{"653870":{"#nid":"653870","#data":{"type":"news","title":"International Affairs Faculty Share Their Favorite Things About the Holidays","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0026rsquo;s the holiday season, which means that gifts are being purchased and family gatherings are being planned. It also means that movies, songs, and traditions that are usually dormant are reemerging as people try and get into the festive spirit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and staff from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs shared some of their favorite holiday media and traditions, or what makes the holidays special to them.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat are your favorite holiday movies?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003EA Christmas Story\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026rdquo; -Jenna Jordan, associate professor and director of graduate studies\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003EDie Hard\u003C\/em\u003E.\u0026rdquo; -Maggie Kosal, associate professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003EChristmas with the Kranks \u003C\/em\u003Eand \u003Cem\u003ELove Actually\u003C\/em\u003E. My wife and I also watch the entire \u003Cem\u003EHarry Potter\u003C\/em\u003E series during this time of year.\u0026rdquo; -Chris McDermott, associate director for the Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat are your favorite holiday songs?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;\u0026rsquo;What is Christmas?\u0026rsquo; and \u0026lsquo;Star to Follow\u0026rsquo; by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.\u0026rdquo; -Chris McDermott\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Handal\u0026#39;s \u0026lsquo;Hallelujah Chorus\u0026rsquo; and Leonard Cohen\u0026#39;s \u0026lsquo;Hallelujah\u0026rsquo;\u0026rdquo; -Maggie Kosal\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The \u003Cem\u003EA Charlie Brown Christmas \u003C\/em\u003Ealbum by Vince Guaraldi.\u0026rdquo; -Jenna Jordan\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat is your favorite holiday tradition?\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Beef wellington night with the family!\u0026rdquo; -Chris McDermott\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Making latkes, eating donuts, and lighting the menorah with my son.\u0026rdquo; -Jenna Jordan\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Nunn School wishes everyone a safe and happy winter break.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs discussed their favorite movies, songs, and traditions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Faculty from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs discussed their favorite movies, songs, and traditions."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2021-12-21 16:28:54","changed_gmt":"2021-12-21 16:28:54","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-12-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-12-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"653868":{"id":"653868","type":"image","title":"International Affairs Faculty and Staff Holiday Traditions","body":null,"created":"1640103978","gmt_created":"2021-12-21 16:26:18","changed":"1640103978","gmt_changed":"2021-12-21 16:26:18","alt":"A grid of four pictures, including two children smiling with a woman dressed as an elf making a funny face, a woman in front of a Christmas tree, a family with their newborn baby, and a lit menorah.","file":{"fid":"248029","name":"Holiday Favorites Headers (SPPINTA).png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Holiday%20Favorites%20Headers%20%28SPPINTA%29.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Holiday%20Favorites%20Headers%20%28SPPINTA%29.png","mime":"image\/png","size":3724597,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Holiday%20Favorites%20Headers%20%28SPPINTA%29.png?itok=ZzgGDWbs"}}},"media_ids":["653868"],"groups":[{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gwyner3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs | School of Public Policy\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}