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The Complicated, Controversial History of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
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The ‘Blazing Saddles’ TV Show That Was Supposedly Kept Hidden From Viewers
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The 1922 German silent film shamelessly plagiarized Bram Stoker’s novel ‘Dracula.’ But if ‘Nosferatu’ had never been made, the vampire genre so embedded in pop culture might never have taken off.
10 Heartwarming Facts About ‘Miracle on 34th Street’
More than 75 years after it premiered, the holiday classic can still make a believer out of anyone.
10 Surprising Facts About Wham!’s “Last Christmas”
Over the course of his illustrious career, George Michael gave the world many gifts. One that keeps on giving is “Last Christmas,” the 1984 holiday classic by Wham!, Michael's pop duo with Andrew Ridgeley.
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‘Yogi’s First Christmas’ might not have the cultural cachet of ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ or ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ but the people who loved it remember it fondly—and now, it’s getting new life on streaming.
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