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The Christmas season, or festive season, (also called the holiday season or simply the holidays, mainly in the U.S. and Canada), is an annually recurring period recognized in many Western and Western-influenced countries that is generally considered to run from late November to early January, defined as incorporating at least Christmas, and usually New Year, and sometimes various other holidays and festivals. It incorporates a period of shopping which comprises a peak season for the retail sector (the "Christmas (or holiday) shopping season"), and a period of sales at the end of the season (the "January sales"). Christmas window displays and Christmas tree lighting ceremonies when trees decorated with ornaments and light bulbs are illuminated, are traditions in many areas.
Originally within the Roman Catholic Church, the term "Christmas season" was considered synonymous with Christmastide, a term associated with Yuletide, which runs from December 25 (Christmas Day) to January 6 (Epiphany), popularly known as the 12 Days of Christmas. However, as the economic impact involving the anticipatory lead-up to Christmas Day grew in America and Europe into the 19th and 20th centuries, the term "Christmas season" began to become synonymous instead with the traditional Christian Advent season, the period observed in Western Christianity from the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day until Christmas Day itself. The term "Advent calendar" survives in secular Western parlance as a term referring to a countdown to Christmas Day from the beginning of December.
Chicago (i/ʃᵻˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃᵻˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago is the seat of Cook County.
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed, and grew rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation: O'Hare International Airport is the busiest airport in the world when measured by aircraft traffic; it also has the largest number of U.S. highways and rail road freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked seventh in the world in the 2014 Global Cities Index.As of 2014, Chicago had the third largest gross metropolitan product in the United States at US$610.5 billion.
"Merry Christmas Darling" is a Christmas song by The Carpenters, written by Richard Carpenter and Frank Pooler and originally recorded in 1970. It was first available on a 7" single that year (A&M Records 1236), and was later reissued in 1974 (A&M 1648) and again in 1977 (A&M 1991). The single went to number one on Billboard's Christmas singles chart in 1970, and did so again in 1971 and 1973.
In 1978, The Carpenters issued their Christmas Portrait album, which contained a new remix of "Merry Christmas Darling". The original 1970 mix continued to be used for all single releases, however. The major difference between the 1970 and 1978 versions is a newly-recorded vocal by Karen Carpenter on the latter. Richard Carpenter himself calls the original recording one of his sister's very best. The original single version of the song can be found on the compilation albums From the Top and The Essential Collection: 1965–1997.
Billboard magazine did not display Christmas singles on the Hot 100 in 1970. This song just missed the top 40 in Cash Box.
Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Crīstesmæsse, meaning "Christ's Mass") is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is prepared for by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night; in some traditions, Christmastide includes an Octave. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated culturally by a large number of non-Christian people, and is an integral part of the holiday season, while some Christian groups reject the celebration. In several countries, celebrating Christmas Eve on December 24 has the main focus rather than December 25, with gift-giving and sharing a traditional meal with the family.
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The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Producing a distinctively soft musical style, they became among the best-selling music artists of all time. During their 14-year career, the Carpenters recorded 11 albums, 31 singles, five television specials, and a short-lived television series. Their career ended in 1983 by Karen's death from heart failure brought on by complications of anorexia. Extensive news coverage surrounding the circumstances of her death increased public awareness of eating disorders.
The duo's brand of melodic pop produced a record-breaking run of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, and they became leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening and adult contemporary genres. The Carpenters had three No. 1 singles and five No. 2 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and fifteen No. 1 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart. In addition, they had twelve top 10 singles. To date, the Carpenters' album and single sales total more than 100 million units.
Chicago XXXIII - O Christmas Three (Album)
Melissa Polinar feat. Manny Garcia "Merry Christmas, Darling" (The Carpenters COVER)
Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling (original 1970 single version)
Merry Christmas, Darling - The Carpenters
Merry Christmas Darling
Merry Christmas, Darling !
Merry Christmas, Darling RCarpenter & FPooler Tenor Sax
Rick Lee - Merry Christmas Darling
MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING (w/ Tagalog lyrics) - Didith Reyes
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Chicago XXXIII - O Christmas Three (Album) Link: https://youtu.be/4cd-BpqSOi0 01. Wonderful Christmas Time 02. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 03. I Saw Three Ships 04. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays 05. What Are You Doing New Years Eve 06. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 07. I'll Be Home For Christmas 08. On The Last Night Of The Year 09. Merry Christmas Darling 10. Rockin' And Rollin' on Christmas Day 11. My Favorite Things 12. O Christmas Tree 13. Jingle Bells 14. Here Comes Santa Claus _ Joy To The World
Here's a Christmas tune for y'all. I was in Chicago during the early part of November and spent some time with another artist friend of mine, Manny Garcia. We made sure we could lay down the groundwork for a holiday video before I left. Manny and his band did the rest - thanks guys! I hope y'all enjoy and....Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Make sure to enjoy what's left of 2011! :) Lots of love and blessings, mp - - Melissa Polinar - http://twitter.com/mpolinar http://facebook.com/melissapolinar http://melissapolinar.com - Manny Garcia - http://twitter.com/mannygarcia http://facebook.com/mannygarciamusic http://iammanny.com Featuring: Erick Mateo, piano/saxophone - @erickjmateo Ben Joseph, bass/keyboard - @TheBenJoseph Jeremy Carlson, percussion - @LLCoolJer ...
The original 1970 single version of "Merry Christmas, Darling."
Richard Carpenter composed the music for this song in 1966 when he was 19 years old. Frank Pooler wrote the lyrics twenty years earlier, in 1946, when he also was only 19 years old. The song Pooler had written was to be a Christmas gift for his girlfriend, whom he was missing while being away from her during a visit with his parents at Christmas time. However, their relationship ended before he was able present it to her. Twenty years later, Pooler was the choir director at California State University in Long Beach, when both Karen and Richard Carpenter were members of the choir. Richard and Karen were performing locally during the Christmas season and had tired of playing the usual Christmas fare. Richard asked Pooler, their favorite professor, if he had any ideas for different Chris...
the choir at my high school singing merry christmas darling at the art institute in chicago
There are songs that touch deeply our hearts and many times their words seem to have been written by oneself. That makes you want to sing them and that's what I did. Time passes by and many years later, we find them in the most unlikely corner and again we feel exactly the same feeling as the first time (and for the person or persons we were thinking of). I wonder what Frank Pooler, writer of the lyrics, felt as he was writing the words in 1946 but now I feel the song like mine and appreciate the words and music that were created for my song !! I published just one image for the video, in this case, because it has its precise symbolism for my purposes or memories. Thanks to Youtube.com for letting us do these activities to the ones we love to do so and thanks to whom ever listens my humb...
Lead Vocal - Rick Lee . "Merry Christmas Darling" by The Carpenters was written by Richard Carpenter & Frank Pooler and originally recorded in 1970.[1] At the time, it was first available on a 7" single from A&M; Records (1236) and later in 1974 reissued as A&M; 1648 and in 1977 as A&M; 1991. The single went to number one on Billboard's Christmas singles chart in 1970, and did again in 1971 and 1973. In 1978, The Carpenters issued their Christmas Portrait album, which contained a new remix of "Merry Christmas Darling". The original 1970 mix continued to be used for all single releases, however. The major difference between it and the 1978 version is a newly recorded vocal by Karen Carpenter on the latter. Richard Carpenter himself calls the original recording one of his sister's very best. Th...
This is from the 1977 album "Merry Christmas".
Wish for: Sissi, Mišel & Ro Merry Early Christmas to my darling Brett, Allison & Brooke!! Love you soo much sweethearts!! :D OMG I seriously love these two more & more with every episode!! They have such strong chemistry & are SO amazing, adorable & sexy together!! :D And WOW that opening scene was damn hot :P ❖ Music: Sofia Karlberg ❖ Fandom: Chicago Fire, Chicago PD ❖ Coloring: Anaelis ❖ Watermark: Silent Voice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
the choir at my high school singing merry christmas darling at the art institute in chicago
Here's a Christmas tune for y'all. I was in Chicago during the early part of November and spent some time with another artist friend of mine, Manny Garcia. We made sure we could lay down the groundwork for a holiday video before I left. Manny and his band did the rest - thanks guys! I hope y'all enjoy and....Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! Make sure to enjoy what's left of 2011! :) Lots of love and blessings, mp - - Melissa Polinar - http://twitter.com/mpolinar http://facebook.com/melissapolinar http://melissapolinar.com - Manny Garcia - http://twitter.com/mannygarcia http://facebook.com/mannygarciamusic http://iammanny.com Featuring: Erick Mateo, piano/saxophone - @erickjmateo Ben Joseph, bass/keyboard - @TheBenJoseph Jeremy Carlson, percussion - @LLCoolJer ...
Greeting cards have all been sent
The Christmas rush is through
But I still have one wish to make
A special one for you
Merry Christmas, darling
We're apart, that's true
But I can dream and in my dreams
I'm Christmas-ing with you
Holidays are joyful, there's always
Something new but every day's a holiday
When I'm near to you, the lights on my tree
I wish you could see, I wish it every day
Logs on the fire, fill me with desire
To see you and to say
That I wish you Merry Christmas
Happy new year, too, I've just one wish
On this Christmas Eve, I wish I were with you
Logs on the fire, fill me with desire
To see you and to say that I wish you
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year too
I've just one wish on this Christmas Eve
I wish I were with you, I wish I were with you
Merry, merry, merry Christmas