[Publib] The story of Santa's childhood

[April Szuch]

Thank you, Michael, for the answer! I was resigned that there probably
wasn't one. Public comes through again!

-- 
April Szuch
Assistant Reference Librarian
Natrona County Public Library
Casper, Wyoming


On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 7:01 AM, Michael Bell <mbell at sjcfl.us> wrote:
> Hi, April (and all)
>
> Well, after a little further searching, I have found it!  It's the exact
> story with all the details your patron remembers.
>
> The story in question was a "holiday" piece broadcast on the CBS
> National Radio Network from 1948 through 1987 [references on the web to
> a 1946 date are obviously a oft-repeated error].  The file is available
> in MP3 format from several Old Time Radio collector sites for a nominal
> charge.
>
> Search google:  "douglas edwards" AND mp3 AND "North Pole"
>
> Douglas Edwards Archives - Saint Bonaventure University
> http://web.sbu.edu/friedsam/archives/Edwards/Misc.html
>
> I have sent you a separate email from another address with further
> details.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Michael
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Michael E. Bell, Ph.D., MSLS
> Reference Librarian
> Anastasia Island Branch Library
> St. Johns County Public Library System
> (904) 209-3730
> mbell at sjcfl.us
> http://www.sjcpls.org
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of April Szuch
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:00 PM
> To: Publib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Publib] The story of Santa's childhood
>
> I have a reference question that I'm working on about Santa. That's
> fitting, actually, because as I write this it's snowing and blowing
> outside the library. Anyway, the patron heard a story on the radio in
> the 1970s, just before Christmas. It went something like this:
>
> As a boy, Santa built a dollhouse for his crippled little sister,
> Santina. He was so good at it that the children in the town asked him
> to make them toys too. They helped him figure out what animals to use
> for pulling the sleigh (reindeer).
>
> She doesn't remember what radio station she heard it on or whether it
> was read from a book or maybe just made-up. But she has been telling
> the story to her kids for years and would love to know its origins.
>
> Does this sound familiar to anyone? She has already checked with some
> national radio stations, but they didn't find anything. I asked
> Fiction_L and haven't heard much yet. I found some other versions of
> how Santa became the toy man, as well as a children's story set in
> Sicily about a crippled girl named Santina, but they don't quite fit
> the request.
>
> --
> April Szuch
> Assistant Reference Librarian
> Natrona County Public Library
> Casper, Wyoming
>
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