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Maurice Sendak, best known as the author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are, also created the sets for a 1983 production of the holiday ballet The Nutcracker. He joined Bob Edwards to talk about his collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Ballet. The original E.T.A. Hoffmann story, with Sendak's illustrations, has been reissued.

NPR music critic Tom Manoff has chosen four CDs that he's listening to over the Christmas holidays -- all vocal performances. Listen to a track from each of Manoff's selections.

Radio Diaries and All Things Considered continue a multi-part radio tribute to jobs that are slowly disappearing, celebrating people who keep alive an older way of life. This week, a profile of the last of a lonely breed -- Frank Schubert, the only civilian lighthouse keeper in America.

Yossi Klein Halevi is the Israeli correspondent for the New Republic magazine. He was born and raised in New York City. He's lived in Jerusalem since 1982. His book Memoirs of Jewish Extremist: An American Story is about his years first as a follower and then as an opponent of Rabbi Meir Kahane. His latest book is At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jews Search for God With Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land (William Morrow).

Bob Edwards talks with NPR's "Doyenne of Dirt," Ketzel Levine, about the Westminster Dog Show running today and tomorrow in New York City.

Actor Mark Webber, 21, is currently starring in the new Todd Solondz movie, Storytelling. He got rave reviews for his performance in the London and New York stage productions of David Mamet's American Buffalo opposite William H. Macy and Phillip Baker Hall. He also appeared in Snow Day with Chevy Chase and The Animal Factory directed by Steve Buscemi. Weber grew up in Philadelphia where he was sometimes homeless with his mother Cheri Honkala. She is a homeless rights activist and founder of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union. In March Webber can be seen in HBO's Laramie Project. In upcoming films he plays Woody Allen's son in Hollywood Endings, and Al Pacino's assistant in People I Know.

Hes considered the top American male alpine snowboarder. In July 2000, he underwent a liver transplant to cure a serious and rare degenerative liver ailment. Klug was back on the slopes within months, competing in the World Cup races. Snowboarding made its Olympic debut at the 1998 Nagano games. Klug began skiing at the age of two. He was born and lives in Colorado. For more information, go to www.chrisklug.com.

Even though there's no snow in their country, some Kenyan distance runners are following Olympic dreams as cross country skiers. They're shaky on technique, but they hope their speed and endurance will ultimately make them competitive in the sport. One Kenyan skier, Philip Boit, races later this week.

U.S. snowboarders won Gold, Silver and Bronze in the men's halfpipe competition today at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, Picabo Street will have to wait at least another day in her quest to win a third Olympic skiing medal. The women's downhill was postponed because of high winds. And a German luger narrowly missed becoming the first Winter Olympian to win four straight gold medals in the same event. Noah Adams talks with NPR's Howard Berkes, who is at the Games. (3:30)

All Things Considered presents a survey of the results of a search for audio artifacts from the World Trade Center towers. We hear samples of the sort of material people have sent in thus far. Among them, Hispanic workers who listened to Spanish stations while they cleaned the towers at night; marriages at the WTC; and the actual sound of sightseers atop the structures. Further stories about the sounds of the WTC will be heard later in the year. Listeners who want to contribute their own tapes or stories should call 202-408-0300. The project is a collaboration between NPR News, independent producers Jay Allison and the Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva), along with member station WNYC.