Saturday, December 23, 2017

1940's Christmas Traditions

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years everyone.

I have been a little lazy in posting new posts on the blog the last couple of months. As we wind up 2017, I thought I would catch up on the last couple of weeks. Last week, I started a two part show  that I call 1940's Christmas Traditions. Many of the ways we celebrate Christmas were started in the 1940's so I thought it would be interesting to learn how some of these traditions started. I am going to start the show with a segment from Franklyn D. Roosevelt's 1940 lighting of the Christmas tree speech and then we'll be into some big band holiday favorites. All the songs on Part 1 were recorded in the 1940's.

Today, we continue with  Part 2 of my 1940's Christmas Traditions show.  On the show today, I am going to be reading some Stocking Stuffers from the Associated Press. Stocking Stuffers is a series produced by the Associated Press that consists of about 50 segments on various holiday traditions. Each segment is about 10 to 15 sentences. It is very interesting and I hope you enjoy these segments as well as the music.  

I hope all the listeners and readers of this blog have a wonderful and safe holiday season. If you are in the Texarkana, Texas area remember to tune in Saturday nights at 10:00pm for Big Band Bash on KTXK Texarkana Fine Arts radio, 91.5 on the dial. Also, if you live in the Marion, Ohio area, Big Band Bash is broadcast Sunday mornings at 9:00am on WZMO radio.