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Tinsel Tales: NPR Christmas Favorites

Stories from the NPR archives that touch on the meaning of Christmas. David Sedaris, Bailey White, John Henry Faulk -- these and other NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the season.

Hosted by Lynn Neary.

Featured Stories:

Dad 'n' Sam by Jay Allison

Homeless Christmas by Lee Stringer

Christmas Morning, 1949 by Sylvia Seymour and Paul Auster 

Low-Glamour Christmas Party by Bailey White 

Doing it in the Closet by John McIlwraith 

Christopher by Jay O'Callahan 

Ode to Christmas by Chuck Kramer 

Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris 

Modern Day Joseph and Mary by Scott Simon 

John Henry Faulk's Christmas Story by John Henry Faulk

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