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Presents, Menorahs and Palm Trees: December Holiday Stories
--- This episode is available on your local radio station, PRX and below via The Moth Player. It will be published on Spotify, Apple and iHeart on 12/11/24 ---
In this special December holiday hour, stories about celebration, differing traditions, and family. A mother and son do their best to keep the gifting spirit alive, a daughter tries to fulfill her mother’s wish for a Trinidadian feast, and a man waits and waits for the perfect moment to kiss a date. Those and more stories in this episode. Hosted by The Moth's Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.
Peter Aguero and his mother exchange holiday gifts made of paper.
Tracey Segarra sends a Hanukkah card that her mother-in-law takes issue with.
Steve Glickman attempts to escape a snowy Chicagoan Christmas for Puerto Vallarta.
Dawn Fraser is tasked to find the perfect ingredients for a Trinidadian Christmas.
Evan Lunt takes his grandmother’s menorah to college as a keepsake of her.
Bernie Somers counts down to a first kiss on New Year's Eve with a romantic interest.
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06:19
Feliz Navidad
Steve Glickman attempts to escape a snowy Chicagoan Christmas for Puerto Vallarta.
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06:26
A True Caribbean Christmas
by Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser is tasked to find the perfect ingredients for a Trinidadian Christmas.
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04:31
A Flame Through the Ages
by Evan Lunt
Evan Lunt takes his grandmother’s menorah to college as a keepsake of her.
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06:51
Saving Myself for New Years
Bernie Somers counts down to a first kiss on New Year's Eve with a romantic interest.
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Extras From This Episode
Presents, Menorahs and Palm Trees: December Holiday Stories
Steve Glickman
Steve and his new boyfriend on vacation in Belize.
Steve with his three passports: the first is the one he lost and found 11 years later, the second is his replacement for the first (which expired in 2016), the third is his current. He says: "I love them all and will never part with them ever again."
For more information on Steve visit www.steveglickman.net
Tracey Segarra
Rita, Tracey's mother-in-law, and her granddaughters.
Reindeer pretzel cupcakes made as part of Tracey and her daughter's Christmas tradition to make unique holiday treats.
Dawn Fraser
The Fraser family celebrating Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Fraser Christmas spread, including the Dawn's traveling turkey.
Each Fraser makes a delicious plate of (travelled) foods.
The music in this story
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The Drift - Uncanny Valley
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Melody Creators - All I Want For Christmas
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Modern Mandolin Quartet - Flower Duet from Lakme
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Proyecto Solo - Puerto Vallarta
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C.S. Heath - Deck the Halls
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Nigel Kennedy and The Kroke Band - One Voice