1996
Audio Advent Calendar
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December 1
A Poem and A Song
Snowball
Ukulele Song
Running time 2:45
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December 2
Chicken Soup for the Soul
All Good Things
by Jack Canfield
Running time 9:20
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December 3
Weekend Edition
One More Minute
Regretting What I Said
The Raven
Proud Mary
Barber Shop Quartet
Running time 15:05
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December 4
Bing Crosby Radio Show
Together
Put it There Pal
I'll Be Seeing You
Running time 18:40
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December 5
Toward the Within
Rakim
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
American Dreaming
Performed by Dead Can Dance
Running time 14:57
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December 6
Tribute to Hanukkah
Running time 28:14
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December 7
Woof Hits Home
Tell Me A Story
The Haunted Chewing Gum
by Bill Wellington
Running time 18:13
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December 8
MONEY
Money Poem by Garrison Keillor
With Plenty of Money and You by Weekend Edition
King Midas and the Golden Touch
Running time 12:52
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December 9
Story
Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose
by Dr. Seuss
Running time 11:54
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December 10
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Read by Blythe Danner
Written by Judith Viorst
Running time 5:25
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December 11
Walk On
Ethylene
Shredding the Documents
The River Knows Your Name
Performed by John Hiatt
Running time 14:07
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December 12
Stellaluna
Amazing Bat Facts
read by David Holt
Written by Janell Cannon
Running time 20:32
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December 13
Poems
Squash by Susan Williams
What I Learned From My Mother (from Sleeping Preacher) by Julia Kasdorf
Crocodile (from Laughing Time Nonsense Poems) by William Jay Smith
Spring by Mary Oliver
Horse from Nature by May Swenson
I am Cherry Alive by Delmore Schwartz
Mad Gardener's Song by Lewis Carroll
Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
read by Garrison Keillor
Running time 13:39
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December 14
Selections from The Nutcracker
Running time 12:33
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December 15
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Consider This
Written by Jack Canfield
Running time 13:19
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December 16
Radio Show from December 16, 1943
Pistol Packin' Momma
Comedy
Running time 15:07
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December 17
Music is Organized by Sound
Rock 'N Roll
The Night is Young
Happy Sad
Groovy is My Name
Performed by Pizzicato Five
Running time 16:44
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December 18
Hudson and Bauer
Excerpts from the morning disc jockys.
Running time 12:02
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December 19
Koi and the Kola Nuts
Read by Whoopi Goldberg
Written by Brian Gleeson
Running time 24:19
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December 20
Boy with No Story
Running time 9:42
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December 21
Sadako and the 1,000 Paper Cranes
Written by Elenor Coerr
Running time 31:04
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December 22
The Best Little Band in East Los Angeles
El Cuchipe
A Matter of Time
Let's Say Goodnite
One Time, One Night
Performed by Los Lobos
Running time 14:58
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December 23
The Chinese Siamese Cat
Written by Amy Tan
Running time 20:25
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December 24
Woof Hits Home
My Name is Joe
Senor Coyote
Greek Myths
Arachne
Running time 13:15
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December 25
My Pet Myself
Running time 10:32
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