Happy Valentine's Day, sugarplums! There's nothing like a love story to keep the Christmas spirit alive. For this installment of Story Time, I've chosen "As the Automobile Ran Down," a 1901 short story by Charles Loomis. 

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Survey: American's genuinely more excited about Valentine's Day than Christmas

Music in this Episode

• "Gaena" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
• "Relaxing Piano Music" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetech

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Books

Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past (2025, Lyons Press and Recorded Books) It's Christmas as you've never seen it before, and it makes a great gift for all the Christmas lovers in your life.

Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions (2022, Lyons Press and Recorded Books)