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Stories from a Christmas Stocking
(00:49:20)
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
This holiday stocking is overflowing with a bounty of winter sounds and seasonal stories.
Family Holiday Traditions,...for better or for worse.
(01:46:34)
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Storytellers explore the crazy holiday traditions our families desperately cling to at this time of year.
The Messiah Comes to Town
(00:51:53)
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
A behind-the-scenes look at how a community choral society in a small town prepares for its own grand holiday performance of Handel's Messiah.
Tapestry - HOPE
(00:53:56)
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
A "non-saccharin", "non pie-in-the-sky" exploration of the power of Hope.
Living Out Loud - Thanksgiving Special
(00:51:58)
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Stories of 'Thanksgiving' and 'Giving Thanks'.
A Seizure's Lament
(00:09:00)
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
There is a sound that Carma Jolly will never forget. It's a sound that she makes, but the thing is she's never heard it herself. That's because when it comes out, she is ...
Battleground Wisconsin
(00:31:58)
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
This documentary examines the volatile issues that are tearing at social fabric of the state of Wisconsin. Its Republican governor is determined to strip away hard-won ...
Debts of Gratitude (Thanksgiving Program)
(00:46:41)
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
A shortened version of the 2010 New York Festivals award winning program 'Debts of Gratitude'. It explores the way we say "Thank You" in this culture, and why we sometimes ...
Message in a Bottle
(00:53:23)
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The story of two brilliant and celebrated composers whose music was lost during the Holocaust. 'Message In A Bottle is a Gold World Medal winner at the 2010 New York Festival.
Twice Lost
(00:21:54)
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The 2010 Grand Prize Winner of the New York Festivals Radio and Promotion Awards. 'Twice Lost' is the story of a damaged relationship that may yet be salvaged.
Related Pieces
Piece Description
Two perfect-for-the-season documentaries. The first rips the wrapping off a hushed-up reality of Christmas. It's called Men Bearing Gifts (And The Women Who Buy the Gifts Men Give) Then, get ready to feel good with Hallelujah People - a tribute to the word Hallelujah and the music it has inspired.
Broadcast History
This hour first aired on December 24, 2007 on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a Christmas Eve special.
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Next up we have two documentaries from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation both prepared and presented by Frank Faulk.The first is about the difficulties that men run into when they try to buy gifts for the women in their lives; the second is a tribute to the word "hallelujah" and the music it has inspired. It first aired on the program The Sunday Edition last Christmas Eve.
OUTRO:"Hallelujah" and "Men Bearing Gifts" first aired on the program "The Sunday Edition" on CBC Radio on Christmas Eve 2007. Both were prepared and presented by Frank Faulk.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol of the Drum | Johnny Cash | Country Christmas List. | Attic | 1987 | 00:00 |
| It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | Tony Bennett | The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. | Columbia | 2004 | 02:31 |
| Glory Glory Hallelujah | Staple Singers | Freedom Highway. | Columbia Legacy | 1991 | 02:20 |
| Virgin Mary Had One Son | Odetta | Christmas Spirituals. | Alcazar | 1988 | 03:05 |
| When I Lay My Burden Down | Willard White | Tradtional: American Spirituals and Folk Songs. | Chandos | 1991 | 01:47 |
| Hallelujah I Love Her So | Ray Charles | Ray filmtrack. | Warner | 2004 | 03:05 |
| Hallelujah | k.d. lang | Hyms of the 49th Parallel. | Nonesuch | 2004 | 04:58 |
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