Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

It's the Fifth Night of Hanukkah

Impress your friends: The fifth night of Hanukkah is called 'the darkest night', not because it falls on one of the last days of the Hebrew month of Kislev (meaning there is no moon), but because it is the only night of Hanukkah that can NEVER fall on Shabbat.

Happy Joyous Hanuka   The Klezmatics -




Rolling in the Deep   Ash Soular -




How Do You Spell Channukkah?




Eight Nights  StandFour -



The oil fatigue may have already set in. Hold on, you will get through this.


Our other holiday special - Ah, youth is wasted on the wrong people

December 20, 1946 -
The Frank Capra film It's A Wonderful Life had a preview showing for charity at New York City's Globe Theatre, (a day before its official premiere) on this date.



The film is regarded as a classic and is a staple of Christmas television around the world, although, due to its high production costs and stiff competition at the box office, financially, it was considered a flop.



(Another, more adult alternate ending of the film) -



This is truly a strange little film.




It's a little sadder Christmas season: Darlene Love made her final appearance on the David Letterman Show last night to sing Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) -



Darlene Love's 2014 appearance




And here's Darlene Love's very first Christmas appearance on the David Letterman Show
 



Our Second Christmas video countdown – Happy Holiday from Prisoner 1073015
Phil Spector - Biography




The Phil Spector Christmas Album




(Just in case you missed it last night.)
Jay Thomas and the Lone Ranger Story  (2014)





And so it goes.