Wishing
If you could have one wish, what would it be?
A few years ago we asked our listening audience to treat their radio like a magic bottle: polish it and see if a genie appears and then make a wish. And using the modern technology at our disposal, we broadcast all the genies on our staff into the privacy of their homes, granting each listener between 1 to 3 wishes depending on the seniority of the genie. We’ve decided to follow up by having people write in about the experience of having their wishes granted - and we’ve received some very interesting epistles which we will share with you this evening.
1 - Make A Wish - Richard Himber and his Ritz Carlton Hotel Orchestra - 1937
2 - Hvis Jeg Fik Lov At ønske (If I Was Allowed to Wish) - Sven Rye med Elo Magnussen og hans orkester – 1938
3 - Three Wishes - Freddie Martin Orchestra - 1933
4 - Wenn Ich Mir Was Wünschen Dürfte (If I Could Wish) - Greta Keller – 1931
5 - I Wish I Had a Daddy in the White House - Kitty Kallen with George Siravo and his Orchestra - 1951
6 - I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate - The Virginians – 1923
7 - I Wish I Had Wings - Bert Lown - 1932
8 - Wishing (Will Make It So) - Donald King with Roy Smeck and his Serenaders – 1939
9 - I Wished on the Moon - Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra – 1935
10 - Wishing and Waiting for Love - Scrappy Lambert with Don Voorhees and his Orchestra - 1929
11 - I'm Wishing - Audrey Marsh with Lyn Murray and his Orchestra – 1944
12 - I Wish I Was In Peoria - Ted Lewis and his Band – 1925
13 - I Wish All My Children Were Babies Again - Gene Autry - 1941
14 - I Wish I Had My Old Gal Back Again - Al Jolson – 1924
15 - I Wish I Was Single Again - Tom Glazer - 1949
16 - I Wish I Was a Single Girl Again - Kelly Harrell – 1926
17 - I Wish I Could Say the Same - Bob Eberly and The Song Spinners - 1947
18 - Madison's Miss Wishing Well Of 1949 - Our Miss Brooks – 1949 Radio Comedy
19 – We Want to Get Married – Grand Central Station – 1941 Radio Drama
20 - I Wished on the Moon - Ruth Etting - 1935
