History Schmistory: December 24th – We’re all ears
Saturday, December 24, 2022
1818 – Austria
Silent night, composed by Franz Xaver Gruber is first performed at St Nicholas parish church …..unfortunately it is yet to become a Karaoke classic!
![By Randal Schwartz (Flickr: John Rennie hits the karaoke mike) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/450px-John_Rennie_Scientific_American_hits_the_karaoke_mike.jpg)
By Randal Schwartz (Flickr: John Rennie hits the karaoke mike) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
History Schmistory: December 23rd – Good morning chaps!
Friday, December 23, 2022
1922 – London, England
The BBC begins daily radio broadcasts and starts to live up to it’s name!
![See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Broadcasting_a_radio_play_at_NBC_studio.jpg)
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
MarcoWord (French): Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas)
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Today’s MarcoWord (French): Joyeux Noel. Merry Christmas. “Joyeux Noel, my French friend. Whoa, change one letter and ‘French friend’ looks like ‘French Fried!’ Cool!”
Grocerymania, Joyeux Noel Metro 1960, via flick, creative commons contribution
MarcoWord (German): Frohliche Weihnachten (Merry Christmas)
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Today’s MarcoWord (German): Frohliche Weihnachten. Merry Christmas. “Frohliche Weihnachten! Can I pay in Euros?”
History Schmistory: December 22nd – A lot at steak…
Thursday, December 22, 2022
1731 – Holland
The Dutch revolt against a meat tax…hey it is nearly christmas!
![By Jeremy Keith (adactio@Flickr) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/80750098/) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/London_broil.jpg)
By Jeremy Keith (adactio@Flickr) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/80750098/) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Christmas Around the World: A Very Marco Christmas
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Everything you always wanted to know about the winter solstice
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Explained by Marco Polo. Happy Solstice!
History Schmistory: December 21. Collect Them All!
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
1937: Walt Disney introduces the world to it’s first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. While sharing the movie with the world, he still refuses to share his toys.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Walt_Disney_Snow_white_1937_trailer_screenshot_(13).jpg, [public domain]
History Schmistory: December 20. It’s a Challenging Afterlife.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
1946: The popular Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City, and good ol’ Clarence finally gets his wings
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/It’s_A_Wonderful_Life.jpg [public domain]
Today’s MarcoWord (Indonesian): Selamat Hari Natal (Merry Christmas)
Monday, December 19, 2022
Today’s MarcoWord (Indonesian): Selamat Hari Natal. Merry Christmas. “Selamat Hari Natal, fellow Indonesioners!”
