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Podcast: Vintage Classic Radio
Episode: Saturday Matinee - Life of Riley (The Christmas Club), Abbott & Costello (Christmas Show), Christmas Seals (Frank Sinatra) & Glen Miller Orchestra (Christmas Show)
Description: This Saturday on Vintage Classic Radio's "Saturday Matinee," we open with "The Life of Riley" in the episode “The Christmas Club,” which first aired on December 23rd, 1949. In this festive episode, Chester A. Riley, portrayed by William Bendix, struggles to hide his Christmas club savings from his family, leading to a series of humorous misunderstandings. The cast includes Paula Winslowe as Peg Riley, John Brown as Digby "Digger" O'Dell, and Wesley Morgan as Junior Riley.
Following that, we tune into the "Abbott and Costello Show" for "The Christmas Show," originally broadcast on December 23rd, 1943. Bud Abbott and Lou...