A Christmas Song is Born 4: Sleigh Ride
Today we look into the birth story of Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride”. Creators of Sleigh Ride: Sleigh Ride Instrumental piece composed by— Leroy Anderson (June 29, 1908 – May 18, … Continue reading
A Christmas Song is Born 3: “The Christmas Song”
Today we look into the birth story of the Christmas classic that is simply called “The Christmas Song”. The Creators of The Christmas Song: Mel Tormé and Bob Wells Melvin … Continue reading
A Christmas Song is Born 2: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
Today we look into how the most famous reindeer of all- Rudolph- was born. Creator of Rudolph: Robert Lewis May (27 July 1905 – 10 August 1976) -May grew up in … Continue reading
A Christmas Song is Born 1: White Christmas
To celebrate Christmas week on DDoA, we look into 5 classic Christmas songs and the story of how they came to be. We start off with WHITE CHRISTMAS – a … Continue reading
CHRISTMAS CRAFTS 4: Santa Décor & Hat
Today we’re going to make two Santa projects. One you can hang, and the other you can wear… Santa Project #1: Stick Santa Décor Here’s what we’ll need: red and silver … Continue reading
CHRISTMAS CRAFTS 3: Rudolph Décor & Artcard
Today we focus on Rudolph – you know the red-nosed reindeer that everybody sings about during this time of the year? We are making a Rudolph card and then a décor. … Continue reading
CHRISTMAS CRAFTS 1: Stick & Stamp Cards
Welcome to a new week here on DDoA! I bring you some simple crafting ideas that you can enjoy making this holiday season at home, in school and in your … Continue reading
Bookworm Bytes 5: Repurposing books, Renewing vows
For the last feature of our Bookworm Bytes series, we head to Florida and listen to the story of Michelle Lee -an English professor who proposed to her husband of 20 years and … Continue reading
Bookworm Bytes 3: Thoughts on Edinburgh’s Mysterious Book Sculptures
From a book club in Texas we now head to a poetry library in Scotland. Colin Waters, Communications Manager of the Scottish Poetry Library (SPL), shares with us his thoughts on the … Continue reading
Bookworm Bytes 2: Tiara-Wearing, Book-sharing Adventures
Today we bring you stylist-bookworm Kathy L. Murphy (formerly Patrick) from Texas. She shares with us her adventures in hairstyling, tiara-wearing and book sharing. Tiara-Wearing, Book-sharing Adventures by Kathy Murphy Fall … Continue reading
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