Things you might not know. 26 Dec. 1. 1958: Musical parodist Stan Freberg, whose acerbic anti-commercialist Green Chri$tma$ was a hit the previous winter, presents the Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California with a check for one million dollars, his take from the song. 2. 1964: The Rolling Stones, whose long hair has solidified the new standard for teenagers set by the Beatles, puckishly take out an ad in New Musical Express wishing the hairdressers of the UK a Happy Christmas. 3. 1968: Led Zeppelin begin their first-ever US tour, opening for Spirit, the MC5, and Vanilla Fudge. 4. 1967: The Monkees record the song Valleri written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It peaked at # 3 on Billboard.
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