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Dec 10, 2025 14 min

The Weeping Waters

from Christmas Past Hosted by Brian Earl

In 1953, a Christmas Eve train bound for New Zealand's capital city met a tragic fate. Music in this Episode "Ourselves at Least" — C. Diab, from the album Imerro on Tonal Union Records "Bucharest" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive "Cozy Winter" — Oleksii Kalyna, via Pixabay "Velejo" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive "Below the River" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive "Sad Sorrowful Documentary Music" — Ievgen Poltavskyi, via Pixabay "Venus Aire" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive CONNECT WITH ME Links to social media and more https://christmaspastpodcast.com/links Email: [email protected] MY BOOKS Of Christmases Long, Long Ago: Surprising Traditions from Christmas Past (2025, Lyons Press and Recorded Books) It's Christmas as you've never seen it before, and it makes a great gift for all the Christmas lovers in your life. Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions (2022, Lyons Press and Recorded Books)

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In 1953, a Christmas Eve train bound for New Zealand's capital city met a tragic fate. Music in this Episode "Ourselves at Least" — C. Diab, from the album Imerro on Tonal Union Records"Bucharest" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"Cozy Winter" — Oleksii Kalyna, via Pixabay"Velejo" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"Below the River" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive"Sad Sorrowful Documentary Music" — Ievgen Poltavskyi, via Pixabay"Venus Aire" — Blue Dot Sessi...

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