The work of Alabama authors deserves to be read out loud - and now it is! Join host Don Noble as he reads short stories from Alabama's finest authors.

In this episode:

"A Luckless Santa Claus" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in Newman News, 1912, read by permission of The Matthew J. & Arlyn Bruccoli Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, University of South Carolina Libraries

"One Christmas" by Truman Capote, published by Random House, 1983, read by permission of the Truman Capote Literary Trust.

Alabama Aloud with Don Noble - "A Luckless Santa Claus" and "One Christmas"

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