Viscum album "Phoradendron leucarpum" is used in North America in lieu of the European "Viscum album".) According to an old Christmas custom, a man and a woman who meet under a hanging of mistletoe were obliged to kiss. The custom may be of Scandinavian origin. It was alluded to as common practice in 1808 and described in 1820 by American author Washington Irving in his "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.": In Germany, the Christmas tradition is that people who kiss under mistletoe will have an enduring love or are bound to marry one another. Every year, the UK town of
Fanfare for the Common Man band Enter Shikari included a song titled "Fanfare for the Conscious Man" on their album Common Dreads. The song is a criticism of British involvement in the Iraq War. A version was used in the soundtrack for the 2010 released indie game Revenge of the Titans. An excerpt was used in the opening of The San Remo Festival 2015 Daft Punk Tron: Legacy 2010 Track 1 - Overture Fanfare for the Common Man Fanfare for the Common Man is a musical work by the American composer Aaron Copland. It was written in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under conductor