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Observance of Christmas in various locations around the world. The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized by many national governments and cultures worldwide, including in areas where Christianity is a minority religion.
Christmas Eve or The Night Before Christmas (Russian: Ночь перед Рождеством, romanized: Nóch péred Rozhdestvóm listen ⓘ) [a] is an opera in four acts with music and libretto by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas is a comedy sketch show written by and starring comedian Victoria Wood, broadcast on Christmas Eve 2009.. The programme, Wood's first sketch show for nine years, was described by Wood as being "a whole night's telly crammed into one hour". [1]
On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (24 and 25 December) 1914, Alfred Anderson's unit of the 1st/5th Battalion of the Black Watch was billeted in a farmhouse away from the front line. In a later interview (2003), Anderson, the last known surviving Scottish veteran of the war, vividly recalled Christmas Day and said:
Black X-Mas (also known and pronounced as Black Christmas) is a 2006 Christmas slasher film written and directed by Glen Morgan and starring Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Oliver Hudson, Lacey Chabert, Kristen Cloke, Crystal Lowe and Andrea Martin. The film takes place several days before Christmas and tells the ...
Until 1770, the Christmas holidays included 2nd day of Christmas and Epiphany on 6 January (celebrated on the eve of 5 January). Afterwards, only 1st and 2nd Christmas Day are holidays, and 6 January is now a celebration day. The first Christmas tree in Copenhagen was lit in Ny Kongensgade in 1811. Christmas trees became popular among the ...
"Wizards in Winter" is an instrumental track by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, released on the 2004 album The Lost Christmas Eve.A clip of the band playing the first few seconds of the piece was used in a commercial for its most recent concert tour, and the song is often used to open their live shows.
Eve Torres Gracie [8] (born Eve Marie Torres on August 21, 1984) is an American actress, dancer, model, martial arts instructor, and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE , where she was a three-time WWE Divas Champion .