Bonus! Song o' New Year's Eve

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, "Auld Lang Syne"(live) from Ruin Jonny's Bar Matzvah (Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Stars My Destination: Apollo 17

Apollo 17 (7-19 December 1972)
Eugene Cernan, Commander
Ronald Evans, Command Module Pilot
Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot

Command Module: CSM-114, America
Lunar Module: LM-12, Challenger
Lunar Roving Vehicle: LRV-3

The Wayback Machine Tour of Apollo 17
"The Explorers' Club," № CMXXI: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17, Part I
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № CMXXII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17, Part II
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № CMXXIII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17, Part III

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the 7th Day o' Christmas

Susan Egan, "Peace on Earth/God Bless Us Everyone" from Winter Tracks (Saint Mike Papa Whiskey)

Bonus! Fiesta Bowl Song o' the Day: Go Blue!

Team 143, Game 14: Michigan v. T.C.U. | Fiesta Bowl, College Football Playoff Semifinal
The University of Michigan Marching Band, "Nessun Dorma (from the Opera Turandot)" from Forever Valiant (Mike Papa Wolverine)

Commentary: "Nessun Dorma" is Italian for "Let no one sleep." Don't sleep on the epithetless Horned Frogs! This has to be just another "business trip," like the rest of Team 143's unblemished season. The valiant Wolverines will prevail if each man takes care of his business & does his 1/11th for the team. "The Team. The Team. The Team."

Go Blue!

The Explorers' Club, № CMXXIV

Operation AXIOM: Between the Wars—The Russian Civil War, Part X
30 December 1922: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—Declaration of… & the Treaty on the Creation of the U.S.S.R. were signed by plenipotentiaries of the Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian, & Transcaucasian Bolshevik regimes & confirmed by the First All-Union Congress of Soviets, creating a nominally federative but practically centralized state dedicated to exporting "permanent revolution."

Lest we forget.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the 6th Day o' Christmas

Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, & Joseph
Sufjan Stevens, "Once in Royal David's City" from Songs for Christmas (Saint Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Stars My Destination: Apollo 16

Apollo 16 (16-27 April 1972)
John Young, Commander
Kenneth Mattingly, Command Module Pilot
Charles Duke, Lunar Module Pilot

Command Module: CSM-113, Casper
Lunar Module: LM-11, Orion
Lunar Roving Vehicle: LRV-2

The Wayback Machine Tour of Apollo 16
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCLXXVIII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 16, Part I
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCLXXIX: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 16, Part II
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCLXXX: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 16, Part III

The Stars My Destination: Apollo 15

Apollo 15 (26 July-7 August 1971)
David Scott, Commander
Alfred Worden, Command Module Pilot
James Irwin, Lunar Module Pilot

Command Module: CSM-112, Endeavour
Lunar Module: LM-10, Falcon
Lunar Roving Vehicle: LRV-1

The Wayback Machine Tour of Apollo 15
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCXXXI: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15, Part I
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCXXXII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15, Part II
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCXXXIII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 15, Part III

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the 5th Day o' Christmas

The Klezmonauts, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" from Oy to the World: A Klezmer Christmas (Saint Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Stars My Destination: Apollo 14

Apollo 14 (31 January-9 February 1971)
Alan Shepard, Commander
Stuart Roosa, Command Module Pilot
Edgar Mitchell, Lunar Module Pilot

Command Module: CSM-110, Kitty Hawk
Lunar Module: LM-8, Antares

The Wayback Machine Tour of Apollo 14
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXCVII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 14, Part I
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXCVIII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 14, Part II
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXCIX: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 14, Part III
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCCI: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 14, Part IV

Operation ÖSTERREICH: Christmas Edition

Weekly Wednesday Weigh-in
Last weigh-in: 346.6 lbs
This weigh-in: 350.4 lbs.
Difference: +3.8 lbs.

Bonus! Lied von ÖSTERREICH
Real Can of Yams, "Christmas Should Be Lasting All Year Long" (live) from a live recording at the Flint Local 432 on December 30, 2004 (The Last Angry Man)

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the 4th Day o' Christmas

Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs
Sufjan Stevens featuring Marla Hansen, "Coventry Carol" from Silver & Gold (Saint Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Stars My Destination: Apollo 13

Apollo 13 (11-17 April 1970)
James Lovell, Commander
John Swigert, Command Module Pilot
Fred Haise, Lunar Module Pilot

Command Module: CSM-109, Odyssey
Lunar Module: LM-7, Aquarius

The Wayback Machine Tour of Apollo 13
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXLII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, Part I
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXLIII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, Part II
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXLIV: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13, Part III

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the 3rd Day o' Christmas

Feast of Saint John, Apostle & Evangelist
Matt Maher, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" from The Advent of Christmas (Saint Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Stars My Destination: Apollo 12

Apollo 12 (14-24 November 1969)
Charles "Pete" Conrad, Commander
Richard Gordon, Command Module Pilot
Alan Bean, Lunar Module Pilot

Command Module: CSM-108, Yankee Clipper
Lunar Module: LM-6, Intrepid

The Wayback Machine Tour of Apollo 12
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXVII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 12, Part I
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXIX: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 12, Part II
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXX: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 12, Part III

Bonus! Song o' the Last Day o' Hanukkah

Susan Egan, "We Are Lights/Shalom Alaychem" from Winter Tracks (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: Hanukkah ends at sunset, which here in sacred Michigan is at 5:05 P.M. I hope all who partook had a happy & blessed Hanukkah.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the 2nd Day o' Christmas

Feast of Saint Stephen, the First Martyr
The Klezmonauts, "Good King Wenceslas" from Oy to the World: A Klezmer Christmas (Saint Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: This is an instrumental rendition of "Good King Wenceslas," but we all know why it is the perfect song for the Feast of Stephen.

The Stars My Destination: Apollo 11

Apollo 11 (16-24 July 1969)
Neil Armstrong, Commander
Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot

Command Module: CSM-107, Columbia
Lunar Module: LM-5, Eagle

The Wayback Machine Tour of Apollo 11
"The Explorers' Club," № DCXCVIII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Part I
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCXCIX: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Part II
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCC: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Part III
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCII: The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11, Part IV

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Christmas Day

The Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
Nat King Cole, "Joy to the World" from Christmas with Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, [&] Dean Martin (Saint Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary:

"Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let Earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven and nature sing!

"Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ!

"While field and floods,
Rocks, hills, and plains,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy!

"He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonder, and wonders of His love!"

The Stars My Destination: Apollo 10

Apollo 10 (18-26 May 1969)
Thomas Stafford, Commander
John Young, Command Module Pilot
Eugene Cernan, Lunar Module Pilot

Command Module: CSM-106, Charlie Brown
Lunar Module: LM-4, Snoopy

The Wayback Machine Tour of Apollo 10
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCL: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 10, Part I
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCLI: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 10, Part II
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCLII: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 10, Part III

Bonus! Moonshot Songs o' the Day: Apollo 8

Operation AXIOM: Destination Moon—The 54th Anniversary of Apollo 8
Public Service Broadcasting, "The Other Side" from The Race for Space (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

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National Aeronautics & Space Administration, "Apollo 8 Excerpt 9" from The Apollo Missions (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

Commentary:

"And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a merry Christmas, & God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth."

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Christmas Eve

The Puppini Sisters, "O Holy Night" from Christmas with the Puppini Sisters (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary:

"O holy night, the stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
'Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!

"Fall on your knees;
O hear the angels' voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night divine, O night, O night divine!

"Truly, He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace,
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother,
And in His Name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His hoy Name!

"Christ is the Lord!
O Praise His Name forever!
His power and glory evermore proclaim!
His power and glory evermore proclaim!"

The Stars My Destination: Apollo 9

Apollo 9 (3-13 March 1969)
James McDivitt, Commander
David Scott, Command Module Pilot
Russell Schweickart, Lunar Module Pilot

Command Module: CSM-104, Gumdrop
Lunar Module: LM-3, Spider

The Wayback Machine Tour of Apollo 9
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXXXV: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 9, Part I
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Song o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXXXVI: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 9, Part II
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXXXVII: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 9, Part III

The Rebel Black Dot Christmas Song o' the Day

Brian d'Arcy James, "Michigan Christmas" from From Christmas Eve to Christmas (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary:

"But I know a place that is special,
Where memories linger as sweet as your dreams,
And I want a Michigan Christmas,
A Michigan Christmas is all that I'm asking for!

"I want a Michigan Christmas,
With Michigan snow on the Saginaw trees,
And I want to be home with my family,
A Michigan Christmas,
A Michigan Christmas is all that I'm asking for, please."

Yellow Journalism
I originally selected "Michigan Christmas" as the R.B.D.C.S.O.T.D. for 23 December because I was scheduled to be in verdammt Ohio, enjoying an early Christmas with my kin at Xanadu, mitigating the indignity of simply being in Ohio by my jolly gloating over the valiant Wolverines' victory in "The Game" & subsequent B1G Championship. However, the yellow journalism outrage machine was fearmongering in overdrive all week about a "once in a generation" blizzard & cold front, convincing my darling mother to cancel our visit to our distant kin. As it happened, we received a paltry one inch of snow, reduced to a mere dusting in many places by the howling wind which gathered it into several-inch-tall drifts in other places. Oh no, a six-inch snow drift! However shall we cope?

I am enjoying a Michigan Christmas, but at the price of not seeing many of my kin due to an utterly unremarkable winter storm. My anger at my mother is tempered by my embarrassment for her.

The Stars My Destination: Apollo 8

Apollo 8 (21-27 December 1968)
Frank Borman, Commander
James Lovell, Command Module Pilot
William Anders, Lunar Module Pilot

Command Module: CSM-103

The Wayback Machine Tour of Apollo 8
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXXIV: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part I
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXXV: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part II
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCXXVI: The 51st Anniversary of Apollo 8, Part III

The Rebel Black Dot Christmas Song o' the Day

MU330, "Three Days 'til Christmas" from Winter Wonderland (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"Just three more days til Christmas,
And there's just one thing on my wish list,
I don't care if the snow doesn't fall
Or if there's no holly to deck the halls,
But if you were wrapped in ribbons of red
And if you forgot what I had said
And if you were wearing Santa's hat
And grabbed my hand and took me back…"

The Stars My Destination: Apollo 7

Apollo 7 (11-22 October 1968)
Walter Schirra, Commander
Donn Eisele, Command Module Pilot
Walter Cunningham, Lunar Module Pilot

Command Module: CSM-101

The Wayback Machine Tour of Apollo 7
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCLXXVI: The 52nd Anniversary of Apollo 7, Part I
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
Moonshot Song o' the Day
Moonshot Song o' the Day
Moonshot Song o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCLXXVII: The 52nd Anniversary of Apollo 7, Part II
Moonshot Song o' the Day
Moonshot Song o' the Day
Moonshot Song o' the Day
Moonshot Song o' the Day
Moonshot Songs o' the Day
"The Explorers' Club," № DCCLXXVIII: The 52nd Anniversary of Apollo 7, Part III

The Rebel Black Dot Christmas Song o' the Day

Mittwoch, 21. Dezember
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, "This Time of Year" from Medium Rare (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"It gets me, and never lets me act like I don't care,
This time of year, is my favorite time of year,
'Cause all of us are here together…"

Operation ÖSTERREICH: Advent Edition

Weekly Wednesday Weigh-in
Last weigh-in: 347.4 lbs
This weigh-in: 346.6 lbs.
Difference: -0.8 lbs.

Bonus! Lied von ÖSTERREICH
Robbie Williams, "No One Likes a Fat Pop Star" from Swings Both Ways (Mike Papa Water Chestnuts Roasting over an Open Fire)

Commentary:

"You just can't be porky, not this side of forty,
Showbiz—a single chin game,
Scum paparazzi and weight police nasties
Have narrowed the hall of fame.

"No one likes a fat pop star,
Pop is a place for the thin,
No one wants a fat pop star,
We want to hear thin people sing!…"

The Rebel Black Dot Christmas Song o' Yesterday

Dienstag, 20. Dezember
The Chinkees, "Christmas" from Peace through Music (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"Sometimes Christmas isn't like T.V.,
Some kids got no presents under their tree,
Theirplates are empty, there'snothing to eat,
Holidays just remind them what they haven't got…"

The R.B.D. Christmas Song o' the Day before Yesterday

Montag, 19. Dezember
Reel Big Fish, "Whatever U Celebrate" from the Happy Skalidays E.P. (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Stars My Destination: From the Earth to the Moon

It is all but impossible to consider Apollo 17 purely on its own merits, & not as the final Apollo Moon landing. This was true not just of later commentators equipped with hindsight, but of the Apollo 17 crew themselves, especially mission commander Gene Cernan. Until his death in 2017, Cernan expressed chagrin publicly over his status as the last man on the Moon (also the title of his memoir, & a documentary film based in part on that memoir). Apollo 17 was not the end of Apollo flights; four more Apollo Command & Service Modules would launch from May 1973-July 1975: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, Skylab 4, & the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. But Apollo 17 was the end of an era; as of this writing in December 2022, it has been fifty years since any astronaut has flown beyond low Earth orbit.

The recent success of Artemis I (16 November-11 December) was thrilling, the first time any human-rated spacecraft had flown beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972, but Artemis I's unnamed Orion capsule was unmanned. Artemis II, the first flight intended to fly astronauts beyond low Earth orbit for a crewed flyby of the Moon, is scheduled for no earlier than May 2024. Given the difficulties inherent to spaceflight, it seems likely Artemis II will slip farther into the future. The first manned landing on the Moon, Artemis III, is scheduled for no earlier than 2025, but given the delays in producing the next generation of spacesuits, & the unknown status of the Starship Human Landing System needed to shuttle astronauts to & from the lunar surface, that date seems all but certain to slip farther into the future—optimists say 2026, pessimists say 2028 or later.

Apollo 17 was a triumph. Cernan & Schmitt spent longer on the lunar surface than any other duo, traveled farther using the Lunar Roving Vehicle than any other duo (including total distance traveled & maximum distance from the Lunar Module), & brought back more lunar samples than any other duo; Evans spent more time in lunar orbit than any other astronaut. To paraphrase Schmitt as portrayed in the television miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, we stopped exploring the Moon just when we were getting good at it. Let us hope that as we return with the Artemis program, we return to stay, to learn the techniques & develop the technologies to go boldly where no man has gone before, from the Moon to Mars, & beyond.

Meanwhile, here at The Secret Base, we commence tomorrow a retrospective on the "primary" Apollo missions, Apollo 7 (October 1968) through Apollo 17 (December 1972). Look for fiftieth anniversary coverage of the "Apollo Applications" missions, Skylab & Apollo-Soyuz, in the months & years ahead.

Bonus! Moonshot Song o' the Day: Apollo 17
National Aeronautics & Space Administration, "Apollo 17 Excerpt 23" from The Apollo Missions (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

Commentary:

"…and this circuit, known up until now as Gemini Control, then Apollo Control, will reappear as Skylab Control in the Spring."

The Explorers' Club, № CMXXIII

Operation AXIOM: Destination Moon—The 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17, Part III
14-19 December 1972: The Challenger lifted off & docked with the America, which remained in orbit for the next two days; Evans conducted the third deep-space E.V.A. to retrieve film from the S.I.M. bay; of the five mice aboard the America as a cosmic ray experiment—Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, & Phooey—four survived; the America splashed down in the Pacific & was recovered by the U.S.S. Ticonderoga.

Commentary: The video camera on the Lunar Roving Vehicle, remotely directed by Mission Control in Houston, captured the Challenger's ascent from the lunar surface, after unsuccessful attempts to film the ascents of Apollo 15's Falcon & Apollo 16's Orion. The third try was the charm: YouTube-link.

Bonus! Moonshot Songs o' the Day: Apollo 17
The 88, "At Least It Was Here" from Community: Music from the Original Television Series (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

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National Aeronautics & Space Administration, "Apollo 17 Excerpt 22" from The Apollo Missions (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

Semper exploro.

Bonus! Moonshot Songs o' the Day: Apollo 17

They Might Be Giants, "The End of the Tour" from John Henry (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

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National Aeronautics & Space Administration, "Apollo 17 Excerpt 21" from The Apollo Missions (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

Commentary:

"Talk about being a spaceman! This is it!"

Bonus! Song o' the First Day o' Hanukkah

Barenaked Ladies, "Hanukkah Blessings" from Barenaked for the Holidays (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: Hanukkah begins at sunset, which here in sacred Michigan is at 5:01 P.M. A happy & blessed Hanukkah to all who partake.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the IV Sunday o' Advent

The Fourth Sunday of Advent
The Civil Wars, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" from Tracks in the Snow (Saint Mike Papa Whiskey)

Bonus! Moonshot Songs o' the Day: Apollo 17

Potshot, "Seasons End" from Dance to the Potshot Record (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

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National Aeronautics & Space Administration, "Apollo 17 Excerpt 20" from The Apollo Missions (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

The Rebel Black Dot Christmas Song o' the Day

The Puppini Sisters, "Step into Christmas" from Christmas with The Puppini Sisters (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Bonus! Moonshot Songs o' the Day: Apollo 17

The Proclaimers, "Three More Days" from Notes & Rhymes (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

Commentary:

"Three more days and then I'll see
The people who depend on me,
Three more days and I'm home.

"Not long now 'til I step inside
The place where we all reside,
Three more days and I'm home…"

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National Aeronautics & Space Administration, "Apollo 17 Excerpt 19" from The Apollo Missions (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)

The Rebel Black Dot Christmas Song o' the Day

Burl Ives, "A Holly Jolly Christmas" from The Very Best of Burl Ives Christmas (Mike Papa Whiskey)