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January 21 – Elvira de Hidalgo (88), coloratura soprano and singing teacher; January 29. Jimmy Durante (86), pianist & entertainer [24] Edward Lewis (79), founder of Decca Records; January 30 – Professor Longhair (61), pianist; February 17 – Jerry Fielding (57), American conductor and music director (heart failure) February 18
On July 20, 2009, an illustrated book covering a rendition of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song titled Nightmare Before Christmas: The 13 Days of Christmas was published. In celebration of the film's 25th anniversary, a book and CD, featuring narration and sound effects, was released on July 3, 2018.
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. A classic example of a cumulative song, the lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas (the twelve days that make up the Christmas season, starting with Christmas Day).
The National Christmas Tree is a large evergreen tree located in the northeast quadrant of the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C. Each year since 1923, the tree has been decorated as a Christmas tree. Every year, early in December, the tree is traditionally lit by the President and First Lady of the United States.
In 2001, Shirly Climo wrote "Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel" with illustrations by Jane Manning. [14] [15] [16] In 2011, Trinka Hakes Noble retold the story in her book, "A Christmas Spider's Miracle.". [17] [18] [19] In 2014, the story was told by Angela Yuriko Smith and Robin Wiesenthal as "The Christmas Spiders." [20] [21] [22]
Jelly Roll launched his career in hip hop after being inspired by rappers such as Three 6 Mafia, UGK, and 8Ball & MJG.He sold mixtapes out of his car, [8] starting with a string of releases from his first project The Plain Shmear Tape in 2003 then following with the four part Gamblin' on the White Boy series from 2004 to 2011.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" was inspired by a series of reports made by the BBC journalist Michael Buerk in 1984, which drew attention to the famine in Ethiopia. [19] The BBC News crew were the first to document the famine, with Buerk's report on 23 October describing it as "a biblical famine in the 20th century" and "the closest thing to hell on Earth". [20]
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American Christmas comedy film and the third installment in National Lampoon magazine's Vacation film series. Christmas Vacation was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, written and co-produced by John Hughes, and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, and Randy Quaid with supporting roles by Miriam Flynn, William Hickey, Mae Questel (in her final ...