Tue. 12/13 - The Enduring Power of "Silent Night"

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Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Society & Culture, News, Tech News, Science

4.6 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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The origins and significance of the song “Silent Night.” Plus, an update on the US’s fusion energy breakthrough. And Los Angeles County’s first-ever unicorn license has been issued. Sponsors: Shopify, Sign up for a free trial at shopify.com/cool Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at RocketMoney.com/COOL Links: The humble origins of 'Silent Night' (The Conversation) History of the Song (Silent Night Association) Christmas carols (BBC) Skulls, salt and snow: 200 years of 'Silent Night' (CNN) Christmas: A Candid History by Bruce David Forbes Baguettes get UNESCO World Heritage status (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Mon. 07/27 - The Year Without a Summer (Cool Stuff Ride Home) "Stille Nacht! Heil'ge Nacht" according to the autograph from Joseph Mohr (Silent Night Association) Andrew W.K. - Silent Night (Ryan West, YouTube) 'A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector' Marks Its 50th Anniversary (Phil Spector News) DOE National Laboratory Makes History by Achieving Fusion Ignition (Department of Energy) What to Know About the DOE's Big Nuclear Fusion Announcement (Gizmodo) A girl asked to keep a unicorn in her yard. Animal control said yes (Washington Post) Yes, Madeline, You Can Have a Unicorn, L.A. County Tells Girl (NY Times) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.3	Music lines and stores subject to availability ends 14th of february it's tuesday december 13th 2022 i'm jackson bird today the origins and significance of the song silent night plus an update on the U.S.'s fusion energy breakthrough, and Los Angeles
0:42.6	County's first ever unicorn license has been issued. Here's some cool stuff for your ride home.
0:52.3	It's that time of year when everywhere you go is playing Christmas music.
0:57.8	It's inescapable.
0:59.5	Personally, I love Christmas music, but I know that when the only same songs get played over and over again for over a month, it can get old.
1:09.1	I agree with that.
1:10.7	What I like about Christmas music, though,
1:12.9	is that there is so much out there. I mean, there's no excuse for just playing the same
1:17.7	handful of songs or same versions of those songs ad nauseum, because the amount of Christmas-themed
1:24.4	songs that exist in the world is truly dizzying.
1:28.3	Nearly every musical artist has released a Christmas album,
1:32.3	putting their own spin on classics and writing some originals to add to the genre,
1:37.3	if we could call it a genre.
1:39.3	Bruce David Forbes, in his brief history of the Christmas holiday,
1:43.3	Christmas A Candid History,
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