As I mentioned on Saturday, I’ve saved all our Christmas Eve content for today, which means we’ll have a little more written content than usual because there’s plenty to cover. Let’s get started, shall we?
2 WBBM (CBS) | ||
MORNING | ||
6:40 | Today’s Thoughts | |
6:45 | Farm Daily—Menard | |
7:00 | Morning Show—Jack Paar | |
9:00 | Gary Moore—Variety Guests: Brick Church Bell Choir of New York | |
10:30 | Strike It Rich—Quiz | |
11:00 | Valiant Lady—Serial | |
11:15 | Love of Life—Serial | |
11:30 | Search for Tomorrow | |
11:45 | Guiding Light—Serial | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | Portia Faces Life—Serial | |
12:15 | Road of Life—Serial | |
12:30 | Welcome Travelers | |
1:00 | Robert Q. Lewis—Variety | |
1:30 | Linkletter’s House Party | |
2:00 | Big Payoff—Quiz | |
2:30 | Bob Crosby—Music Guests: The Modernaires, Joan O’Brien | |
3:00 | Brighter Day—Serial | |
3:15 | Secret Storm—Serial | |
3:30 | On Your Account—Quiz | |
4:00 | Shopping with Miss Lee | |
4:15 | UN in Action—Discussion | |
4:30 | Looking Forward—Talks | |
5:00 | Range Rider—Adventure | |
5:30 | Gene Autry—Western | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | Sports—Bob Elson | |
6:15 | News—Julian Bentley | |
6:30 | News—Doug Edwards | |
6:45 | Perry Como—Music | |
7:00 | MAMA—Comedy-Drama | |
7:30 | TOPPER—Comedy | |
8:00 | PLAYHOUSE OF STARS “Day of Good News” | |
8:30 | OUR MISS BROOKS | |
9:00 | LINE-UP—Police Drama | |
9:30 | PERSON TO PERSON | |
10:00 | NEWS AND WEATHER | |
10:15 | IN TOWN TONIGHT | |
10:25 | SPORTS—Art Mercier | |
10:30 | NEWS—Harrington | |
10:45 | KUP’S SHOW—Irv Kupcinet | |
11:00 | The Howard Miller Show | |
11:30 | Christmas Morning Service SPECIAL From Boys’ Town Chapel, Boys’ Town, Nebraska | |
12:00 | The Howard Miller Show | |
1:00 | News Bulletins | |
4 WTMJ (MILWAUKEE) (NBC) | ||
MORNING | ||
6:45 | Everett Mitchell—Discussion | |
7:00 | Today—Dave Garroway | |
9:00 | Ding Dong School—Kids | |
9:30 | A Time to Live—Serial | |
9:45 | Three Steps to Heaven | |
10:00 | Home—Women’s News | |
11:00 | What’s New in the Kitchen | |
11:30 | Feather Your Nest—Quiz | |
11:45 | Let’s Look at the News | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | Hot Shot Review—Music | |
12:30 | Weather—Bill Carlsen | |
12:35 | Bob Heiss—Interviews | |
1:30 | Beulah Donohue—Women | |
2:00 | Greatest Gift—Serial | |
2:15 | Golden Windows | |
2:30 | One Man’s Family | |
2:45 | Miss Marlowe—Serial | |
3:00 | Hawkins Falls—Serial | |
3:15 | First Love—Serial | |
3:30 | World of Mr. Sweeney | |
3:45 | Modern Romances “Christmas, ’54,” conclusion | |
4:00 | Pinky Lee—Kids | |
4:30 | Howdy Doody—Puppets | |
5:00 | Foreman Tom—Western | |
5:45 | Let’s Look at the News | |
5:55 | Weather—Bill Carlsen | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | Sports—Larry Clark | |
6:15 | Malones and Marvin—Music | |
6:30 | Eddie Fisher—Music | |
6:45 | News—John C. Swayze | |
7:00 | RED BUTTONS—Comedy | |
7:30 | BIG STORY—Drama | |
8:00 | LIBERACE SHOW—Music | |
8:30 | DEAR PHOEBE—Comedy | |
9:00 | SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS SPECIAL (Replaces boxing tonight) | |
9:30 | YESTERDAY’S NEWSREEL | |
9:45 | TO BE ANNOUNCED | |
10:00 | WEATHER—Bill Carlsen | |
10:25 | TO BE ANNOUNCED | |
10:20 | LET’S LOOK AT THE NEWS | |
10:30 | THE CUDWORTH POST | |
11:00 | To Be Announced | |
11:30 | Christmas Program Milwaukee County Council of Churches | |
12:00 | Midnight Mass—Service From St. Robert’s Roman Catholic Church, Shorewood, Wisconsin | |
5 WNBQ (NBC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | Today—Dave Garroway | |
9:00 | Ding Dong School—Kids | |
9:30 | A Time to Live—Serial | |
9:45 | Three Steps to Heaven | |
10:00 | Home—Women’s News | |
11:00 | Betty White Show | |
11:30 | Feather Your Nest—Quiz | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | Noontime Comics—Kids | |
12:30 | Bob & Kay—Interviews | |
1:00 | Home Cooking—Recipes | |
1:30 | That Wonderful Age | |
2:00 | Greatest Gift—Serial | |
2:15 | Golden Windows | |
2:30 | One Man’s Family | |
2:45 | Miss Marlowe—Serial | |
3:00 | Hawkins Falls—Serial | |
3:15 | First Love—Serial | |
3:30 | World of Mr. Sweeney | |
3:45 | Modern Romances “Christmas, ’54,” conclusion | |
4:00 | Pinky Lee—Kids | |
4:30 | Howdy Doody—Puppets | |
5:00 | Elmer the Elephant—Kids | |
5:30 | Close-up—Music | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | Weather—Clint Youle | |
6:05 | News—Jack Angell | |
6:10 | Sports—Joe Wilson | |
6:15 | Dorsey Connors—Travel | |
6:20 | Alex Dreier—Features | |
6:25 | Tony Weitzel—Comments | |
6:30 | Eddie Fisher—Music | |
6:45 | News—John C. Swayze | |
7:00 | RED BUTTONS—Comedy | |
7:30 | WALT’S WORKSHOP—Crafts | |
8:00 | BIG STORY—Drama | |
8:30 | DEAR PHOEBE—Comedy | |
9:00 | SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS SPECIAL (Replaces boxing tonight) | |
9:30 | GREATEST MOMENTS | |
9:45 | SPORTS FILMS—Kiernan | |
10:00 | WEATHER—Clint Youle | |
10:00 | DORSEY CONNORS—Ideas | |
10:15 | NEWS—Jack Angell | |
10:30 | SPORTS—Norman Barry | |
10:45 | HERBIE MINTZ—Music | |
11:00 | Christmas Eve Service From St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan | |
12:00 | To Be Announced | |
7 WBKB (ABC) | ||
MORNING | ||
7:00 | Chicago Parade—Variety | |
8:00 | Breakfast Club—McNeill | |
9:00 | Women and the World | |
9:30 | Play House—Kids | |
10:00 | Creative Cookery—Recipes | |
10:55 | News—Ulmer Turner | |
11:00 | Danny O’Neil Show | |
11:45 | News—Ulmer Turner | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | Happy Pirates—Kids’ Fun | |
12:55 | News—Ulmer Turner | |
1:00 | The Doctor Answers—Talks | |
1:15 | TV Dental Clinic | |
1:30 | The Tom Duggan Show | |
2:30 | Double Features—Films (1) “Half Hour” (2)”Winter Love” | |
3:30 | News—Ulmer Turner | |
3:35 | Time for Uncle Win—Kids | |
4:00 | Pied Piper—Kids | |
4:30 | Garfield Goose and Friend | |
5:00 | Santa’s North Pole Review | |
5:30 | Jungle Adventure—Film | |
5:45 | News—Austin Kiplinger | |
5:50 | Sports—Jack Drees | |
5:55 | Weather—Wayne Griffin | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | Kukla, Fran and Ollie | |
6:15 | News—John Daly | |
6:30 | Rin Tin Tin—Adventure | |
7:00 | OZZIE HARRIET | |
7:30 | RAY BOLGER SHOW | |
8:00 | DOLLAR A SECOND—Game | |
8:30 | THE VISE—Film Drama | |
9:00 | CAPTURED—Drama | |
9:30 | MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY | |
10:00 | MOVIE—Christmas Film “Beyond Tomorrow” | |
11:00 | News—Ulmer Turner | |
11:05 | Weather—Wayne Griffin | |
11:10 | Tom Duggan—Comments | |
12:00 | MOVIE—Double Feature (1) “White Violet” (2) “No Strings Attached” | |
9 WGN (Du Mont) | ||
MORNING | ||
9:00 | Paul Fogarty—Exercises | |
9:30 | The Femme Show | |
10:00 | Hi Ladies—Mike Douglas | |
10:55 | News—Steve Fentress | |
11:00 | The Romper Room—Kids | |
11:45 | News—Steve Fentress | |
AFTERNOON | ||
12:00 | Best of the West—Kids | |
12:55 | News—Steve Fentress | |
1:00 | All About Baby—Tips | |
1:15 | Film Shorts | |
1:30 | Learning Brings Adventure | |
2:00 | Paul Dixon—Music | |
3:00 | MOVIE—Comedy “Jeannie” | |
4:00 | Bandstand Matinee—Music | |
4:30 | News—Les Nichols | |
5:00 | Bob Atcher Show—Western | |
5:30 | News—Leslie Monypenny | |
5:45 | Curbstone Cut-up | |
EVENING | ||
6:00 | Captain Video—Adventure | |
6:15 | Sports Final—Vince Lloyd | |
6:30 | News—Spencer Allen | |
6:45 | Chicagoland Newsreal | |
7:00 | MR. AND MRS. NORTH | |
7:30 | INNER SANCTUM—Suspense | |
8:00 | THE STRANGER—Drama | |
8:30 | THE WORLD IS YOURS | |
9:00 | CHRISTMAS EVE CONCERT SPECIAL Symphony of the Air Chance of a Lifetime will not be seen tonight) | |
9:30 | THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS | |
10:00 | MOVIE—Christmas Story “The Christmas Carol” (Chgo. TV Debut) (Alastair Sim version) | |
11:30 | Midnight Mass—Chicago From Holy Name Cathedral | |
WGN’s Christmas Eve concert features the Symphony of the Air, the former NBC Symphony. Tonight’s concert, done without a conductor, is called “A Gift to the Giver,” and is an appreciation to those who’ve contributed to keep the orchestra going. That’s followed by a repeat of the Mabel Beaton Marionettes and The Spirit of Christmas, still presented by Illinois Bell. At 10:00 p.m., it’s the Chicago TV premiere of Alastair Sim’s beloved Christmas Carol (known in England as Scrooge), and that leads into the 11:30 telecast of the Midnight Mass from Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, a tradition which continues on WGN to this day. And that’s a wonderful way to bring Christmas Eve to a close. TV