SAINT PATRICK'S DAY 2026: 6 FACTS ABOUT THIS DAY +"WHEN YOU DANCED WITH ME"

 

(Info & pics from Toursim Ireland)

Wallace National Monument, Scotland

Telling Stone, Jutland

Cibeles, Madrid

Empire State Building, New York

Reichsburg Tower, Cochem, Germany

Niagara Falls

Trinity College, Dublin

London Eye

Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin

Sydney Opera

Chicago

Pyramids, Egypt

Torre de Hercules, A Coruña                               ⁶

Being today, March 17th, Saint Patrick's day, the patron of Ireland, here are six surprising facts about the day, landmarks and monuments around the world that have turned GREEN (even Coruña's Torre de Hércules) and an Abba's song with an Irish flavour and that takes us to the Irish town of Kilkenny. Song's lyrics on the video so you can sing along.

Video-lyrics "WHEN YOU DANCE WITH ME", Abba:

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, "STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS"

 

Bruce Springsteen has just released today a new song called "STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS", against Trump's ICE immigration attacks and killings.

Lyric-video "STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS", Bruce Springsteen:

SUMMER IDIOMS FOR SUMMER HOLIDAYS + BEACH & HOT WEATHER VOCABULARY

June ends, the summer is here with its holidays, and here summer idioms, beach and barbecue vocabulary and a song full of optimism to celebrate. Enjoy the holidays!

Video "WALKING ON SUNSHINE", Katrina & The Waves.

BEE IDIOMS ON WORLD BEE DAY

 

How would our world be without bees? Let's look after the world's ecosystem and biodiversity.

Audio & lyric-video "BUMBLEBEE", Abba:

AMERICAN SINGER ROBERTA FLACK DIED

Today the singer-composer Roberta  Flack passed away at the age of 88. Her greatest hit was the all-time classic "KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG" 

Video "KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG", Roberta Flack:

"THAT CHRISTMAS", THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS FILM...

 "THAT CHRISTMAS" is this year 2024 animated Christmas film based on Richard Curtis's (known from "Notting Hill" & "Love Actually") children's Christmas books. Tales about love, loneliness and friends and Santa making a big mistake on an unforgettable Christmas for the people of Wellington-on-Sea.

This film's music is by Ed Sheeran, "UNDER THE TREE".

Shown on Netflix from yesterday December 4th.

Video trailer "THAT CHRISTMAS":

Video "UNDER THE TREE", Ed Sheeran:

BAND AID 2024 40th ANNIVERSARY

 This year sees the fortieth anniverasry of Band Aid & the song "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?" and they've made a remix of the song with some famous artists of today. Again a charity issue. Previous post about BAND AID.

Video "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?" 2024, Band Aid:

Original version "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?" 1984, band Aid

Documentary "THE MAKING OF BAND AID":

KEANE'S LOVE ACTUALLY

On the 20th anniversary of the premiere of the film "Love Actually", Keane releases a single with the same title and a lyric-video with footage from the film.

 Lyric video "LOVE ACTUALLY", Keane:

Best of "LOVE ACTUALLY" cast on the Graham Norton Show on BBC:

MILEY'S FLOWERS

 Talking about break ups and the end of bad relationships, Miley Cyrus's new song "FLOWERS" is much more effective and with more musical quality than others around...

Video "FLOWERS", Miley Cyrus:

ABBA'S CHRISTMAS SONG 2021 "LITTLE THINGS"

The fourth single taken from ABBA's latest album "VOYAGE" has been released and it's their first ever Christmas song "LITTLE THINGS".  All the profits from this songs and its streamings will be donated to UNICEF, just like with "CHIQUITITA", a nice Christmas gift from ABBA and it also comes with a new video.Video "LITTLE THINGS", Abba: Audio "LITTLE THINGS", Abba: