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07/27/20
- NNHS Newsletter - White Christmas (in July)
“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings,
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Bing Crosby |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
As a general
rule, I start thinking about Christmas every June. Here it is July, and
I'm happy to report that this year has been no exception!
BONUS #1 - White Christmas - Bing Crosby, First Clip from White Christmas, 1954
BONUS #2 - White Christmas - Bing Crosby, Second Clip from White Christmas, 1954
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song):
"White Christmas" is an
Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an
old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the
Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by
Bing Crosby is the
best-selling
single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million
copies worldwide.[1][2][3][4] Accounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote the song.[4] One story is that he wrote it in 1940, poolside at the Biltmore hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. He often stayed up all night writing — he told his secretary, "Grab your pen and take down this song. I just wrote the best song I've ever written — heck, I just wrote the best song that anybody's ever written!"[5] The first public performance of the song was by Bing Crosby, on his NBC radio show The Kraft Music Hall on Christmas Day, 1941; the recording is not believed to have survived.[4][6] He subsequently recorded the song with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra and the Ken Darby Singers for Decca Records in just 18 minutes on May 29, 1942, and it was released on July 30 as part of an album of six 78-rpm songs from the film Holiday Inn.[4][6] At first, Crosby did not see anything special about the song. He just said "I don't think we have any problems with that one, Irving." The song initially performed poorly and was overshadowed by the film's first hit song: "Be Careful, It's my Heart".[6] By the end of October 1942, however, "White Christmas" topped the "Your Hit Parade" chart. It remained in that position until well into the new year.[6] (It has often been noted that the mix of melancholy — "just like the ones I used to know" — with comforting images of home — "where the treetops glisten" — resonated especially strongly with listeners during World War II. The Armed Forces Network was flooded with requests for the song.[6]) In 1942 alone, Crosby's recording spent eleven weeks on top of the Billboard charts. The original version also hit number one on the Harlem Hit Parade for three weeks,[7] Crosby's first-ever appearance on the black-oriented chart. Re-released by Decca, the single returned to the #1 spot during the holiday seasons of 1945 and 1946 (on the chart dated January 4, 1947), thus becoming the only single with three separate runs at the top of the U.S. charts. The recording became a chart perennial, reappearing annually on the pop chart twenty separate times before Billboard magazine created a distinct Christmas chart for seasonal releases. Following its prominence in the musical Holiday Inn, the composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1942.[8] In the film, Bing Crosby sings "White Christmas" as a duet with actress Marjorie Reynolds, though her voice was dubbed by Martha Mears. This now-familiar scene was not the moviemakers' initial plan; in the script as originally conceived, Reynolds, not Crosby, was to sing the song.[6] The version of "White Christmas" most often heard today is not the original 1942 Crosby recording, as the master had become damaged due to frequent use. Crosby re-recorded the track on March 18, 1947, accompanied again by the Trotter Orchestra and the Darby Singers, with every effort made to reproduce the original recording session.[5] There are subtle differences in the orchestration, most notably the addition of a celesta and flutes to brighten up the introduction. Crosby was dismissive of his role in the song's success, saying later that "a jackdaw with a cleft palate could have sung it successfully." But Crosby was associated with it for the rest of his career. Another Crosby vehicle — the 1954 musical White Christmas — was the highest-grossing film of 1954... |
THIS WEEK'S
BIRTHDAYS:
Happy
Birthday today to
Raymond Ellenson ('63)
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31 -
01 -
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Many Happy
Returns,
One and All!
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THIS DAY IN 1970:
July 27, 1970 - Actor and producer Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was born in Rudkøbing, Denmark.
July 27, 1970 - Politician David Davies was born David Thomas Charles Davies in Newham, London, England.
July 27, 1970 - The 100th Prime Minister of Portugal, António de Oliveira Salazar (b. 28 Apr 1889 in Vimieiro, Santa Comba Dão, Portugal), died in Lisbon, Portugal at the age of 81.
“A soft heart has nothing
to do with being a coward. In fact, the bravest people I've known have
had the softest hearts.”
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Henry B. Eyring |
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From My Friend, Charlene, of NC - 07/25/20:
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From Carlene Matthews Vannoy
('60 / '64) of VA - 07/27/20:
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From
My Cousin,
Jim Atkinson
(John Randolph
Tucker HS
- '77) of AZ - 07/27/17:
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GIGGLES!
Thanks, Cousin Jim!
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“A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore!” - Yogi Berra(12 May 1925 - 22 Sept 2015) |
![]() BONUS CHRISTMAS IN JULY CRAFT PATTERNS: http://www.favecrafts.com/Christmas-Crafts/Christmas-in-July BONUS CHRISTMAS IN JULY CROCHET PATTERNS:
BONUS CHRISTMAS IN JULY CROSS STITCH PATTERNS:
BONUS CHRISTMAS IN JULY KNIT PATTERNS:
BONUS CHRISTMAS IN JULY RECIPES:
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From
www.ajokeaday.com
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07/26/19:
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe! Love to all, Carol ============================================== NNHS CLASS OF '65 WEB SITE: http://www.nnhs65.com PERSONAL WEB SITE: http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/cluckmeat ==============================================
Words and Music by
Irving Berlin (11 May
1888 – 22 Sept 1989), 1940
The sun is shining
White Christmas" midi courtesy of http://www.eadcentral.com/go/1/1/0/http://archive.cs.uu.nl/pub/MIDI/SONGS/CHRISTMAS/ - 07/27/09 "White Christmas" lyrics courtesy of http://www.lyrics007.com/Bing%20Crosby%20Lyrics/White%20Christmas%20Lyrics.html - 07/27/09 Image of White Christmas CD cover courtesy of http://www.musicforgifts.com/Christmas/white%20christmas.htm - 07/27/09 Snowflake Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.iconbazaar.com/holidays/christmas/banners/index.html - 12/27/07
Animated Tiny Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of Sarah
Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA - 08/31/05 American School Logo courtesy of http://www.americanschoolofcorr.com/grads.asp - 09/05/06
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...) Cold Lake High School (Alberta) logo courtesy of http://coldlakehighschool.ca/ - 09/11/17
Purple Heart
image courtesy of Joe Madagan ('57) of FL - 06/04/04
Animated Dancing Oldsters clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA -
09/09/06
Animated Waving Santa Smiley courtesy of Ruth Ann Reece
Horace ('67) of FL - 10/25/17 Animated Laughing Frog courtesy of Wayne Stokes ('65) of VA - 07/16/08Thanks, Wayne!
Animated
Laughing Mouse clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 11/07/07 Animated Rolling Cat clip art courtesy of http://www.cybergata.com/anim.htm - page 14 - 11/14/09 J. R. Tucker High School's Orange Tiger Paw Print courtesy of http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/hs/tucker/resources/about.htm - 11/12/07 Jeffrey Holman's Image "A Drop in the Bucket" courtesy of https://tearsfromalonelygod.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/a-drop-in-the-bucket/ - 05/23/16 |