On this day in history, Dec. 25, 1941, Bing Crosby performs 'White Christmas' for the first time | Fox News

On this day in history, Dec. 25, 1941, Bing Crosby performs 'White Christmas' for the first time | Fox News: 

And on this day in history, Dec. 25, 1941, crooner Bing Crosby performed "White Christmas" for the first time. 

The great songwriter Irving Berlin — considered the most prolific songwriter of the 20th century — crafted the classic song. 

Crosby, then 38 years old, was the first to perform it. 

The Most American Christmas Ever - Don Surber

The Most American Christmas Ever - Don Surber

"...But there is no dispute about Heyer’s service to our country. 

He was a farm boy who became one of thousands of patriots who took up arms to force the best army in the world to leave the colonies so that Founding Fathers could set up a government that protected our rights.
On December 25, 1776, Heyer participated in the Most American Christmas Ever when Washington crossed the Delaware River, raided Trenton and caught 1,400 Hessian troops — who fought for the British — napping.
Heyer and the rest of the Yankee troops gathered at the river around 6 p.m. on that Christmas day for what was to be three crossings of the river. 

The plan was to ferry 5,400 troops and equipment but bad weather forced them to cancel the second and third crossings...

Lunch video-----Amos 'N Andy - The Christmas Story (1952)

Noon-toon

 

Joe Rogan podcast guest explains 'heart-wrenching' source of electric vehicle, iPhone batteries in viral video | Fox News

Joe Rogan podcast guest explains 'heart-wrenching' source of electric vehicle, iPhone batteries in viral video | Fox News: 

When asked by Rogan if there was any cobalt mine in the Congo that did not rely on "child labor" or "slavery," the Harvard visiting professor told him there were none. "I've never seen one and I've been to almost all the major industrial cobalt mines" in the country, Kara said. One reason for that is that the demand for cobalt is exceptionally high: "Cobalt is in every single lithium, rechargeable battery manufactured in the world today," he explained.

Your choice: Heat or mileage. Ya can't have both!

 

Christmas in Paris From Remy Buisine 6:41 PM Dec 24, 2022 (video at link)

Christmas in Paris From Remy Buisine 6:41 PM Dec 24, 2022 - Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom 

You know if it was warm, they'd call it PROOF!

 

The Other Christmas Story

The Other Christmas Story - Scott Hogenson 

• I have an idea for a political thriller certain to become a best seller and possibly a hit movie. Here’s a quick sketch:

"A politician exploits his family connections to become head of state, but his job approval numbers are deeply underwater. 

To maintain power, he engages in global intrigue with iconic world leaders, later choosing the wrong side in a war and descending into the madness of paranoia.
As new threats to his administration emerge, he seeks to collude with foreign emissaries to destroy this threat, forcing his usurper to flee across international borders. 

His lunacy culminates in the murder of untold numbers of his own citizens. 

Along the way, he is embroiled in a series of failed marriages, the murder of two sons, and ultimately, an agonizing death."

The Advent season and the Christmas story bring joy and hope as Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus. But the aforementioned sketch describes the political environment into which He was born. 

It is the other Christmas story...

#1 This day 1942-----Bing Crosby, White Christmas

Top Christmas Songs Of All Time🎄Best Christmas Songs🎅🏼

But, but, but... they promised!

 

'Your arrest is necessary': Woman arrested for silent prayer, 'anti-social behavior' outside abortion clinic - TheBlaze

'Your arrest is necessary': Woman arrested for silent prayer, 'anti-social behavior' outside abortion clinic - TheBlaze: 

It is at that point the policeman asks Spruce to voluntarily come to the police station to ask her questions about other incidents as well, which she declines. The cop then informs her that she is under arrest for failing to comply, along with being charged with "anti-social behavior." According to the government website for the city of Birmingham, England, anti-social behavior "includes behaviour which has caused or is likely to cause you harassment, alarm or distress."

Grab a hanky!-----My Christmas Eve

Christmas Fruitcake

History for December 25

History for December 25 - On-This-Day.com

Sir Isaac Newton 1642 (Old Style) - Physicist, mathematician

• 1776 - Gen. George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River for a surprise attack against Hessian forces at Trenton, NJ.
• 1818 - "Silent Night" was performed for the first time, at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria.
• 1868 - U.S. President Andrew Johnson granted an unconditional pardon to all persons involved in the Southern rebellion that resulted in the Civil War.
• 1896 - John Philip Sousa finally titled the melody "The Stars and Stripes Forever."
• 1914 - During World War I, British and German troops observed an unofficial truce and even playing football together on the Western Front.
• 1972 - The Nicaraguan capital Managua was hit by an earthquake. Over 10,000 people were killed.
• 1979 - The USSR invaded Afghanistan in a bid to halt civil war and protect USSR interests.
• 1989 - Ousted Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, were executed following a popular uprising.
• 1991 - Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev went on television to announce his resignation as leader of a Communist superpower that had already gone out of existence.

Popular Texas sheriff is the latest elected official to reject the Democratic Party and become a Republican - TheBlaze

Popular Texas sheriff is the latest elected official to reject the Democratic Party and become a Republican - TheBlaze: 

An accomplished and popular Texas sheriff has determined that to continue the "strong tradition of excellent law enforcement in Karnes County," he will have to do so as a Republican. Thrice-elected Karnes County Sheriff Dwayne Villanueva announced he has switched parties, officially rejecting the Democratic Party and what it has come to stand for.

The way we were-----The 10 Days That Changed The World, Washington's Crossing the Delaware

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby Classics Christmas

Federal Judge Says School Hiding Kids’ Gender Transitions Doesn’t ‘Shock The Conscience,’ Throws Out Parent Lawsuit

Federal Judge Says School Hiding Kids’ Gender Transitions Doesn’t ‘Shock The Conscience,’ Throws Out Parent Lawsuit

• A pair of siblings said they wanted to transition. - By Mairead Elordi

"A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from Massachusetts parents who accused public school officials of hiding their children’s gender transitions from them.
U.S. District Court Judge Mark Mastroianni, an Obama appointee, criticized Ludlow Public Schools officials for allegedly hiding the pair of siblings’ gender transitions from their parents, but he said the officials’ actions do not “shock the conscience.”
...The parents claimed that school officials failed to inform them that their two children, an 11-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, were transitioning to a gender other than the one corresponding to their biological sex...

Repeat a lie often enough-----Media Silent On UN Chief's False Claim Weather Disasters Up 500% In 50 Years - Climate Change Dispatch

Media Silent On UN Chief's False Claim Weather Disasters Up 500% In 50 Years - Climate Change Dispatch

"Last September, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres claimed climate, weather, and water-related disasters had increased by 500% over the last 50 years. According to the political and environmental science writer Professor Roger Pielke Jr, this is “pure misinformation.”

He goes on to suggest that “you will never find a more obvious and egregious wrong claim in public discussions from a more important institution.”

Matters were made even worse, in Pielke’s view, because the false notion was “legitimized” by none other than the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), one of the founding bodies of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. [emphasis, links added]...

CNN medical analyst who said the unvaccinated should not be able to travel changes her tune, emphasizes benefits of natural immunity - TheBlaze

CNN medical analyst who said the unvaccinated should not be able to travel changes her tune, emphasizes benefits of natural immunity - TheBlaze: 

A CNN medical analyst who promoted lockdowns and vaccination requirements and at one stage claimed "we can't trust the unvaccinated" has taken to the pages of the Washington Post to confirm claims that were up until recently derided as misinformation. The so-called health expert now admits that natural immunity is optimal and that those who are vaccinated but had not previously caught COVID-19 are more susceptible to infection.

'Do You Agree... That Babies Are Racist?': Ted Cruz Questions Judge Jackson

"At today's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) asked whether she agrees with the book, "Antiracist Baby" by Dr. Ibrim X. Kendi, which is in the library at a school on whose board she sits."

For the interested, here is the list of the advertisers Media Matters identified as halting advertising on Twitter.

For the interested, here is the list of the advertisers Media Matters identified as halting advertising on Twitter.

"...Those indicated with an asterisk are the ones that publicly acknowledged doing so. Patronize at your own discretion.

Abbott Laboratories
Allstate Corporation
AMC Networks
American Express Company

AT&T
Big Heart Petcare
BlackRock, Inc.
BlueTriton Brands, Inc.
Boston Beer Company
CA Lottery (California State Lottery)
CenturyLink (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
Chanel
Chevrolet*
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*
Citigroup, Inc.
CNN
Dell
Diageo
DirecTV
Discover Financial Services
Fidelity
First National Realty Partners
Ford*
Heineken N.V.
Hewlett-Packard (HP)
Hilton Worldwide
Inspire Brands, Inc.
Jeep*
Kellogg Company
Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc.
Kyndryl*
LinkedIn Corporation
MailChimp (The Rocket Science Group)
Marriott International, Inc.
Mars Petcare
Mars, Incorporated
Merck & Co. (Merck Sharp & Dohme MSD)*
Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.)
MoneyWise (Wise Publishing, Inc.)
Nestle
Novartis AG*
Pernod Ricard
PlayPass
The Coca-Cola Company
The Kraft Heinz Company
Tire Rack
Verizon
Wells Fargo
Whole Foods Market IP
Yum! Brands