A Christmas Carol, Thriller and clouds

1. There are 31 days left in 2011. Know your New Year's resolutions yet? 

2. The Treaty of Paris was signed on this day in 1782. American and British officials met in Paris and signed an agreement ending the American Revolutionary War. 

3. Michael Jackson's "Thriller", he best-selling music album of all-time was released on Nov 30, 1982. 

4. Today is the 137th birthday of British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965). Other notable birthdays include American writer Mark Twain (1835-1910), American television host Dick Clark (b.1929), American talk show host and Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy (b.1930), American political activist Abbie Hoffman (1936-1989), American actor Mandy Patinkin (b.1952), British rocker Billy Idol (b.1955) and American actor Ben Stiller (b.1965). 

5. The Christmas season is officially here! Tonight begins the first show of the  production of "A Christmas Carol". Click here for more information. 

6. The weather today will be partly sunny with a high near 51 degrees. The evening will be clear with a low of about 31, according to the National Weather Service.