The Hoover Company is a home appliance company founded in
Ohio in 1915. It also established a major base in the United
Kingdom, where it dominated the electric vacuum cleaner
industry during most of the 20th century. The company has
headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.
William Henry Hoover, founder of Hoover.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Her memories of recording “Rockin’
Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy.
She remembers the producer placing decorations around
the studio and blasting the air conditioner on a warm
Nashville day to create a holiday spirit. The musicians,
she recalls, nailed it in a couple of takes.
That’s about it. After all, Brenda Lee was 13 years old at
the time — and it was 66 years ago, in 1958.
Brenda Lee ( Mae Tarpley) is 81 years young today.
Corbett Fire’s "Christmas Chicken" (Corbett Fire)
Corbett Fire will be accepting donations this Thursday,
December 12, from 7 to 8 a.m. at the CAPS school in
Springdale and the main campus in Corbett to support
Christmas Chicken and local programs spreading holiday
cheer by delivering gifts to needy families in the Corbett
area.
Donations can also be made at Country Coffee, the Corbett
Country Market, and the Springdale Tavern.
Checks can be mailed to:
Christmas Chicken
P.O. Box 1
Corbett, Oregon 97019
Bing Crosby (1903 – 1977) singing the standards.
His version of "White Christmas" is the best-selling single ever,
with a mind-boggling fifty million copies sold.
