Santa never made it into Darwin for Christmas 1974! The capital city of Australia’s Northern Territory, Darwin today has a population of about 105,000 people, and is the smallest of Australia’s capital cities. Darwin is a tropical city, and is…
It’s a Wonderful Life – a film produced and directed by Frank Capra in 1946. The film is based on “The Greatest Gift” written by Philip Van Doren Stern. Starring James Stewart as George Bailey and Donna Reed as his…
The Winter solstice occurs each year on 22 December, and is caused by the tilt of the earth’s axis of rotation. December 22 is the shortest day of the year for people in the northern hemisphere, and the longest for…
This song, written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield was first recorded by Sedaka, but is best remembered for the cover version performed by the Captain and Tennille in 1975. The song reached the Number 1 position on the Billboard…
