America had entered into the Christmas spirit, and Oregon obligingly began its snowfall.
On November 29, 1984, CBS aired the Christmas single in various TV and radio stations, Wham!'s "Last Christmas".
Upon its release, the song immediately dominated the charts, with households and businesses, schools and malls all playing this melodious Christmas song.
Gan Guoyang had adopted the local customs in recent years and began to celebrate Christmas too; after all, he graduated from Gonzaga University, a Catholic School that held grand activities every Christmas.
Unfortunately, this year the Trail Blazers had a game on Christmas, so he couldn't go back to San Francisco for Nate-Sermonde's barbecue and get-togethers.
Playing games on Christmas Day is an old basketball tradition; since the NBA's first season in 1947, this major holiday has been used to promote the league and its teams.
