Christmas Eve 2022 -Rockefeller Center (16° F)
Thank you for tuning in.
The average temperature for Christmas in New York City is 41°/29°. The coldest Christmas in my lifetime was the year my sister Kate was born. 13° for a high in 1983. In 1980, the low actually went below 0°, but I think the high was above 13.
This year, we practically had a tropical storm on the 22nd, followed by plunging temperatures throughout the 23rd, till we got to today's frigid weather. It only got up to 16 today in NYC.
So I hope you are all OK and are all dealing with the cold. I actually wore a hat and gloves today in the city (I took them off for the annual selfie with the Rockefeller Center tree) And I hope you are enjoying Christmas Eve and looking forward to a wonderful Christmas Day tomorrow.
1) Do They Know It's Christmas Time-Band Aid- Yeah maybe one of these days, I'll get so sick of this song that it will drop down the list. Hasn't happened yet. Still sounds great 38 years on...
Hey, who put this in here???? Cousin's Christmas
OK here is this year's new feature. A little trivia for ya
WHAT CHILD IS THIS?
These 10 famous people share (or shared) a birthday with the little baby Jesus* See how many you can get
1) This one's in honor of my wife. One of America's most famous nurses, credited with founding the Red Cross. Born in 1821
Who is _____________________________
2) Here's looking at you kid. This Casablanca's star's life began on Christmas Day 1899. Hint- At the beginning of Scarface, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) gives him credit along with James Cagney for learning how to speak English.
Who is ________________________________
3) This television pioneer allowed us to travel to a different dimension, creating of of TV's most iconic series, which has been done over many times, most recently by Jordan Peele. Born Christmas Day 1924.
Who is ________________________________
4) Nicknamed The Snake, this late NFL quaterback gave John Madden his only Super Bowl coaching win. Considered one of the best left handed QB's in NFL history. He was born on Christmas Day, 1945
Who is _______________________________
5) Hopefully this singer will be celebrating his 76th birthday tomorrow with a cheeseburger in Paradise while wasting away in Margaritaville. Born Christmas Day 1946
Who is ______________________________________
6) If she was in New York this week, she might have said "Here Comes the Rain Again." If she can get through tomorrow without "walking on broken glass", she'll have a happy 68th Birthday. Born Christmas Day 1954
Who is __________________________________
7) Just hope he's not spending Christmas Eve in the drunk tank, as that would put a damper on his 65th birthday. He and his band sang one of the above mentioned songs with the late Kirsty MacColl. Born Christmas Day 1957
Who is __________________________________
8) This former Yankee and Met infamously said "Don't need no press now" in his first spring training with the Yanks, and was playing cards with Bobby Bonilla during a playoff game with the Mets. Oh, and he's also baseball's all time stolen base leader. Turns 64 tomorrow. Born Christmas Day 1958
Who is ________________________________
9) This stud turns 51 tomorrow and is the current Prime Minister of Canada, a job his father held when he was Born Christmas Day 1971.
Who is ______________________________________
10) If you wish her a Happy 51st birthday tomorrow, she may "thank you for giving her the best day of her life." Early 2000's singer born Christmas Day 1971
Who is _____________________
WELL, TONIGHT THANK GOD IT'S THEM INSTEAD OF YOU!
These 10 famous people died on Christmas Day. I was going to call them poor souls, but one of them was a real bad guy. See how many you can get..
1) His tombstone supposedly read, "I'd Rather be Here then in Philadelphia". It doesn't, but if it had, this famous comedian would have gotten his wish on Christmas Day 1946.
Who is ___________________________
2) This R&B pioneer was in between sets at a Houston concert on Christmas Day 1954, when he picked up a gun and accidentally shot himself in the head, dying at age 25. His song Pledging My Love, was featured in John Carpenter's Christine, and Bad Lieutenant starring Harvey Keitel.
Who is _________________________
3) Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark in the Avengers movies) was nominated for an Oscar for portraying this legendary English comic, filmmaker and composer, who died on Christmas Day in 1977.
Who is __________________________
4) The people of Romania got an extra gift under their Holiday Tree on Christmas morning 1989, when their brutal dictator was put before a firing squad along with his wife and executed on Christmas Day 1989. SPELLING DOESN'T COUNT ON THIS ONE
Who is ___________________________
5) No doubt this man would have been named manager of the Yankees for a 6th time some time in 1990, but for the fact that he spent Christmas Day 1989 getting shnockered at an Upstate NY bar, and proceeded to try to drive home, crashing his car, killing himself and injuring his friend.
Who is _______________________
6) This man was a multi talented, singer and actor, my favorite role of his being a race car driver dressed as a priest along with fellow Rat-Packer Sammy Davis Jr. in the Cannonball Run. He died Christmas Day 1995.
Who is ________________________
7) This singer sang Living in America before the Creed-Drago fight in Rocky IV. He also died in America on Christmas Day 2006.
Who is ___________________________
8) This amazing singer and actress played Catwoman in the final season of Batman. She also sang the original version of Santa Baby. She died Christmas Day 2008.
Who is ___________________________
9) Last Christmas, he gave you his heart. Sadly on Christmas 2016, he died of heart failure. Andrew Ridgley's former partner in Wham.
Who is ___________________________
10) "Driving that train, high on cocaine...." this former Boston Celtic championship player and head coach who died Christmas Day 2020 didn't do either of these things, but if you know the next two words of that Grateful Dead song, you'll get the answer. SPELLING COUNTS ON THIS ONE!
Who is ____________________
AND HERE ARE THE ANSWERS..
Born on Christmas
Clara Barton-1821-
Humphrey Bogart-1899
Rod Serling-1924
Jimmy Buffett-1946
Rickey Henderson-1958
Justin Trudeau-1971-Fun Fact- He has a brother, Alexandre Sacha Trudeau who was also born Christmas Day, two years later.
Died On Christmas
WC Fields-1946
Charlie Chaplin-1977
Nicolae Ceausescu-1989
Billy Martin-1989
Eartha Kitt-2008
*So here's a fun fact, all these folks who were born on December 25? According to most theologians, they do not in fact share a birthday with Jesus.
The bible never actually mentions December 25 as Jesus' birthday. In fact, it doesn't mention a date at all. Nobody is actually sure of the exact date of Jesus birth, but many have offered educated guesses based on the scriptures.
For example, the bible mentions "shepherds in the fields tending to their sheep..." At the end of December? Not likely. You know what they say about keeping your pets outside on cold nights, right?
Also the reason Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem was to be counted for the census. The powers that be at the time, even as ruthless as they could be, would not have had people travelling all over the Middle East at that time of year. Most likely it would have been in late September/early October
December 25, was the last day that the pagan festival of the winter solstice was celebrated, so the Christians, specifically newly converted Roman Emperor Constantine, co-opted the day and created Christmas out of that.
And if you thought that I learned any of this in my 12 years of Catholic School, guess again. It was easier and more cost effective just to have us all believe that Deceember 25 was Jesus birthday.
The first person to tell me about Jesus not being born in December was the manager of the first OTB I worked at, on Grand Ave in Maspeth. This manager, who every other word out of his mouth was usually an f-bomb, told me one of his nephews studied theology in college and he "told me all this $hit"
Merry Christmas
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