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Christmas Preparations - The Christmas Card & Morley’s Christmas Concert
Season 4, Ep. 16
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“There is something about sitting on a plastic chair several sizes too small for you that puts you in touch with feelings you never knew you had.”
Ah, the trials and tribulations of Christmas preparations! On today’s episode we have two wonderful stories for you: our first is the final Christmas story Stuart wrote. Jess tells the backstory of the recording of that story, and the strong emotions that came with it. Our second story is vintage festive Vinyl Cafe.
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