Christmas day has finally arrived, a day for gifts and giving. We're hoping you can finally put the busy-ness and commercial hubbub of the season aside and enjoy our gift to you: two timeless holiday stories.

Christmas day has finally arrived, a day for gifts and giving. We're hoping you can finally put the busy-ness and commercial hubbub of the season aside and settle in to enjoy our gift to you. Today, we've got two great holiday stories for you and yours: Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory" and Ron Carlson's "H Street Sledding Record." (Rebroadcast)
- Ron Carlson's "H Street Sledding Record" appears in his book A Kind of Flying [Indiebound|Amazon]. It's read here by the actor Tobin Atkinson.
- Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory" is read by the scholar Joseph Maiolo [Indiebound|Amazon].