Christmas Eve and all is wrapped

So without further ado, we’ll listen as Michele Obama reads “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” Clement Clark Moore’s wonderful 1823 poem. Moore didn’t acknowledge his authorship until he published a book of poems in 1844. There’s apparently an ongoing dispute among some literati and academics as to whether he was the actual author. He was …

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There’s snow on the Big Island mountains

Barbra Streisand dreams of a “White Christmas” from her 1967 “A Christmas Album.” AllMusic.com gave the album 4 1/2 of 5 stars and said this: “Streisand gave her singing just enough personality without getting in the way of the familiar songs. They were trying to make a timeless classic, and that’s what they achieved.” I …

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