Tinsel Tales
Subtitle: Favorite Holiday Stories from NPR
Publisher: Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing
Published: Mar 01, 2021
Format: audio cd
Number of pages: 1
ISBN-13: 9781665163514
Description: In Scott Simon's modern version of the Christmas story, Jesus is born in an abandoned factory near Cleveland and the Three Wise Persons bring Chipotle gift cards. Claudia Sanchez gives a Latin accent to "A Visit from St. Nicholas". Barbara Bradley Hagerty explores what Christmas means for the boy choristers of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. (Hint: Handel). In a treasured 1974 recording, humorist, author, radio personality, and blacklisting victim John Henry Faulk tells of "the wonderfulest Christmas in the United States of America". A son believed missing in action during WWII is found in time for his family to celebrate the holiday. And a Vietnam veteran tells Weekend Edition Sunday about a "Silent Night" that brought hope to patients in a military hospital.
And that's just the star-topped tip of the tree. Each year, listeners tune into NPR for holiday offerings of all kinds: funny, touching, insightful, and surprising. Now anyone can listen anytime to these evergreen delights.
Notes: Source title: Tinsel Tales: Favorite Holiday Stories from NPR; ASIN: B00AQNC090; 2 hr 17 min