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Very unpleasant Christmas trivia:In Eastern Europe, one of the stories told to children is about Frau Perchta, or the Christmas Witch. She has two faces, a nice face that she shows to nice children, and a scary face she shows to bad ones. She comes into homes on the 12th night of Christmas and leavesContinue reading “A reason NOT to be on the Naught List”

Staying safe this holiday season Tip No. 857 – Sea monsters love waterways and snatching small children from local beaches. Avoid the shorlines this holiday!

Takanakuy is a Peruvian Christmas tradition also known as the Fighting Festival of Peru. Takanakuy is held to resolve conflicts among the community. Instead of suppressing the tension from a grievance built up throughout the year, this festival aims to resolve the conflicts by confronting the person head on, so those negative feelings can finallyContinue reading “Another somewhat interesting piece of Christmas trivia –”

December 16, 1951 –NBC-TV debuted Dragnet in a special preview on Chesterfield Sound Off Time on this date. (The show began officially on January 3, 1952.) The series opener ran in real time, and it contained several clock-on-the-wall shots to keep track of time. The story starts with the police frantically trying to meet aContinue reading “The story you are about to see is true …”

December 16, 1977 –Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta, went into general release on this date. Oh John, what a long strange trip it’s been since that polyester shirt When Tony’s dad hits him in the back of the head during dinner, his retort of “just watch the hair!” and complained about being hit onContinue reading “Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk”

December 16, 1971 –Don McLean’s eight-minute-plus version of American Pie was released and became one of the longest songs to ever hit the pop charts If you prefer the clip with Don singing in it, here you go. Kids, use the song as the Cliff Notes (Shmoop, if you prefer) for what happened during theContinue reading “A long, long time ago …”

Here’s a Christmas song I bet you haven’t heard It’s Lou Christmas (Without You) by Mojochronic.

December 15, 1939 – The motion picture Gone With The Wind, starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, had its world premiere in Atlanta on this date. It was the first movie premiere ceremony to be televised. The governor of Georgia proclaimed the day a state holiday in commemoration of the event and the holiday celebrationsContinue reading “Frankly my dear, I DO give a damn”

December 15, 1961 – An underrated Billy Wilder film, One, Two Three, opened in the US on this date. In James Cagney’s autobiography, he says that Horst Buchholz was the only actor he really hated working with because he was uncooperative and tried all kinds of scene-stealing moves, which Cagney depended on Billy Wilder toContinue reading “Put your pants on, Spartacus!”

December 15, 1979 – David Bowie performs three songs on Saturday Night Live – The Man Who Sold the World, TVC-15 and Boys Keep Swinging, and this date. Bowie performances that night are some of the most memorable acts on the shows entire history.