Sunday, December 12, 2010

It's the Chairman of the Board's Christmas, you're just along for the ride.

Here's a holiday gift for you - enjoy How the Grinch Stole Christmas:




In honor of Ol' Blue Eyes Birthday - it's a Sinatra Christmas


Whatever Happened to Christmas?




Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas



Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a Christmas song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and made famous by Judy Garland in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis. The movie chronicles the change in seasons and times of St. Louis including the Christmas season. In the famous scene, Garland sings the tearful tune to child star Margaret O'Brien. In 1957, Frank Sinatra asked Martin to revise the line "Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow". Martin's new line, "Hang a shining star upon the highest bough," has since become more widely recognized and sung than the original phrase. Martin made several other alterations, changing the song's focus to a celebration of present happiness, rather than anticipation of a better future.


Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby Holiday Special




Jingle Bells



Jingle Bells was the first song broadcast from space, in a Christmas-themed prank by Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra. While in space on December 16, 1965, they sent this report to Mission Control: "We have an object, looks like a satellite going from north to south, probably in polar orbit... I see a command module and eight smaller modules in front. The pilot of the command module is wearing a red suit...." The astronauts then produced a smuggled harmonica and sleighbells and broadcast a rendition of Jingle Bells.


I'll Be Home For Christmas

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