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From the NPR archives: The late Texas storyteller John Henry aulk relates a story about two Texas families - one poor, the other getting by, nd their "most wonderful Christmas ever."

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr does his annual evaluation of peace on earth." Despite good signs in Bosnia, Israel and Ireland, he feels here is still a lot more conflict than peace.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Bill Rogers from Hoover, labama. Bill listens to member station WBHM out of Birmingham.)

The PUZZLE INTERNET ADDRESS is puzzle@npr.org.

Jacki talks with Aziz Abu-Hammad of the Middle East Human Rights Watch about the potential for political instability in Saudi Arabia. The bombing of an American run military training facility a few weeks ago has raised eyebrows and created a sense that opposition to the Royal family in Saudi Arabia may be growing.

NPR'S MIKE SHUSTER REPORTS ON EVENTS THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR IN BOSNIA

A sound montage of some of the most prominent voices in the ews during this past year, including House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Sen. John ingell, Pres. Bill Clinton, Sen. Robert Dole, Rep. Sam Gibbons, Congresswoman nid Waldholtz, Sen. Bob Packwood, 8 year old Katherine Hummel of Belfast, the ate Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin, his granddaughter Nao Ben-Artzi; Howard osell, Mickey Mantle, Dean Martin, Selena, Elizabeth Montgomery, Junior Walker, erry Garcia, and Burl Ives; LA Prosecutor Christopher Darden, Simpson defense ttorney Johnnie Cochran, Judge Lance Ito, Court Clerk, Simpson juror; sounds rom the million man march, Louis Farrakhan, Robert McNamara, Forrest Gump roducer Steve Tisch, Michael Jackson and Diane Sawyer; and finally Joe Damaggio nd Cal Ripken.

Daniel talks with Kevin and Todd Berger. They've written two books about why Americans are becoming increasingly hostile while out driving in their cars. They say that one of the reasons is that while commuters in general are travelling shorter distances to get to work...they're spending more time doing so.

occurring in Austin, Texas this weekend at the National Issues Convention, where presidential candidates will have to answer to the average voter.

Commentator Alan Cheuse reviews Jamaica Kincaid's fourth novel, Autobiography of My Mother, which is set once again in her native country of Dominica in the Carribean. (publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux)