These scenic Vermont cheese farms let you sample award-winning dairy while relaxing in pastures alongside the cows.

Besides a traditional Christmas Eve service, the church will sponsor a Dec. 25 gathering to help teenagers in crisis. “We’re not expecting as big a crowd as normal,” the Rev. Roger Butts said.

And the choice of venue for his farewell bash , The Duke Pub, holds special meaning for Duffy whose traditional Christmas Eve Liveline show is held from right outside the famous Dublin watering-hole.