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The story, myths and rumours of Christmas, as understood (and misunderstood) by Mrs. Beasley's second-graders at Emerson School in Bozeman, Montana. In their uncertainty we hear the inherent strangeness of the holiday, as they mesh into one: Jesus, Santa, mangers, and buying presents "for your step-dad, if you have one."
Note: this piece is part of
The Plan- Carol
http://prx.org/pieces/7595
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Piece Description
The story, myths and rumours of Christmas, as understood (and misunderstood) by Mrs. Beasley's second-graders at Emerson School in Bozeman, Montana. In their uncertainty we hear the inherent strangeness of the holiday, as they mesh into one: Jesus, Santa, mangers, and buying presents "for your step-dad, if you have one." Note: this piece is part of The Plan- Carol http://prx.org/pieces/7595
Broadcast History
Ran on: NPR WATC 1984, NPR Day t Day 2003
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