1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 More Christmas here on “Presenting the Transcription Feature.”&amp;nbsp; “Author’s Playhouse” was an anthology radio drama that ran from 1941 to 1945 on various networks.&amp;nbsp; It featured adaptations of popular short stories by authors like James Thurber, W.W. Jacobs, and, in this case, O. Henry.&amp;nbsp; The story you are about to hear first appeared in his 1907 collection “Heart of the West,” a collection of western tales.&amp;nbsp; Here, the setting is a mining town during the gold rush, and I love the incredibly ornate way the miners speak.&amp;nbsp; Reminds me of “Guys and Dolls.”&amp;nbsp; Then we finish off with “The Jack Benny Special Christmas Show,” a 40-minute-long special that Jack did in the mid-1950s.&amp;nbsp; It’s got all the usual holiday high jinks plus some special guest stars. Episodes Author’s Playhouse December 21, 1941 “Christmas By Injunction” 2:04 “The Jack Benny Special Christmas Show” December 2, 1956 32:03 The Chronic Rift Network http://chronicriftnetwork.libsyn.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/29201028/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/165433463