Christmas

We remember Christmas, 1945, and what one author calls “the greatest celebration in American History.”

Tired of hearing “White Christmas?” DJ Jon Solomon brings us Christmas songs you’ve probably never heard before, and may never want to hear again.

It’s the time of year when kids ask questions like, “How does Santa travel the world in one night?” Or, “Can reindeer really fly?” Professor Tim Slover set out to find answers and the result is the radio drama and book “The Christmas Chronicles.”

What appeared to be a regular group of people eating lunch at a mall was actually a full chorus of singers who dropped their burgers and burst into “Hallelujah.”

Airline Security, Promised Virgins, Sakharov Prize, A Young Man Joins the Army and Grows Up, Louisa May Alcott

Three Wise Men, Word of the Year, Top Holiday Songs of the Decade, Is Chrysler Selling Cars or Cause?, Who is Sherlock Holmes?

Health Care on Christmas Eve, Digitizing Monk, The Manger, Christmas at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, A Christmas Carol

The Health of U.S. Banks, Islam in Chinese Characters, Mexican Drug War, Living to 100, Belmont Madrigals

Raised Jewish, Bill Adler started making Christmas music mixtapes after he married into a Christian family. And soon the hobby turned into a passion. Every year since 1984, Adler searches for the most eclectic Christmas music from all genres and decades to produce his “Christmas Jollies” mixtape. Producer Jon Kalish has our story.

The Battle for Tora Bora, Operation Marriage, iTV?, Food Stamps, Christmas Jollies