Dickens, Bing Crosby, Christmas Poem

Christmas Ghost Stories Guest: Leslee Thorne-Murphy, Associate Dean, College of Humanities, and Associate Professor, English, Brigham Young University  Christmas gatherings in Victorian England looked a little different than they do today. Along with the dancing, singing, and eating, these parties also consisted of an annual spooky story swap.  Bing Crosby: A Complicated Man Guest: Gary Giddins, critic, author, and biographer, "Bing Crosby: Swinging On a Star - the War Years, 1940-1946" The star of the classic “White Christmas” was more than an entertainment legend—he had an emotional depth that was haunted by what he saw during WWII. (Fairly) True Stories Guest: Liesl Shurtliff, author, "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstiltskin" and other children’s novels It’s a big world out there and it’s changed a lot since the Brothers Grimm first recorded their fairy tales. Liesl Shurtliff adapts these well-told stories to modern audiences and their problems. Storytelling Sec...