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Start a new holiday tradition with the family this year while you explore the brand-new Riverfront Esplanade overlooking the Halifax River in Downtown Daytona Beach! A December to Remember at the Riverfront Esplanade is a multi-day extravaganza, starting December 7, filled with community events, a movie on the lawn, holiday bazaar, Santa sightings, live music, and so much more! Join us in celebrating the holidays together during a December you surely won’t forget!
Davidson Theatre of the Daytona State College News-Journal Center at the Riverfront Esplanade in Downtown Daytona Beach is the site of guitarist and vocalist Jonathan Butler’s Oh Holy Night Christmas concert featuring saxophonist and vocalist Grace Kelly on Saturday December 17, 2022 at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 7:00 pm.A holiday classic from the writer of the musical theatre masterpiece, The Music Man!, and based on the movie of the same name, Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical is a twinkling seasonal treat for the whole family. The famous story has cast its timeless spell over stage and screen, but our production of this classic tale is an enchanted music box gift-wrapped specially for Daytona Beach. Think of tinsel and tingles, whispers and wishes, those thrilling hours when childhood dreams take flight.Meteorites, rocks that fell from space, were a concept slowly gaining acceptance in Europe, but their study was still a relatively new science. In an article in the Connecticut Herald published on December 29, Silliman and Kingsley described the Weston event. The news rapidly spread to other newspapers, and accounts were published in literary and philosophical journals. Later, Silliman performed a chemical analysis of the rocks and published a revised report. The findings were discussed by notable scientific organizations in Philadelphia, London, and Paris. Still, there were skeptics about the idea of meteorites, including U.S. president Thomas Jefferson, who was said to have remarked, “It is easier to believe that two Yankee professors could lie than to admit that stones could fall from heaven.”
December’s birth flowers are the holly (Ilex aquifolium) and the paperwhite Narcissus (Euphorbia pulcherrima)—a relative of the daffodil with lovely white blooms. The month of December brings many holidays, feasts, and happenings! Learn all about the 12th month on the calendar, a short history, and what the month is known for! From St. Nicholas Day to the Geminid Meteor Shower to Christmas, it’s a busy month of the year. Just remember to grab a cup of cocoa and relax when you can. Know the weather before you head off to that Christmas event or travel to grandmother’s house. We’ve posted the long range weather for December and January.Upon hearing the news a few days later, Yale professor Benjamin Silliman, accompanied by his colleague, professor James Kingsley, traveled to the impact area to talk to witnesses, examine impact sites, and collect specimens (including some that enterprising townsfolk were selling as souvenirs). Silliman confirmed that it had been a meteorite—the first officially recorded in the New World.Look skyward on the night of December 13 after 9 P.M. for a chance to catch a glimpse of the Geminid meteors. The Geminid meteor shower is the most active shower of the year.December’s traditional birthstone is turquoise. It is considered a symbol of good fortune and success. Zircon and tanzanite are also considered to be December birthstones. See the December Birthstone page to learn more.
At 6:30 a.m. on this day in 1807, residents from Vermont to Connecticut looked up at the sky and saw a red fireball. About two-thirds the size of a full Moon, it raced across the heavens, broke apart, and fell to earth in at least six areas of Weston (now Easton), Trumbull, and Fairfield, Connecticut. Whizzing sounds were heard close to the impact sites, and three sonic booms were heard as far as 40 miles away. The entire event took about 30 seconds.
The month of December originally consisted of 30 days. When January and February were added to the calendar (around 700 BCE), December was shortened to 29 days. Then, in the subsequent Julian calendar, two days were added to December, making it 31 days long.
December’s full Moon, the full Cold Moon, appears on Wednesday, December 7, reaching peak illumination at 11:09 P.M. EST. Read more about the Full Cold Moon.
Fun Fact: Silliman’s and Kingsley’s Weston meteorite fragments were the first cataloged items in the Yale meteorite collection, which is the oldest in the United States.
The month of December brings the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. This is the shortest day of the year (the day with the least amount of daylight).
As houseplants are growing more slowly in December light, cut down on watering by half until active growth resumes in the spring. Hold off on fertilizing as well. See tips for growing houseplants and check out our Growing Guides for Aloe vera, spider plants, jade plants, and more houseplants.
This year, the peak of the meteor shower meets a waning gibbous Moon, meaning that the sky will still be affected somewhat by the light of the Moon. If the sky is clear and temperatures aren’t too chilly, it’s still worth venturing outside to try to see the Geminids.
Portland’s alt-rock station 94/7 is back with its December To Remember concert series for the first time in three years. Catch radio regulars, including ’90s rock legends The Offspring, indie-folk heavies Young The Giant, alt-rock quartet Silversun Pickups, dance-pop band Ripe, indie pop duo Cafuné, and Fort Lauderdale-based trio Beach Weather, throughout the month of December. Think of it like one of those holiday advent calendars, but instead of cheap chocolate, you get to see iconic rock acts.Lexus’ passion for brave design, imaginative technology, and exhilarating performance enables the luxury lifestyle brand to create amazing experiences for its customers. Lexus began its journey in 1989 with two luxury sedans and a commitment to pursue perfection. Since then, Lexus has developed its lineup to meet the needs of global luxury customers in more than 90 countries. In the United States, Lexus vehicles are sold through 241 dealers offering a full lineup of luxury vehicles. With seven models incorporating Lexus Hybrid Drive, Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader. Lexus also offers eight F SPORT models and two F performance models. Lexus is committed to being a visionary brand that anticipates the future for luxury customers.
