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A singer with hits in the 1950s is back on top of the charts. At 78-years-old, Brenda Lee is the oldest woman to ever top the Billboard Hot 100. Her 1958 holiday hit, "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree," is the number one song in the country right now. It racked up nearly 35-million streams and sold three-thousand downloads during the last week of November, according to Luminate. This marks Lee's third number one song and her first since 1960.
https://www.billboard.com/lists/brenda-lee-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-number-one-hot-100/
A rare baseball card has a new owner. A 1914 Baltimore News rookie card featuring Babe Ruth was sold in an online auction that ended Sunday. The winning bid: Seven-point-two million dollars. That makes the card the most expensive Babe Ruth item sold in history. It's also the third-highest price ever paid for a sports card. The most expensive card ever remains a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card that sold last year for 12-point-six million.
A very brave dog is being honored. Three-year-old Casper, a Great Pyrenees from Decatur, Georgia, has been nominated to be Farm Dog of the Year. Casper was severely injured after fending off a pack of coyotoes while guarding over a flock of sheep used by a landscaping company, but has bounced back after months of recovery. The annual award is handed out by the American Farm Bureau, and comes with a five-thousand dollar prize and a year's worth of free dog food.
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-sheepdog-coyote-attack-farm-dog-of-the-year
Oxford University Press is picking its word of the year and word is "Rizz." OUP said in a release that it was chosen as an "interesting example of how language can be formed, shaped, and shared within communities. Rizz is defined as "style, charm, or attractiveness," and has become popular online among younger generations.
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/video/rizz-named-oxford-dictionary-word-of-the-year-for-2023/
Time magazine is unveiling the final list of candidates for its 2023 Person of the Year. The list includes Barbie and Taylor Swift. Others on the list include Hollywood strikers, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Open AI CEO Sam Altman, prosecutors of former President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, King Charles The Third and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The Time Person of the Year will be revealed tomorrow.
https://time.com/6341947/person-of-the-year-2023-shortlist/
The "End of the Road" tour might mark the end of Kiss performing in arenas, but it doesn't necessarily mean the end of Kiss performances. After concluding Saturday night's final show with their signature "Rock and Roll All Night," Paul Stanley told the crowd "The end of this road is the beginning of another road." Kiss went off stage, the song "God Gave Rock And Roll To You" started playing, avatars of their characters Demon, Starchild, Catman and Spaceman appeared and the message "A new era begins" was displayed on video screens. The digital avatars were created by George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic visual effects company. Shows featuring the avatars will be put on in partnership with the same company behind Abba's virtual concerts in London.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/3/23986652/kiss-final-show-farewell-tour-digital-avatars