84 Happy 150th Thanksgiving, America!

November 24, 2013

Filed under Christmas, Episode, Holiday, Podcast, Xmas
Tags: Christmas, Civil War, Lincoln, Macy's, Parades, Thanksgiving, Tradition, Xmas

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President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November Thanksgiving, and it’s been going ever since.  Find out what’s happening in the Christmas Stocking on Twitter (@XmasStocking), Google+, and Facebook. The Email is TopElf at MyChristmasStocking.NET. All the episodes and info on how to get on the show are at MyChristmasStocking.net.

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Featured music:

“Christmas Crush” by Nicole Kehl from “‘Tis the Season” (from Mevio.com)
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Background music:

“Christmas Hymns [1917]” by Francis J. Lapitino from “Voices of Christmas Past”  (from the Free Music Archive)

“Xmas Fantasy/Silent Night” by Fran Dagostino (from MacJams.com)

More information:

More on Sarah Josepha Hale’s Thanksgiving campaign from History.com.

Read her letter to Abraham Lincoln that seemed to have convinced him.

Learn more about Sarah Josepha Hale from Encyclopedia Britannica and Wikipedia.

All about Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from Macy’s itself.

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