Below are two YouTubes available of the 12 Days of Cleveland Browns Christmas. The first is one of several YouTubes of the 1980 version:

Headline from today's paper.
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Ok, Northeast Ohio football fans, the Browns big Sunday win over the Buffalo Bills makes it official.
So, let's join metaphorical hands and say it loud and proud in the spirit of love and harmony that playoff caliber football engenders in the hearts and minds of fans.

Welll, hip hop may not be able to get an artist on the Billboard big sellers list but check out the most popular ringtones of the year as cobbled together by Thumbplay (www.thumbplay.com)

Party Like A Rock Star - Shop Boyz

NEW YORK (AP) _ He may not have won "American Idol," but Chris Daughtry is the king of the album charts this year, according to Billboard.

The "Idol" finalist's band, Daughtry, sold 3.2 million copies of their self-titled debut, making it the most popular album of the year, according to the trade magazine. The group was followed by Akon, whose "Konvicted" sold 2.7 million; Fergie's "The Dutchess," which sold 2.4 million; the "Hannah Montana" soundtrack with 2.5 million copies sold; and 2005's "American Idol" champ Carrie Underwood, whose "Some Hearts" sold 2.3 million copies.

News release from the Rock Hall this morning:

... The performer inductees are:

The AP reports:

Death of Quiet Riot singer Kevin Dubrow ruled cocaine overdose by county coroner

That's right folks, the Grammy noms are out and here are some of the nominations for the big awards (the kind that usually cause a bump in sales)

KANYE WEST leads all nominees with 8 while the talented train wreck that is AMY WINEHOUSE (as opposed to he talentless trainwreck that is Britney Spears) garnered six noms for her second album Back In Black.

From a Rock Hall news release:

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced today that the list of inductees for the class of 2008 will be announced on Thursday, December 13.

The nine nominees for 2008 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are: Afrika Bambaataa, Beastie Boys, Chic, Leonard Cohen, The Dave Clark Five, Madonna, John Mellencamp, Donna Summer and The Ventures.