Mary Swander writes of her Christmas with her Amish neighbors in Buggy Land, from attending their celebration in their one-room school, to singing carols with them on her porch. Music by the South East Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Iowa Wesleyan University Choir.

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Today's episode was produced and mixed by Rick Brewer of Brewhaha Audio Productions.