Program Archive: Lighting up the Holidays
December 2006
From the live taping of "Lighting up the holidays" (12/21/2006)
Like a string of lights on a timer, our society is on autopilot when it comes to lighting up the holidays. We do it year after year, at our homes, offices, airports, parks, malls... Never really asking: Why does it feel so good? Are we Americans alone in our light fixation? What do all those lights actually cost us? Do we lose anything when we chase away the darkness? The primal dichotomy of dark and light shapes our holiday season every bit as much as faith, family, shopping, sentimentality or charity. On this show, recorded on the Winter Solstice of 2006, we use music, humor, interviews, and stories to pull apart this aspect of the holiday season.
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Listen to the new live performance of "Rise to Shine" by The Smarts:
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Listen to a new live performance of "Daytime to the Night" by Jeff Horwich, with the Smarts:
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Powering the holidays
We're all familiar with the benefits of Christmas lights: holiday cheer, and friendly neighborhood competition. But there's another side of the equation: the cost of our holiday lighting obsession. (12/22/2006)
In the Loop: how the blind 'see' the holidays
December is a time of darkness; it's the month of the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. It's also a month full of holiday festivities for which lights become the center of celebrations, from candles to Christmas bulbs. For some people, these lights are not easy to see. We introduce you to three of them. (12/21/2006)
The culture of light explored
Paying homage to light this time of year crosses many religions and cultures. What is it about light that resonates so deeply with the human spirit? (12/21/2006)
Getting the best of SAD
Research in areas from marketing to mental health to jet lag shows that light affects us as much physically as it does psychologically. And the outcome isn't always bright. (12/22/2006)
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