I found that there were quite a few Christmas episodes of The Shadow radio show. I've only been able to listen to two of them (Cold Death and Joey's Christmas Story). Here's a list of The Shadow's Christmas radio programs.
- Cold Death (Season 1, episode 13 aired 12/19/37)
- Give Us This Day (Season 2, episode 18 aired 12/25/38)
- The Stockings Were Hung (Season 3, episode 14 aired 12/24/39)
- Joey's Christmas Story (Season 4, episode 13 aired 12/22/40)
- Merry Christmas by the Thousand (Season 8, episode 14 aired 12/24/1944)
- Three Crimes on Christmas Eve (Season 9, episode 16 aired 12/23/45)
- A Gift of Murder (Season 11, episode 15 aired 12/21/47)
- Murder Marked Merry Christmas (Season 12, episode 16 aired 12/26/48)
- The Christmas Ghost (Season 13, episode 15 aired 12/25/49)
- Out by Christmas (Season 14, episode 15 aired 12/24/50)
- The Case of the Santa Claus Killer (Season 16, episode 15 aired 12/21/52)
From what I can see, some of these episode recordings have been lost so they are no longer available to listen to. I really enjoyed listening to Cold Death and Joey's Christmas Story - each one was different but awesome Christmas stories. Cold Death was along the lines of Scrooge and A Christmas Carol while Joey's Christmas Story was a bit more light-hearted.
Hopefully you can find time to listen to one of these Shadow Christmas episodes this holiday season.
The Shadow had psychic powers. Where did he get them from? Is his origin story at all the same as the Movie?
ReplyDeleteThe Shadow of the radio shows had pyschic powers that he learned in his travels. The movie version of The Shadow combined his character from the pulp magazines and the radio. Here's a link to my article that tells more about how he got his abilities. https://theshadowradio.blogspot.com/2018/05/who-is-shadow_28.html
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