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Northern Lights is a common name for the aurora borealis (polar aurorae) in the Northern Hemisphere. The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, shines above Bear Lake Wikimedia Commons picture of the year, 2006 Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska Aurora borealis Red and green Aurora in Fairbanks,Alaska For other uses, see Aurora (disambiguation). ...


Northern Lights and the grammatical singular Northern Light may also refer to:


Print Media

  • Northern Lights (novel), the first book in Philip Pullman's fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials (known as The Golden Compass in North America).
  • Northern Lights, a 1975 novel by Tim O'Brien.
  • Northern Lights, a 19th century periodical

The Golden Compass redirects here. ... Tim OBrien (born October 1, 1946) American novelist who mainly writes about his experiences in the Vietnam War and the impact that the war had on the American soldiers who fought there. ...

Film, television and radio

Northern Lights was the first Disney Channel Original Movie and it starred Academy Award Winner Diane Keaton. ... Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946) is an Oscar-winning American film actress, director and producer. ... Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. ... Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946) is an English writer. ... Radio Telefís Éireann[1] (RTÉ; IPA: ,  ) is the Public Service Broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland. ... Public broadcasting (also known as public service broadcasting or PSB) is the dominant form of broadcasting around the world, where radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets receive funding from the public. ... Northern Lights is a music program on the Radio One and Radio Two networks of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, hosted by Andrea Ratuski of CBC Winnipeg. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... Northern Lights is a 2006 comedy-drama broadcast on ITV1 starring Mark Benton and Robson Green. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Robson Green with Francesca Annis as pictured on the DVD release of Reckless Robson Green (born December 18, 1964) is a British actor who first came to prominence in the BBC series Casualty, but made his name as Fusilier Dave Tucker of the Kings Fusiliers in Soldier Soldier. ... Mark Benton (16 November 1965) is a British comedy actor, perhaps most famous for his role as Eddie in Early Doors and Clive in the new 2005 series of Doctor Who. ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... Section of a string of Christmas lights Christmas lights (also sometimes called fairy lights, twinkle lights or holiday lights in the United States) are strands of electric lights used to decorate homes, public/commercial buildings and Christmas trees during the Christmas season, mostly in the West. ... Northern Lights Out is episode number 155 of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Northern Lights is the thirteenth episode of Dawsons Creeks third season. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek was an American primetime television drama, which first aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB network. ... Northern Light (Dutch: Langer Licht) is a 2006 Dutch film, directed by David Lammers set in Amsterdam-Noord. ... Vendela Vida (born September 6, 1972) is an American novelist, journalist and editor. ...

Music

  • Northern Lights (band), a collaboration of Canadian artists.
  • Northern Light (album), an album by Covenant.
  • Northern Lights (song), song by the progressive rock band Renaissance from the 1978 album A Song for All Seasons.
  • Northern Lights (song), a song by the Japanese rock group 403.
  • Northern Lights (Smith and Pledger song), a trance song by the trance artist Smith and Pledger.
  • The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen, a song by the Alexander Brothers.
  • Northern Lights (Goldenhorse song), a song from New Zealand band Goldenhorse.
  • Northern Lights (แสงเหนือ), a song by the Thai Electronic musician, norsez.

Northern Lights was the name used by the supergroup of Canadian musicians who were gathered by the music talent manager Bruce Allen in 1985 to record the single Tears Are Not Enough. Like Band Aid (who recorded Do They Know Its Christmas? in 1984) and USA For Africa (who... This article needs cleanup. ... Covenant is a band from Sweden that has created electronic body music (EBM)[1][2] and futurepop[1][2] since 1986. ... Annie Haslam Renaissance were an English progressive rock band popular in the 1970s. ... The Alexander Brothers are an easy-listening folk-music duo from Scotland, who have been performing since the 1950s. ... Goldenhorse This article needs to be wikified. ... Norsez (Thai language: นรเศรษฐ์) is an independent Electronic Music artist from Thailand. ...

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Northern Lights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (226 words)
Northern Lights is a common name for the polar aurorae in the northern hemisphere.
Northern Lights, a song by Renaissance from the album A Song for All Seasons (1978) which became a surprise hit when released as a single.
The song refers not to the aurorae but to the lights of England's northern cities which the narrator is leaving behind.
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