Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good morning, it’s Monday, 25 December 2017 and this is the Christmas Day Edition of The Nightshift. The front pages (and sometimes more) of the world’s great English newspapers are linked below. And, just to spice up the morning, here’s a great short video from our friends at Bloomberg …
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Santa's My Boyfriend
Paying Attention (Special Holiday Edition): A classic video from SNL Vintage (what an archive those guys have), just to set the table for the “big day”. This one, with SNL superstars Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Kristin Wiig, as a singing trio of friends talking about their new boy friend. Great lyrics, wonderful choreography, and …
the christmas song
“And so I’m offering this simple phrase To kids from one to ninety-two Although it’s been said many times, many ways Merry Christmas to you..”
Christmas Camp: How to Roast Chestnuts on an Open Fire
In the last installment of 2017’s Christmas Camp, we tackle the “how to” of one of the most famous lines in all of Christmas music. The line–“Chestnuts roasting over an open fire”–is from “The Christmas Song”, written by singer Mel Torme (known as the “velvet fog”) and Bob Wells in the summer of 1945. The …
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Happy Christmas
“So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young”
Christmas Camp: How to Make a Yule Log
The tradition of the Yule Log goes back centuries. Originally, the Yule Log was a very substantial log–sometimes an entire tree–that was brought into the house and burned on Christmas eve. Tradition says that the new Yule Log was lit from the ashes of the previous year’s log, which were saved in the house (Yule …
The Nightshift: 24 December 2017
Press Clippings: Embed from Getty Images Good morning, it’s Sunday, 24 December 2017 and this is the Christmas Eve Edition of The Nightshift. The Deputy Director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, plans to take early retirement next year, stripping the agency of another experienced leader. McCabe has been heavy criticism (for whatever) from Republicans and …
Christmas Camp: How to Make a Fruitcake
Continuing with baking (you’re in the kitchen already and prep is a snap now), here’s some instruction on how to create the quintessential Christmas goodie–the fruitcake. There are some people who absolutely love fruitcake (it’s great with a good cup of coffee) and others who just don’t like it all. We’ll assume those that don’t …
Christmas Camp: How to Make a Gingerbread House
Closing in the very last set of instructions, guides, and videos for this year’s iteration of Christmas Camp, we’re going deep into Christmas tradition with instructions on how to make the signature baked good of the season: a gingerbread house. This video, with our English presenter, is clean and straightforward (there are currently two types …
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River
“I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly…”