NYC Unwrapped: A history of the holidays in the city
Crosstown with Pat Kiernan
English - December 20, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes - 52.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsDaily News News Politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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There's no holiday season quite like the one in New York City. It's the backdrop for so many classic Christmas movies and songs and it becomes a destination for tourists eager to see the city lit up more than usual.
That city-holiday tie has a long history and even the commercialization of Christmas has many roots here. Pat Kiernan speaks with his colleagues Anna Sterling and Roger Clark about some iconic holiday moments and their histories across the five boroughs.