
Gather ‘Round the Sound
Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe
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Paulo Coelho
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Yvonne Morrison
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Charles Dickens
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Gather 'Round the Sound: Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe
2017 has been a monumental year for Audible, having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, a milestone that would have never been possible without our wonderful and loyal listeners. One of our major commitments is bringing new and diverse audio experiences to our members, so this year, as our gift to you, we pulled together a collection that reflects a little bit of everything we've been up to recently: a surprising and heartwarming documentary, a selection of stories from our partners around the world, and even some improvised comedic carols we hope will make you laugh as much as they did us.
The lineup includes:
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This mini-documentary centers around a peculiar holiday tradition at General Electric's headquarters in Schenectady, NY. For two decades, GE has been receiving thousands of letters from kids - children who think they're reaching Santa Claus. And every year, a handful of GE employees give up their December lunchbreaks to respond to each and every letter.
An Aussie Night Before Christmas, by Yvonne Morrison, performed by Magda Szubanksi
This rollicking rewrite of the famous old poem 'Twas The Night Before Christmas gives the original version a hilarious Aussie twist. Magda Szubanski, Australia's most trusted personality, caries this incredibly fun romp. Kangaroos pulling the sleigh, a beer for Santa, and all the over-the-top Australian lingo, it's everything you'd expect.
The Music Coming from the House, by Paulo Coehlo, performed by Daniel Frances-Berenson
In this magical story from the author of The Alchemist - the master of the modern parable - a disguised king visits a poor village, and what he sees through the window of a house changes his life, and those of the occupants.
The Signal-man, by Charles Dickens, performed by Simon Callow, Dan Starkey, and John Banks
For literature lovers, the holiday season needs a little Dickens. We dug up a story of his that you may not be familiar with, originally published in the Christmas edition of a Victorian short story periodical. Of course, ghosts are involved in this 19th century work told by Simon Callow (Outlander) and Dan Starkey (Dr. Who).
A Very Improvised Holiday Musical
What would the holidays be without some carols? Vern, a New York City-based improv troupe, performs a few improvised holiday songs.
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Gratitude for holidays
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couldnt listen to all of it
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Out of season
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I could have done without some of the other acts, but it was a lovely freebie and nice to listen to while I sewed some Christmas gifts. Thank you Audible!
the Signalman was a real highlight of course.
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As far as the content it’s self I’m still shaking my head wondering what happened.
Letters to Santa, very heart warming.
Aussie Xmas, fun. Beyond that I’m not sure what happened.
Love Dickens but there no Xmas warm fuzzies with one.
The last story/skit/improve, kept waiting for the funny but it was a no show.
Love my Audible but next time check north of your board on our public radio for some prime stuff.
Marry Christmas and no hard feelings eh?!
Glad it was free...
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