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Tonight is the Seventh and last night of Kwanzaa. Tonight celebrates Imani (Faith) – To believe with all of one’s heart in one’s people, one’s parents, one’s teachers, one’s leaders and the righteousness and victory of one’s struggle.

January 1, 1941 –The first Chinese animated feature film, Princess Iron Fan, directed by Wan Guchan and Wan Laiming was released in China on this date. It was directed in Shanghai under difficult conditions in the thick of World War II.

Latkes are cheaper to mail than fruitcakes. Open a window someone , it’s the Seventh night of Hanukkah. That oil is a tad rancid

Today’s gift count (84 gifts): you currently have Seven Swans a’ swimming, 12 geese a’ laying, 15 golden rings, 16 calling birds, 15 French hens, 12 turtledoves and 7 partridges in their respective pear trees. The seven Swans A-swimming usually signifies the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit (Wisdom , Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety,Continue reading “It’s the Seventh day of Christmas.”

Tonight’s the Sixth night of Kwanzaa. Kuumba (koo-OOM-bah) signifies Creativity: To do always as much as one can, in the way one can, in order to leave their community more beautiful and beneficial than they inherited it.

December 31, 1923 –On New Year’s Eve, 1923, BBC engineer AG Dryland climbed onto a roof opposite the Houses of Parliament with a microphone to record the chimes of Big Ben. The sound he captured has been broadcast on BBC radio ever since. From February 17th, 1924, the bell of Big Ben could regularly beContinue reading “So tolled the bells”

December 31, 1966 –The Monkees’ I’m A Believer, hit #1 in America on this date. The song stays at the top for seven weeks. Neil Diamond wrote this song. He had his first big hit earlier in 1966 with Cherry, Cherry, which got the attention of Don Kirshner, who was looking for material for TheContinue reading “I’m a believer topped the charts”

December 31, 1995 –Cartoonist Bill Watterson ends his Calvin and Hobbes comic strip on this date. Calvin and Hobbes debuted in 1985 and featured the adventures of Calvin, a hyperactive, overly imaginative, bratty six-year-old, and his best friend, the stuffed tiger Hobbes (who is also an actual tiger.)

December 30, 1965 –Unbelievably but The Kinks, The Who, Manfred Mann, The Hollies and Gerry and the Pacemakers all appeared on the episode of Shindig!, on this date. The show was canceled in 1966, after experimenting unsuccessfully with more mainstream musical guests

December 30, 1951 –The Roy Rogers TV Show, surprisingly starring Roy Rogers, Dave Evans, Trigger, the Golden Palomino, and Bullet, the Wonder Dog premiered on NBC-TV, on this date. The phrase “Whoa Nelly!” originated with Pat Brady. Nelly was short for Nellybelle, the name of his cantankerous Jeep. He used the phrase in nearly everyContinue reading “Happy Trails to you”