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Mele Kalikimaka. " Mele Kalikimaka " (pronounced [ˈmɛlɛ kəˌlitiˈmɐkə]) is a Hawaiian -themed Christmas song written in 1949 by R. Alex Anderson. The song takes its title from the Hawaiian phrase Mele Kalikimaka, meaning "Merry Christmas". [1] One of the earliest recordings of this song was by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters in 1950 ...
Her company, Mary Engelbreit Co., was founded in 1982. [3] It was located in Webster Groves, Missouri and then was moved to a former Greek Orthodox church in University City, Missouri in 1994. [5] As of 1996, her company reported $86 million in sales per year. Mary Engelbreit stores were located in St. Louis; Schaumburg, Illinois; Dallas, Texas ...
The process of Christmas becoming a national holiday in the U.S. began when Representative Burton Chauncey Cook of Illinois introduced a bill in the U.S. Congress after the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865). It passed in both houses of Congress, and President Ulysses S. Grant signed it on June 28, 1870.
40. Wishing you a relaxing and stress-free holiday. Related: 25 Christmas Prayers. 41. They say friends are the family you choose. ... 105. As Santa Claus would say, "Merry Christmas to all and to ...
Pretty Paper (song) "Pretty Paper" is a song written by country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson in 1963. After being signed to Monument Records, Nelson played the song for producer Fred Foster. Foster pitched the song to Roy Orbison, who turned it into a hit. Nelson later recorded his own version of the song in November 1964.
Legend of the Christmas Spider. The Legend of the Christmas Spider is an Eastern European folktale which explains one possible origin of tinsel on Christmas trees. It is most prevalent in Western Ukraine, where small ornaments in the shape of a spider are traditionally a part of the Christmas decorations.
Charles Brown singles chronology. " Please Come Home for Christmas ". (1960) "Angel Baby (Charles Brown & Group)" (1961) " Please Come Home for Christmas " is a Christmas song, written in 1960 and released the same year by American blues singer and pianist Charles Brown. [3] Hitting the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1961, the tune, which ...
A 19th-century American Christmas card. A Christmas card is a greeting card sent as part of the traditional celebration of Christmas in order to convey between people a range of sentiments related to Christmastide and the holiday season. Christmas cards are usually exchanged during the weeks preceding Christmas Day by many people (including ...