| Description |
2 audio discs (approximately 2 1/4 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Title from disc surface. |
| Performer |
Host, Susan Stamberg. |
| Credits |
Producer, Kerry Thompson. |
| Note |
Unabridged. |
| System Details |
Compact disc. |
| Note |
Duration: 2:15:00. |
| Summary |
National Public Radio's presents holiday classics. From David Sedaris' narrative on playing Santa's little helper at Macy's, to Baxter Black's apt description of the Christmas cookie no one could eat, these stories are both refreshing and nostalgic. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Introduction / Susan Stamberg -- MIngle all the way through holiday parties / Jeanne Martinet -- Martha Stewart, a domestic diva talks relish / Martha Stewart -- How to extend your holiday / Brian Greene -- Not my job: Amy Sedaris / Amy Sedaris -- How to get out of giving thanks / Brian Unger -- When turkeys attack: Bostonians battle wild birds -- Thanksgiving Day cab ride -- Nutcracker dreams / Kevin Kling -- Storycorps: the Christmas tree under the porch -- Christmas truce / Douglas Brinkley -- Repaying a Christmas favor -- My annual New Year's Quandary -- Patti LaBelle celebrates the holidays / Patti LaBelle -- Disc 2. Santaland diaries / David Sedaris -- Santa, the caring stranger to the North / Scott Simon -- Christmas morning, 1949 / Paul Auster -- Thoughts on Kwanzaa / Meri Danquah -- Santarchy! -- The worst gifts ever / Mike Andrews, Carrie Brownstein, and Jill Sobule -- Father Sarducci's absolute worst holiday song ever / Don Novello (aka Father Guido Sarducci) -- Chanukah, or Hanukkah? / Robbi Daniel Zemel, Robert Siegel -- Mixed families set to celebrate "Chrismukkah" / Ron Gompertz -- Lebkuchen: a holiday treat that lasts a lifetime / Baxter Black -- A recipe for latke failure / Tamara Keith -- A personal miracle on 55th Street / Roya Hakakian -- Christmas candles / Jay O'Callahan -- The phenomenon of "Feliz Navidad" / Jose Feliciano -- This I believe: the designated celebrator / Melinda Shoaf. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Christmas.
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Hanukkah.
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Stamberg, Susan, 1938-
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National Public Radio (U.S.)
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| ISBN |
9781598877281 |
|
1598877283 |
| Standard No. |
9781598877281 52295 |
| Music No. |
797728 HighBridge Audio |
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