{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Creative Christmas Cheer: Using creativity to spread the joy of Christmas!","description":"Welcome back to A Cozy Christmas Podcast! Summer\u2019s heat can make it hard to feel the Christmas spirit, but it\u2019s still there\u2014waiting to be found and shared! In this episode, I talk about how creativity can spread joy\u2014especially Christmas joy\u2014and I take a moment to reflect on Currier &amp;amp; Ives and their timeless winter scenes. For our story today, I read&amp;nbsp;the first two Christmas chapters of Louisa May Alcott\u2019s Little Women. The March sisters\u2019 creativity, generosity, and joy shine through\u2014whether in giving to a family in need, receiving an unexpected gift from a kind neighbor, or staging a delightfully chaotic homebased theatre performance. Together, they remind us that the best gifts we give (and receive) are always the most heartfelt. Book Recommendation: Irish Soda Bread Murder by Carlene O'Connor Bookshop.org affiliate link: https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/56283\/9781496751089&amp;nbsp; Timestamps: 00:00 Christmas Art &amp;amp; Creativity, Currier &amp;amp; Ives, and More 08:25 Cozy Christmas Book Corner&amp;nbsp; 13:10 Introduction to Little Women 15:15 Little Women, Chapter 1: Playing Pilgrims 39:32 Little Women, Chapter 2: A Merry Christmas &amp;nbsp;   Ways to support the show:   Rate and review:   https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/a-cozy-christmas-podcast\/id1523423375&amp;nbsp;   Buy me a coffee?  www.ko-fi.com\/cozychristmas&amp;nbsp;   Ornaments, Mugs, and Notebooks:  https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/CozyChristmasPodcast&amp;nbsp;   Logo shirt designs:  http:\/\/tee.pub\/lic\/edygC_h4D1c&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;   Contact Me:   facebook:  https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cozychristmaspodcast&amp;nbsp;   instagram:  https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cozychristmaspodcast\/&amp;nbsp;   twitter:  https:\/\/twitter.com\/CozyXmasPod&amp;nbsp;   youtube:  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCikiozEbu0h9pKeI1Ei5TQ   email:  cozychristmaspodcast@gmail.com&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;   #podcast #christmaspodcast #littlewomen #christmasbooks #cozychristmas ","author_name":"A Cozy Christmas Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/cozychristmas.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37855635\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/192015135"}