Today is Rugby World Cup Win Public Holiday in South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a public holiday after the country won the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Paris in October.
Mr Ramaphosa said the government wanted the day to be a “a day of hope, a day of celebration and unity. Our sportsmen and women have shown us what is possible”. Following the team’s World Cup win in Stade de France, Mr Ramaphosa said he wanted the team’s unity to become a greater feature of society.
Christmas! It’s time to post my first Christmas song of the season. Here is the Mongolian version of ‘Jingle Bells’ by the Altai Band, complete with throat singing and traditional instruments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJkiYNeDsw4
AI can bring us together…maybe
maybe not…
Today is the birthday, in 1955, of Paul Simonon, bassist with The Clash, who had the 1979 UK No. 11 single ‘London Calling’ and the 1982 US No. 8 single ‘Rock The Casbah. Their 1991 UK No.1 single ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’, was first released 1982. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMaE6toi4mk
CLASH….so many crazy memories. 🙂