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KIRO Radio presents ‘Stocking Full of Northwest Holiday History’

Dec 23, 2021, 3:07 PM | Updated: Dec 24, 2021, 2:18 pm

Christmas, holiday...

Vintage longtime favorite Seattle Santa Claus John Casebier punches in for work in the 1930s. (Courtesy Feliks Banel)

(Courtesy Feliks Banel)

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BY FELIKS BANEL


Local historian

For Christmas 2021, KIRO Radio resident historian Feliks Banel presents an hour-long special looking back at favorite Northwest holiday history stories from Seattle’s Morning News.

Stories featured in the holiday special include:

You can hear Feliks every Wednesday and Friday morning on Seattle’s Morning News, read more from him here, and subscribe to The Resident Historian Podcast here. If you have a story idea, please email Feliks here.

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