4 DEC 2023 · "The Small One", one of the most touching of all Christmas stories, was first produced in 1939 on the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Smith radio show by Robert Welch, who later became a Paramount producer.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Small_One_(album)#cite_note-1 It was featured in Bing Crosby's https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philco_Radio_Time broadcast of December 25, 1946 and Decca Records soon arranged to make a new recording of it. This took place on March 20, 1947. The album was released on September 2, 1947https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Small_One_(album)#cite_note-2 and in due course it was ordered by more than 1,500 private schools in the USA.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Small_One_(album)#cite_note-3