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  1. Saturday, December 25, 2021

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    12/25/21
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we wish you a very Merry Christmas.
    Saturday, December 25, 2021

  2. Friday, December 24, 2021

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    12/24/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of the famous Christmas Truce of 1914.
    Friday, December 24, 2021

  3. Thursday, December 23, 2021

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    12/23/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of the French War on Christmas.
    Thursday, December 23, 2021

  4. Wednesday, December 22, 2021

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    12/22/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we tell the story of a Christmas pardon from the Pope.
    Wednesday, December 22, 2021

  5. Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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    12/21/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the radio debut of Dorothy Sayers’s “The Man Born to Be King.”
    Tuesday, December 21, 2021

  6. Monday, December 20, 2021

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    12/20/21
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we go to the mailbag to answer a question about favorite Christmas songs.
    Monday, December 20, 2021

  7. Sunday, December 19, 2021

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    12/19/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the publication of Dickens A Christmas Carol on this day in 1843.
    Sunday, December 19, 2021

  8. Saturday, December 18, 2021

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    12/18/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember the author of several beloved Christmas Carols, Charles Wesley.
    Saturday, December 18, 2021

  9. Friday, December 17, 2021

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    12/17/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Pope John Paul II’s apology for the execution of Jan Hus, which was issued on this day in 1999.
    Friday, December 17, 2021

  10. Thursday, December 16, 2021

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    12/16/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember novelist Jane Austen, born on this day in 1775.
    Thursday, December 16, 2021

  11. Wednesday, December 15, 2021

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    12/15/21
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember historian Hannah Adams, who died on this day in 1831.
    Wednesday, December 15, 2021

  12. Tuesday, December 14, 2021

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    12/14/21
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    Today on the Almanac, we remember Thomas Tenison, who died on this day in 1715.
    Tuesday, December 14, 2021