Christmas cracker as rival varieties came on the market. The other elements of the modern cracker—the gifts, paper hats and varied designs—were all introduced by Tom Smith's son, Walter Smith, to differentiate his product from the rival cracker manufacturers which had suddenly sprung up. Tom Smith merged with Caley Crackers in 1953. A memorial water fountain to Tom Smith and his family stands in Finsbury Square, London. The longest Christmas cracker pulling chain consisted of 1081 people and was achieved by The Harrodian School in Barnes, London, UK, on 10 December 2015. Passengers on commercial flights in the United States are explicitly
Mira Ann Smith (#187 on the Billboard 200). In 1969, Riley recorded the Smith and Lewis songs “There Never Was a Time” (#5 on Hot Country Songs), “The Rib” (#32 on Hot Country songs), “Things Go Better With Love” (#142 on Billboard 200), and “Wedding Cake” for her album "Things Go Better With Love". (Plantation Records, #PLP-3). "Wedding Cake" was also recorded by Connie Francis, (MGM, 1969), Connie Smith (RCA Victor, 1969), and Linda Martell (Plantation Records, 1970). Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner also recorded a duet of, "There Never Was A Time" for their RCA Records album, "Always, Always" (1969) On March