André Gagnon, Update

A Special treat!
Over the Yuletide season, 'Espace musique,' the Radio-Canada music station, presented a special program of Christmas music by André Gagnon, on their radio/TV series: "Studio 12."

For more than half a century, he has been quite busy composing, arranging and performing his distinctive music -- with the emphasis on how it sounds rather than on written notation.
And ... his products REALLY sell!

Nearly 20 years after he released his Christmas album, 'Noël' -- which sold more than 200,000 copies

The Seasons Change

Winter begins on December 22, at 1:30 a.m. -- Well, d'uh!
It is the shortest day, but the earth / sun reveal a few wrinkles:

-- The earliest sunset is TODAY, at 4:33 p.m.*
-- The latest sunrise is in 2 weeks' time, January 3, at 7:51 a.m.
Similarly, the swing days for Summer follow this pattern:
Summer arrives on June 20, 2012, at 8:09 p.m.
-- Earliest sunrise: June 15, 5:25 a.m.
-- Latest sunset: June 23, 9:04 p.m.
Spring equinox: March 20, 9:09 p.m.; Autumnal: September 22, 11:49 a.m.
Right now, you may (finally!) be asking yourself: How does he know all that?