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Host Bob Edwards talks to Washington Post writer Henry Allen about his new book, What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century. It's a series of impressionistic vignettes of life in the 1900's, decade by decade. (7:18) What It Felt Like: Living in the American Century is published by Pantheon Books; ISBN: 0375420630.

NPR's Joe Palca reports on today's partial eclipse of the sun. It's the first time since 1954 that there's been a partial solar eclipse on Christmas Day, but the last eclipse was only visible in South Africa. Today's partial eclipse will be visible across North America. More information on times the eclipse will be visible in your area is on the NPR website.

It's a joyless Christmas in Bethlehem. Amid the continuing "intifada", there are few pilgrims and no tourists. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about the changes likely to come in the new political season.

Jody Becker of Chicago Public Radio reports a number of charities are looking to the world wide web to help raising funds. But it's hardly a gold mine, and groups hoping for e-donations are finding it will take some time before it will make up a sizable part of their income.

NPR's David Molpus reports on the decreasing level of worker loyalty in companies across the U.S.

NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on the Queen's English. Today Queen Elizabeth delivers her annual Christmas address and according to the journal, Nature, her accent is not what it used to be. Her vowels are closing and she's starting to sound a bit more like a commoner. It is unlikely that her accent will slip much further but whether the Queen's English will be retained for future generations is still unclear.

Commentator Agate Nesaule remembers how after losing home and family to two wars, her Latvian family had held on to one cherished Christmas tradition.

Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig says President Trump froze key federal agencies, including the FBI and Dept. of Defense, whose job it was to investigate and stop threats to national security.

The city has the largest community of Arab Americans in the U.S.