A Traditional Christmas Care Package for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020

Poetry: Carol by Ishion HutchinsonOaks or chestnuts, what here                draws brass linen, wakes me, overcast,                with the polished sprigs of mygrandmother’s               lamp, holding the plumed shade onceRead More Song In My Head: Christmas Waltz …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Saturday, Dec. 23, 1961

In the Top Ten: Run to Him by Bobby Vee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW1w45JOf-g On the Bestseller List: I Met a Lady by Howard Spring Photo credit: biblio.com New In Theaters: Something Wild https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9N4Z9Escxk New In Comic Shops: High School Confidential Diary #10 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: The Tall Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V2OTehLh6w Magazine Roulette: Esquire Photo credit: classic.esquire.com …

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Care Package for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020

Poetry: This Morning by Luci TapahonsoThe screech of the recycling truck jolted me awake.It was just after dawn and the huge trucks were       already tearingthrough the neighborhood, shrieking brakes       keeping rhythmRead More Song In My Head: Cordelia by The Tragically Hip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWWgyeJGyH8 Art: Maurice Utrillo’s Church at St. Hilaire Photo credit: …

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A Traditional Christmas Care Package for Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020

Poetry: Wartime Christmas by Joyce KilmerLed by a star, a golden star,The youngest star, an olden star,Here the kings and shepherds are,Akneeling on the ground.Read More Song In My Head: Jingle Bells by Sugar and the Hi-Lows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNAkrkfUxpY Art: Norman Rockwell’s Christmas Trio Photo credit: nrm.org Quote: “Christmas is not a time nor a season, …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Saturday, Dec. 22, 1951

In the Top Ten: It’s No Sin by Eddy Howard & His Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmi3nZMFFrE On the Bestseller List: The Holy Sinner by Thomas Mann Photo credit: abebooks.com New In Theaters: The Strange Door https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J43-puvdgw New In Comic Shops: Ozark Ike #24 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Your Show of Shows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSvxqkkKveM Magazine Roulette: Holiday Photo …

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