The Weather Outside Was Cold, Not Frightful

by Kevin Burton    Those color-coded national weather maps always showed the true snow calamity hitting other regions. We in Central Kansas were to be spared.    But there were breathless local forecasts calling for eight inches of snow on Saturday. My “rule of half” said we would get about four.    Sure enough, by …

The Origins Of Six Classic Christmas Songs

by Tim Ott interestingfacts.com    The ubiquity of holiday songs on television, radio, and social media from Thanksgiving through Christmas ensures that we’ll be able to sing these anthems in our sleep.    But lesser known are the backstories behind these famous tunes, which share common themes but draw from vastly different sources. From centuries-old …

Origins Of Six Classic Christmas Songs

by interestingfacts.com    The ubiquity of holiday songs on television, radio, and social media from Thanksgiving through Christmas ensures that we’ll be able to sing these anthems in our sleep.    But lesser known are the backstories behind these famous tunes, which share common themes but draw from vastly different sources. From centuries-old standards to …

Christmas Songs With Colors In The Title

by Kevin Burton    Whatever bells may be heard on Christmas Day will not be sleigh bells in large sections of the world, because Christmas falls in the middle of summer, not winter.    This is a special edition of Flying Colors highlighting Christmas songs with colors in the title.  You didn’t think we’d leave …