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These Ozarks Hills

December brings holidays of all kinds to the Ozarks

By Marideth Sisco
Published December 1, 2023 at 10:02 AM CST
Daria-Yakovleva

In this month's episode of These Ozarks Hills, Marideth Sisco reflects on the many holiday traditions of December.

From Christmas to Hanukkah to Yule logs and beyond, December is packed with year-end celebrations.

Correction
December 1, 2023
The audio that aired on KSMU had the incorrect dates for Hanukkah. The celebration this year is December 7-15, 2023.

These Ozarks Hills
Marideth Sisco
Marideth is a Missouri storyteller, veteran journalist, teacher, author, musician and student of folklore focusing on stories relevant to Ozarks culture and history. Each month, she’s the voice behind "These Ozarks Hills.” Sisco spent 20 years as an investigative and environmental writer for the West Plains Quill and was well known for her gardening column, “Crosspatch,” on which her new book is based. Sisco was a music consultant and featured singer in the 2010 award-winning feature film “Winter's Bone.”
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