Christmas Events

270 Feb 15 Saint Nicholas of Myra Born
Saint Nicholas of Myra is the primary inspiration for the Christian figure of Santa Claus. He was a 4th-century Greek Christian bishop of Myra in Lycia, a province of the Byzantine Anatol...
1962 Dec 18 "Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol" First Airs
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol is a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous short story A Christmas Carol. It was the first animated holiday special ever produced specifically for t...
1969 Dec 14 "Frosty the Snowman" Premieres
Frosty the Snowman is a thirty-minute animated television special based on the popular song of the same title. The program, which first aired on December 14, 1969 on CBS (where it has air...
1978 Nov 30 "Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper" First Airs on CBS
Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper, a.k.a. simply The Great Santa Claus Caper, is a 1978 animated television special featuring Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. Inventor a...
1996 Oct 8 The Vandals release Oi to the World!
Oi to the World! is a Christmas album by the southern California punk rock band The Vandals. It was released in 1996 by their label Kung Fu Records, who also re-released it in 2000 with a...
2009 Nov 3 City of Chicago Announces Plans to Downsize to Single Christmas Tree in Daley Plaza for First Time Since 1955 as Cost-Cutting Measure
The city of Chicago is trying to trim its budget when it comes to trimming its Christmas tree. Last year, the city put up a 90-foot-high tree that was actually made up of 113 smaller...
2009 Nov 19 Santa America Requests Consideration for Priority H1N1 Vaccination
Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Many of the nation’s Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine and not just because of those runny-nosed kids. There’s also the not-so-little ...
2009 Dec 20 Justin Bieber Performs at the White House
Bieber performed Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" for U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for Christmas in Washington, which was broadcast o...