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Family-Friendly Foods Fit for Lent

(FAMILY FEATURES) - As families ponder Lenten recipes fit for the season with flavorful seafood as a filling protein, one important aspect to take into account is the kid-friendliness of the dish. Offer up a di... Read More...

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Retro Christmas Audio Program, ‘NORAD Christmas Special’

This audio program is the 1970 NORAD Annual Christmas Special. Our revision is 25 minutes in length, and contains portions of the original audio provided to radio stations for air on the evening of December 24,... Read More...

How holiday cards help us cope with a not-so-merry year, according to a professor of comedy

By: MATTHEW MCMAHAN, Emerson College The first Christmas card was, perhaps predictably, one of good cheer. The concept is commonly credited to Sir Henry Cole, the founder of the Victoria and Albert Museum in... Read More...

Vintage Christmas Audio Program, ‘Voices of Christmas Past’

This vintage Christmas-oriented audio program entitled "Voices of Christmas Past" is a collection of public domain early recordings recovered from cylinders and acetates dated from 1898 to 1922. Here's a sho... Read More...

‘The Christmas Angel’ by Abbie Farwell Brown (Audio & Text)

'The Christmas Angel’ is a Christmas story written by Boston, Massachusetts native, Abbie Farwell Brown. The story has similarities to Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'. “Living Age magazine in 1910 obser... Read More...

Here’s why Christmas movies are so appealing this holiday season

By: S. BRENT RODRIGUEZ-PLATE, Hamilton College With the pandemic limiting travel over the holiday season, many Americans will be settling in front of the television to watch their favorite holiday movies, al... Read More...

As heavenly bodies converge, many ask: Is the Star of Bethlehem making a comeback?

By ERIC M. VANDEN EYKEL, Ferrum College On Dec. 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will cross paths in the night’s sky and for a brief moment, they will appear to shine together as one body. While planetary conjun... Read More...

Festive and flavorful holiday snacks with pecans

(FAMILY FEATURES) - The holidays are filled with delicious food - from indulgent breakfasts to decadent desserts - but snacks can get overlooked. Spice up this holiday season with festive snacks that are perf... Read More...

100 years ago, the first commercial radio broadcast announced the results of the 1920 election – politics would never be the same

BY RICHARD GUNDERMAN, Indiana University Only 100 people were listening, but the first broadcast from a licensed radio station occurred at 8 p.m. on Nov. 2, 1920. It was Pittsburgh’s KDKA, and the station wa... Read More...