Good morning. Today is the 349th day of the year. It is the death anniversary (1890) of Sitting Bull, Sioux Indian leader, medicine man and warrior. He was born in South Dakota, and first accompanied his father on the warpath at the age of 14 against the Crow. In 1866 he led a raid on Fort Buford. His refusal to have his tribe go to reservation led Gen. Phillip Sheridan to initiate a campaign against him, which led to the massacre at Little Bighorn. Afterward Sitting Bull fled to Canada, where he remained until 1881. He was killed in a skirmish with U.S. soldiers near the Grand River.

Well-known people who were born today include comedian Tim Conway, actor Garrett Wang, musician Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five 9 (“Bits and Pieces,� “Glad All Over�) and tennis player Alexandra Stevenson.

MONTAGUE STREET TO HOLD Festive ‘Day of Song.’

On Wednesday, the Montague Street Business Improvement District (BID) will host three caroling events with community partners:

At midday, a singing group from Saint Ann’s School will entertain on Montague Street with a lunchtime performance from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.

At 5:30 p.m., the BID will sponsor a performance by the Grace & Spiritus Chorale at the annual lighting of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade Christmas tree.

After the tree lighting, from 6 to 6:30 p.m., community members are invited to join the chorale and another group of St. Ann’s singers in caroling the length of Montague Street.

The tree lighting takes place every year on the Promenade.

BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS To Present ‘Holiday Harmonies� Concerts.

The award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus will hold its annual Holiday Harmonies concerts in Brooklyn this Friday and this Saturday, both at 7:30 p.m.

The concerts will take place at Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, 113 Remsen St., Brooklyn Heights. The concerts will feature works by Joseph Haydn, Eernani Aguiar, Jackson Berkey, John Rutter, Moses Hogan, Paul Halley and others.

There will also be a Training Division Matinee on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 1:30 p.m. featuring works by Johannes Brahms, Randall Thompson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joe Raposo and others.

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