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History Schmistory: December 24th – We’re all ears

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 by teammarcopolo

1818 – Austria

Silent night, composed by Franz Xaver Gruber is first performed at St Nicholas parish church …..unfortunately it is yet to become a Karaoke classic!

By Randal Schwartz (Flickr: John Rennie hits the karaoke mike) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

History Schmistory: December 23rd – Good morning chaps!

Monday, December 23, 2024 by teammarcopolo

1922 – London, England

The BBC begins daily radio broadcasts and starts to live up to it’s name!

See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

History Schmistory: December 22nd – A lot at steak…

Sunday, December 22, 2024 by teammarcopolo

1731 – Holland

The Dutch revolt against a meat tax…hey it is nearly christmas!

By Jeremy Keith (adactio@Flickr) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/80750098/) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

History Schmistory, December 19th: Like Clockwork

Thursday, December 19, 2024 by teammarcopolo

1971 – Hollywood, California

Stanley Kubrick’s highly controversial ‘A Clockwork Orange’ premieres.

Krampus Edition is Here!

Sunday, December 15, 2024 by teammarcopolo

OK, Santa Dancers, the moment has arrived! Go to iTunes and grab the new Santa Dance: Krampus Edition and crank it to 11ish!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gejNNDhWRuU]