Do any stations still air those "Stories of Christmas" ?

[BlueHen]

Back in the '80s, there used to be a series of commercial wraparounds called "Stories of Christmas." They were about one minute long and opened with a children's chorus singing "la la la la la..." The narrator was the same on all of them, and each story featured a different Christmas legend or tradition, such as the origin of the Christmas card, the world's largest Christmas pie, or Martin Luther and the first Christmas tree.

There's a website for Creative Marketing & Communications, but it appears the original company was sold in 1994 and the version available now is not the same one. I would love to buy a copy of the old version with the children's chorus.

Does anyone remember this series? I heard it on various stations around the country, including WPEN in Philadelphia, WJR in Detroit, and a station in Burlington VT.

 

[FreddyE1977]

WASP-AM in Brownsville, Pennsylvania used to air them around the holidays, back when they were doing talk. They were being sponsored by some local bank. Six years ago WASP was sold and the new owner runs simulcasts of their syndicated oldies FM rimshotter. I have not heard those spots anyplace since WASP dropped talk. (they did not sound too good towards the end....like they were on original carts from around 1970)

 

[PTBoardOp94]

This topic seems to come up on Radio-Info every Christmas. I see BlueHen participated in some of the older topics

2007: http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,82903.0.html
2005: http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,19017.0.html

To add my 2c, I don't think I've ever heard the classic versions (too young) and I don't think I've heard anyone play the more contemporary version either.