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Dec 21, 2023

Eighth Day of CraftLit

LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit—
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgunNjBjOxo&ab
AUDIO ONLY: https://craftlit.com/1st-day-2023/ 

On the eighth day of CraftLit, we've got a delightful triple treat! First up, we've got the dramatized charm of "Christmas Every Day" by William Dean Howells,. Then, explore the profound connection between Christmas and the spirit of democracy in "Christmas and the Spirit of Democracy" by Samuel McCord Crothers. Finally, join the fun and enchantment of Raymond Aiden's "Why the Chimes Rang"!

If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory:

DAY 1: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/first-day-of-craftlit 
DAY 2: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/second-day-of-craftlit 
DAY 3: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/third-day-of-craftlit
DAY 4: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fourth-day-of-craftlit
DAY 5: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/fifth-day-of-craftlit
DAY 6: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/sixth-day-of-craftlit
DAY 7: https://craftlit.libsyn.com/seventh-day-of-craftlit

DAY EIGHT

Christmas Every Day (2007)

By: William Dean Howells - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/97 

From: Christmas Every Day and Other Stories - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22519 

eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22519.html.images 

Read by: Brian Hostick & Jessica Mells - http://www.archive.org/download/christmasshortworks_2014_1412_librivox/csw14_21_christmaseveryday_64kb.mp3

Christmas and the Sprit of Democracy (1908)


By: Samuel McCord Crothers - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6347 

From: By the Christmas Fire - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20953 

eText: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20953.html.images 

Read by: Andrew Ordover - https://brokenhand.substack.com/p/my-new-book 

Why the Chimes Rang (1909)


By: Raymond Macdonald Alden - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/35753 

Producer: Duncan MacDougald, Jr.

From: Why the Chimes Rang

eText: https://christmasstories.org/why-the-chimes-rang/#:~:text=(Summary%3A%20In%20%E2%80%9CWhy%20the,witness%20the%20church's%20wondrous%20service

Read by: Ted Malone, Dick Leibert - https://archive.org/details/78_why-the-chimes-rang-part-2_ted-malone-raymond-alden-duncan-macdougald-jr-dick-l_gbia0062487/_78_why-the-chimes-rang-part-2_ted-malone-raymond-alden-duncan-macdougald-jr-dick-l_gbia0062487b_03_2.8_CT_flat.flac 

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