History of Romania since 1989 unstable coalitions which have been subject to similar allegations. During the period Romania has become more closely integrated with the West, becoming a member of NATO in 2004 and of the European Union in 2007. 1989 marked the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe. A mid-December protest in Timișoara against the eviction of a Hungarian minister (László Tőkés) grew into a country-wide protest against the Ceaușescu régime, sweeping the dictator from power. On 21 December, President Nicolae Ceaușescu had his apparatus gather a mass-meeting in Bucharest downtown in an attempt to rally popular support for his regime and publicly condemn
Once Upon a Christmas Song Once Upon a Christmas Song "Once Upon a Christmas Song" was the second single by fictional character Geraldine McQueen from "Britain's Got the Pop Factor...", a mock talent contest/comedy by British comedian Peter Kay who also plays Geraldine. The CD was released on 15 December 2008, with the download available a day earlier. It was a charity single with proceeds going to the NSPCC. The song was co-written by Peter Kay and Gary Barlow. In 2016, an instrumental version of the song served as the theme tune to BBC One's compilation series "Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle". The video for "Once