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An Arizona Christmas

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 Welcome to "An Arizona Christmas".

It is brought to you commercial free from the Arizona Almanac.

Our program features the talents of Arizonans who love our state and want to share with you the wonders of our diverse culture. We think we have captured the history, traditions, tales and songs that make up our Arizona way of life during the holidays.

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Welcome to the Program By Ed Phillips Dave Owens, the Garden Guy, on the native Arizona Christmas plants "Cactus and Christmas Trees" sung by Dolan Ellis. Gary Sprague sings the 12 days of Arizona Christmas
Jay Steinberg and Rick Hammontree with their original song "Christmas in the Desert Again " Mariachi Alegre with "Jesucita en Chahuahua" "Christmas, Arizona" by Marshall Trimble Arizona's Official State Liar Jim Cook with "The Story of Big Bug"
"Twas the Night Before Christmas, Arizona Style" with Gary Sprague, Arizona's Singing Cowboy Tony LaConte tells the story of the Star of Bethlehem as explained by the astronomers Pioneer Pepper and the Sunset Pioneers with "Silent Night" Kathy Collins tells the story of Santa being tracked by NORAD
Marshall Trimble with Anomalies and Tamales. Gary Sprague sings "Away in a Manger" Mariachi Alegre with "The Night of Las Posadas" "Jingle Bobs" a parody of Jingle Bells from Buckshot Dot
Buckshot Dot with the story "A Christmas Trail to Home" "Christmas in a Construction Camp" a story by Jim Cook Jettie Kootman with "Christmas Stockings" Madison Walker is "Nat Love" who tells of an Old West Christmas though a different pair of eyes
Doug Nintzel from ADOT with the I-17 mystery Christmas tree. "Feliz Navidad" by Mariachi Alegre Dean Cook with the story "Rim Country Christmas" Merry Christmas from the Arizona Almanac by Gary Sprague
Mariachi Alegre with "Silent Night" or "Noche de Paz" Rolf Flake with th poem "A Christmas Forecast" Rolf Flake with the poem "Shepherds of the Range" Gary Sprague with the true "Story of Shine Smith
Jettie Kootman sings "Silent Night" Ed Phillips with the odds of a white Arizona Christmas Dolan Ellis with the song, "Ridin' up That Christmas Trail" Richard Ruelas, author of "Thanks for Tuning In" joins us to reminisce about the long-running kids show "Wallace and Ladmo"
The "Almost Massacre at Christmas" A Story by State Historian Marshall Trimble Rick Hammontree with the origin of "Frosty the Snowman" Jim Cook with the story of "Goat Gap" Ladmo a "Beatles-like" version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Sue Harris sings "Rock Springs" Sue Harris sings "The Christmas Trail" Dolan Ellis and Christmas in occupied Korea Ladmo sings a moving version of "Little Drummer Boy"
Jim Cook with the story "The Mail Stage" Gary Sprague sings "O' Holy Night"   Show Credits
Gary Sprague sings "Away in a Manger" Wyatt Earp with the "First Frontier Office Christmas Party"    
Pioneer Pepper and the Sunset Pioneers with the tale of Christmas, Arizona      
Gary Sprague and the "Story of the Christmas Tree"    

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