Today in 2023, a news report on the end of an era: a pastry chef in Anchorage, Alaska was, for the last time, building his massive and renowned holiday village out of gingerbread.
A performance like this is just right as we try to have, as Quincy Jones put it, a cool Yule and a wonderful new year.
Today in 1976, Pink Floyd was trying to take a photo of an inflatable pig flying over a power plant for one of its iconic album covers… only the situation literally got out of hand.
He’s the guy named Kurtis Blow and Christmas is one thing he knows!
During National Car Donation Month, some drivers may trade out gas-powered cars and trucks for electric ones. But EVs aren't the only alternative: for decades, people have built and driven cars powered by firewood.
If you need a break from the holiday canon, put the “Llegó Navidad” album on repeat and don’t be surprised if the holidays seem fun again.
Let’s kick off this year’s Christmas countdown with Dr. John!
This week we’re replaying some of our past episodes about the holiday and its traditions, including the food.
Today in 2012, football fans got to see one of the most spectacularly wrong plays in NFL history, one known today simply as “the butt fumble.”
Today in 1789, North Carolina became the twelfth state to ratify the US Constitution. In the central part of the state there's an unincorporated community that locals named Whynot for a pretty unusual reason.
