Category Archives: Holidays
National Fruitcake Toss Day
In America, the fruitcake has become the laughing stock of Christmas foods. Tonight Show host Johnny Carson might be to blame, as he joked that there is really only one fruitcake in the world, and its just passed from family … Continue reading
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New Year’s Blue Moon
Once in a blue moon there is a “#bluemoon” on New Year’s Eve. Party people in the Western Hemisphere will ring in 2010 (a new decade!) beneath a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the … Continue reading
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Countdown to New Years
New Year’s Eve FUN. Here comes a new decade! If you’re in NYC (or want to stream live), I’ll be dropping by the Joan Hamburg radio show on WOR710 radio Monday, Dec. 27th, at 12:15 p.m. when one of my … Continue reading
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Linus Explains Christmas
I thought I’d let Linus explain #Christmas (click picture at left). May you share the gift of love and have the joy of fun every day. Wishing you all a very merry Christmas, peace and good will to all.
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Christmas History – Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Do you recall the most famous reindeer of all? Believe it or not, the scrappy #Christmas fixture’s origins are not as mysterious as you might think. #Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was not one of the original eight reindeer created by … Continue reading
Christmas History – White Christmas
“White Christmas” is the best-selling song of all time, having sold over 100 million copies. Written by Irving Berlin, who was Jewish, and originally sung by Bing Crosby in the 1942 movie Holiday Inn, “#WhiteChristmas” won the Academy Award as … Continue reading
Bruce’s Ho Ho Ho on “Alt Side”
ALT SIDE TALK SHOW In NYC, nothing’s for free. And drivers know the price of nabbing a coveted parking spot on the street is TIME. You’re invited to “Alt Side” – the talk show that takes place in gorgeous NBC … Continue reading
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Vintage Christmas
ALUMINUM TREES Evergleam, the original silver trees, were introduced by the Aluminum Specialty Company in Wisconsin in 1959. The trees were created as a way to use up all the extra postwar aluminum the company had. Due to the possibility … Continue reading
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Christmas History
DID YOU KNOW? That before the Griswold’s, America began tripping the #Christmas electric light fantastic rather simply on December 22, 1882, in the apartment of Edward H. Johnson, an inventor and the business partner of Thomas Edison. In a spirited … Continue reading
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Hanukkah – First Night!
HAPPY HANUKKAH! I’m headed to a first night of #Hanukkah #Chanukah #Chanukkah #Hanuka #Channuka party tonight. (The Jewish holiday with almost as many spellings as nights!) Looking forward to spinning the dreidel. Perhaps I’ll even bust out in my rendition … Continue reading
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