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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day10)

     Christmas music of today as it would have been played in a Medieval tavern.      Merry Christmas!

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 9)

     110 years ago this Christmas, during the the first Christmas of the First World War, the miracle of the Christmas truce happened when for one day, war stopped. Here is Sabaton’s musical remembrance of the Christmas Truce.      Merry Christmas!

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 8)

     Nothing says “Eggnog” like a riot at West Point!      Merry Christmas!

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 7)

     Let us not forget Krampus, who is the “bad cop” to Santa’s “good cop”.      Merry Christmas!

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 6)

     A slightly not-so-traditional Christmas song by The Kinks.      Merry Christmas!

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 5)

     A simple but tasty Victorian Christmas dessert.      Merry Christmas!

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 4)

     José Van Haliano performs “Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Feliz Navidad”      Merry Christmas!

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News of the Week (December 15th, 2024)

  News of the Week for December 15th, 2024

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 3)

     Now that’s what I call a Silent night!      Merry Christmas!

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Happy Bill of Rights Day

     Today is the 233rd anniversary of the first ten amendments to the Constitution coming into effect. The original Bill of Rights contained a preamble stating that the clauses were “declaratory and restrictive” — i.e. they restricted the Federal Government and … Continue reading

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