

that a Christmas gift on The West Wing 's " Bartlet for America", a napkin bearing the episode's slogan, was replicated for Jacky Rosen's U.S. that " Brich an, du schönes Morgenlicht" (Break, you beautiful morning light) tells the shepherds in Bach's Christmas Oratorio not to be afraid? that in 1897, Francis Pharcellus Church wrote " Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"? that the song " Meri Kuri" by BoA has been dubbed Japan's " All I Want for Christmas Is You"? that the Christmas Special Honda minibike, which struggled to sell upon release in 1986, is now worth nearly $10,000 as a collector's item?

that there is some uncertainty as to which figures in Bramantino's Adoration of the Kings represent the Three Kings? The sonata has been recorded by pianists such as Artur Schnabel, Glenn Gould, and Alfred Brendel. The last movement comprises multiple contrasting sections: a slow introductory recitative, an arioso dolente, a fugue, a return of the arioso, and a second fugue that builds to a passionate and heroic conclusion. The Allegro second movement begins with a terse but humorous scherzo, which Martin Cooper believes is based on two folk songs, followed by a trio section. The Moderato first movement follows a typical sonata form with an expressive and cantabile opening theme. Though the sonata was commissioned in 1820, Beethoven did not begin work on Op. 110 until the latter half of 1821 due to factors such as his work on the Missa solemnis and his deteriorating health. The Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110, by Ludwig van Beethoven (pictured) was published in 1822 the autograph score bears the date 25 December 1821. Portrait of Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler
