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American Public Media is the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio. This is from Wikipedia  “Giving Thanks is an American Public Media radio special that airs nationwide on Thanksgiving Day. It is hosted by John Birge. The show consists of classical music, songs, and dramatic readings all related to Thanksgiving. Although the format remains the same, some individual features are always aired, notably, selections from Charles Laughton’s 1962 album The Story Teller, about his experiences with Etienne Houvet and Alfred Manessier at Chartres Cathedral, as well as his reading from Jack Kerouac’s The Dharma Bums. Musical pieces regularly included are Handel’s Largo from Xerxes and music from Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring.

Although John Birge began doing an annual Thanksgiving program in 1985, Giving Thanks did not go national until 1999, two years after he began working for Minnesota Public Radio. Birge states on the website for the program that Thanksgiving is his favorite holiday.”    Source Wikipedia 

If you missed the program yesterday, you can find it at www.yourclassical.org/holiday.     This is the link to the Charles Laughton segment.   https://youtu.be/LOPv55Tsol0

I made it to Wadena yesterday to celebrate with my family and Erik’s in-laws, Kathy and Lee.   Erik and Willie used the old brine soak method and the turkey was marvelous.  A family photo is attached.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world..”  J.R. Tolkien author of The Hobbit.