Date Pegs » Christmas

Caption: Cast of Occasional Shivers
It’s a podcast and radio special that features a who’s who of the NC Music scene. Set in 1960s Manhattan, this radio drama is composed by Southern...

Bought by WFDD Ops, WNYC, KWMR, KBEM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
Caption: The Kindness of Time
Winner of 2016 BBC Best Online Drama. An inspirational one hour play for Advent and Christmas about waiting for love to appear in midwinter. "Th...

Bought by WUTC, KVSC, Interlochen Public Radio, KTXK, KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Wounded young soldier in WW1
Produced in association with WGBH/Boston. On the occasion of its 100th anniverary, we take a moving look at the 1914 Christmas Truce, in which oppo...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Interlochen Public Radio, KWIT, KVSC, KWMR and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 48
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Whether it’s a traditional hymn or a holiday song from our childhood, many people say Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without the music that m...

Bought by KSFR, WCNY, WXXI Rochester, Prairie Public, KVNF and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 53:51
  • Purchases: 34
Caption: Christmas on the Western Front, 1914
The Christmas truce along the Western Front of WWI

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WVTF, WUTC, RadioStPete Florida, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2014
  • Length: 59:33
  • Purchases: 21
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By mining the dark veins of this classic, its timeless heart is reclaimed.

Bought by KREV-LP, WUTC, KTXK, KVSC, KGOU and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2007
  • Length: 55:19
  • Purchases: 61
Caption: Annie Leonard - "The Story of Stuff'"
This special profiles people from different backgrounds who seek to get past the consumer frenzy of the December holidays, and to focus more on aut...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Nevada Public Radio, Prairie Public, WRIR, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 29
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A mix of holiday stories, found-sound, and sampled songs: A bell-ringer at the Mall of America. Holiday history as told by second graders. A trip t...

Bought by KGUA, KCUR, Prairie Public, WAER Syracuse, NY, WITF and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2012
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 44
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A documentary exploring why we sing music at church and what it does for individuals and communities.

Bought by WORT, North Country Public Radio, WVAS, WGBH Radio Boston, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 38
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"A Christmas Carol: Redux” retells the Charles Dickens classic in the present day, giving it a satirical comedic spin. Amidst a crumbling economy, ...

Bought by WRKF, KZYX, Spokane Public Radio, KHNS, KUNM and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
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Nine people of nine different faiths and philosophies attempt to answer a deceptively simple question: What does it mean to you to believe?

Bought by WRKF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNM, KUER, WVPE and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2005
  • Length: 49:27
  • Purchases: 18
Caption: Julia Child, Credit: Christopher Hirscheimer
Julia Child takes us back in time, presenting 2 stories -- "A Christmas Carol," read by the actor Peter Donat; and "I Was Really Very Hungry," writ...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, Troy Public Radio, KAAD-LP, KWIT, Boise State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 54:49
  • Purchases: 41
Caption: Jesse Eisenberg
Three short plays. THE BLIZZARD, a chilly thriller, features Jesse Eisenberg as a snowed-in screenwriter facing unexpected guests. In THE MIRACLE O...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WLRH, Connecticut Public (WNPR), WRKF, KUNM and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2012
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 23
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Two instances when peace broke out – right on the field of battle. First, the impromptu but widespread unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914 in the e...

Bought by KUHF, RadioStPete Florida, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUHF, Mississippi Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2011
  • Length: 58:45
  • Purchases: 19
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An exploration of the days following December 25th, including their significance and some common household traditions. Also included are readings o...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WRNC-LP, KRPS, KUHF, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 47:59
  • Purchases: 6
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A sound-rich audio drama of the famous Charles Dickens story.

Bought by WRKF, WRFA-LP, WVRU, Interlochen Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 60
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During Yuletide, Holmes and Watson face several Dickensian Londoners, a dusty hat, a famous gem - and a goose! (One of Arthur Conan Doyle’s rare co...

Bought by KGOU, KRPS, KTXK, KRPS, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 16
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A musical and poetic celebration of the Christmas holiday from the open ranges of America's outback.

Bought by Nevada Public Radio, KUAT, KETR-FM, High Plains Public Radio, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2005
  • Length: 54:24
  • Purchases: 83
Caption: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today, the fifth of six programs honouring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It's the final lecture of Dr. King's Massey lectures. This one is more a serm...

Bought by WWNO, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WWNO, WRKF, WWNO and more


  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 21
Caption: Thousand Kites
Voices of prisoner family members sending holiday messages to their incarcerated loved ones across the country. Powerful stories, poems, songs, an...

Bought by Prairie Public, WFHB, WRNC-LP, WGCU, WDSE and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 59:24
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Fun PRX Xmas special!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
An hour special of rare and classic Christmas themed cartoon audio and music, plus 12 modules, produced and hosted by Joe Bev, with Stan Freberg, D...

Bought by Raven Radio, Prairie Public, WEZU, KREV-LP, KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 01:05:19
  • Purchases: 6
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SPR's Movies 101 film reviewers give their picks for their top holiday rentals, traditional and not-so-traditional.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WVPE, WRFA-LP, KVSC, WVPE and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
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A victory in the epic battle of the demon versus the reindeer, means Klaus can keep the spirit of Christmas alive. Richard Johnstone narrates.

Bought by KAAD-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WJSU, KBYI, KRPS and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 7
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The demon that was Rolf Eckhof strikes the True North hard, and now nothing will be the same again. However, from loss a new hero emerges. Can this...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WJSU, KBYI, KRPS and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 7
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Klaus finally solves the problems of Christmas deliveries through the physics of the True North. Marvels meet him when he first circumnavigates the...

Bought by KAAD-LP, KSFR, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WJSU, KBYI and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 27:13
  • Purchases: 8
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St. Nicholas and the council lead Klaus to the True North and his new home at Castle Noel, where he and Anna will live without age or illness. A su...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WJSU, KBYI, KRPS and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 7
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Years fly by and Klaus feels his life fading one Christmas Eve, until he knowingly unleashes the magic that unlocks a great secret. Meanwhile, trag...

Bought by WJCT, KAAD-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WJSU, KBYI and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
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Anna and her reindeer, Dasher, are the fastest sleigh racers around—a perfect match for Klaus as he struggles to deliver Christmas presents to dist...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WJSU, KBYI, KRPS and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 28:26
  • Purchases: 7
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Plague comes and Klaus uses his remarkable woodworking gifts to restore his village to life, and bring joy back to its children. However, a rival c...

Bought by WJCT, KAAD-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WJSU, KBYI and more


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 8
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A search for Christmas pine boughs leads to a stuck car, an encounter with evil, and the discovery of a book containing the true and complete histo...

Bought by KAAD-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KBYI, KRPS, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2010
  • Length: 27:10
  • Purchases: 6
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Julia says, "'A Christmas Carol' is a lovely story to read during the holidays, because it has a happy ending." The actor Peter Donat takes us to V...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KMUD, KMUN and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2010
  • Length: 25:44
  • Purchases: 19
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"Go Tell It on the Mountain" was born in the rich and indomitable oral culture of African slaves in the American south. A hundred years later it be...

Bought by KZYX, KVSC, Marfa Public Radio, KGNU Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 29:16
  • Purchases: 18
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Three 12 year olds - Muslim, Orthodox Jew, evangelical Christian

Bought by KVSC, KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW, WDET Detroit Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2005
  • Length: 25:39
  • Purchases: 10
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It's not Christmas. It's not Hannukah. It's Schnartzenholler! When Emily Pearlman was a child her Jewish father and Christian mother created thei...

Bought by KISU, KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WTJU, KSJD and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2005
  • Length: 13:20
  • Purchases: 18
Caption: Ramallah, Credit: JW
Never before aired! PRX exclusive! A personal tour through the Holy Land, looking at how the conflict started and what it's like today between Jeru...

Bought by KZYX, Prairie Public, KZYX, KSJD, KZYX and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2009
  • Length: 13:27
  • Purchases: 12
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In the spring of 2013 four people went on a trek to the North Pole with a message.

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, KMXT, KSJD, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade, Credit: Erik Sear
My uncle - Chicago's Santa Claus - finds inspiration in the memory of his father; Santa Claus.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KUER, KRZA, WETD, WLPR and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2009
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 12
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What makes a good Santa? It's not just about the belly and the beard... we'll find out more when we take a visit to a "School For Santas" in Arvada...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KGNU Community Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KZYX and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 7
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The Swedes like to think of themselves as changing with the times, except when it comes to holiday traditions. On Christmas Eve, for over 50 years,...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WTIP, Prairie Public, and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 4
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Folksinger John McCutcheon describes a lesser-known chapter in world history, a 1914 Christmas Eve truce between British and German soldiers in the...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WTJU, WTJU and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2003
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 29
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You'll never hear the song White Christmas the same way again.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KUOW, WOUB, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 14
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Listen to the short Christmas parody here and find out what happened to Santa.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KMXT, KGNU Community Radio, WCBE, KZYX and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/3124443099/, Credit: Kevin Dooley
Is there a Santa Claus? A look at how today’s embattled editorial writers would answer that question.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Boise State Public Radio, KUER, WLPR , WTIP and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2010
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 10
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We drop in as some of the most talented teen dancers in the nation get ready for this holiday favorite: The Nutcracker.

Bought by KUT and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 15, 2008
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Christmas at Urukundo Home for Children in Rwanda
Christmas past, present and future in the East African country of Rwanda.

Bought by KUER and KZYX


  • Added: Feb 17, 2009
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Holiday thoughts and sounds from a blind musician in a college bell tower

Bought by WEKU, KUT, WCPN, KMXT, WKSU and more


  • Added: Jan 01, 2004
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Anne Berardi says a lot has changed after the storm as she overlooks her neighborhood from her balcony., Credit: Colleen Callander
Hurricane Sandy did more than just destroy this family's home -- it swept away three years worth of holly jolly Christmases. Since October 29, 2012...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
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A child's Christmas thoughts spring into song.

Bought by KMXT, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KVNF, KMXT, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 14
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From the Saviour's conception to offerings of gold, frankenstein and myrrh, six year old Erin Magill of Moretown, Vermont tells her version of the ...

Bought by KZYX, Yellowstone Public Radio, KZYX, KZYX, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 12
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Steve Spatucci tells of his childhood quest to find Santa Claus

Bought by KRZA, KMXT, and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Always an unusual interview process
A gentle parody of the public radio show "This American Life," using the James Stewart Christmas chestnut "It's a Wonderful Life" as a weapon.

Bought by KMXT, KZYX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, Raven Radio, KVNF and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 12
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My mom is upset about the condo community's strict holiday policies.

  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:13
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A short meditation on the relationship between my father and his mentally disabled older brother, Sam.

Bought by Prairie Public, PRX Remix, WJCT, Troy Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 22
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What's Donald Duck got to do with a Swedish Christmas?

Bought by KMXT, KRZA, KUER, KCMJ Community Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 14
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An Interview with "Harry", a man who gives away Christmas trees.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KUER, KZYX, Yellowstone Public Radio, Delta College Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Mike Ruff, Maya Yaakov, and Rebecca Aguilar at Shire Sharing Event in Manchester, NH, Credit: Harriet Alexander
This is the time of year when people all over the country are coming together, getting food to needy families. But for one community in Manchester,...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KRZA, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 6
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An act of Christmas charity goes horribly awry

Bought by KZYX, New Hampshire Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WTJU, KUOW and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 17
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The last time we had Christmas with Grandma, she just about puked...

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KMXT, KISU, KUT, KISU and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 13
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A young mom celebrates Christmas far from home.

Bought by KMXT, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WTJU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WTJU and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2005
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 14
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Two minutes with Vincent van Rhyn, a Christmas tree seller in Brooklyn, NY.

Bought by WTJU, New Hampshire Public Radio, KRCB 104.9, KUT-HD, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 9
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The story of the famous holiday song

Bought by KZYX, KMXT, WTIP, WFHB, Delta College Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 18
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Spoof: The urban youth version of ,"The Night Before Christmas."

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KVNF, KUOW, KRUA and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 7
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Story, myths and rumours of Christmas from a 2nd-graders POV.

Bought by KMXT, Yellowstone Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KSUT, The Story and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 16
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We're driven by the belief that we can create this one perfect day or season, and the warmth generated by it will carry us through the rest of the ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WBHM


  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 4
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Essayist Jonathan Malesic learns something new about Christmas after attending one of the only midnight Catholic masses ever to end in a snowball f...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KUT, KUT-HD, KMXT, WNKU and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2004
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 11
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The last Xmas meal I cooked for my Jewish husband was lobster. That was in 1994.

Bought by KZYX, KRCB 104.9, WKMS, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2004
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 7
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Several people in a tiki bar respond to the question "What's the worst gift you've ever received?"

Bought by KMXT, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KUT, KVNF, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 10

  • Added: Dec 13, 2007
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 13

  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 1
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History of “Angels We Have Heard on High” and “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella.”

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:24
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 5
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The Christmas feasts of Sir Henry Grey and King Henry III.

Bought by KISU, WKSU, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:11
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 1
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History of “Carol of the Bells” and “I Saw Three Ships.”

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Lulu Island in British Columbia, Canada, named for an American entertainer after her Christmas Eve performance.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
  • Purchases: 1
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History of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and author Philip Brooks.

Bought by KISU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 2
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History of “Good King Wenceslas” (2).

Bought by KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: :50
  • Purchases: 3
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History of “The Night Before Christmas” and author Clement C. Moore (2).

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KISU, KPIK-LP, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 3
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History of “O Come, All Ye Faithful.”

Bought by KISU and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 5

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 2
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Medieval tradition of the use of a boar's head at Christmas feasts.

Bought by KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 3
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Cultural histories of the use of laurel and rosemary.

Bought by KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 3
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The United States tradition of community Christmas trees.

Bought by KISU, KPIK-LP, KRPS, KREV-LP, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 5

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 2
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Trivia on Christmas evergreens and plants.

Bought by KISU and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:16
  • Purchases: 2
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Christmas Carols and their composers, including “Silent Night”.

Bought by KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:08
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:08
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 3
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History, custom, and superstitions of the use of evergreen decorations.

Bought by KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:08
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 2
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Trivia: “White Christmas” and “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer."

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:25
  • Purchases: 4

  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
  • Purchases: 4
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Exploitation of the name "Father Christmas" in England.

Bought by KISU and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 2
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The beginnings of Kris Kringle and Santa Claus.

Bought by KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 4
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History of “Here We Come A-Wassailing," the holiday practice of imbibing alcohol; recipe for Wassail

Bought by KISU and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 2
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History of the planting of holly—for protection and good luck

Bought by KISU and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:09
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Presenting “The Man with a Hundred Names,” written by Mike Whorf.

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 02:23
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Poinsettia history and legend—this flowering plant was originally from Mexico

Bought by KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:05
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:08
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:09
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:06
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American History: George Washington defeated the Hessians at Trenton on Christmas Day

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:07
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
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Story of the first Crèche and St. Francis of Assisi.

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:08
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:14
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:06
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Good Eating – origins in the Winter Solstice celebrations, includes an early Turkey recipe

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KISU, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
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The Pilgrims' distaste for Christmas; Massachusetts even fined celebrating

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:05
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The image of Santa Claus, the work of Thomas Nast

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KISU, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:02
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Christmas Candles – meanings from culture to culture

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:05
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The practice of exchanging Christmas cards began in 1840s England

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KISU, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: :59
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:04
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Origins of the American Christmas Card—from lithographer Louis Prang in 1875

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:03
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The Yule Log – its roots in Christianity, this log made of oak was used for protection against catastrophe

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KISU, KRPS, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:08
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:09
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:01
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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:01
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History of the Christmas Tree tradition—from Germany to York, PA

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:10
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History of the poem "The Night Before Christmas"

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:06
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Caption: Happy Christmas Bokeh!, Credit: Simon Keeping
Here are 71 interstitials on the Christmas Season, its traditions, legends, and lore. (This is one file of the 71 interstitials. If you would like...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:26:27
  • Purchases: 2
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A sonic impression of accentuated actualities revolving around my extended family gathering around the dining room table to listen to my grandfathe...

Bought by WRNC-LP, KMXT, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
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Join host Hanif Abdurraqib for a special episode of Object of Sound, from PRX and Sonos, taking a deep dive into the world of Christmas music. Whe...

Bought by WITF, WABE, 90.5 WESA, WEJP-LP 107.1, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 21