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Back in the 19th century, ghost stories were all the rage at Christmastime. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reads a spooky Victorian tale.

We invite the composer beind the Star Wars and Star Trek soundtracks to play a game called "Just like composing, but it goes the other way."

In 1972, NPR asked listeners to write noncommercial commercials: ads for life's little joys. One praised love notes — and suggested they ought to be showed off and shared, not stored away.

The pope worked to repair relations within the Christian world, but things were tougher in the Catholic world. A church historian says no other pope has met as much opposition from bishops and clergy.

The EPA spent years investigating whether the fracking process pollutes nearby drinking water. To the frustration of many, its final report leaves a lot of questions unanswered.

Pastry chef Aggie Chin talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about desserts for your New Year's Eve party. This week, it's citrus pavlova cake.

The new animated movie Sing features animals competing in a music competition like American Idol. Executive Music Producer Harvey Mason Jr. and actress Jennifer Hudson discuss the making of the movie.

In the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, there's a new bar in Suleimaniya. The bartender says that with Iraq at war with ISIS, he's anticipating a low-key New Year's Eve celebration.

The Japanese mobile company installed special rolls of paper in bathrooms at Tokyo's Narita Airport. Looks like toilet paper, except for the writing on it, which says "wipe your smartphone with this."

The BBC’s Paul Gambaccini speaks with Here & Now's Robin Young about his friend, singer George Michael, who died on Sunday at the age of 53.

As we examine what the coming year may hold for various parts of the world, David Greene talks to David Rennie of The Economist magazine about the year ahead for Europe.

Airlines agent Steven Laudeman found the beloved stuffed animal. But before sending it back, he took it on a tour — including the gift shop where Teddy was photographed with other stuffed animals.

Commentator John U. Bacon has a theory about why the NCAA introduced a college football playoff — and it has nothing to do with crowning a national champion.

David Greene talks to Rami Kalazi, who reflects on the destruction of his native city and life in Turkey, where he went after Syrian regime forces blocked the road to Aleppo and he couldn't get home.

Noah Forman bragged to the New York Daily News that on one 27-minute trip through Manhattan, he went through 240 consecutive green lights, no reds.

This is going to be the shortest list of New Year’s food resolutions ever. Ready? Use the good stuff. That’s it. Stay with me here. I’ll never forget a…

The automotive industry had a good year in sales. It had an even better year in innovation.

"Opportunity disregarded," is the way author Bob Mehr describes the band's career, which started when they formed in Minneapolis in 1979 and ended when the broke up in 1991.

For more than 30 years, several dozen developmentally disabled men were consigned to work in a turkey processing plant in a small Iowa town.

This is the time of year when critics release their best-of lists. Usually, they pick the 10 best — but our film critic Bob Mondello couldn't narrow it down that much. He picked 18 of his favorites.