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A gentle reminder (especially to myself) that just because Christmas is over doesn't mean it's over. The story continues.

A little Christmas music from Michigan artists.

Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.

The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant.

Bad movies can be fun in their own way.

On today's show, we ring in the holiday weekend with a playlist of Christmas tunes by Michigan artists.

Christmas wasn't always a national shopping spree — or even a day off work. But in 19th-century London, it went viral. When Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol, the book's tale of miserly Scrooge and the ghosts that transformed him transformed the holiday too, especially in the U.S.

Two books take dramatically different approaches to the Christmas story.

A Christmas tree might be harder to find this year than in the past as supply chain issues, rising transportation costs and increased demand impact the industry.

“This end of season storm could strongly impact what happens to our retailers...whether they end the year in the black or in the red," said Andrea Bitely, a Michigan Retailers Association spokeswoman.