Daily Archives: December 19, 2011

A Look Back In History: The King Family’s First Christmas Without Dr. Martin Luther King

Posted on December 19, 2011 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip Joy Hewitt To mark the holidays last year, we pulled our oldest Christmas-themed episode down from the shelf and posted a 1968 story called “What Christ Looked Like.” As odd as that piece seems by today’s television standards, … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread

Posted on December 19, 2011 by SouthernGirl2

“White Christmas” is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of … Continue reading →

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