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A Christmas Carol
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Produced by Joe Guercio, Tanya Tucker’s Family Christmas tour starts on December 12 and sees her backed by Elvis Presley’s backing band the Imperials. The Country singer is ... planning a tour with the Imperials in 2008.
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A Christmas Carol is one of the greatest books of childhood. It has seized and captivated the imagination of generations of children, who have carried the characters and language with them throughout their lives.
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Dickens' name had become so synonymous with Christmas that on hearing of his death in 1870 a little costermonger's girl in London asked, "Mr. Dickens dead? Then will Father Christmas die too?"
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A random drawing is used to issue permits because the demand for Christmas trees will exceed the supply of available permits. Completed applications, including a $10 check or money order for the permit fee (cash will not be accepted), must be postmarked no later than Oct. 15 to receive consideration. Any applications postmarked after the deadline will not be accepted for the drawing and will be returned. Hand-delivered applications will not be accepted.
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A 16th century carol, "Ça, Bergers, assemblons nous", was sung aboard Jacques Cartier's ship on Christmas Day in 1535. Perhaps the best known traditional French carol, "Il est né, le divin Enfant!", comes from the region of Provence. In 1554, a collection of French carols, "La Grande Bible des Noels", was printed in Orleans. Another collection, "Chants de Noels anciens et nouveau", was printed by Christophe Ballard in Paris.
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Spurred by the success of The Osbournes on sister network MTV, cable network VH1 contracted zany hard rocker Ted Nugent to help create a "reality" Christmas special. Nugent responded with a special that features the Motor City Madman bowhunting, and then making jerky from, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree, all specially flown in to Nugent's Michigan compound for the occasion. In the second half of the hour-long special, Nugent heckles vegetarian Night Ranger/Damn Yankees bassist Jack Blades into consuming three strips of dove jerky. Fearing the inevitable PETA protest, and boycotts from Moby and Pam Anderson, VH1 never aired the special, which is available solely by special order at the Nuge Store on TedNugent.com.
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