Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

12/15/10: America's Christmas Present

Image by Benson Kua/Creative Commons via flickr
Image by Benson Kua/Creative Commons via flickr

By Jennifer Napier-Pearce

Salt Lake City, Utah – From Black Friday frenzy right on through December 25th, Christmas has become America's most over-the-top celebration. Washington Post reporter Hank Stuever profiles how the nation observes the holiday through the lives of three Texas families: an intense interior decorator who decks others' halls; a young couple whose light display creates traffic jams; and a devout churchgoer who hopes for a bit of solace in the season. On Wednesday, Stuever joins us to talk about his quest to understand the spectacle, anxiety and hope surrounding modern Christmas.

Purchase a CD of today's RadioWest. Please reference show #1988
Sign up for RadioWest Podcasts

blog comments powered by Disqus

Visit one of Salt Lake City's local, independent businesses: Sam Weller's Zion Bookstore, Ken Sanders Rare Books, The King's English
Slowtrain Music, Graywhale CD Exchange

Or shop on-line Amazon.com

for books and music from today's RadioWest. A portion of your purchase benefits KUER.

KUER is listener-supported public radio. Support this work by making a donation today.