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Mariah Carey's Black Irish Holiday Bar
Christmas Holiday Experiences | Nov 15 - Dec 29, 2024
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Cult Horror Black Christmas 50th Anniversary Theatrical Re-Release
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Lancang-Mekong International Film Week
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Cambodia > > Phnom Penh
The Art of Moviemaking: The Godfather Gallery Tours at Academy Museum
Memorabilia Exhibition | Nov 29 - Dec 31, 2024
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Circa Resort and Casino Holiday Lights and 12 Winning Nights Gift Giveaway
Giveaways | Dec 15 - Dec 27, 2023
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First-ever Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival
Art Exhibitions | May 20 - Dec 31, 2023
Hong Kong > > Sai Wan Ho

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Batman: The Video Game
Game Release Dates | Dec 22, 1989

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Joe Cocker
Deaths | Dec 22, 2014
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Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire
Television/Streaming Premiere | Dec 22, 2023
All of us Strangers
U.S. Theatrical Releases | Dec 22, 2023

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Batman: The Video Game
Game Release Dates | Dec 22, 1989
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Game Release Dates | Dec 22, 1989

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Enchant Las Vegas - World's Largest Christmas Light Maze and Village
Experiences | Nov 24 - Dec 31, 2023
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Pioneering Music TV Series TopPop Premieres in The Netherlands | Sep 22, 1970

Pioneering Music TV Series TopPop Premieres in The Netherlands

Milestones, Season 1 TV/Streaming Premiere, Television/Streaming Premiere | Sep 22, 1970

Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO), AVROTROS

TopPop was the first regularly aired pop music television show to air in The Netherlands. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the program weekly from 1970 until 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for TopPop’s first fifteen years and Penney de Jager was one of the lead dancers on the show. World famous musicians performed on TopPop, including ABBA, 10CC, Dr. Hook, Bee Gees, The Jackson 5, David Bowie, Earth, Wind & Fire, Boney M, Queen, Golden Earring, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic and many more.

As of 2024, AVROTROS, a Dutch radio and television broadcaster founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS, owns the rights to the series. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programs. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS began broadcasting in 1964.

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