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Paul Dunphy is signing off with Global Calgary one last time.

From the "A Very Special Christmas" 2000 TV special. Tom Petty - vocals, guitar Mike Campbell - guitar Benmont Tench - keyboard, vocals Howie Epstein - bass, vocals Scott Thurston - guitar, vocals Steve Ferrone - drums

The classic radio version of “A Christmas Carol” with Lionel Barrymore (pictured) as Scrooge aired live.  Glenn Gould made his CBC broadcast debut on ‘Sunday Morning Recital A special Christmas episode of “I Love Lucy” aired on CBS. On this day in 1961, “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens became the first African song to reach number one on the North American pop charts. in 1968, Castlegar BC got its second local radio station as CKQR. Read much more INSIDE, including today's birthdays....

"Little Saint Nick" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys first released as a single on December 9, 1963. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the Christmas song applies hot-rod themes to Santa Claus and his sleigh.

It’s the day when Don McNeill of radio’s ‘Breakfast Club’ and James Gregory of TV’s ‘Barney Miller’ were born. As well it’s Happy Birthday to Harry Shearer, Susan Lucci, Patrick Watson and Eddie Vedder. The BBC began regular daily radio newscasts; NBC began programming its national radio network; the first complete opera (Hansel & Gretel) was televised on WRGB Schenectady; Swift Current got local TV service as CJFB signed on; the daytime soap ‘The Young and the Restless’ premiered on CBS-TV; and the ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ cartoon was televised for the first time. Obits for Dec. 23 include Dragnet’s Jack Webb, Canadian jazzman Oscar Peterson, comic pianist Victor Borge and actor Charlie Ruggles. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

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The Angel Gabriel from Heaven came His wings as drifted snow His eyes as flame "All Hail!" said he, "thou lowly maiden Mary," "Most Highly Favoured Lady," Gloria!