Monthly Archives: December 2011

Monday Open Thread

Posted on December 5, 2011 by SouthernGirl2

Please Come Home for Christmas” is a Christmas song, released in 1960, by the American blues singer and pianist Charles Brown. Hitting Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in December 1961, the tune Brown co-wrote with Gene Redd peaked at position #76. … Continue reading →

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President Obama hosts Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House

Posted on December 4, 2011 by SouthernGirl2
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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on December 4, 2011 by SouthernGirl2

O Holy Night  (“Cantique de Noël“) is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem “Minuit, chrétiens” (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808–1877), a wine merchant and poet, who had been asked by a … Continue reading →

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2011 White House Kennedy Center Honors| ***Addendum : 34TH Annual Kennedy Honors

Posted on December 3, 2011 by rikyrah

Update: December 27, 2011 Watch the Kennedy Center Honors tonight at 9 pm EDT/8 pm CT on CBS here.   3 Chics will  be live-streaming the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors.  The honorees will be awarded their medals at a White House ceremony … Continue reading →

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How The “GINGRINCH” Stole Christmas

Posted on December 3, 2011 by rikyrah
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Herman Cain “suspends” Presidential Campaign AKA Gloria Cain Throws Down the GAUNTLET

Posted on December 3, 2011 by rikyrah

3 CHICS 3-PEAT= GOP to Herman Cain:

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Saturday Open Thread

Posted on December 3, 2011 by SouthernGirl2

“The Christmas Song”, commonly subtitled  “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire or, as it was originally subtitled, “Merry Christmas to You”, is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread

Posted on December 2, 2011 by SouthernGirl2

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree  is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958 on Decca 9-30776. Although Decca released it in both 1958 and again in 1959, it did not sell well until … Continue reading →

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The National Christmas Tree Lighting

Posted on December 1, 2011 by SouthernGirl2
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Thursday Open Thread

Posted on December 1, 2011 by SouthernGirl2

All I Want for Christmas Is You  is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her fourth studio album, Merry Christmas. It was released as the lead single from the album on November 1, 1994 by Columbia Records. The … Continue reading →

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