Jimmy Scarecrow's Christmas

All aboard the Story Train! Conductor Birdie is taking us through the Rainbow Tunnel and into a peaceful garden where a proud little snail and a generous rose tree see the world in very different ways. 

All aboard the Story Train! Today, Birdie takes us high into the sky, where the clouds float like castles and sheep. But one little cloud isn’t feeling so bright—he’s afraid to rain! 

While this is primarily a story for children, Christmas is the perfect time to explore our inner child and share that spirit with today’s kids. This story originally appeared on my Readastorus podcast.Being a scarecrow is a hard enough job in the best of times, but when winter co ...  Show more

Sometimes we fall so far that we are tempted to cross lines we never would have in better times. Feelings of inadequacy can become particularly acute during the holiday season, when we see so much apparent happiness. Our next story about one woman’s fall from grace and her Christ ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, Roger Latham from Fort Worth, Texas, tells us a Christmas story he’s titled, “The Real Santa”; Lee Mendelson tells the story of how A Charlie Brown Christmas was created; Stephen Follows, an established data researcher in the film industry ...  Show more

Ebenezer Scrooge awakens in his home on Christmas morning to find he has a second chance. He joyfully makes amends with all those around him and even becomes a father figure to Tiny Tim. 

This episode was originally published on December 11, 2023.

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