I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
``I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas ''Single by Gayla Peevey B - side`` Are My Ears on Straight?'' Released November 11, 1953 (U.S.) Genre Christmas, Novelty Length 2: 38 Label Columbia (no. 4 - 40106) Songwriter (s) John Rox
The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)
The Man Who Invented Christmas is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Susan Coyne based on the book of the same name by Les Standiford. It stars Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, and Jonathan Pryce. The plot follows Charles Dickens (Stevens) at the time when he wrote A Christmas Carol, and how Dickens's fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge (Plummer) was influenced by his real - life father, John Dickens (Pryce).
Matt Saracen
Julie visits Matt in Chicago on her way back to college after an incident with her History TA. Even though Julie says that she does not fit in Matt's life anymore, the two quickly resume their relationship. Before Julie leaves, Matt tells her that they will figure out a way to make things work. Matt surprises Julie and his grandmother by returning home for Christmas. He tells Julie that he wants to be with her forever and proposes, in front of the Alamo Freeze. Despite worries from Coach Taylor and Tami, the young couple convinces them that they are making the right choice. In the final moments of the series, which occurs eight months later, the two are shown happily living together in Chicago.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
``Do You Hear What I Hear? ''is a song written in October 1962, with lyrics by Noël Regney and music by Gloria Shayne Baker. The pair, married at the time, wrote it as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Regney had been invited by a record producer to write a Christmas song, but he was hesitant due to the commercialism of the Christmas holiday. It has sold tens of millions of copies and has been covered by hundreds of artists.
Niels Henrik Abel
While in Paris, Abel contracted tuberculosis. At Christmas 1828, he traveled by sled to Froland to visit his fiancée. He became seriously ill on the journey; and, although a temporary improvement allowed the couple to enjoy the holiday together, he died relatively soon after on 6 April 1829, just two days before a letter arrived from August Crelle. Crelle had been searching for a new job for Abel in Berlin and had actually managed to have him appointed as a Professor at the University of Berlin. Crelle wrote to Abel to tell him, but the good news came too late.
Al-Damiri
Al-Damiri belonged to one of the two towns called Damira near Damietta and spent his life in Egypt. Of the Shafiite school of law, he became professor of tradition in the Rukniyya at Cairo, and also at the mosque al-Azhar; in connection with this work he wrote a commentary on the "Minhāj al-Ṭalibīn" of Al-Nawawi.
Song Cry
In an interview with Bill Maher, Jay - Z stated that this song was actually inspired by three different relationships he had in the past, and he wrote about his different experiences all together in different verses.
All I Want for Christmas Is You
``All I Want for Christmas Is You ''is a Christmas song performed by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. She wrote and produced the song with Walter Afanasieff. Columbia Records released it on November 1, 1994, as the lead single from her first holiday album and fourth studio album, Merry Christmas.`` Christmas'' is an uptempo love song that includes bell chimes and heavy back - up vocals, as well as use of synthesizers.
Sea spider
Sea spiders have long been considered to belong to the Chelicerata, together with horseshoe crabs, and the Arachnida, which includes spiders, mites, ticks, scorpions, and harvestmen, among other, lesser known orders.
Muppets Most Wanted (soundtrack)
In November 2012, it was announced that Bret McKenzie would be returning to write songs for Muppets Most Wanted following the success of its 2011 predecessor, The Muppets. As opposed to the previous film, McKenzie wrote all of the original songs for Muppets Most Wanted; his songwriting influences for the film include the Sherman Brothers, Irving Berlin, Paul Williams, and Harry Nilsson. With song ideas originating from short descriptions in the film's screenplay, McKenzie developed numerous songs and performed demo versions of each by doing impressions of various Muppets. ``I'm usually just on piano, with me singing and doing my now quite extensive catalog of Muppet impressions, ''said McKenzie.`` I play a rough version then we get together and work out the best. James (Bobin) often has an idea that's visual that he needs to change the lyric to suit the visual and then we record it with the Muppets.''
Christmas (Jorma Kaukonen album)
Christmas is a Jorma Kaukonen studio album released in July 1996. It was the only themed album Kaukonen recorded and was a departure from the usual Rev. Gary Davis influenced tunes. It included new Christmas-themed compositions as well old hymns such as "Silent Night." Like the previous album, "The Land of Heroes", "Christmas" incorporated the work of Michael Falzarano and Fred Bogert. Kaukonen's wife Vanessa also performed vocals and co-wrote one song. It was also the only time Kaukonen performed keyboards on an album.
Todtnauberg
Todtnauberg is a German village in Black Forest ("Schwarzwald") belonging to the municipality of Todtnau, in Baden-Württemberg. It is named after the homonym mount ("berg" means hill or mountain in German). It is famous because it is the place where the German philosopher Martin Heidegger had a chalet and wrote portions of his major work, "Being and Time".
The Final Page
Originally, episodes 11 and 12 were not planned to be shown together as a two - part, one - hour combined episode, but the decision was made to present them together after the show was preempted because of Hurricane Sandy. Show co-creator Carter Bays said, ``we knew we wanted (episode 12) to be our Christmas episode, and we were thinking of creative ways to catch up... Episodes 11 and 12 really felt like two halves of the same story, so we thought, let's make this our big hour - long Christmas special. ''Before the two episodes were combined, episode 11 was entitled`` The Silence of the Jinx'' and episode 12 was entitled ``The Robin ''.
Christmas Time Is in the Air Again
"Christmas Time is in the Air Again" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album, "Merry Christmas II You" (2010). It was written and produced by Carey in collaboration with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman. Lyrically, it is about finding love during the Christmas season. The track garnered positive reviews from critics, with one describing it as an outstanding performance and the only song on the album that could compare to one of Carey's previous Christmas singles, "All I Want for Christmas Is You". It was released as a promotional single in December 2012. An accompanying lyric video was released, and Carey has performed "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again" live on NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Centre" event and during her December 2014 Beacon Theatre residency called All I Want For Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas (also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas) is a 1993 American stop - motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, and produced and conceived by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a resident from ``Halloween Town ''who stumbles through a portal to`` Christmas Town'' and decides to celebrate the holiday, with some dastardly and comical consequences. Danny Elfman wrote the songs and score, and provided the singing voice of Jack. The principal voice cast also includes Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page, Paul Reubens, and Glenn Shadix.
We Belong Together
The song's music video was filmed as a two - part story with ``It's Like That '', which featured Carey at her bachelorette party. The video for`` We Belong Together'' is a continuation focusing on Carey's wedding to an older and powerful man and ends with the singer eloping with her ex-lover. Rumors arose of the video's connection to her 1993 marriage to Tommy Mottola. Carey performed the song on several award shows and television appearances around the world, namely MTV Movie Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Macy's Fourth of July Parade, The Oprah Winfrey Show and the 48th Grammy Awards. In Europe the song was performed at the Live 8 charity concert, the Fashion Rocks in Monaco, and the German Bambi Awards. Carey performed the song on both her Adventures of Mimi and Angels Advocate Tours.
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
``All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth ''is a novelty Christmas song written in 1944 by Donald Yetter Gardner while teaching music at public schools in Smithtown, New York. He asked his second grade class what they wanted for Christmas, and noticed that almost all of the students had at least one front tooth missing as they answered in a lisp. Gardner wrote the song in 30 minutes. In a 1995 interview, Gardner said,`` I was amazed at the way that silly little song was picked up by the whole country.'' The song was published in 1948 after an employee of Witmark music company heard Gardner sing it at a music teachers conference.
Christmas (Michael Bublé album)
The album is Bublé's second Christmas - themed release, after he released a five - track extended play, titled Let It Snow. Some of the songs from Let It Snow have been re-recorded for inclusion on Christmas, making Christmas his first full - length holiday release. For the album, Bublé teamed up with several well - known artists to record duets. His duet version of ``White Christmas ''with country music singer Shania Twain was based on an early arrangement by The Drifters, while his recording of`` Jingle Bells'' with The Puppini Sisters was based on the 1943 recording of Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters. He also teamed up with Latin star Thalía for a recording of ``Feliz Navidad ''. Bublé also recorded covers of Mariah Carey's`` All I Want for Christmas Is You'', and ``Blue Christmas '', and a brand new track,`` Cold December Night'', written with his longtime co-writer Alan Chang and producer Bob Rock.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway
After many frustrations when Greg Heffley's family try to prepare for Christmas, Greg's parents decide to skip Christmas and travel by plane to Isla De Corales, the hotel they stayed at while on their honeymoon much to Greg's dismay. Greg Heffley did not want to go on this trip and skip Christmas.
John Berwick Harwood
John Berwick Harwood (1828 – 15 February 1899) was an English writer, best known for his ghost stories. He wrote many (usually anonymous) stories and articles, some of them about his experiences in China. He contributed short stories to "Once A Week", "Cassell's Family Magazine", "Blackwood's Magazine" and the "Cornhill Magazine". He wrote about twenty novels and several Christmas horror tales.
Who is We Belong Together, by the artist who wrote All I Want For Christmas is You, about?
who wrote all i want for christmas is you
Mariah Carey
who is we belong together by #1 about
Tommy Mottola