In this episode - Keeping Christmas . . . by Henry Van Dyke, read by Lori Ball Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Jr. was an American author, educator, and clergyman born November 10,1852, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Educated at Princeton, Van Dyke graduated from its theological seminary in 1877 and became a Presbyterian minister. His early works, “The Story of the Other Wise Man” (1896) and “The First Christmas Tree” (1897), were first read aloud to his congregation in New York as sermons. These quickly brought him recognition. Other stories and poems were gathered regularly during his career into several printed works. From our house to yours, may the Spirit of the Holidays be with you throughout the New Year. I’m Patrick Ball; thanks for listening. See you in the next episode.
A smidgen of history, a dash of culture - a minute dedicated to making you smile.