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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎
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A place for #quotes, #music, and whatever's happened #RecentlyInCT - and #OutsideOfCT! Feedback is welcome. (We're also on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.)
#SongOfTheDay, 12/5/2025:
"Human" (2025) by Brandi Carlile,
from "Returning To Myself", our choice for #FavoriteAlbumOf2025

#FavoriteAlbumsOf2025
Brandi Carlile - Human (Official Video)
YouTube video by BrandiCarlileVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 12/5/2025
#Quote by: chemist and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social professor Omar M. Yaghi
#NobelPrize2025: #Chemistry, shared with Richard Robson and Susumu Kitagawa
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#SongOfTheDay, 12/4/2025:
the title cut to singer-guitarist @waltertrout.bsky.social's "Sign Of The Times",
another of our #FavoriteAlbumsOf2025
Walter Trout - Sign of the Times (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Walter Trout
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 12/4/2025
#Quote by: Northwest University professor Joel Mokyr, interviewed by @nytimes.com
#NobelPrize2025: Economics, shared with Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt
December 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
#SongOfTheDay, 12/3/2025:
"Who Wants" (2025) by Jade Bird
#FavoriteAlbumsOf2025: "Who Wants To Talk About Love?"
Jade Bird - Who Wants (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by JadeBirdVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 12/3/2025
French physicist and @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social professor Michel Devoret
#NobelPrize2025: #Physics, shared with Mary E. Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi
December 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
(@nbcnewyork.com's coverage of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting begins at 7PM EST tonight - and national coverage starts an hour later!)
December 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
#SongOfTheDay, 12/1/2025:
"Yes! Ramen!!" by Hiromi's Sonicwonder, with a vertical video
#FavoriteAlbumsOf2025: "Out There"
Hiromi's Sonicwonder - Yes! Ramen!! (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Hiromi Official Channel
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
(Our #SongOfTheDay selections for the next four days will all come from our #FavoriteAlbumsOf2025.)
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 12/2/2025
#Quote by: immunologist Frederick Jay Ramsdell
#NobelPrize2025: Physiology/Medicine,
shared with Mary E. Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi

@nobelprize.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
(Our #quotes for the next four days will all come from recent @nobelprize.org winners.)
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
#SongOfTheDay, 12/1/2025 [ #WorldAIDSDay ]:
"You Do Something To Me" (1990 Cole Porter cover)
by Sinead O'Connor,
from the "Red Hot + Blue" collection, for its 35th anniversary
Sinéad O'Connor - You Do Something To Me (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Sinéad O'Connor
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 12/1/2025 [ #WorldAIDSDay ]
#Quote by: Dr. Catharina Boehme of @who.int South-East Asia
#EndAIDS
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
(Yes, both versions of that tune came out the same year - and originally Freddie Mercury was supposed to sing it for "Santa Claus: The Movie"!)
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
2nd #SundaySong, 11/30/2025:
"It's #Christmas All Over The World" (1985) by New Edition,
from the group's EP of the same name
It's Christmas (All Over The World)
YouTube video by New Edition - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
1st #SundaySong (and an early #Christmas choice), 11/30/2025:
"It's Christmas All Over The World" (1985) by Sheena Easton,
from the film "Santa Claus: The Movie"
Sheena Easton - It's Christmas All Over The World (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Sheena Easton
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#SaturdaySong, 11/29/2025:
"I've Just Seen A Face" (1965, take 3) by the #Beatles,
found on their new 2-CD "Anthology 4" collection,
bookended by studio chatter
The Beatles - I’ve Just Seen A Face (Take 3) [Anthology 2025]
YouTube video by TheBeatlesVEVO
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
#RecentlyInCT / #ChristmastimeInCT:
Here's the countdown from the Festival of Lights in #Ridgefield last night [11/28/2025].
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#RecentlyInCT / #ChristmastimeInCT:
#Ridgefield 's Festival of Lights, 11/28/2025
[Part One, featuring the Ridgefield High School Madrigals]
November 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
3rd #SongOfTheDay, 11/28/2025:
"Elvira" (live Dallas Frazier cover at the Grand Ole Opry, 2/20/1981 - just before the release of their hit single rendition)
by the Oak Ridge Boys
Elvira (Live on the Grand Ole Opry, February 20th, 1981)
YouTube video by Release - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
2nd #SongOfTheDay, 11/28/2025:
"Ring Of Fire" ((live Merle Kilgore/June Carter Cash cover at the Grand Ole Opry, 8/30/1968)
by Johnny Cash

Johnny and June had only been married for five months at the time!
Ring of Fire (Live on the Grand Ole Opry, August 30th, 1968)
YouTube video by Release - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
1st #SongOfTheDay, 11/28/2025:
"Crazy" (live Willie Nelson cover at the #GrandOleOpry, 2/7/1962)
by Patsy Cline
Crazy (Live on the Grand Ole Opry, February 7th, 1962)
YouTube video by Release - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
(Today marks the 100th anniversary of the #GrandOleOpry! All three of our musical selections today come from the new 20-track collection " #OPRY100: Country's Greatest Songs".)
November 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
(It's time for the 2025 edition of our guide to #Christmas tree lighting ceremonies in #Connecticut - with over 30 additional listings this year! Please keep in mind that times shown are often when the ceremonies begin, not necessarily when the trees are lit.

#ChristmastimeInCT #Christmas2025 #CT)
November 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
#SongOfTheDay, 11/27/2025:
The Thanksgiving Song (2024) by @homefreeguys.bsky.social
Happy #Thanksgiving, everyone!
Home Free - The Thanksgiving Song
YouTube video by Home Free
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM