you can show me the way out The great gilded sleeve will be right back Well Christmas comes but once a year so who cares if holiday preparations keep you mothers so busy You can't fuss with the old three squares You can do very well without fussing for instance take lunch You can serve jiffy quick and easy pan-fried sandwiches of crafts famous cheese food Velvita they're delicious with Velveeta's grand rich yet mild cheddar cheese flavor and they're nourishing too Because Velveeta is rich in important food values from milk It helps supply protein for strong muscles minerals that help build sound teeth and bones Vitamins needed for normal growth Yes, Velveeta helps supply many important food values your family should have To make these wholesome sandwiches all you do is melt some butter or parquet margin in a skillet Then fry the sandwiches till the bread is golden brown on both sides and the Velveeta melting easy, aren't they and so good You'll serve wholesome pan-fried Velveeta sandwich is often whether you're in a hurry or not So keep your refrigerator stocked with a two-pound loaf of Velveeta. Just be sure you get genuine Velveeta when you buy It's the cheese food of top quality made only by craft Well, there's a fancy Christmas package under the tree at Catherine Milford's house from Gildersleeves rival dr. Olsen what's in it? That's what the water commissioner would like to know There's I'll get her something better. He may have the edge on me at the hospital by George I'll beat him under the Christmas tree I'll go all out. Oh, Pee-Vee What can I do for you this afternoon? Well, I'm looking for a Christmas present Pee-Vee for a lady something extra special Gift for miss Milford is it you bet? That sneaky dr. Olsen bought her something. It looks pretty nice But I'm gonna go on one better want to get her something so beautiful and so clever it'll make him look silly Any suggestions Pee-Vee well, what does she like has she dropped any hints? No lately all she talks about is those little kids. She takes care of at the hospital Must be something clever and original I could get for our Pee-Vee. Well, how about a year subscription to readers died yet? Here's subscription or how about a nice set of scales women like to weigh themselves, you know Pee-Vee She can weigh herself at the hospital. Yes. She liked sweet meat sweet meats. We have some very attractive boxes of candied prune Quite helpful to know Pee-Vee How about some musical bath salts? No Ballpoint pen no Mr. Gallifrey, you're rather hard to please Pee-Vee, I've got to get something different something original now. You've had plenty of experience at this Christmas thing Oh, that's true. You've been buying Christmas presents for Mrs. Pee-Vee for 20 years Yes, I have certainly after all that time a man should know what it takes to please a woman. I wouldn't say that Oh my goodness I can see you're gonna be of no help at all Pee-Vee. I'm going back downtown. That's a good idea Happy shopping, Mr. Gallifrey. Happy shopping to you Oh Brother what a mob in this store. Why does everybody wait for the last minute to buy their Christmas presents? Watch it, madam Wonder if Catherine would like an alligator bag. I don't think she likes alligators. I don't either Have to look around some more Excuse me. Pardon me. Oh, that's my foot, lady Going up going up. Oh, there's everybody rushing to the elevator. Hey, I don't want to get on this elevator Well, I'm in whether I want to be or not Second floor phonographs radios toys out on two, please Thank you might get her a radio No, everybody has a radio have to be more original that I'm gonna beat that slick intern Who said chairs around here my feet hurt. This is well sit on this little red wagon a minute Cute toys up here Well, hello birdie, what are you doing up here in toys? Oh, I got a lot of little nieces and nephews I have to buy for oh, yes, they don't have much and when I show up on Christmas with my arms full of toys They think I'm some pumpkin. Yeah, I bet they do buddy See, what if I showed up with an armful of toys for those kiddies at the hospital the ones Mrs. Milford is Miss Milford is so fond of Them children would think you were some pumpkins too, Mr. Kelsley. Yeah, I guess they would what's more I'd be some pumpkins with Miss Milford too. Yes, you bet. There's nothing I could do that would impress or more By George, this is a great idea. We had birdie clerk clerk. I want to buy some toys What was that? That's the wagon you just bought Okay, I'll buy it and half the toy department to clerk. What an idea Never top this I'll walk in on Catherine pass out these toys to a little kiddies and tell her this is my Christmas present to her But can she say except that I'm the greatest guy in the world the kids will get a kick out of it, too In turn turn in your suit Hey, this must be the ward. I see some children there. Well, hello little children. Hello Hello, where is uh, Miss Milford? She'll be back. She went to get our orange juice. Oh, well, I'll just put these packages down here and wait Are you Santa Claus? Me? No, wait a minute young fellow. I'm sort of a Santa Claus. I brought all these presents to you children Zucky, he's in a wheelchair Oh Well, I'll bring the presents around your little beds when Miss Milford comes I want to open mine and now wait a minute stuffy. You shouldn't open presents until Christmas I don't want to open mine until Christmas. I just want a dream about what's in them That's the idea little girl while we're waiting for miss milford. Will you read us the christmas story? Uh christmas story. That's what she was doing. Yeah, they're in that book Oh, well, I like stories. I used to read them to my niece and nephew. Let's see what we've got here Why the chimes rang by Raymond mcdonald alton I like that one Longer than you have Yeah, well, let's read it, huh? We don't have much time Once upon a time in a faraway country. There was a wonderful church It stood on a high hill in the midst of a great city And every sunday as well as on sacred days like christmas Thousands of people climbed the hill to its great archways Looking like lines of ants all moving in the same direction You're interrupting stuffy. Yeah must listen stuffy Now all the people knew that at the top of the tower was a chime of christmas bells They had hung there ever since the church had been built and they were the most beautiful bells in the world Some described them as sounding like angels far up in the sky Others is sounding like strange winds singing through the trees But for many years they had never been heard Why didn't the bells ring? Well, we're coming to that I guess It was said that people had been growing less careful of their gifts for the christ child That no offering was brought which was fine enough to deserve the music of the chimes Every christmas eve people still crowded to the altar each one trying to bring some gift better than any other Well for personal reasons, I guess they were trying to make a big impression Now where were we? Oh, yes Now a number of miles in the city in a little country village that the boy named peter and his little brother They had heard of the service in the church on christmas eve and planned to go see the beautiful celebration Nobody can guess little brother peter would say all the fine things there are to see and hear And I'd even heard it said that the christ child sometimes comes down to bless the service What if we should see him The day before christmas Peter and little brother were able to slip away quietly And although the walking was hard in the frosty air Before nightfall they had trudged so far hand in hand that they saw the lights of the big city just ahead of them They were about to enter one of the great gates in the wall that surrounded it And they saw something dark on the snow near their path And they stepped aside to look at it What was it? Well, let's see There by the path was a poor woman who had fallen in the snow Too sick and tired to get in where she might have found shelter Peter knelt down beside her You will have to go on alone little brother. He said Alone cried little brother But you will not see the christmas festival No said peter and you cannot keep back a bit of a choking sound in his throat See this poor woman Her face looks like the madonna in the chapel window and she'll freeze to death if nobody cares for her But I can't bear to leave you and go on alone said little brother Both of us need not miss the service said peter And it had better be I than you You can easily find your way to the church and you must see and hear everything twice little brother Once for you and once for me And oh if you get a chance little brother to slip up to the altar without getting in anybody's way Take this little silver piece of mine and lay it down for my offering When no one is looking In this way he hurried little brother off to the city And winked hard to keep back the tears As he heard the crunching footsteps sounding farther and farther away in the twilight The great church was wonderful that night When the organ played and the thousands of people sang The wall shook with the sound And little pedro away outside the city wall Felt the earth tremble around it At the close of the service came the procession for the offerings to be laid on the altar Rich men and great men marched proudly up to lay down their gifts to the christ child Some brought wonderful jewels. Some brought baskets of gold But the chimes did not ring And last of all came the king of the country Hoping with all the rest to win for himself the chime of the christmas bells There went a great murmur through the church As the people saw the king take from his head the royal crown All set with precious stones and lay it gleaming on the altar As his offering to the holy child Surely everyone said we shall hear the bells now for nothing like this has ever happened before But still only the cold old wind was heard in the tower And the people shook their heads and some of them said as they had said before That they never really believed the story of the chimes and doubted if they ever rang at all Suddenly everyone looked at the old minister who was standing by the altar holding up his hand for silence Not a sound could be heard from anyone in the church But as all the people strained their ears to listen That came softly but distinctly swinging through the air The sound of the chimes in the tower So far away and yet so clear the music seemed So much sweeter were the notes than anything that had been heard before Rising and falling away up there in the sky But the people in the church sat for a moment Just still as though something held each of them by the shoulders And they all stood up together and stared straight at the altar to see what great gift had awakened the long silent bells But all that the nearest of them saw was the childish figure of little brother Who had crept softly down the aisle when no one was looking And had laid Pedro's little piece of silver On the altar Wonderful story the bells ring when the little brother laid the piece of silver on the altar Well, why didn't they ring when the great men brought jewels and things? Well, like the book said each one was trying to bring some gift better than any other Those men were trying to outdo each other While little Pedro Gave out of the goodness of his heart He didn't have an ulterior motive What an ulterior motive Well, I guess that's what I had when I came here That's miss Milford coming. It is. Yeah Guess I'll be going aren't you going to wait and see our nurse think I'll sneak out this side door Well, that's not important anymore. Merry Christmas. Thank tiptoe down the back steps five o'clock I didn't know the hospital had chimes The show was written by paul west john elliott and andy white with music by jack meakin In addition to our regular cast you heard an wittfield and stuffy singer as the children in the hospital The great gilder sleeve is brought to you each week by the craft foods company Makers of the famous cheese food velveta and the complete line of craft quality food products Here's a suggestion for christmas time or any time Begin now to save for a happier future with the regular purchase of united states savings bonds Automatic purchase plans that make saving painless are available to you either where you work or where you bank ask about them Three dollars invested now will get you for when the bonds mature Or you can cash your bonds anytime after 60 days and get back every cent you put in plus accrued interest Be happy tomorrow because you were wise today by united states savings bonds regularly. 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