/tags/holiday-classics Holiday Classics en-US 开云体育 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:35:17 GMT /programs/2017-12-20/willem-langes-favor-johnson A modern American folktale, Willem Lange's Favor Johnson is the story of a hound named Hercules, Doctor Jennings, homemade fruitcake and neighborliness in a Vermont village at Christmas. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:35:17 GMT /programs/2017-12-20/willem-langes-favor-johnson 开云体育 Staff /programs/2017-12-20/willem-langes-rona-alice After 42 years of marriage, Alice's husband, Ray, passed away. Surrounded by loneliness, she heads out into the snow to plow a neighboring farmer's drive鈥� Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:39:00 GMT /programs/2017-12-20/willem-langes-rona-alice Franny Bastian /programs/2017-12-20/willem-langes-christmas-on-the-party-line Willem Lange's "Christmas on the Party Line" is the heart warming story of an isolated old couple who were saved from an impossible winter by a group of鈥� Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:23:48 GMT /programs/2017-12-20/willem-langes-christmas-on-the-party-line Franny Bastian /programs/2017-12-20/grace-paley-reads-the-loudest-voice A holiday favorite, this highly anthologized short story is read by the late author Grace Paley."The Loudest Voice" is an amusing tale about a little鈥� Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:19:08 GMT /programs/2017-12-20/grace-paley-reads-the-loudest-voice Franny Bastian /programs/2017-12-20/charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol-read-by-willem-lange A perennial favorite for VPR listeners, VPR commentator William Lange's reading of this classic tale comes to life.An opportunity to step away from the鈥� Wed, 20 Dec 2017 17:58:36 GMT /programs/2017-12-20/charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol-read-by-willem-lange Franny Bastian