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Connections: The stories behind "The Night Before Christmas," and Monopoly

It's a pair of whodunits! We discuss the true stories behind a couple iconic things around the holidays, and they are not what they appear.

We hear the creation stories of the poem, "The Night Before Christmas," and the board game, Monopoly. Our guests:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.