Twenty-Five Days of December -- Day Fourteen
On the evening of December 14th, 1949, Harold Peary read Why the Chimes Rang by Raymond McAlden (1906) to his radio audience, live. The premise of this episode has Peary’s character – The Great Gildersleeve – trying to out-Christmas his rival for the attentions of his nurse girlfriend. However, the tale of Pedro and his brother changes his intent entirely. Please listen, because this is magic.
First, Harold Peary’s recitation of the tale (December 14, 1949):
https://youtu.be/qpovDigCf9w?t=982
Then, the 1906 first edition of the story:
https://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/stories/why-the-chimes-rang.htm
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