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A Prairie Home Companion for December 17, 2005

December 17, 2005 broadcast with Rob Fisher, The Wailin' Jennys, and Andy Stein
DateDecember 17, 2005VenueFrom The Town Hall | New York City, NYDuration01:58:57HostGarrison Keillor

Description

This week, after we've recovered from the sticker shock of Manhattan hotel rooms in December, we'll be back at theTown Hallwelcoming old friendsRob Fisher,The Wailin' Jennys, and the pride of the upper west side,Andy Stein. Join Garrison, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the Royal Academy of Radio Acting for our pre-Christmas preparation and shopping show, this Saturday on your local public radio station.

Tags

Rundown - December 17, 2005Music Information - December 17, 2005Christmas script - December 17, 2005Guy Noir script - December 17, 2005Lives of the Cowboys script - December 17, 2005Lucia/The Week of Christmas - December 17, 2005Pope/XM script - December 17, 2005Radio script - December 17, 2005Transit Strike - December 17, 2005

Rundown

Segment 1
00:00:00 Logo
00:00:13 Tishomingo Blues, opening credits
00:02:39 GK opens, talks about transit strike and being here 25 years ago during the transit strike with his son
00:04:26 "Lucia (The Week Before Christmas)" - GK/Shoe Band
00:06:42 Pope/XM script
00:14:50 Christmas script

Segment 2
00:21:07 GK introduces Rob Fisher and Richard Dworsky
00:21:23 "4-handed Christmas Piano Duet" - Rob Fisher and Richard Dworsky
00:25:21 GK introduces the Wailin' Jennys
00:25:45 "Sun's Gonna Rise" - Wailin' Jennys
00:36:46 Powdermilk Biscuit Break with Christmas medley

Segment 3
00:41:01 GK introduces Rob Fisher
00:41:23 "Jingles" - Rob Fisher with Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
00:43:49 GK brings the Wailin' Jennys back
00:44:19 "Fields of Gold" - GK/Wailin' Jennys/Shoe Band
00:49:04 News From Lake Wobegon
01:03:34 Intermission/"Jingle Bell Rock"

Segment 4
01:07:51 Greetings
01:12:48 "Transit Strike (Railroad Bill)" - GK, Wailin' Jennys, Shoes
01:15:52 Garrison announces the Trip Giveaway winners, with assistance from Benjamin from the audience
01:21:10 The Lives of the Cowboys script
01:28:44 "I Want To Ring Bells" - Andy Stein and Shoe Band
01:31:48 Guy Noir script

Segment 5
01:41:00 GK brings the Wailin' Jennys back
01:41:37 "Bring 'Em All In" - Wailin' Jennys
01:45:52 Radio script, into "The Coventry Carol" - Wailin' Jennys
01:54:10 "O Holy Night" - GK, Wailin' Jennys, Shoe Band, audience
01:57:00 Credits, "Angels We Have Heard on High" closer

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