Summer solstice 2017 in Northern Hemisphere was at 12:24 AM on Wednesday, June 21, 2017
All times are in Eastern Time.
~SUMMER SOLSTICE~
The summer solstice (or estival solstice), also known as midsummer, occurs when a planet’s rotational axis, or geographic pole on either its northern or its southern hemisphere, is most inclined toward the star that it orbits.
On the summer solstice, Earth’s maximum axial tilt toward the Sun is 23.44°. This happens twice each year (once in each hemisphere), when the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky as seen from the north or south pole.
The final couple to dance in the first round is Heather Morris and Maks Chmerkovskiy (back from his calf injury), dancing a rumba to “Waterfalls” by TLC.
Nick Carter calls Heather “beautiful and elegant” and praises the storyline. He adds that it was his favorite dance of the night. Len Goodman says he loved it as well, calling it “a knockout dance.” Bruno Tonioli calls her stunning, adding that she “danced like a champion.” Carrie Ann Inaba says it was her best dance so far, calling Heather grounded and stunning.
They score a 40, the first perfect score of the season.
Postmodern Jukebox, also widely known by the initialism PMJ, is a rotating music collective founded by arranger and pianist Scott Bradlee in 2011.
PMJ is known for reworking popular modern music into different vintage genres, especially early 20th century forms such as swing and jazz. In its first few years of existence, Postmodern Jukebox has amassed over 500 million YouTube views and 2 million subscribers.
Each week, Postmodern Jukebox puts out a new video on YouTube, most of which are filmed casually in Bradlee’s living room.
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“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is a Christmas song with lyrics by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir.
The lyrics are set to the traditional English ballad “Skewball”.
It was the seventh single release by Lennon outside of his work with the Beatles. The song reached number 4 in the UK, where its release was delayed until November 1972, and has periodically reemerged on the UK Singles Chart, most notably after Lennon’s death in 1980, at which point it peaked at number 2.
Also a protest song against the Vietnam War, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” has since become a Christmas standard, frequently covered by other artists, appearing on compilation albums of seasonal music, and named in polls as a holiday favorite.
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Partial Lyrics
And so happy Christmas
For black and for white
Yellow and red ones
Let’s stop all the fight
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear ….
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Thank you for your support throughout the entire year.
Happy holidays!
Video created with some amazing 2009 Hallmark’s Christmas Movies and Animations.
Song “Happy Christmas and Happy New Year (War Is Over)” by Celine Dion.
‘Twas the day known as Christmas, and all over Twitter …
… this holiday card had us chuckle and titter.
Advisors and cronies, when Trump wasn’t near …
… all quietly wondered why his wife wasn’t here.
While intern who made this on a mac down the hall …
… was fired because he left Trump’s hand too small.
But honestly folks, and I’m sorry it’s rude …
… if your stocking got coal, blame your vote for this dude.’
~Steve Marmel~
~Fist-Raising Trump Wishes All Merry Christmas~
The Christmas card photo was taken during a recent rally.
Donald Trump tweeted out his wishes for a Merry Christmas on Sunday.
Tweeting, “#MerryChristmas,” the president-elect posted a photo of himself with a raised fist standing in front of a Christmas tree with the words, “Merry Christmas!“
The meaning of Christmas … the Night before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro’ the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar plums danced in their heads …
~Wikipedia~
“That’s Christmas To Me”
The fireplace is burning bright, shining all on me I see the presents underneath the good old Christmas tree And I wait all night ’til Santa comes to wake me from my dreams Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me
I see the children play outside, like angels in the snow While mom and daddy share a kiss under the mistletoe And we’ll cherish all these simple things wherever we may be Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me
I’ve got this Christmas song in my heart I’ve got the candles glowing in the dark I’m hanging all the stockings by the Christmas tree Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me
I listen for the thud of reindeer walking on the roof As I fall asleep to lullabies, the morning’s coming soon The only gift I’ll ever need is the joy of family Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me
I’ve got this Christmas song in my heart (song in my heart) I’ve got the candles glowing in the dark I’m hanging all the stockings by the Christmas tree Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me
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Oh, the joy that fills our hearts and makes us see Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me
I’ve got this Christmas song in my heart I’ve got the candles glowing in the dark And then for years to come we’ll always know one thing That’s the love that Christmas can bring Oh, why? ‘Cause that’s Christmas to me
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