Christmas

Freshly baked pretzels, shining tree lights and sleds in the snow lend a ruddy warmth to an unlikely collection of Bavarian-themed chalets in the mountains of Washington state.

With Christmas just around the corner, Santa is getting his reindeer ready. One of Saint Nick’s reindeer training grounds is in south-central Washington.

There’s a giant inflatable Yeti invasion taking over one Tri-Cities street. It’s all part of a friendly Christmas spirit competition – that you can’t miss.

What makes a particular Christmas unforgettable? Maybe it’s a surprise guest or a perfect gift or some sort of event that becomes family legend. But for KNKX's Nick Morrison, his most memorable Christmas happened because of slow city buses in downtown Seattle in 1975.

KNKX continues our annual tradition of reading the classic holiday poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas." From the newsroom to the music team and beyond, hear familiar on-air voices and behind-the-scenes contributors in this sonic gift to our listeners.

Since 1949, the residents of Northeast Park Road in Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood have created a Christmas wonderland for all to enjoy.

Each year, the staff at KNKX enjoys gifting each of you this special sonic holiday gift. Here's our abridged reading of "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore.

This year, some families are returning to holiday traditions they've sorely missed during the pandemic. KNKX's Vivian McCall remembers a particularly sweet one from her childhood.

The holiday season often means observing annual traditions among family, friends and community. For many, it’s a time to reconnect with and reflect on their faith. KNKX’s Mayowa Aina sent this audio postcard from Church by the Side of the Road in Tukwila, where the congregation is preparing for the annual Christmas musical.

"We didn't have much," writes Edward Mabaya, who grew up in a family of 10 kids in rural Zimbabwe. "But I didn't feel that I was poor."