Like an overstuffed stocking on Christmas morning, NPR Holiday Favorites is full of unexpected pleasures and evergreen delights: David Sedaris contributes his n...ow classic and#8220;Santaland Diaries,and#8221; his account of his experiences playing Santaand#8217;s little helper at Macyand#8217;s in New York.Susan Stamberg sneaks her mother-in-lawand#8217;s recipe for cranberry relish onto the air'"again. Storyteller Kevin Kling finds an invitation to participate in a production of The Nutcrackertoo tempting to resist. Ghanian-born commentator Meri Danquah shares her thoughts on Kwanzaa. Cowboy poet Baxter Black describes a Christmas cookie with and#8220;the denseness of an anvil and the half-life of a radial tire.and#8221;Robert Siegel goes in search of the correct spelling for Decemberand#8217;s Jewish holiday. Adam Gopnik, New Yorkerwriter and self-proclaimed secularist, celebrates the universal optimism inherent in Christmas.The Thanksgiving tables are turned on unsuspecting Bostonians in and#8220;When Turkeys Attack.and#8221;Commentator Claudio Sanchez reads and#8220;The Night Before Christmas, Latin Style.and#8221;Steven Ivory toasts the kindness of strangers in and#8220;My Annual New Yearand#8217;s Quandary.and#8221; And more.Detailed info »« Brief info