David Sedaris contributes his now classic âSantaland Diaries,â his account of his experiences playing Santaâs little helper at Macyâs in New York. Susan Stamberg sneaks her mother-in-lawâs recipe for cranberry relish onto the airâagain. Storyteller Kevin Kling finds an invitation to participate in a production of The Nutcracker too tempting to resist. Ghanian-born commentator Meri Danquah shares her thoughts on Kwanzaa. Cowboy poet Baxter Black describes a Christmas cookie with âthe denseness of an anvil and the half-life of a radial tire.â Robert Siegel goes in search of the correct spelling for Decemberâs Jewish holiday. The Thanksgiving tables are turned on unsuspecting Bostonians in âWhen Turkeys Attack.â
And more.