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Is 'Jingle Bells' a Christmas Song?

The Christmas season often comes with flavors of gingerbread and peppermint. There’s plenty of sleigh bells included in songs like “Sleigh Ride” and even some lyrics regarding the sweet sounds of jingle bells.  The holiday song “Jingle Bells” wasn’t always about Christmas, though. Here’s what we know about the origin of this Christmas classic.  There are several versions of ‘Jingle Bells’ that ring in the holiday season It’s a holiday classic decades old and still beloved by listeners of all ages.

The Crystal World by JG Ballard a petrified apocalypse | JG Ballard

Journeys in literatureJG BallardThe Crystal World by JG Ballard – a petrified apocalypseA voyage to a mysterious forest leads its hero to a violent yet beautiful fate I first read JG Ballard’s The Crystal World 10 years ago on a beach in Suffolk, the glare of the sea in my eyes. I looked out to the water, and the reflection of the sun on the waves blinded me. The wind dropped, the reeds on the dunes stopped waving and everything slowed down.

Thrifty Kate Middleton looks glamorous in recycled Michael Kors dress for Princess Charlotte's first

Kate Middleton did the school run in a Michael Kors dress as she dropped off Princess Charlotte and Prince George. It’s a big day for Kate Middleton and Prince William, as they dropped their daughter Princess Charlotte at school for the first time. The family took the four-year-old to Thomas's Battersea in London along with son Prince George, six. Looking as amazing as ever, the Duchess of Cambridge was wearing a red, white and blue long sleeved dress by Michael Kors, known as the 'Carnation dress'.

'The Santa Clauses': Tim Allen Talks Mad Santa Eric Stonestreet, Working With Daughter Again (Exclus

Tim Allen is ready to tackle the forces of evil when season 2 of The Santa Clauses premieres Wednesday on Disney+, and only ET was on the set to chat with Allen about one of the new protagonists, mad Santa Eric Stonestreet. In season 2, Allen, reprising his role as Scott Calvin/Santa Claus, is the good Santa who is suddenly elbowed by mad Santa, played by the Modern Family star. Mad Santa wants back in at the North Pole, but he finds it challenging given his checkered history.

At Israeli rave site attacked by Hamas, DJs play music to honor the dead and missing

RE'IM, Israel — In a small clearing in a eucalyptus forest, a lone DJ on a stage blasts out pulsing electronic music that punctuates the otherwise quiet landscape. There are no concertgoers. His crowd is a sea of poster-board faces atop poles. These are the faces of the 364 young people killed by Hamas-led militants last month in an attack on a rave party in Israel's Negev Desert. There are also pictures of dozens of people Hamas seized as hostages that same day.

Frances Berwick - Variety500 - Top 500 Entertainment Business Leaders

A decade ago, when TV upfronts were all-out affairs where networks would court advertisers with lavish parties, then-Bravo president Frances Berwick noticed something unusual about the sponsors’ behavior. They “would go absolutely nuts” for the reality stars employed by the NBCUniversal cable channel. “They all wanted pictures, and it was this huge experience,” says Berwick, now chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment. Witnessing that frenzy sparked an idea: What if there were a Comic-Con-like convention that brought together Bravo stars — from.

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The Best Theater of 2023

A play that’s not not about Fleetwood Mac, the return of Merrily and Purlie, and the agony of high-school test prep. Photo-Illustration: Franziska Barczyk; Photos: Joan Marcus, Ahron R. Foster, Matthew Murphy, Julieta Cervantes, Chelcie Parry, Monique Carboni It’s the listiest time of the year! And now, with two critics on the theater beat, you get 20 top picks for the price of 10. Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry sat down to chat about what theater excited them most, and before you head to their full conversation, here are their 2023 favorites, from Irish classics and clowning vaginas to Sondheim, satire, AI, and Adjmi.

TV host in Spain pulls down dress of Yola Berrocal while cameras are rolling

A woman once know for having the largest breasts in Spain stormed off a TV set after the presenter pulled down her dress. The clip of Yola Berrocal, 46, angrily ending an interview has gone viral. A careless hand gesture from the presenter conducting the interview knocked the woman's dress from her shoulders, exposing her while the cameras are rolling.  RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 2 Next 'All the husbands have suddenly rushed back in': Busty QVC.

Who is Elma Pazar? Dumped Love Island 2019 contestant and eyelash technician from Essex

Elma Pazar has joined the Love Island line up. Picture: ITV2/Instagram By Naomi Bartram @naomibartram After just a few days, Elma was dumped Love Island villa - here's everything you need to know about her age, job and claim to fame. With the Love Island 2019 villa already causing some major drama - namely Sherif Lanre's unexpected axing and Danny Williams' love triangle. And things got even more dramatic when two Islanders were dumped from the villa last week in the form of Joe Garratt and poor Elma Pazar.