All Things Considered for December 20, 2015 Hear the All Things Considered program for December 20, 2015
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Pentatonix members Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado, Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi and Kevin Olusola perform onstage during the Rockefeller Center tree lighting in New York City on Dec. 2. Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption
Macy Gray's "All I Want For Christmas" is a holiday song with a list of policy changes she hopes Santa will bring to the U.S. this year. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"Figgy pudding" is a traditional Christmas dessert that normally contains no figs — and isn't what Americans usually mean by "pudding." Edward Shaw/iStockphoto hide caption
You Should Watch The Way You Punctuate Your Text Messages — Period
From Family Fare To Oscar Bait, The Big Pictures To See At Year's End
Pentatonix members Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado, Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi and Kevin Olusola perform onstage during the Rockefeller Center tree lighting in New York City on Dec. 2. Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption
Fresh Off A Grammy Nod, Pentatonix Gets Back In The Christmas Spirit
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