Episode 889
100 Years of 100 Things: New York City Christmas Traditions
NYC's Christmas traditions from the Macy's parade to the Rockefeller tree. Listeners share their families' favorites.
December 13, 202429m 0s
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pscrb.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
As our centennial series continues, Valerie Paley, former chief historian at New York Historical, now senior vice president and director of its library, as well as the founding director of its Center for Women’s History, talks about several of NYC's Christmas traditions that date back to the early and mid-20th century, like the Macy's parade and the Rockefeller tree, as listeners share their families' favorites.
Topics
christmasholiday_seasoncentennialholidaysholiday_traditionlocal_wnycchristmas_in_nycnyc_christmasrockefeller_treepolitics_wnyc