The Nightshift: 26 December 2016

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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 by clicking on one of the links below to the front pages of the world’s great newspapers.
Now we start to wind-down from the Holidays and wind-up for the New Year. It never stops.
As Poet Robert Frost once said, “One thing I’ve learned about life–it goes on”.
May the Happy Holiday spirit continue.
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Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
This post is number 886 for this site. 

The SNL Christmas Classics: Christmas Time For The Jews

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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 rights holders (Broadway Video and others). Thanks for sharing. 

The Nightshift: 25 December 2016

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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 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.
On the other hand…today may be one day you might just want to let it be.
Enjoy the friendship, the food, the gifts, the old movies and Christmas music.
The news from the Front Pages of the World’s Great Newspapers is always just a click away.
Happy Holidays…and Happy Hanukkah  (last night..for the first time that I can remember, the first day of Hanukkah was on Christmas Eve…maybe the coming year really will be something special).
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New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
This post is number 883 for this site. 

The Santa Tracker

Santa Tracker from NORAD…click the link below to get up-to-the-minute tracking.

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. 

The Nightshift: 24 December 2016

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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.
And Happy Holidays.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
This post is number 879 for this site. 

The Bob Hope Christmas Special: 1943

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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 his Christmas holidays to entertain  American troops all over the world.
This post features an absolute classic, a broadcast (radio, not television or film, so do not adjust your computer screen) from 1943, with Bob Hope entertaining the troops in 1943, in the middle of the Second World War. This particular radio broadcast literally goes around the world as the Special unfolds…..it’s technically an extremely ambitious production with the seamless switching between locations around the world, decades before satellite transmission made such abilities commonplace. It’s a radio show….so you can stream it while you’re doing other things…
The show features a lot of big names (Lionel Barrymore, Hope pal Bing Crosby) and opens with Hope’s deservedly famous rapid fire monologue.
This one is for listening (closely) and enjoying a certain special history of kindness and commitment.
Thanks for the Memories and special thanks to those who made this one available.
The Fine Print: Embed via YouTube.
 

The Nightshift: 23 November 2016

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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 New Year.
Catch up 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.
And Happy Holidays.
The Times (London
Financial Times (UK)
The Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
The Wall Street Journal (European edition)
Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)
New York Times (New York)
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles)
Daily News Egypt (Cairo)
South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
The Moscow Times (Moscow)
Le Figaro (Paris)
The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem)
The Japanese Times (Tokyo)
The Buenas Aires Herald (Buenas Aires)
The Sidney Morning Herald (Sidney)
Deadline Hollywood (Hollywood)
FiveThirtyEight (New York City)
This post is number 875 for this site.