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Dr. Seuss' Grinch was a mean one. He hated Christmas so much that he decided to steal it --presents, the Whos' feast, tree and all. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports on the grumpiest holiday character since Scrooge as part of the Present at the Creation series.

When Ebenezer Scrooge has a change of heart at the end of A Christmas Carol, he downs a mug of Smoking Bishop with Bob Cratchit. NPR's Neda Ulaby gets the family recipe for the fruit-and-wine libation from none other than Dickens' great-grandson Cedric Dickens.

In Vail, Colo., a problem with manhole-cover theft led city officials to an interesting solution: They decided to market them. Host Liane Hansen speaks with town manager Bob McLaurin about the new manhole sales.

Morning Edition premieres its first original radio play, 'I'd Rather Eat Pants,' written by Peter Ackerman and produced by L.A. Theatre Works. The five-act play, starring Edward Asner and Anne Meara, is a comic tale of an elderly couple's cross-country trek on a young slacker's motorcycle. They're in search of fame, fortune and a whole lot more. NPR's Bob Edwards and Susan Stamberg have cameo roles.

The Senate's No. 2 Republican leader calls for a new election for majority leader. Oklahoma Sen. Don Nickles' recommendation comes just two days after Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) publicly apologizes for comments he made praising Sen. Strom Thurmond's (R-SC) 1948 presidential bid as a segregationist. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Host Liane Hansen talks with George Clack, director of the Office of Copyright and Print Publications at the State Department, and author Elmaz Abinader about Writers on America, a new anthology of essays which the State Department is distributing overseas to promote American values.

Bishop Richard Lennon celebrates Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in his first public appearance as the interim leader of the Boston Archdiocese. Pope John Paul II appointed Lennon to the post in the wake of Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation. NPR's Monica Brady-Myerov reports.

Part three of Morning Edition's first original radio play, I'd Rather Eat Pants, written by Peter Ackerman and produced by L.A. Theatre Works. The five-act play, starring Edward Asner and Anne Meara, is a comic tale of an elderly couple's cross-country trek on a young slacker's motorcycle. They're in search of fame, fortune and a whole lot more. NPR's Bob Edwards and Susan Stamberg have cameo roles.

Lynn Neary talks with Lauren Greenfield, author and photographer of Girl Culture. Ms. Greenfield's work is regularly published in The New York Times Magazine, Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, Stern and Geo, and is featured in several museums.

The 12-voice male a capella group Chanticleer performs holiday selections for us in NPR's Studio 4A. Their CD Christmas with Chanticleer, featuring soprano Dawn Upshaw, was released to critical acclaim last year. Their newest CD is Our American Journey.