Hello, and welcome to another episode of Nostologic Mystery Radio.

I'm your host Stevie Kay, and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.

For this episode, I bring you Richard Diamond Private Detective, episode titled A Contemporary Christmas Carol,

originally aired December 24, 1949,

where the characters of Richard Diamond Private Detective

performed a modern version of a Christmas Carol.

So sit back and relax,

and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.

Thank you for listening. Here's Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, private detective.

Hello there, this is Diamond.

Well, it's Christmas Eve.

And every year about this time, my business takes a big nose dive.

People usually pack up their troubles and start unpacking,

colored lights, and Christmas tree ornaments.

So tonight, instead of telling you about one of my hair-raising exploits,

we're going to tell you a Christmas story.

So with apologies to Mr. Charles Dickens,

we'd like to bring you an adaptation of one of his most famous stories,

the Christmas Carol.

Now, I'd better explain something first. This version isn't

exactly the way you've heard it many times before, because the particular type of characters

I usually get mixed up with, this story is written to fit their talents and characteristics.

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