Press Clippings: Good Morning. It’s Monday, 26 December 2016, Boxing Day if you’re English, the day after Christmas if you’re not. The Big Day has come and gone and now the real fun starts: the after-Christmas sales. Be careful out there..some shoppers have sharp elbows as they try for the bargains. Stay in touch with world events …
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The SNL Christmas Classics: Christmas Time For The Jews
Paying Attention: Another Holiday Classic from SNL…this one, “Christmas Time For The Jews” has a great sound track featuring Darlene Love and a sharp social/cultural message. You don’t have to be Jewish to love this very, very sharp short. The Fine Print: Embed via SNL and YouTube (thanks guys). All rights belong to their respective …
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The Nightshift: 25 December 2016
Press Clippings: Merry Christmas and Good Morning. It’s Sunday, 25 December 2016. Christmas Day. Hopefully you’re waking to a wonderful Christmas Day with Family and Friends. Enjoy all of it. Snow’s good if you’ve got it. Sunshine is good if you’ve got it. It’s all good–it’s that kind of day. If you wish, you can …
The Santa Tracker
The classic Santa Tracker from NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) is back for the holiday season. Just click here to track Santa on his Christmas Journey. The Fine Print: The NORAD Santa Tracker home page. All rights reserved by respective participants government entities and corporations in the NORAD Santa Tracker Program.
White Christmas quote
“May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white…”
The Nightshift: 24 December 2016
Press Clippings: It’s Christmas Eve, Saturday, 24 December 2016. Hopefully you’re home with family and friends, enjoying the Holiday Weekend. Stay in touch with world events by clicking on one of the links below which takes you to the front pages of the world’s great newspapers. Now, more than ever, you are advised to click-through. …
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: 1943
Paying Attention: One of the finest American entertainers of all time–in both talent and spirit– was Bob “Here for the Troops” Hope. During most holiday seasons, throughout his career, Bob Hope went on the road to entertain American troops in war zones around the world, logging 57 USO Tours. He was particular diligent about giving up …
Winter Wonderland Quote
“I see skies of blue, and clouds of white. The bright blessed day. The dark sacred night. And I think to myself, what a Wonderful World…”
The Nightshift: 23 November 2016
Press Clippings: It’s Friday, 23 December 2016. One real shopping day left (today) and…boom, it’s Christmas Eve and then in just hours it’s Christmas Day. Really, you should be home with your family on Christmas Eve and not cruising the malls. Enjoy the Holiday season and turn off all political/news/commentary shows. There’ll be plenty of time for that after the …
The SNL Christmas Classics: Schweddy Balls
Paying Attention: One of the all-time great sketches from a show–Saturday Night Live– that has produced a bunch of all time greats: the Schweddy Balls skit, with Alec Baldwin, Molly Shannon, and Ana Gasteyer. The double-entendre’s go triple-overtime on this one. Funny and not to be missed. The Fine Print: Embed via SNL and …
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