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The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, December 25, 2006
  • The Great Gospel Women, Vol. 2
    The Great Gospel Women

    Christmas Gospel

    Leonard starts today's show off with his annual Christmas Gospel Show. Later on, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward P. Jones (author of The Known World) tells us about his new collection of short stories. And we take a behind the scenes look at Evangelical America.

Leonard's Annual Christmas Gospel Show

It’s hard to go anywhere this time of year without hearing the same few Christmas songs. But Leonard celebrates today, with some lesser-known sounds of the season—some of his favorite recordings from the Golden Age of Gospel to the Present.

Playlist:

Marion Williams, "When Was Jesus Born?"
O Holy Night is available for purchase at amazon.com
Mahalia Jackson, "Go Tell It On the Mountain"
Silent Night is available for purchase at amazon.com
Mahalia Jackson, "Silent Night, Holy Night"
Silent Night, Holy Night is available for purchase at amazon.com
Brother Joe May, "Silent Night" from Nashboro Nativity
The Chosen Gospel Singers, "No Room at the Hotel"
The Lifeboat is available for purchase at amazon.com
Edna Gallmon Cooke, "Have You Got Room?" from Springfield Baptist Church, Washington, DC
Swan Silvertones, "Great Day in December"
Saviour Pass Me Not is available for purchase at amazon.com
Marion Williams, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" Through Many Dangers is available for purchase at amazon.com
Mattie Williams, "Poor Little Jesus Boy" from Black Nativity
Mahalia Jackson, "The Holy Babe" Mahalia Sings Songs of Christmas is available for purchase at amazon.com
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, "White Christmas"
The Complete Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Vol. 3: 1947-1951 is available for purchase at amazon.com
Shirley Caesar, "What You Gonna Name Your Baby?"
Christmas with Shirley Caesar is available for purchase at amazon.com
Yolanda Adams, "Carol of the Bells/What Child is this?"
Christmas with Yolanda Adams is available for purchase at amazon.com
Mahalia Jackson, "No Room at the Inn"
Mahalia Sings Songs of Christmas is available for purchase at amazon.com
Marion Williams, "No Room at the Inn"
O Holy Night is available for purchase at amazon.com
The Consolers, "No Room at the Inn" from Nashboro Nativity
Mahalia Jackson, "O Come All Ye Faithful"
Mahalia Sings Songs of Christmas is available for purchase at amazon.com
Marion Williams, "Joy to the World"
If We Ever Needed the Lord Before is available for purchase at amazon.com

All Aunt Hagar's Children

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward P. Jones shares his new collection of short stories: All Aunt Hagar’s Children.

Available for purchase at amazon.com

Portraits of Evangelical Life

Lauren Sandler, the author of Righteous, and Jeffrey Sheler, who wrote Believers, offer their surprising portraits of life in Evangelical America.

Righteous is available for purchase at amazon.com
Believers is available for purchase at amazon.com

National Book Award Winners

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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!

Tributes: Jeanne-Claude

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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.

Please Explain: Eco-Labels

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Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union’s Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, took a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world.

Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

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On May 3, the Lopate Show won its third James Beard Award for our 3-ingredient challenge. In August, we asked our listeners to call in and name 3 ingredients and then challenged New York chef and 3-ingredient expert Rozanne Gold to whip up a recipe! You can listen to the 3-ingredient challenge and get some inspiration for simple, delicious, and unexpected dishes.