WNYC's Genre Mix: Top 10 Albums Of 2008
John Schaefer recommends standout music from 2008, touching on classical, pop, folk and world music.
Holidays 2008
Viking's Choice: A Year Of Beautiful Noise
Working out his top CDs list like some odd game of solitaire, Lars Gotrich shares his best of 2008.
Geniuses Collide In 2008's Best Jazz
The year's 10 best CDs feature brilliant musicians collaborating on a wide variety of recordings.
Make Your Holidays Eco-nomical
Weekend Edition listeners discuss eco-friendly and economical solutions for holiday giving.
Atlanta's Pink Pig Brightens Spirits, 55 Years On
The Pink Pig, a children's ride that began in Atlanta in 1953, still evokes the holiday spirit.
No Gelt, No Glory: A Dreidel Champion Is Crowned
Dreidel spinners battle a fierce competition at the Major League Dreidel Championship in New York.
Pass The Foie Gras: Christmas Menu Hard To Digest
When cultures collide, a family's Christmas dinner gets messier than a bag full of carrot jam.
Sugarplums: Dreaming Of The Sweet Unknown
What exactly is a sugarplum? The short answer: It's very good.
Christmas Beer Yields Christmas Cheer
Beer expert Don Russell (better known as "Joe Sixpack") discusses his favorite holiday ales.
English Christmas Cooking From Elizabeth David
A new cookbook spreads the wisdom and recipes of celebrated English food writer Elizabeth David.
Hanukkah Lights 2008
NPR's annual special celebrates the festival of lights with four newly commissioned stories.
Best of Hanukkah Lights: Eight Stories, Eight Nights
We offer hand-selected works of Hanukkah Lights fiction: one for each holiday night.
Hanukkah Lights 2007: Stories of the Season
NPR's annual celebration of the festival of lights continues with a new crop of original fiction.
Librarian Nancy Pearl Dips Below The Reading Radar
These books that are sometimes lost in the shuffle are just too good to overlook.
Five Books To Give Yourself This Year
Enough with the holiday prep. It's time to give yourself a present: time alone with a good book.
Maureen Corrigan's Best Books Of 2008
There's much to celebrate in this year's crop of books. Maureen Corrigan offers her top picks.
NPR Listener Poll: The Best Movies Of 2008
Welcome to NPR.org's first-ever Best Movies audience poll. What's your favorite film of 2008?
Bob Mondello's Top 10, Plus 12 Bonus Picks
The economy went south, but big-screen box-office was strong. Happily, so were the movies.
Kenneth Turan Picks His Favorite Films Of 2008
Kenneth Turan names his favorites of the past year, chief among them Slumdog Millionaire.
The NPR Audience Poll: Best Movies Of 2008
The results are in: NPR.org's first-ever Best Movies audience poll. Which flick came out on top?
What Makes A Great Christmas Song?
Jose Feliciano talks about his hit "Feliz Navidad" — one of the top 25 most-played Christmas songs.
Rosie Thomas: A Very Quiet Christmas
Thomas' music is gentle, sincere and good for those who wish the holidays were a little less noisy.
Matchless: A Christmas Story
Gregory Maguire re-invents the "The Little Match Girl" for a new time and new audiences.
A Holiday Reading Tradition For The Whole Family
Sally and Stephen Kern read to their kids pretty much every night, but one box of books is special.
Tinsel Tales: NPR Christmas Stories
NPR presents stories from the archives that touch on the meaning of Christmas.
