Tis The Season: Christmas Dragnet

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

For those of us of a certain age, we grew up listening to the irreverant comic genius of Stan Freberg. He was a voice actor for many Warner Brothers cartoons, but he made his name with satirical comedy recordings beginning in the 1950s. The Stan Freberg Show was a 1957 replacement for Jack Benny on CBS radio. The satirical show, which featured elaborate production, included most of the team he used on his Capitol recordings. Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America, Volume One: The Early Years (1961) is one of the all-time comedy recording classics. See Stan Freberg – Wikipedia.

It would not be Christmas for kids like me growing up in the 1950s and 1960s until you heard Stan Freberg's classic "Christmas Dragnet" first released in 1953, and later changed to "Yulenet" in 1954. I guess Jack Webb complained about infringing on his Dragnet trademark.

I was surprised that I can find no live action version of this comedy bit on video, either by the Freberg comedy team or by some later comedy actors. The best I can find is this audio recording. Enjoy.