First edition cover (1843).
On December 19, 1843, Charles Dickens’ classic story
“A Christmas Carol”was published.
"Marley’s Ghost", original illustration by John Leech
from the 1843 edition.
Charles John Huffam Dickens
(1812 – 1870)
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.
