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The Superstorm of 1993, a Miller Type A event, was the most destructive nor’easter in U.S. history. Known as the "Storm of the Century," the system produced hurricane-force wind gusts, tornadoes ...
The history of Christmas, including why it was banned in Boston for a time. ... December 25, 2023 at 6:05 AM. The 16th-century Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" says, "God rest ye ...
The origin of Christmas: How did Christmas begin? Today, Christmas is both a religious and cultural holiday, centered around the birth of Jesus and celebrated all over the world.
Christmas: A Biography starts by exploring what Flanders calls the "two most common assumptions" on the origins of the titular holiday: that it originated as "a deeply solemn religious event" before being distorted by "our own secular, capitalist society", and that it is native to the people who celebrate it. [4]
Trevor McNevan (born July 17, 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, and rapper. Best known as the frontman of Christian rock band Thousand Foot Krutch (TFK), he also leads side projects FM Static (pop-punk, with TFK drummer Steve Augustine) [2] and I Am the Storm ().
An article in the March 1824 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine complains that, in London, no Christmas carols are heard "excepting some croaking ballad-singer bawling out 'God rest you, merry gentlemen', or a like doggerel". [15] The carol is referred to in Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. [16]
The 1822 poem "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," commonly called "'Twas The Night Before Christmas," furthered the narrative that Santa was a "right jolly old elf" who rode a sleigh to ...
"Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" is a popular Christmas song originally performed by Gene Autry, with music composed by Autry, Oakley Haldeman and Harriet Melka. [3] Autry's original recording (in which he pronounces Santa Claus as "Santy Claus") was a top-10 hit on the pop and country charts; the song would go on to be ...