Morning Brief: December 24

Those celebrating Christmas Eve tonight would be wise to celebrate with the classic Christmas song “Silent Night”—it’s the song’s 195^th birthday, first performed in 1818 at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.  Not into it? Just stick with a Silent Night.

WEATHER


Partly cloudy skies, high of 40 degrees. Stays partly cloudy tonight, low of 24 heading into Christmas morning [Full forecast].

NEED TO KNOW

The White House has extended the deadline to apply for health insurance on Healthcare.gov after a last-minute swarm of sign-ups [NY Times].

Those close to the situation say New York City’s finally settled the lawsuits over 2004 arrests at the GOP convention [NY Times].

De Blasio’s named Alicia Glen as Deputy Mayor of housing and economic development, sure to be a big focus of the mayoralty [WNYC].

SPORTS

No games tonight

Knicks snuck by Orlando 103-98

And Nets fell to Indiana 103-86

Rangers beat Toronto in shootout 2-1

Islanders crushed Detroit 3-0

And Devils fell to Chicago 5-2

ON STAGE TONIGHT

Baby Dee & Little Annie @ Joe’s Pub

Harlem Gospel Choir @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill

Soulfarm @ Highline Ballroom

TODAY'S HISTORY

On this day in 1865, the Ku Klux Klan was formed.

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