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A Christmas Carol: Preface

Preface I HAVE endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or…

Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish-Irish poet who became the United Kingdom's first woman Poet Laureate in 2009. She studied philosophy at Liverpool University and earned a degree in 1977. After writing…

Carol Moseley-Braun

Name at birth: Carol MoseleyCarol Moseley-Braun became the first female senator from Illinois (and the first Black woman senator in American history) when she was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992…

Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates is a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction who is known best for her novels Them (1969) and We Were the Mulvaneys (1996). Joyce Carol Oates grew up in rural upstate New York,…

Christmas Carol Trivia

Welcome to a magical journey into the world of Christmas carols! This quiz will test your knowledge about these timeless festive tunes. Whether you're a music aficionado or just a yuletide enthusiast…

Name That Christmas Carol

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… can you take these lines from Christmas carols and match them to the right song? Get festive with Infoplease!

Carol Burnett Biography

Carol Burnettcomedienne, actressBorn: 4/26/1933Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage comedienne. She starred in the Carol Burnett Show (1967–78) and appeared…

Carole King Biography

Carole Kingpop songwriter, singerBorn: 2/9/1942Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Grammy Award-winning pop songwriter and singer best known for her 1971 recording Tapestry. With her former…

Carole Lombard Biography

Carole Lombard(Jane Alice Peters)actressBorn: 10/6/1908Birthplace: Fort Wayne, Indiana Lombard's screwball comic style radiated both intelligence and sex appeal, making her a popular favorite in…

Carol Channing Biography

Carol Channingcomedienne, singerBorn: 1/31/1921Birthplace: Seattle, Washington Comic actress best known for her roles in popular Broadway musicals, including Gentleman Prefer Blondes (1949)…