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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Merry Christmas to all of my wonderful friends and family. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa or even Festivus, I hope you have a holiday full of peace and joy. It is also PUMPKIN PIE DAY, so make sure and include this tasty dessert at your table. Don’t forget the whipped cream.
Religious Holidays
HANUKKAH begins the 8-day Festival of Lights which commemorates the Jewish revolt against Antiochus around 190 BCE. During this time, Antiochus repressed the Jewish people and their religion, going as far as desecrating their temple, slaughtering a pig on their holy altar and outright killing those ML of the Temple. Legend has it, that only enough consecrated oil could be found to light the menorah for one day, but the flame lasted 8 days – giving them time to consecrate more oil and keep the light burning. Today, families gather, feasts and gifts are given, and the gambling game of dreidel is played using chocolate coins.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
Feast of Saint Stephen
Kwanzaa
Boxing Day
National Candy Cane Day
Thank You Note Day
On this Day…
1776 – George Washington crosses the Delaware to surprise the British – I wonder how the artist got them to keep still long enough to make that famous painting
1914 – In what would be one of the last examples of chivalry between enemy soldiers, the Germans drop their weapons, leave their trenches and walk toward the Allied Lines to wish their foes a Merry Christmas. At first, the British, French and Russians did not know what to make of this, but seeing the Germans unarmed, they reciprocated the action. Presents were even exchanged, and reports of soccer games being played came out. The New Year saw a return to the normalcy of war.
1941 – Bing Crosby sings Irving Berlin’s White Christmas for the first time
1962 – To Kill a Mockingbird premieres in theaters
1991 – Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as president of the Soviet Union, which, for all intents and purposes, had ceased to exist by then
Happy Birthday to…
Clara Barton (1821-1912)
She founded the American Red Cross
Louis Chevrolet (1878-1941)
With a last name like that – he had to get in the automobile business
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
With a last name like that – he had to get in the hotel business
Lila Wallace (1889-1984)
Co-founded Readers Digest
Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957)
Bogie – Class act all the way
Cab Calloway (1907-1994)
Grammy Award winning bandleader who had one of the hottest big bands of the Swing Era
Rod Serling (1924-1975)
He took us into the Twilight Zone (1959-1964) and for a visit to Night Gallery (1969-1973)
Jimmy Buffet (1946-2023)
A trip to Margaritaville would be nice this time of year
Annie Lennox (1954- )
She is half of the pop-duo – The Eurythmics
LORD, we do sing for joy today, as we celebrate the coming of our Lord and Savior and the fact that you have given us so many blessings. Amen.
Enjoy the day and make it your own
Thank you to National Day Calendar; National Today; History.com; Britannica.com; Wikipedia; on this day.com
#Christmas #Hanukkah #NationalPumpkinPieDay #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #ClaraBarton, #LouisChevrolet, #ConradHilton, #LilaWallace, #HumphreyBogart, #CabCalloway, #RodSerling, #JimmyBuffet, #AnnieLennox
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