Non-Music, Recitals, Etc.
Artist | Year Rec. | CD / Album Title (Original Album Title) | Cover | Year Released | Format |
Abbott & Costello | 1946 | Christmas Stocking | ![]() | 1999 (1981) | CD |
Amos ‘ N’ Andy | 1950 | Amos ‘N’ Andy Christmas Show, December 24, 1950 – The First Annual Radiola Company Christmas Album Disc 1.1 | ![]() | 1970 | LP |
Andy Griffith | 1976 | Rankin / Bass Presents Frosty’s Winter Wonderland | ![]() | 1976 | LP |
Annie | 1982 | Annie’s Christmas | ![]() | 1982 | CD |
Avon | 1968 | Avon Goes On Record To Bring You The Most Profitable Christmas Ever | ![]() | 1968 | 10″ LP |
Avon | 1982 | Santa’s Magic Mirror Record And Picture Book | ![]() | 1982 | 10″ LP |
Basil Rathbone | 1945 | The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes – A Scandal In Bohemia – Broadcast Of December 10, 1945 / The Night Before Christmas – Broadcast Of December 24, 1945 | ![]() | Unknown | LP |
Bing Crosby | 1957 | A Christmas Story | ![]() | 2016 | CD |
Bing Crosby | 1957 | The Bible Story Of Christmas Narrated By Bing Crosby | ![]() | 2017 | CD |
Boris Karloff | 1957 | The Year Without A Santa Claus | ![]() | 2010 | CD |
Captain Kangaroo | 1958 | Captain Kangaroo Introduces You To The Nutcracker Suite | ![]() | 1958 | LP |
Carol Channing | 1969 | The Year Without A Santa Claus | ![]() | 1969 | LP |
Charles Laughton | 1944 | Mr. Pickwick’s Christmas – Charles Dickens Classics CD 1.2 | ![]() | Unknown | CD |
Chet Dowling And Bill Minkin | 1967 | Chet Dowling And Bill Minkin Present Senator Bobby’s Christmas Party | ![]() | 1967 | LP |
Disney | 1973 | Disneyland Records – The Sounds Of Christmas – A Story With Songs & Sound Effects | ![]() | 1973 | LP |
Disney | 1973 | Walt Disney Presents A Christmas Adventure In Disneyland | ![]() | 1973 | LP |
Edmund Gwenn And Maureen O’Hara | 1948 | Miracle On 34th Street – Original Radio Adaptation | ![]() | 2000 | CD |
Everett McKinley Dirksen | 1967 | At Christmas Time | ![]() | 1967 | LP |
Fibber McGee & Molly | 1945 | Fibber McGee And Molly With Teeny – On The Night Before Christmas 3 Disc 78 RPM | ![]() | 1945 | 78 RPM |
Fibber McGee & Molly | 1947 | Johnson Wax Program With… Fibber McGee & Molly Vol. 1 Christmas 1947 | ![]() | Unknown | LP |
Howard Blake | 1983 | The Snowman – Narrated By Bernard Cribbins | ![]() | 1996 | CD |
James Earl Jones | 2004 | The Christmas Story – Words And Music 2 CD | ![]() | 2004 | CD |
Joel Grey | 1976 | Rankin / Bass Presents ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas – Complete Story And Original Soundtrack From The Christmas TV Special | ![]() | 1976 | LP |
Justin Wilson | 1975 | Justin Wilson Reading Christmas Stories | ![]() | 1975 | LP |
Kelly McGillis & Michael Hedges | 1986 | Santabear’s First Christmas | ![]() | 1986 | CD |
Kid Stuff Records | 1979 | The Story Of… Amahl And The Night Visitors | ![]() | 1979 | 7″ LP |
Lennie Weinrib | 1967 | Have A Jewish Christmas… | ![]() | 1967 | LP |
Mary Martin | 1960 | Little Lame Lamb – A Christmas Story Of St. Francis | ![]() | 1960 | LP |
Mel Blanc | 1974 | Christmas With Bugs Bunny And Friends | ![]() | 1979 | LP |
Milton Cross | Unknown | Christmas Eve In A Toyshop | ![]() | Unknown | 78 RPM |
Patty Duke & Norman Vincent Peale | 1963 | Guideposts For Christmas | ![]() | 1963 | LP |
Raggedy Ann & Andy | 1981 | Christmas Party | ![]() | 1981 | LP |
Ray Heatherton | Unknown | Peace On Earth | ![]() | Unknown | LP |
Rich Little | 1980 | Christmas Raccoons As Told By Rich Little | ![]() | 1980 | LP |
Robert J. Lurtsema | 1981 | Christmas Stories | ![]() | 1981 | LP |
Sesame Street | 1980 | Christmas Eve On Sesame Street | ![]() | 1980 | LP |
Shari Lewis | 1993 | Lamb Chop’s Nutcracker Suite | ![]() | 1993 | CD |
Sugar Plum Fairy And Cast | 1968 | Twas The Night Before Christmas | ![]() | 1968 | LP |
Truman Capote | 1959 | Truman Capote Reading His A Christmas Memory From “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” | ![]() | 1959 | LP |
Truth Or Consequences | 1947 | Truth Or Consequences December 20, 1947 – The First Annual Radiola Company Christmas Album Disc 1.2 | ![]() | 1970 | LP |
United States Air Force | 1967 | United States Air Force Presents Christmas Radio-Programs | ![]() | 1967 | LP |
United States Air Force Band | 1979 | Merry Christmas From George Kennedy | ![]() | 1979 | LP |
United States Air Force Symphony Orchestra | 1962 | Holiday Greetings And Best Wishes – United States Air Force Recruiting Service And Your Local Recruiter | ![]() | 1962 | LP |
Vanna White | 1996 | Leslie Bricusse’s Santa’s Last Ride | ![]() | 1996 | CD |
Various Artist | 1977 | Exciting Christmas Stories – Superman – Wonder Woman – Batman | ![]() | 1977 | LP |
Various Artist | 1969 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presents The Littlest Angel | ![]() | 1969 | LP |
Various Artist | Unknown | Mr. Pickwick’s Christmas By Charles Dickens / A Child’s Christmas In Wales By Dylan Thomas 2 LP | ![]() | Unknown | LP |
Various Artist | 2001 | Ogden Nash’s The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t | ![]() | 2001 | CD |
Various Artist | 1977 | Popeye And Friends – 4 Exciting Christmas Stories | ![]() | 1977 | LP |
Various Artist | 1970 / 1969 | Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town – Frosty The Snowman | ![]() | 2002 | CD |
Various Artist | 1978 | Scooby-Doo And His Friends – Exciting Christmas Stories With Scooby-Doo And Friends | ![]() | 1978 | LP |
Various Artist | 2020 | Stories For Christmas 2 CD | ![]() | 2020 | CD |
Various Artist | 1970 | United States Postal Service Exclusice – Try-To Re-Mem-Ber, These Dates In December – Christmas Mail Early Public Service Spots | ![]() | 1970 | LP |
Walt Jacobs | 1967 | Santa’s Own Christmas | ![]() | 1967 | LP |
Wendell Watts | 1971 | Jiminie The Christmas Tree | ![]() | 1971 | LP |
Wes Smith & Dick Bolks | 1978 | Wow, It’s Christmas! | ![]() | 1978 | LP |
Some notes about some of the CDs on this list :
First off, no Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol were included. Suffice it to say, almost all are Non-Music, Recital, Etc. kind of Christmas CDs. And they can all be found under their own list.
Abbot & Costello – Christmas Stocking : Features the complete Christmas radio broadcast exactly as heard on December 12, 1946.
Avon – Avon Goes On Record To Bring You The Most Profitable Christmas Ever : Side 1 contains a Sales seminar about increasing sales during Christmas 1968.
Avon – Santa’s Magic Mirror Record And Picture Book : I believe the record contains 2 uplifting stories for children. My copy has never been opened and I will know more in the future after I have digitalized it.
Bing Crosby – A Christmas Story : Every other selection is a spoken word story.
Boris Karloff – The Year Without A Santa Claus : The first side of the original album contains a 17-minute spoken word story by Boris Karloff.
Captain Kangaroo – Captain Kangaroo Introduces You To The Nutcracker Suite : Mostly a spoken word record with a few musical interludes.
Carol Channing – The Year Without A Santa Claus : Also contains three other spoken word Christmas stories.
Chet Dowling And Bill Minkin – Chet Dowling And Bill Minkin Present Senator Bobby’s Christmas Party : This is a comedy record from 1967 with voice impersonations of Senator Robert Kennedy and other family and friends.
Disney – Walt Disney Presents A Christmas Adventure In Disneyland : Mostly stories with a couple of songs in between.
Everett McKinley Dirksen – At Christmas Time : Spoken word stories accompanied by music background.
James Earl Jones – Christmas Story – Words And Music 2 CD : 2nd CD begins with two selections of James Earl Jones telling The Story Of Christmas from St. Luke’s Gospel. The CD is greatly misleading. The first CD contains 24 traditional Christmas songs sung by St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir and the Norwich Cathedral Choir. After James Earl Jones is finished with his two brief selections, the rest of the second CD contains 15 traditional Christmas songs performed by Serge Baudo And The Royal Music College Edinburgh.
Lennie Weinrib – Have A Jewish Christmas… : This is another comedy Christmas album from 1967.
Sesame Street – Christmas Eve On Sesame Street : 4 spoken word entries and 2 Christmas songs.
United States Air Force – United States Air Force Presents Christmas Radio-Programs : Side 2 contains a spoken word story by Boris Karloff recorded especially for this album.
United States Air Force Band – Merry Christmas From George Kennedy : Side 1 has 2 spoken word Christmas stories from George Kennedy.
United States Air Force Symphony Orchestra – Holiday Greetings And Best Wishes – United States Air Force Recruiting Service And Your Local Recruiter : One side of LP has 5 spoken Christmas messages and the other side has 3 Seasonal songs.
Various Artist – Mr. Pickwick’s Christmas By Charles Dickens / A Child’s Christmas In Wales By Dylan Thomas 2 LP : This two-record set contains only one story from Dylan Thomas. Side 1 contains one song played on an authentic vintage music box and a Christmas story from Sir Lewis Casson. Side 2 contains a story from Boris Karloff and one Christmas song played on an authentic vintage music box. Side 3 contains the story from Dylan Thomas and two Christmas songs played on authentic vintage music boxes. Side 4 contains two Christmas stories from Carol Channing and four traditional Christmas songs played on authentic vintage music boxes.
Various Artist – Ogden Nash’s The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t : Mostly a spoken word drama with some music interludes.
Various Artist – Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town – Frosty The Snowman : Each selection’s full TV audio is presented in addition to separate songs from each special.
Various Artist – Stories For Christmas 2 CD : Contains 6 Christmas stories narrated by Hollywood’s biggest stars over 2 CDs.
Various Artist – United States Postal Service Exclusive – Try-To Re-Mem-Ber, These Dates In December – Christmas Mail Early Public Service Spots : Contains Public Service Announcements from many Hollywood celebrities.