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Bill O'Reilly here you are listening to the weekend edition of the O'Reilly update. Coming up next, the News with Mike Slater.
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Thanks, Bill. Here's what's happening this week in America. Trump's Christmas message, Southern California flooding, Washington Monument illumination and don't watch the abridged version. It's all coming up. Then Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, other than the president's usual Christmas message format, which starts out with Merry Christmas to all, including this year, the radical left scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our country but are failing badly. That's his normal Christmas message. Other than that, he also sent a tweet yesterday. Tonight, at my discretion as commander in chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS terrorist scum in Northwest Nigeria who have been targeting and viciously killing primarily innocent Christians at levels not seen for many years and even centuries. I have previously warned these terrorists that if they did not stop slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay. And tonight there was. The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes as only the United States is capable of doing under my leadership. Our country will not allow radical Islamic terrorism to prosper. May God bless our military and merry Christmas to all, including the dead terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues. A lot more flooding in Southern California. Two people have died. The rain is expected to last throughout today. Gavin Newsom has declared states of emergency in Los Angeles County, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Shasta. About 120 first responders are assisting local residents with evacuations and any other services that are needed, which is a nice reminder to thank all of our emergency personnel and everyone who worked over Christmas and Christmas Eve. Thank you for keeping us safe. I look forward to seeing how this exactly looks. But on New Year's night at midnight and for the next six days, there will be nightly displays at the Washington Monument in D.C. which will project a sweeping visual narrative onto the monument, highlighting key moments in American history, from discovery and independence to unity and future innovation. It's free if you're in the area. Projections begin at 7 o' clock every night. This is a part of our 250th anniversary, which we'll talk more about in the next segment. Yesterday in the something you may not know segment, we talked about the backstory of the movie It's a Wonderful Life, how it started out as a Christmas card that someone wrote and somehow Frank Capra came across it. In other It's a Wonderful Life news, Amazon is being criticized, rightfully so, for having a version that removes the entire pottersville scene, the 22 minute scene where George sees what life in Bedford Falls and the people he loves, what their life would have been like if he were never born. You know, the point of the movie, it just removes the whole 22 minutes. So there's still time to watch it. But if you watch it on Amazon, there's the full version and the abridged. The Full version is 131 minutes. Don't miss one of them. I'll be back with the message of the day next.
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Now the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 67 years ago, a novelty Christmas song hit number one on the Billboard chart. The tune featured three rambunctious rodents and their adopted human father, Dave. Here is the story behind Alvin and the Chipmunks. The man behind the holiday classic was Ross Bagsarian, also known as Dave seville. In early 1958, the 40 year old musician began experimenting with a broken tape recorder. He used the device to speed up his own voice, drastically increasing the pitch. Dave soon released a popular song, witch Doctor. If you're old enough, you might remember the refrain oo ee oo wa wa. Well, with a hit under his belt, the record label asked Seville to write a song for the holidays. He created three youthful chipmunks named Alvin, Simon and Theodore. In November, Dave Seville and his trio released the chipmunk song Christmas don't be Late. The tune was an immediate sensation. On December 22, 1958, it hit number one.
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Well, the song made Alvin a household name. In 1961, the Chipmunks got their own animated show on CBS. The group was then featured in cartoons, comics, movies and more music. If you want to call it music. Dave Seville died in 1972 from a heart attack. He was 53 years old. And here's something else you might not know. Before making it big with the Chipmunks, Mr. Seville worked as a lounge singer in Hollywood. In 1954, he caught the attention of director Alfred Hitchcock. If you look very close, Seville is playing piano in the apartment across from Jimmy Stewart in the movie Rear Window. Back after this. I usually ask potential criminals to have a seat, but now I'm asking you to join me, Chris Hansen, for my new series, have a Seat with Chris Hansen. Guests each week are fascinating personalities who are grabbing headlines, making waves or changing our lives for the better. Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, a available wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly update. I am Bill O'Reilly. For more news and honest analysis, please go to billoreilly.com no spin, just facts. And always looking out for you.
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