# The Audio Christmas Carols: The Lionel Barrymore Years

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Podcast: [Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scrooge-a-christmas-carol-podcast-7096743)
Published: 2026-05-27T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scroogepod/episodes/The-Audio-Christmas-Carols-The-Lionel-Barrymore-Years-e3juood
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## Resource

For nearly 20 years, Lionel Barrymore played Ebenezer Scrooge on the radio, and some of these broadcasts survive. I'm covering these two decades, while also reviewing the existing broadcasts. From Orson Welles to the Hallmark Hall of Fame, Barrymore played Scrooge on multiple networks in various time slots, and with various scripts. Sources used in this episode: Radio Hall of Fame blog Comet Over Hollywood Jim Ramsburg's Gold Time Radio

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