December 22, 2001
 Live from Shea's Auditorium in downtown Buffalo, New York, with Stephanie Davis, Canadian fiddler April Verch and the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers.

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 The Gift (Stephanie Davis)
News from Lake Wobegon

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00:00Logo
00:12Tishomingo
02:06GK open, talk about theater, Buffalo, Buffalo wings
05:00Buffalo Shuffle - GK and band
07:28Wise Men Blues - Pat and band
11:36Lives of the Cowboys script
16:31Buffalo Parents script
19:17GK calls Minnesota weather correspondent Kate Gustafson
20:12Christmas is a Show script
29:59Powdermilk Biscuit Break
31:59Taliban script
36:40Andy Stein's Holiday Hoedown
39:53GK talks to Stephanie Davis
41:00Wondrous Light - Stephanie Davis, GK, band
44:10William Gagnon - April Verch (GK intro)
47:33GK talks to April Verch
48:30Away in a Manger/ Lost Boy - April Verch
52:03A Child is Born in Bethlehem script
59:38Intermission - Jolly Old St. Nicholas/ Here Comes Santa Claus
1:03:57Welcome back to the second half, GK talk about Buffalo
1:08:16Ross Reel No. 4 - April Verch, GK intro
1:11:42Duct Tape script
1:13:55Greetings
1:16:08GK talks to Carrie Mallonée via telephone
1:18:46The Carolers At My Door
1:20:54The Gift - Stephanie Davis, Pat Donohue, Gary Raynor
1:25:40Monologue
1:42:46Let it Snow- April Verch
1:46:02Johnny Johnson's Christmas Party - GK and band
1:51:11Leise Rieselt der Schnee - Buffalo Philharmonic Singers
1:53:16Erie Ice Cubes/ Guy's Shoes
1:54:56Credits, Silent Night closer

 Photos from the show
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Stephanie Davis Garrison with April Verch
Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo's Theatre District Niagra Falls
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers Lobby of Shea's Auditorium.
Saturday morning rehearsal for the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

Guest Recordings
  • Stephanie Davis
  • April Verch
    •      		Music Information
     Performers, music sources and credits

    Writing Credits:
    Research and ideas: Russ Ringsak, Marilyn Heltzer, Laura Levine
    Jokes: Greg Fideler
    City Notes: Michael Merschel
    Erie Ice Cubes, Guy Noir: Michael Merschel
    Allah: Dan Fiorella

    Guest Information
  • Stephanie Davis
  • April Verch
    •      		Scripts
  • Lives of the Cowboys
  • Buffalo Parents
  • Christmas is a Show
  • Taliban
  • A Child is Born in Bethlehem
  • Duct Tape
  • Buffalo Shuffle
  • Johnny Johnson's Christmas Party
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