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ArchivesTake a Trip on the Polar ExpressBy Shannon Mullen on Friday, December 23, 2005.Thousands of people left New Hampshire this month on a train for the North Pole. They came from as far as the West Coast and as near as North Conway for an annual journey that brings life to the classic Christmas story, The Polar Express. Dressed in their pajamas, travelers get to experience the entire journey, right down to the sweetest details. New Hampshire Public Radio Correspondent Shannon Mullen joined hundreds of children of all ages on one of this year's final trips to visit Santa. She sent us this audio postcard. listen:
  New Hampshire Newsmakers of the Year 2005: EZPass
For years New Hampshire was one of the few eastern states without a system to get commuters through its tolls quicker. Many lobbied for years to get a transponder system for the state- and they finally got their wish this year, as the state's first EZ Pass system went into effect. Yet EZ Pass wasn't as EZ as people hoped it would be. Months-long political fights over tokens and discounts involved the Governor, the Executive Council, the State Senate and the Department of Transportation, which slowed progress. Then, after being installed, the state dealt with new issues of billing and technology- as well as a state that took to the new system almost immediately. EZ Pass had a major impact on the state's political system as well as its transportation system, and that makes it one of 2005's Newsmakers of the Year. NHPR Stories
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New Hampshire Newsmakers of the Year 2005: New Hampshire's Wacky Weather
2005 will go down as the wettest year in New Hampshire history, with piles of snow last winter, a cool and damp spring and an equally cooler and damper autumn. Was it the effects of the many hurricanes that tormented the Gulf Coast? Will this be the pattern in years to come? Just why was the weather so wacky? With so many questions to answer, and so much dependent upon the weather, New Hampshire's wacky weather is one of the Newsmakers of 2005. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Historic Holiday TraditionsBy Shay Zeller on Friday, December 23, 2005.New England is a wellspring of information on some of the winter holidays' most precious traditions. We'll talk with Betsy Garrett, the Vice President of Collections and Interpretation at Strawbery Banke about some of the great but lesser-known practices of holidays past. And NHPR correspondent Sally Hirsh takes us inside Santa's village for an interview with the big man himself. We'll also hear from listeners who shared their favorite holiday stories with us, and Eartha Kitt purrs her version of "Santa Baby". listen:
Dickens's "A Christmas Carol"By Laura Knoy on Friday, December 23, 2005.The London Sunday Telegraph once proclaimed Charles Dickens as "The Man who Invented Christmas" and his timeless story "A Christmas Carol", the main reason why. Written in London in 1843, at a time of expanding urbanization and industrialization, and a declining interest in old customs and ceremonies, "A Christmas Carol" with Scrooge, Cratchit, Tiny Tim and a host of ominous ghosts, helped its readers find the true spirit of Christmas and look back nostalgically at the old time Christmas traditions of friends, family, fun and frivolity. Gerald Charles Dickens is Charles Dickens's great great grandson and like his famous namesake, an actor, touring America for the past ten years with his one-man performance of "A Christmas Carol". His tour stopped by the Granite State, and when it did we caught up with Gerald Charles Dickens to talk about the legacy of the Great Great Grandfather, the magic of "A Christmas Carol" and to perform a handful of scenes from his show. listen:
What you should really leave for Santa's ReindeerBy Iain MacLeod on Friday, December 23, 2005.Did you ever wonder what Santa's flying reindeer eat when they're not snacking on the treats we leave for them on Christmas Eve? They feast on Reindeer Lichen, of course! listen:
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