Welcome back to another edition of Christmas in quarantine.

Christmas Past's impromptu miniseries of indeterminate length, where I'm bringing you one

new episode each day until we're all in the clear on the coronavirus.

Today is the sixth installment and the fifth and final of this little

miniseries within a miniseries, where I'm bringing you each of the five pieces from Washington

Irving's old Christmas collection. The story began with a little essay, sort of a love letter

to the Christmas spirit, followed by a four-part story where the narrator is invited to the country

home of his friend to celebrate Christmas. Today picks up where yesterday left off, where we're going

to witness the Christmas dinner and the night that follows. Before we get to the story, as always,

I want to make sure that you are staying safe and healthy, that you're following all of the

common sense guidelines, and that you're taking

your advice only from trained medical professionals. Also, as always, I'd love to hear from you.

I want to know that you're okay. I'd love to hear about how you've been spending your time,

and I'd love to hear anything that you'd like to pass on to the rest of the Christmas past family.

So you can drop me a line any time at Christmas Past podcast at gmail.com, or you can

reach out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. And if there is something you'd like to pass along,

record a voice memo into your phone and send it over to me. I'd be happy to include it in an

upcoming episode. Now also, if you like what you've been hearing so far, I'll bet there are

other people in your life who could use a little Christmas spirit right now.

So why not help get the word out about this show?

It's as simple as telling a friend about it or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

And if you do leave a review, I'll even send you a sticker and a handwritten Christmas card

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