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Digital Archives | Dec 20, 1977 | 2:28

Alan Maitland reads 'Jest 'Fore Christmas'

<p>Alan Maitland, in the guise of Fireside Al, reads the poem <em>Jest 'Fore Christmas, </em>a Christmas classic by Eugene Field.</p>

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