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Listen to Willem Lange's classic Vermont Christmas folktale, 'Favor Johnson'

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Favor Johnson lives on a small farm in the hills of Vermont. He keeps to himself, surrounded by dozens of animals, chickens, geese, and his one constant friend, a hound named Hercules. One Christmas Eve, Hercules' life is saved by Favor's new neighbor, a doctor, and Favor's whole life - as well as the life of everyone in his village - is changed forever.

Willem Lange's modern American folktale is a heart-warming tale of neighborliness and generosity in a Vermont village at Christmas. It has been a Vermont Public tradition on Christmas Eve since 1994. If you don't catch it on the radio, click or tap the play button above to enjoy whenever you like.

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