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TUESDAY before Christmas

Today is São Tomé Day, a public holiday in the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. This holiday commemorates the arrival of the first Europeans to the island of São Tomé on this day in 1471.

People Recreating Famous Movie Scenes With Stuff They Can Find at Home

Here’s a nice flashmob for the holidays.

Posted by Tom in classical, Humor, Music

TUESDAY before Christmas

Today is a public holiday in Argentina to celebrate Argentina’s victory in the World Cup. The men’s soccer team, La Albiceleste, will travel to the obelisk in Buenos Aires to celebrate the victory with their fans and with the country.

From the church bulletins…

Randy Newman warned us

Here’s something Christmasy. Turn the sound up – the volume is low.

Posted by Tom in classical, Holiday, Humor, Music

Today is THOR’s Day, so wield your hammer

St. Andrew the First-Called Day is a public holiday in Georgia celebrated annually on May 12th. Andrew is credited with spreading the gospel to several regions in Eastern Europe such as Georgia, Greece, Romania and Russia.

Suspicious…

dildoALWALENTIS

Weird? You decide.

Today is the birthday, in 1948, of Steve Winwood. Here he is playing and singing with the Spencer Davis Group.

Posted by Tom in classical, Music, sixties and seventies

The Whole Orchestra!

There is a lot of classical music which seems, for long periods, to involve only a part of the orchestra while the others sit around looking bored. Here a some short,fun pieces that seem to me to involve everyone! Enjoy!!

Posted by Tom in classical, Music

Don’t worry, be Happy

It looks like it might be a beautiful spring day. Daffodils are blooming and I’m seeing a lot other spring flowers. With all that’s going on in the world, we need nice days like this. Some good, uplifting music helps to brighten our moods too, so here are a couple of pieces sure to help make you happy. Turn the sound up and enjoy!!

Posted by Tom in classical, Music