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With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, NPR's Scott Simon updates "A Visit from St. Nicholas" for 2020.

Ahmed plays a drummer who loses his hearing in Sound of Metal. Maureen Corrigan shares her book picks for the year. Gruen has photographed countless rock stars, including John Lennon and Tina Turner.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Laurence Hyman, son of Shirley Jackson, about his mother's recently discovered short story which was recently published in The Strand Magazine.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ruth Faden, founder of the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University, about the ethics of determining who gets vaccinated when resources are limited.

Barred from traveling to many countries, Americans are flocking to Mexico despite the risk of the coronavirus and CDC warnings not to visit the country.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Christopher Krebs, who was up until recently the top cybersecurity official in the country, about a computer hack of federal agencies. It's believed Russia is responsible.

Making small amounts of alcohol at home is allowed in Alabama. But a man in Dekalb County got busted for doing it at work. The local sheriff said he'd never seen an illegal winery that big.

The nearly $900 billion package includes a new round of direct payments to qualifying Americans, a boost in weekly unemployment benefits; and funds for small-business aid and vaccine distribution.

12-21-20 midday newscast

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic over the latest controversial college football playoff rankings.