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Our 12 Days Of Christmas contest has been generously sponsored by TSA Knives.
There will be 2 ways to enter.
1) Post to the discussion for each of the 12 days
2) show us how iKC is celebrating the season in your home or work environment (creative use of hat pins maybe?)
I will open this contest discussion on December 13 and the winners name will be drawn on
December 25th!
Montgomery Ward originally described Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, who first appeared in a 1939 book written by one of the company's advertising copywriters and given free to children as a way to drive traffic to the stores
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2078118/How-Rudolph-Red-Nos...
Written by Montgomery Ward copywriter Bob May- It was adapted to a song by his brother-in-law,Johnny Marks, and the song made famous by singing cowboy, Gene Autry. It became the #2 best selling Christmas song of all time behind "White Christmas". The department store was Montgomery Wards.
Looks like the answer has been found I knew it but couldn't remember
wow, I thought that was a harder one, keep it up...every one in the discussion is in for the knife. Want an extra ticket show us how iKC plays a part in your CHRISTmas celebration/decoration
Rudolph first appeared in a 1939 booklet written by Robert L. May and published by Montgomery Ward.[
May's brother-in-law, Johnny Marks, adapted the story of Rudolph into a song. Gene Autry's recording of the song hit No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart the week of Christmas 1949. Autry's recording sold 2.5 million copies the first year So answer is Johnny Marks, Montgomery Ward
Picture coming
Jan Carter said:
Its beginning to look alot like Christmas in here
Answer to Day 2:
True. America's official national Christmas tree is located in King's Canyon National Park in California. The tree, a giant sequoia called the "General Grant Tree," is over 300 feet high. It was made the official Christmas tree in 1925.
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Q: The story goes that Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer was originally written in 1939 as a department store jingle. By whom and what department store.
Johnny Marks and Montgomery Wards
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