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Caroline Kennedy's new Christmas anthology opens with her 1962 letter to Santa. In it, she wished for skates, dolls and a "pet reindeer" for herself and "some noisy thing" for her brother John. But a family tradition shunned toys for oranges and walnuts.

Violinist Hilary Hahn has been playing Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 since she was just 10 years old. Twenty-five years on, she brings grace and immense force and to this music.

The modernist composer's solo percussion music — fueled by quick pulses in bongos and the fat punctuations of bass drums — flows in a new recording.

The two sisters from Stockholm have a sound steeped in the traditions of American country and folk. Their new album is called The Lion's Roar.

Two retired workers with Britain's Royal Mail have been exchanging the same Christmas card (by hand) for 43 years, marking most years in it with a little rhyme.

A polar bear entered the remote northwestern village of Wales and chased multiple people before being fatally shot by a local resident, according to the Alaska State Troopers.

The Detroit Medical Center rediscovered a folk remedy from the 1800s — stop a nosebleed by shoving pork up your nostrils. Other winners: banana research and dogs sense the Earth's magnetic field.

The U.S. men's team defeated Guinea 3-0 to advance to the knockout round in an Olympics for the first time since the Sydney Games in 2000. The Americans will face Morocco Friday in the quarterfinals.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with this week's winner, DJ Boyd of Northville, Michigan, and puzzle master Will Shortz.

Sesame Street has been around for almost 40 years and airs in 120 countries. A new CD, Sesame Street Playground, features songs and Muppets from Sesame Streets around the world. Big Bird and South Africa's Zikwe join host Scott Simon to talk about the album.