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Mary Christmas | Christmas

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
For the holiday greeting, see Merry Christmas.

Mary Christmas is a pseudonym of Emily O’Hara<ref>AP article on the Radical Cheerleaders</ref>, an activist and a former editor of $pread magazine, a New York-based magazine on sex industry workers’ rights. She was also involved in Radical Cheerleaders, a group of leftist activists who cheer in squads at protests.

Mary Christmas currently works as a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon. Her articles can be read in the local alternative newspaper, Willamette Week.


External links

  • $pread magazine website
  • New York Radical Cheerleaders website
  • Willamette Week website


References

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Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus | previous

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was the name of several Roman politicians:

  • Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 192 BC); elected to office despite the efforts of Scipio Africanus to bring in his candidates.
  • Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 122 BC); possibly grandson of the consul of 192 BC.
  • Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 96 BC) (d. 88 BC), son of the previous; became tribune 104 BC, Pontifex Maximus in 103 BC; he was then elected consul 96 BC, and censor 92 BC (with Lucius Licinius Crassus), both resigning their offices.
  • Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32 BC) grandson of the previous; was a supporter first of Julius Caesar, then of Caesar’s assassins (of whom Brutus was his cousin), then of Mark Antony and finally of Octavian. His maternal uncle was Cato the Younger.
  • Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32) (d. 40 AD) grandson of the previous; he was a consul under Tiberius; closely related to the Imperial Family, he was the first husband of Agrippina the Younger and fathered the Roman Emperor Nero.

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The Father Christmas Letters | Christmas

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

The Father Christmas Letters is a collection of letters written and illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien between 1920 and 1942 for his children, from “Father Christmas”. They tell of the adventures and misadventures of Father Christmas and his helpers, including the North Polar Bear and his two sidekick cubs, Paksu and Valkotukka.


Publication

The Houghton Mifflin edition was released in 1976. Edited by Baillie Tolkien, the second wife of Christopher Tolkien, it includes illustrations by Tolkien for nearly all the letters; however it omitted several letters and drawings. When the book was republished in 2004 it was retitled Letters from Father Christmas and several letters and drawings not contained in the original edition were added.


Editions

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A Very Special Christmas 5 | Christmas

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

A Very Special Christmas 5 is the fifth in a series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released in October 2001, with production supervision by Bobby Shriver, Jon Bon Jovi, and Joel Gallen for A&M Records.


Track listing

  1. “This Christmas (Hang All the Mistletoe)” - Macy Gray
  2. “Little Drummer Boy/Hot Hot Hot” - Wyclef Jean
  3. “Noel! Noel!” - Eve 6
  4. “Blue Christmas” - Jon Bon Jovi
  5. “Merry Christmas Baby” - Stevie Wonder & Wyclef Jean
  6. “O Come All Ye Faithful” - City High
  7. “Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You” - SR-71
  8. “Christmas Day” - Dido
  9. “Run Rudolph Run” - Sheryl Crow
  10. “Back Door Santa” - B.B. King & John Popper
  11. “Little Red Rooster” - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  12. “Christmas Don’t Be Late (Chipmunk Song)” - Powder
  13. “Silent Night” - Stevie Nicks
  14. “I Love You More” - Stevie Wonder & Kimberly Brewer
  15. “White Christmas” - Darlene Love

Links

World clock | World

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

A world clock is a clock which displays time from around the world. The clock face can be multiple round analog clocks with moving hands or digital clocks with numeric readouts. Each clock is labeled with the name of a major city or time zone in the world. It could also be a picture map of the world with light projection representing daytime.


External Links

  • World Clock requires Flash and displays world demographic estimates
  • World Clock Information displays the date and time for over 250 cities on a world map
  • The World Clock - Time Zones, Current local times around the world. Includes Personal World Clock - shows just the cities you need.
  • gChart World Running Clock on Google Map - Current local times around the world in real-time running clock by a single click on Google world map.
  • World Clock - Current Local Times continously updating times for major world cities

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First Day (album) | edit Other versions It

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

First Day is a single by Timo Maas, released on May 30th 200x as the first to be taken from his second album Pictures.

The single features the vocals of Placebo’s Brian Molko and newcomer JoKate.


Track listing

  • Timo Maas Club Remix
  • Timo Maas Club Remix Radio Edit - Clean
  • Daniel Taylor Vocal Remix - Shorter Version
  • Daniel Taylor Vocal Remix Radio Edit
  • Buick Project Vocal Remix - Shorter Version
  • General Midi Remix
  • Radio Edit Clean

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Snow Queen | Snow

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Snow Queen may refer to:

  • The Snow Queen, a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen
  • The Snow Queen, a 1957 animated film based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale
  • The Snow Queen, a science fiction novel by Joan D. Vinge
  • The Snow Queen, an hour-long 1985 Faerie Tale Theatre episode based on the fairytale, starring Melissa Gilbert
  • Snow Queen, a 2002 fantasy film based on the fairytale, starring Bridget Fonda
  • The Snow Queen, a 2005 BBC TV-movie.
  • Snow Queen, a vodka made in Khazakstan

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Ride | album

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Ride may refer to:

  • Riding
  • An amusement ride
  • Ride (film), a 1998 comedy by Millicent Shelton
  • Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere, or RIDE, a system used by police in Canada for DUI spotchecks

In music:

  • A ride cymbal, part of a standard drum kit
  • Ride (band), a British shoegazing band
    • Ride (EP), their 1990 EP
  • Ride (album), a 1994 album by the band Godspeed
  • Ride (Oysterband album), a 1989 album
  • R.I.D.E., a 2005 album by Trick Pony
  • “Ride” (song), a song from Usher’s 2004 album Confessions
  • “Ride”, a song from Cary Brothers’ 2007 album Who You Are
  • “Ride”, a single from The Vines’ 2004 album Winning Days
  • “Ride”, an instrumental from bond’s 2002 album Shine
  • Ride Records, a record label

As a surname:

  • Sally Ride (born 1951), American astronaut
  • William David Lindsay Ride (born 1926), Australian zoologist


See also

  • Ride Snowboards, a snowboard company

Links

Saturday People | included as a bonus

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Saturday People is the second album by the Canadian musical duo Prozzäk. This album was only released in Canada.


Track listing

  1. Saturday People Story
  2. Pretty Girls
  3. www.nevergetoveryou
  4. Be As
  5. It’s Not Me It’s You
  6. Infatuation
  7. Saturday People
  8. Feed the Night
  9. Usted Es Muy Loco
  10. Introduction to a Broken Heart
  11. Monday Morning
  12. Lonely American Nights

Enhanced CD tracks:

  1. The Legend Of Simon And Milo (Bonus Video)
  2. Strange Disease (Bonus Video)
  3. Sucks To Be You (Bonus Video)

Links

Merry, Merry Christmas | Christmas Album

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Merry, Merry Christmas is the third album by Pop music act New Kids on the Block, released in the United States by Columbia Records on September 19, 1989 (see 1989 in music). It is a holiday album, featuring seasonal songs, both cover versions and original material. Released at a time when the group was peaking, it went double platinum and spawned the top ten single, “This One’s for the Children.”


Track listing

  1. “This One’s for the Children” (Maurice Starr)
  2. “Last Night I Saw Santa Claus” (Al Lancellotti/Starr)
  3. “I’ll Be Missin You Come Christmas (A Letter to Santa)” (Kenny Nolan/Starr)
  4. “I Still Believe In Santa Claus” (Al Lancellotti/Starr)
  5. “Merry, Merry Christmas” (Al Lancellotti/Starr)
  6. “The Christmas Song” (Mel Tormé/Robert Wells)
  7. “Funky, Funky, Xmas” (Donnie Wahlberg/Starr)
  8. “White Christmas” (Irving Berlin)
  9. “The Little Drummer Boy” (Katherine Davis/Henry Onorati/Harry Simeone)
  10. “This One’s for the Children (Reprise)” (Starr)

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Home for Christmas (’N Sync album) | Christmas

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Home for Christmas is the second American album by the pop group ‘N Sync, released on November 10, 1998. The lead single from the album, “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays”, achieved moderate success on the radio. It was certified Double Platinum in the US and has sold 4 million copies worldwide.


Track listing

  1. “Home For Christmas” (Haase/Morehead)
  2. “Under My Tree” (Peiken/Roche)
  3. “I Never Knew The Meaning Of Christmas” (Rogers/Sturken)
  4. “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” (Renn/Chasez/Timberlake)
  5. “The Christmas Song” (Mel Tormé/Robert Wells)
  6. “I Guess It’s Christmas Time” (Peiken/Bliss)
  7. “All I Want Is You This Christmas” (Briley/Calitri)
  8. “First Noel” (Traditional)
  9. “In Love On Christmas” (Bennett/Hailey/Hailey)
  10. “It’s Christmas” (Ries/Thomas)
  11. “O Holy Night” (Traditional, arranged by Wiley)
  12. “Love’s In Our Hearts On Christmas Day” (Haase/Lowell/Werking)
  13. “The Only Gift” (Christensen/Franzell)
  14. “Kiss Me At Midnight” (Renn/Lamb)


Other Christmas Songs

Two other ‘N Sync Christmas songs that did not make it on this album but on other compilations are:

  • “I Don’t Wanna Spend One More Christmas Without You” (Found on “Now That’s What I Call Christmas Vol. 2″)
  • “You Don’t Have To Be Alone (On Christmas)” (Found on “The Grinch” soundtrack)

Links

  • Christmas A Holy Christmas at Rev. Richard J. Fairchild's Seasonal Resource Archive. Here you'll find the most comprehensive link to Advent and Christmas resources on
  • Christmas Gifts Explore our Animated Santa Village and find Christmas Gifts for all the family. Much more fun with ecards, games and animated recipes.
  • Christmas for Kids Christmas for kids, including christmas coloring pages, christmas jigsaws, christmas printables, christmas puzzles and mazes, christmas jokes,
  • Christmas Crafts for Kids - Enchanted Learning Software Christmas Crafts for kids. Kindergarten, preschool, and elementary school crafts. Make wonderful, simple crafts with things found around the house.
  • Christmas Games - BillyBear4Kids.com Decorate their Christmas Tree they just can't make up thier minds this year one what color they would like to put on their Christmas tree!
  • whychristmas?com - Christmas traditions, customs, story and much more! whychristmas?com answers your Christmas questions. Information includes how Christmas traditions and customs came into being, how Christmas is celebrated in
  • Christmas Theme Unit - Worksheets and Printables Christmas theme printables, worksheets, activities, word puzzles, coloring pages, craft projects & more to supplement lessons and thematic units.
  • New Christmas Music! New Christmas Music: publication of original Christmas music, songs, carols and plays by various Christian songwriters. Also include many public domain
  • Christmas (Christian, Roman Catholic, International, Protestant) Christmas (from Old English Cristes maesse or "Mass of Christ") is observed annually on December 25 although the exact date of Christ's birth is not known.
  • Planet Christmas Videos, FAQs, and a discussion forum regarding many aspects of Christmas lights.

Christmas creep | Christmas

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Christmas creep is the commercial phenomenon of merchants and retailers exploiting the commercialized status of Christmas (see Christmas season) earlier and earlier every year. It is most often attributed to the desire of many merchants to take advantage of particularly heavy Christmas-related shopping well before Black Friday in the US and before Halloween in Canada and the UK. It can apply for other holidays as well, notably Valentine’s Day, Easter and Mother’s Day. The key for holiday creep is for retailers to lengthen their selling season for seasonal merchandise in order to maximize profit and to give early-bird shoppers a headstart on that holiday.


External links

  • Christmas Creep: The Shopping Season Is Longer, but Is It Better?

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The Love Parade | Parade

Monday, November 19th, 2007

The Love Parade is a 1929 musical comedy film. The plot concerns the romantic difficulties of Queen Louise of Sylvania (Jeanette MacDonald) and her new husband, Count Alfred (Maurice Chevalier).

The film was written by Guy Bolton and Ernest Vajda, from the play The Prince Consort, written by Jules Chancel and Leon Xanrof. The film was directed by Ernst Lubitsch.


External links

  • The Love Parade at Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy: A Tribute

Links

The Edge of Christmas | Christmas

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

The Edge Of Christmas was a Christmas compilation album released in 1995.


Track listing

  1. “Thank God It’s Christmas”
  2. “Please Come Home For Christmas”
  3. “2000 Miles”
  4. “December Will Be Magic Again”
  5. “Peace On Earth-Little Drummer Boy”
  6. “Winter Wonderland”
  7. “Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer”
  8. “Run Run Rudolph”
  9. “Christmas Is Coming”
  10. “Fairytale Of New York”
  11. “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight)”
  12. “Christmas Wrapping”

Links

Highlands Links | links

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

The Highlands Links Golf Course is a golf course located in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Nova Scotia in Canada, near the village of Ingonish Beach.

In 2002, ScoreGolf rated Highlands Links the best golf course in all of Canada. In 2003, Golf Digest rated the Highlands Links the 64th best golf course in the world. In 2007, Golf Magazine rated the Highlands Links the 38th best golf course in the world.


External link

  • Official site

Links

Baron Elton | the albums Elton

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Baron Elton, of Headington in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1934 for the historian Godfrey Elton. As of 2007 the title is held by his son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1973. He held minor office in the Conservative administrations of Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher and is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999.


Barons Elton (1934)

  • Godfrey Elton, 1st Baron Elton (1892-1973)
  • Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton (b. 1930)


References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett’s Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin’s Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment’s Peerage Page

Paul Dorrington | the band The Wedding

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Paul Dorrington is an English guitarist and bassist best known for his 1991-1995 tenure in The Wedding Present.

Dorrington joined Sheffield group AC Temple in 1987 and recorded Rorschach Blot Test, a live compilation album featuring The Dustdevils and Kilgore Trout. In 1988 he formed Tsetse Fly with Mark Goodrham and future Wedding Present and Cinerama guitarist Simon Cleave.

In 1991, Paul Dorrington joined The Wedding Present on guitar, recording the Hit Parade 1, Hit Parade 2 and Watusi albums before leaving in 1995. Dorrington was also the guitarist of Cha Cha Cohen, recording a single on Hemiola records and an album on Chemikal Underground Records.

Keebler Company | Cookies and

Monday, September 10th, 2007

The Keebler Company is the second-largest cookie and cracker manufacturer in the United States. Founded in 1853, it has produced numerous baked snacks. Keebler has marketed its brands such as Cheez-Its (which have the Sunshine Biscuits brand), Chips Deluxe, Club Crackers, Famous Amos Cookies, Fudge Shoppe Cookies, Vienna Fingers, Town House Crackers, Wheatables, and Zesta Crackers, among others. Keebler is also a leading licensed supplier of Girl Scout Cookies, which may be why Thin Mints taste similar to Keebler’s Grasshopper cookies.

The Keebler slogan reads “Uncommonly Good,” in conjunction with their claim that the products are made in magic ovens inside a hollow tree by chief elf Ernie Keebler and his Keebler Elves. The animated Keebler Elves have appeared in countless TV commercials throughout the years, shown baking their unique products. The Keebler tree logo reflects this characterization.

In 2001, The Keebler Company was acquired by the Kellogg Company, the world’s leading cereal producer.


Jingle

The original jingle was written in 1967 by Tom Shutter and Leo Burnett as part of a marketing campaign produced for Keebler marketing executive William Harty.

“Man, you never would believe where the Keebler Cookies come from. They’re baked by little elves in a hollow tree. And what do you think makes these cookies so uncommon? They’re baked in magic ovens, and there’s no factory. Hey!”


External link

  • Official website

Mountain Park | MVMCP Park

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

Mountain Park may refer to a place in the United States:

  • Mountain Park, Fulton County, Georgia, a small city
  • Mountain Park, Gwinnett County, Georgia, a census-designated place
  • Mountain Park, Holyoke, Massachusetts
  • Mountain Park, New Mexico
  • Mountain Park, North Carolina
  • Mountain Park, Oklahoma

Step into Christmas | Christmas

Friday, May 11th, 2007

Step into Christmas is a Christmas song written and performed by Elton John, released in 1973. Though it was originally released as a stand-alone single in 1973 with the B-Side “Ho! Ho! Ho! Who’d Be a Turkey at Christmas”, it was later included as a bonus track on the 1996 remastered reissue of the album Caribou. It also appears on the albums Elton John’s Christmas Party, Rare Masters, To Be Continued, and The Best Christmas Album In The World…Ever!.


Other versions

It was covered by the band The Wedding Present on their 1992 album Hit Parade II, and also covered by The Business for the ‘Bollocks to Christmas’ EP.


External links

  • Step Into Christmas lyrics