Boxing Day
Today is Monday, Dec. 26, and Boxing Day, a bank or public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and some other Commonwealth nations. In South Africa, Boxing Day was renamed Day of Goodwill in 1994. In Ireland it is recognized as St. Stephen's Day (Irish: Lá Fhéile Stiofáin) or the Day of the Wren (Irish: Lá an Dreoilín). In the Netherlands, Lithuania, Austria, Germany, Scandinavia and Poland, December 26 is celebrated as the Second Christmas Day. Supposedly, Good King Wenceslas, in the 10th Century, may have started a tradition of boxing goods for the poor.

Weather right now
Hosts: Please announce the current temperature in Hudson, which is in Studio A in Hudson. Please properly credit any other local temperatures you announce on the air.

Please credit the above temperatures: From the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page; and from Cairo and Catskill Weather Underground pages.
On the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page, when the computer at Hawthorne Valley is turned on, the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page reports weather information live from Harlemville. Check dates and times at bottom of image to see whether reports are live or from when the computer was last turned off. Please properly credit any other local temperatures you announce on the air.

Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Cairo, in Greene County.
The National Weather Service predicts it will be cloudy in Cairo through mid-morning, then there will be gradual clearing, with a high near 41. Monday night should be mostly clear, with a low around 22. The forecast for the rest of the week:
• Tuesday: A chance of rain, mainly after 4 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Rain overnight.
• Wednesday: Scattered snow showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny and windy, with a high near 34.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
• Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

Town meetings today
This is the fourth Monday of the month. It is a holiday.

The skies above
SUNRISE/SUNSET 7:18 a.m./ 4:34 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 8:37 a.m. / 7:01 p.m.

WGXC Program Notes
Special Programming Mon. Dec. 26:
• "WGXC Afternoon Show," 4-6 p.m.: Noah Reibel and Sara Kendall round up local news, international news, local interviews, music, and more.

Audio clips for WGXC programmers
This information is not meant to be read on-air.
The information below are options of pre-recorded material hosts can choose to play.

Audio clips to play


New PSAs/STATION IDs
• A_OFF_PSA_20111226 Catskill High School Cat Camp.mp3


Audio headlines for top of the hour
• 5 a.m.: WGXC News 4:43 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport n/a
• 6 a.m.: WGXC News 4:43 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport n/a
• 7 a.m.: WGXC News 4:43 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport n/a
• 9 a.m.: WGXC News 4:43 PLAY CLIP also International Network News (INN), through Audioport n/a
• 4 p.m.: International Network News (INN), through Audioport
• 5 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News headlines, through fsrn.org
• Midnight: International Network News (INN), through Audioport