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Yes, we are back, Lit for Christmas party goers! Bigger and better.

Apologies for our long hiatus. Life became quite complicated last year, and we had to put quite a few things on hold. However, we are here and ready to Christmas party again!

In this episode, Marty and Beth imbibe in Peppermint Patties and discuss Dave Barry's The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Miracle Christmas Dog.

SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT:

Peppermint Patty

(courtesy of https://novelnightcaps.com/recipe/hot-peppermint-patty-cocktail/)

Ingredients

• Mug of you favorite hot chocolate
• 3 shots of Peppermint Schnapps
• Marshmallows or whipped cream (if you prefer)

Directions

1. Make your mug of hot chocolate (we used Swiss Miss)
2. Three shots of Peppermint Schnapps (use mint or peppermint extract for non-alcoholic version)

Lit for Christmas Party Hosts

Marty has a Master's in fiction writing, MFA in poetry writing, and teaches in the English Department at Northern Michigan University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He served two terms as U.P. Poet Laureate, and has published two poetry collections, The Mysteries of the Rosasy from Mayapple Press and A Bigfoot Bestiary and Other Wonders from Modern History Press. For more of Marty's thoughts and writing, visit his blog Saint Marty (saintmarty-marty.blogspot.com). Marty is a writer, blogger, wine sipper, easy drunk, and poetry obsessor who puts his Christmas tree up in mid-October and refuses to take it down until the snow starts melting.

Beth has a BS in English Secondary Education. She was worked as a substitute teacher, medical transcriptionist, medical office receptionist, deli counter attendant, and Office Max cashier. Currently, she words in a call center and enjoys discussing/arguing about literature with her loving husband.

Music for this episode:

"Jingle Bells Jazzy Style" by Julius H., used courtesy of Pixabay.

"A Christmas Treat" by Magic-828, used courtesy of Pixabay.

Other music in the episode:

Osmond, Donny. "Puppy Love." Portrait of Donny. MGM, 27 May, 1972.

A Christmas Carol sound clips from:

The Campbell Theater 1939 production of A Christmas Carol, narrated by Orson Welles and starring Lionel Barrymore.

This month's Christmas lit:

Barry, Dave. The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Miracle Christmas Dog. New York. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2006.