1942.12.20 Risa Stevens Santa Claus Sits Down

The Fred Allen Show was a long-running American radio comedy program starring comedian Fred Allen and his wife Portland Hoffa. Over the course of the program's 17-year run, it was sponsored by Linit Bath Soaps, Hellmann's, Ipana, Sal Hepatica, Texaco and Tenderleaf Tea. The program ended in 1949 under the sponsorship of the Ford Motor Company.

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“1942.12.20 Risa Stevens Santa Claus Sits Down.” The Fred Allen Show. Radio broadcast, December 20, 1942.