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Rattling Home for Christmas
Airdate: Friday - December 24, 1965

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Did I ever tell you about the time. . .

Show Description

Shep reads "Rattling Home For Christmas" a poem by Grant Raynard while the sounds of a railroad play in the background for effect.

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Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	Electronic Workshop
•	Miller Beer
•	Movie Promotion	The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
•	Rover 2000

Music (All times approximate)

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Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

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Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

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Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
•	General Topics		Trains and Railroads
•	General Topics		Poetry

Record: 478 / ID: 19651224W0478

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

	Date	Title
	December 24, 1965 Recno: 478	Rattling Home for Christmas	Original Airing

More Ways To Hear or Buy It

Show	Replay Date
Mass Backwards	December 19, 2000
Mass Backwards	December 26, 2006

The Best Source for Quality Jean Shepherd Audio

Found in the following set(s)

Set Name	Show #	Media
1965 Set 7	175a	Cassette

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19651224W0478	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:		Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	None	Station ID up to date:	No
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	No
Music up to date:	No	Instruments up to date:	No
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

Rudy Wirsching

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General Notes

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Max / Schmidco

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Max / Schmidco Notes
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Replays

Mass Backwards

Replay Date

December 19, 2000

December 26, 2006

WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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Max / Schmidco Notes
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Schmidco Sets - 1 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
1965 Set 7	175a	Cassette	0 Running Time: 0

Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)

8 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

Information

David Goldin

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: The Jean Shepherd Show. December 24, 1965. WOR, New York. Participating sponsors. Shepherd reads, "Rambling Home For Christmas," by Grant Reynard. It's a poem about a hobo riding the rails. He uses a background of steam engine sounds that detracts from the desired effect. Part of the opening theme has been deleted. Jean Shepherd. 44:44. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete as above.
Source ref number: 79485
Station: WOR

Gary Hines

NEED A COPY OF THIS RECORDING Source description: 12-24-65 175 Poem; Rattling Home for Christmas
Station: WOR

Images

FHC / JSP

Running Time: 43:24

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 12 24_W0478_030 Rattling Home For Xmas WOR Jean Shepherd .mp3
Source filename: 1965 12 24 Rattling Home For X WOR Jean Shepherd .mp3
Source ref number: 2g
Station: WOR

Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 43:24

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 12 24_W0478_601 Rattling Home For Xmas.mp3
Source filename: 1965_12_24_Rattling_Home_For_Xmas.mp3
Source set: Everything Set Vol 09
Station: WOR

Brass Figlagee - Archive.org

Running Time: 43:24

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 12 24_W0478_995 Rattling Home For Xmas.mp3
Source filename: 1965_12_24_Rattling_Home_For_Xmas.mp3
Station: WOR

Schmidco

Running Time: 43:19

Recordee:
501 - Rudy Wirsching

Inventory Name: 1965 12 24_W0478_022-600_1965_Set_7-175a Rattling Home for Christmas.mp3
Source set: 1965 Set 7
Source ref number: 175a
Station: WOR

Images

Mass Backwards

Running Time: 46:43

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 12 24_W0478_500_M2000-12-19 Rattling Home For Christmas.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Mass Backwards recording

Mass Backwards

Running Time: 45:56

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1965 12 24_W0478_500_M2006-12-26 Rattling Home for Christmas.mp3
Station: WBAI

Comments: Mass Backwards recording

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975