On Christmas Eve 1968, children and families gathered around their TV sets to witness the earth rise above the lunar surface in the first live broadcast from the moon. We remember the icons and images of this turbulent year with a new piece commemorating Apollo 8’s Christmas Eve blessing along with many popular, jazzy carols and tunes of the era including White Christmas, Christmas Time is Here from “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” The Night Before Christmas, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, and many more.