Things you might not know. 24 Dec. 1. 1818: Germanys Franz Gruber composes a melody to words written by Austrian priest Josef Mohr, creating the standard Silent Night. The song is debuted tonight at Midnight Mass in Grubers hometown of Obendorf. 2. 1944: The Andrews Sisters debut their radio show The Andrews Sisters Eight-To-The-Bar Ranch on the ABC network. 3. 1955: The Lennon Sisters make their debut as regulars on ABC-TVs musical variety program The Lawrence Welk Show. 4. 1966: Pressure had been mounting on Elvis Presley for years from the family of his girlfriend, Priscilla Beaulieu, and from his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, rumors had been swirling for months even amongst Elvis fans, and hed had an engagement ring made six months previously, but not until today does the singer get on one knee during Christmas celebrations at Graceland and present Priscilla with the three-carat ring, saying, Were going to be married.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 21:21:24 +0000