One hundred years ago, radio was definitely becoming a part of Christmas for many American families. Shown here is the program schedule for what Americans would be listening to on Christmas Eve. The network programming is most notable. Both WEAF and WJZ in New York were the flagships of growing networks. WEAF, which had the advantage of using AT&T lines, was the largest, extending as far west as St. Louis and Minneapolis. WJZ did not have that advantage, and managed with leased telegraph lines. This resulted in inferior sound quality, and a network extending only as far as Washington.

This schedule, compiled by the United Press, appeared in the December 24, 1925, issue of the Daily Kennebec Journal of Augusta, Maine.