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Christmas Fantasy

Designed to be played daily between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Christmas Fantasy is a great way to enhance the spirit of the season

Christmas Fantasy

25 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 11 hours, 1305 min)
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Part of what makes Christmastime so special is that it is more than a one-day holiday; Christmas is an entire season of happiness. We'll grant you that the commercial practice of stores putting up Christmas decorations in the weeks before Halloween is rather ridiculous. However, we know that in other areas of the world Christmas is celebrated through all the months that end with '-ber', and the season is much more spiritual than the "Buy, buy, buy!" mentality pushed by retailers.

Christmas Fantasy Disk

We will also concede that it can be difficult to maintain the expected level of happiness for the entire Christmas season. Being surrounded by happy people puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on some folks who feel they are letting the world down by not being as happy as expected. It is OK to not be "Up" for the entire Christmas season, but if one is willing to look there is something to feel good about.

One tactic radio broadcasters found to enhance the Christmas Season was with syndicated Christmas serials that were aired from Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve. Usually targeted to children (whose parents would be shopping at the local department stores sponsoring the show), the story's juvenile heroes would be swept off to a fantasy world where they would be tasked with saving Christmas and returning home just in time to be visited by Jolly-Old Saint Nicholas.

The traditions of The Cinnamon Bear and Jonathon Thomas and His Christmas on the Moon began in the late 1930s. In the early 'Sixties, producer Robin Morrow put together a more grown-up oriented syndication, Christmas Fantasy. Rather than a single serialized narrative, Fantasy was a collection of different stories, myths, legends linked by the Christmas theme.

Because the episodes were not linked serially, if a listener found the broadcasts in the middle of the run there was no worry about catching up with the narrative. The series was sold to regional stations on thirteen vinyl disks, with a total of 26 episodes. However, given the time period and the quality of the program, it can be assumed that Mr. Morrow employed reel-to-reel tape technology to edit and produce the episodes.

The commercial breaks are announced as 'a word from a friend' followed by a musical interlude. Although there is sufficient time for a local announcer to speak over the break with a commercial announcement, many disk jockeys employed the technique of 'slip cueing', stopping the turntable with a finger while cueing a taped commercial and releasing the player after the announcement. 

In addition to producing the program, Robin Morrow narrates as well with an attractive and trustworthy baritone voice. Several of the stories are told in verse, and others in straight prose. The stories are both secular and religious, but uniformly transmit the joy of Christmas for all ages.

Orchestral, choral, and studio organ music are all presented to balance the narration. Christmas legends and stories are told in a fresh new way, and stories of the joyous season that will warm the hardest heart. Christmas Fantasy is "driveway radio" for the Yule Season.

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    COMMENTS

    Like every recording I've ever bought from OTR CAT, I've enjoyed hours of relaxation and pleasure listening to it. Highly recommend.

    Vollie

    When I was a teenager in the early 1970’s I remember hearing the Christmas Fantasy stories on a local FM station. I am now 64 and have been looking for these on CD for the last several years. I’ve googled and googled and finally found them this year. I am absolutely thrilled! These stories are the best and really put me into the Christmas Spirit. Thank you so much!!!

    Susan Verified Purchase

    I heard these in the 1960"s and enjoyed them -- very relaxing and adds great atmosphere to your home for the Christmas season..

    Carl Verified Purchase

    I grew up listening to these on AM radio and remember my mother talking about how she listened to them when they originally aired. Our local AM station played them at 6 pm each night and it was something we listened to together as a family when cleaning up from dinner. Such great memories! I was so pleased to find these and listened to all the episodes several times since receiving them. The quality is great for such an old radio series. They will be part of our Holiday traditions for years to come.

    Kurt Verified Purchase

    Hello and Happy New Years Eve, Thank for the opportunity to add a comment. In the early 1960s, as a I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, my family listened to KTAR radio as well as KOY radio. KTAR was the broadcasting 'home' of Robin Morrow. Our family listened to KTAR as well as to KOY for local news, information and music. On KTAR we heard Robin Morow with his commentary, poetry and local news. I met Mr. Morrow several times at the station as well as at his Mesa, Arizona home. I was honored to receive original copies of his CHRISTMAS FANTASY 33rpm discs of show numbers 3-26 (but not shows numbered 1 and 2) in the early 1960's as a gift from him and his wife at his home. Thru the decades, my family and I have listened to the discs during the Christmas season. It was a surprise as well as a pleasure to find that Robin Morow's CHRISTMAS FANTASY programs were also available on discs. Thank you for offering the shows on discs - which we have listen-to during the holiday season - in addition to listening to the actual set of original disc recordings which are a part of our vintage audio recording collection. Happy Holidays and especially have a fantastic new year! David and Linda Breninger Breninger's Audio Archives

    David Verified Purchase

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  • MP3 CDs are delivered by mail. These archival quality MP3 CDs are playable in your computer and many MP3 player devices.



    25 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00. Total playtime 11 hours, 1305 min
    25 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00
    total playtime 11 hours, 1305 min
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    1. 25 shows – total playtime 11 hours, 21 minutes
    2. 01 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    3. 02 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    4. 03 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    5. 04 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    6. 05 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    7. 06 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    8. 07 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    9. 08 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    10. 09 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    11. 10 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    12. 11 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    13. 12 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    14. 14 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    15. 15 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    16. 16 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    17. 17 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    18. 18 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    19. 19 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    20. 20 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    21. 21 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    22. 22 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    23. 23 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    24. 24 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    25. 25 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    26. 26 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
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    25 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 11 hours, 1305 min
    25 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00
    312 MB – total playtime 11 hours, 21 min
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    1. 25 shows – 312 MB – total playtime 11 hours, 21 minutes
    2. 01 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    3. 02 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    4. 03 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    5. 04 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    6. 05 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    7. 06 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    8. 07 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    9. 08 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    10. 09 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    11. 10 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    12. 11 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    13. 12 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    14. 14 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    15. 15 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    16. 16 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    17. 17 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    18. 18 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    19. 19 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    20. 20 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    21. 21 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    22. 22 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    23. 23 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    24. 24 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    25. 25 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
    26. 26 Christmas Fantasy.mp3
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    25 recordings on 13 Audio CDs. Total playtime 11 hours, 21 min
    25 recordings on 13 Audio CDs
    total playtime 11 hours, 21 min

    Christmas Fantasy Disc A001

    1. 01 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 02 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A002

    1. 03 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 04 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A003

    1. 05 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 06 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A004

    1. 07 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 08 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A005

    1. 09 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 10 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A006

    1. 11 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 12 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A007

    1. 14 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 15 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A008

    1. 16 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 17 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A009

    1. 18 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 19 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A010

    1. 20 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 21 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A011

    1. 22 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 23 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A012

    1. 24 Christmas Fantasy
    2. 25 Christmas Fantasy

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    Christmas Fantasy Disc A013

    1. 26 Christmas Fantasy

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