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From the dropping of the ball in Times Square through the marathon of A Christmas Story on TBS, we pay tribute to the greatest moments on the calendar. (All posts guaranteed not to shoot your eye out.)


Memorial Day

Posted by on May 23, 2014 in Holiday | 1 comment

It probably comes as no surprise that this significant and meaningful holiday started in the South the year following the end of the Civil...

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“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”

Posted by on Dec 12, 2013 in Featured, Holiday | Comments Off on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”

He’s wanting her to stay, she can’t make up her mind. Such a simple idea, but brilliantly executed by the wonderful Frank...

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“America the Beautiful”

Posted by on Jul 3, 2013 in Holiday | Comments Off on “America the Beautiful”

“America the Beautiful” is in our pantheon of greatest patriotic songs, right there with “God Bless America,”...

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“Twas The Night Before Christmas”

Posted by on Dec 17, 2012 in Holiday | Comments Off on “Twas The Night Before Christmas”

How does Santa Claus look? We can thank the Coca-Cola Company for giving Americans a visual that we all now accept as the jolly old man....

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Tracking Santa Claus on Christmas Eve

Posted by on Dec 24, 2011 in Americana, Featured, Holiday | Comments Off on Tracking Santa Claus on Christmas Eve

Legend has it that it all started with a typo. Sears printed a number that kids could call to keep up with Santa, and it went to NORAD...

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“You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”

Posted by on Dec 22, 2011 in Americana, Featured, Holiday | Comments Off on “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”

It’s a high point of one of the high points of the Christmas season (you know, “the holidays”). There are lots of good...

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“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

Posted by on Dec 18, 2011 in Americana, Featured, Holiday | Comments Off on “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

Some Christmas songs are “owned” by one particular performer. Bing Crosby owns “White Christmas,” for example. No...

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Christmas Cookies

Posted by on Dec 13, 2011 in Americana, Featured, Holiday | Comments Off on Christmas Cookies

The lines are drawn, the preference often a family tradition, passed down from mother to daughter. There’s no middle ground. Either...

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Frosty the Snowman, TV Special

Posted by on Dec 4, 2011 in Americana, Featured, Holiday | Comments Off on Frosty the Snowman, TV Special

In 1949, Gene Autry recorded a song called “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Big hit. The next year he wanted another fun...

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Thanksgiving Day Football

Posted by on Nov 23, 2011 in Americana, Featured, Holiday | Comments Off on Thanksgiving Day Football

In addition to the blessings for which we are grateful on Thanksgiving, here’s one more in 2011: Thank goodness the Detroit Lions are...

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