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Originally Posted by CFrance
I found this on the web. I'm sure that's where I first heard the legend.
"The subject of animals talking at midnight on Christmas Eve is passed down from a Norwegian belief and was told in a program of ''I Remember Mama'' years ago. There was PaPa, Kathryn, her big brother Nells, little sister Dagmar,and of course MaMa. The weekly program appeared on Friday nights back in the early 50's and the holiday segment was the story of the animals speaking in the barn at midnight."
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I should have said "No looking it up!
It was "I remember Mama, with Dagmar & Nels!"
Now to make us feel real old, young Nels was played by Dick Van Patten of "Eight is Enough" fame.