Week # 52-98, Air Date 12/13/1998 - 12/19/1998

Special Christmas edition.

No news segment.

Segment #1: 'NEXT YEAR IN HAVANA/ LIZ BALMASEDA " (3:49) Miami Herald journalist Liz Balmaseda shares her memories of celebrating Christmas in Miami, and her family's longing to return home to Cuba.

Subject Types: Cultural - Religious

Locations: U.S. regions - Southeast; States - Florida; Non-U.S. Regions - Cuba

Segment #2: "BIG CALZONES/ DENISE CHAVEZ" (5:34) New Mexico writer Denise Chavez shares her favorite Christmas memory -- exchanging gag gifts.

Subject Types: Cultural - Personal

Locations: U.S. Regions - Southwest; States - New Mexico

Segment #3: "NUESTRA NAVIDAD EN CHICAGO/ RAY SUAREZ" (6:15) NPR's host of "Talk of the Nation" Ray Suarez shares his memories of celebrating Puerto Rican Christmas traditions in the Midwest.

Subject Types: Cultural - Religious

Locations: U.S. Regions - Midwest; States - Illinois

Segment #4: " PERUVIAN-MEXICAN CHRISTMAS/MANDALIT DEL BARCO" (5:45) Latino USA's Mandalit del Barco shares memories of celebrating a Peruvian-Mexican-style Christmas with her family in Baldwin, Kansas.

Subject Types: Cultural - Religious

Locations: U.S. Regions - Midwest; States - Kansas