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November 14, 1964 –The cult classic Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (the non-MST3K version), starring featuring the classically kitch Pia Zadora, premiered on this date. This film includes the first documented appearance of Mrs. Claus.

November 13, 1954 – Looney Tunes first 3D cartoon, Lumber Jack Rabbit, starring Bugs Bunny, premiered on this date. This was the only Warner Bros. cartoon filmed in 3D. It was intended for release with House of Wax, which was also filmed in 3D.

I still don’t understand the concept of holiday long-form commercials in England. McDonald’s UK released their annual holiday advert, concerning the Fancy a McDonald’s this Christmas?. And the short answer is, No, no thank you. At least the Amazon commercial is only a minute this year. I still can’t imagine Americans sitting for more thanContinue reading “More commercials you probably haven’t seen”

November 13, 1987 –Sonny & Cher were guests on NBC’s Late Night with David Letterman and after a short interview the pair agreed to sing I Got You Babe for a delighted audience, on this date. Clearly extremely comfortable with one another, the divorced pair happily sang together and couldn’t hide their glee and theyContinue reading “The beat went on for one last time”

November 13, 1970On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence; that request came from his wife. Deep down, he knew she was right, but he also knew that some day he would return to her. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at the home of his friend,Continue reading “Felix, Felix, Felix”

November 11, 1976 –Rod Stewart’s Tonight’s The Night, with some French cooing by his girlfriend Britt Ekland, hits #1 in America for the first of eight weeks. The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section played on this song. They were a group of four musicians who started their own studio – Muscle Shoals Sound – in 1969Continue reading “Tonight’s The Night premiered”

Today is Diwali, one of the biggest and brightest of all the Hindu celebrations. An ancient festival celebrating the triumph of light over dark and good over evil; the day is also significant in other religions including Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism. Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit word, “deepawali”, meaning “row of lights”. The dayContinue reading “Most religions have a festival of lights”

November 12, 1964 –On his 19th birthday, Neil Young wrote Sugar Mountain, where he reflects on his fleeting youth (“You can’t be 20 on Sugar Mountain“), the first formal release was a recording of the song made on November 10, 1968. Joni Mitchell’s The Circle Game was inspired by this song. As she explained toContinue reading “We all went to Sugar Mountain for the first time”

November 12, 1912 –The bodies of Captain Robert Scott and his men were found on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica, frozen solid in one huge block of ice, on this date. So he had literally become Scott of the Antarctic.

Before you go – The English department store chain, John Lewis and Partners released their annual holiday advert, (apparently this is one of the more highly anticipated commercials.) This year’s ad, surprisingly was not a tear-jerker, (almost). No need to warn you to grab your tissue box.