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Host Wendell Niles opens with warm remarks. Margaret Whiting sings "I'd Rather Be a Dreamer with a Penny," and Jack Smith performs "A Big Wide Wonderful World." Steve Allen delivers a humorous monologue and poem. The show ends with "A, You're Adorable," dedicated to troops worldwide.

Wendell Niles welcomes everyone with friendly words to start the show. Margaret Whiting performs the song "I'd Rather Be a Dreamer with a Penny," followed by Jack Smith singing "A Big Wide Wonderful World." Steve Allen tells jokes and reads a funny poem. The program closes with "A, You're Adorable," which they dedicate to soldiers around the world.

Command Performance was a radio program which originally aired between 1942 and 1949. The program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFRS) and transmitted by shortwave to overseas troops — but with few exceptions, it was not broadcast over domestic U.S. radio stations.

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