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Episode 291: National Letter Writing Day

12:00pm, 12-7-2025
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December 7 is National Letter Writing Day. Enjoy musical reports about letter writing - including ones that are in the form of letters - while Dick Dickenbock makes us write thank-you notes.

  • 12:00pm Famous Blue Raincoat by Leonard Cohen on Songs Of Love & Hate (Columbia, 1971)
  • 12:10pm A Dear John Letter by Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky on Ferlin Husky: Vintage Collections (Capitol Nashville, 1996)
  • 12:13pm Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah! (A Letter From Camp) by Allan Sherman on My Son The Box (Rhino Handmade, 2005)
  • 12:15pm Dear Abby by John Prine on Sweet Revenge (Atlantic, 1973)
  • 12:20pm Letter To A Friend by George Carlin on When Will Jesus Bring The Pork Chops (Hyperion Audiobooks, 2004)
  • 12:21pm Sacco's Letter To His Son by Magpie on Folk Song America: A 20th Century Revival (Smithsonian Collection, 1991)
  • 12:25pm Marble Hill (feat. David M. Lutken) by Christine Lavin on Drum School Dropout (Self-Released, 2025)
  • 12:35pm Writing Letters by Tsunami on Deep End (Simple Machines, 1993)
  • 12:38pm The Letter by Kristin Hersh on Hips & Makers (4AD, 1994)
  • 12:41pm Perfect Penmanship by Laura Watling on Early Morning Walk (Shelflife, 2001)
  • 12:44pm The Neatest Hand by The Guild League on Private Transport (Candle, 2002)
  • 12:47pm Postcard by The Simpletons on Matter (Candle, 1995)
  • 12:52pm Letter To Hermione by David Bowie on David Bowie (Mercury, 1969)
  • 12:55pm The Scientist Writes A Letter by Tom Verlaine on Flash Light (IRS, 1987)
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