Holidays Information

Holidays Information

Glorious Holiday Decorating (Without Breaking the Bank or Losing Your Sanity)


Decorating for the holidays can be both expensive and emotionally draining. But you can decorate your home beautifully--on a budget--by following just a few simple suggestions.

Giving Thanks


Can you believe that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away? What does Thanksgiving mean to you? For many of us it means turkey, dressing, pies and all the other goodies that go along with it. It also means family.

How to Host Thankgiving Dinner and Enjoy it Anyway


You've been nominated; or perhaps your family has issued a decree; or perhaps it's simply your turn. No matter what the reason, you're hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year.

Creative Christmas Gifts


Christmas is always the time of year we consider to be the best opportunity to give something special to someone and show how much we appreciate him or her. The mall is full of wonderful, shiny and delicious gifts and the Internet offers countless items that we can send to someone without ever seeing the product in person.

Ready to Skip This Holiday? Why No Just Make It Your Own?


Do you feel panicked, or exicted? Are you experiencing joy or depression? Do you have childlike visions of toys and celebration with the people you love? Or pressure, loneliness, alienation and annoying relatives?Sometimes we really can't help but ask "What is celebration? Do we really need it?"I can tell you there were times after my divorce and my daughter's death that I asked myself those questions. My kids had moved out.

Christmas Gifts to Last a Lifetime


Do you know what you are giving to the children on you Christmas list? Will it be Harry Potter books, the latest computer games, or some new clothes?Over the summer, I spent some time thinking about the Christmas days from my childhood. What made them special, and what did I remember most.

Losing Weight During The Holiday Season--Can It Be Done?


Thirteen years ago I became quite intrigued with the idea of LOSING WEIGHT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. Even knowing the chances of finding success with this idea was highly slim I was nevertheless still intrigued.

Aran... Where the Sweaters Come From


Aran Sweaters. The Aran sweater takes its name from the islands from where it originated, untold generations ago.

Inexpensive Christmas Stocking Stuffer Ideas For Kids


After all the gifts have been purchased and placed under the tree, that is the time that many remember in a panic that the stockings over the fireplace still need to be stuffed. Holiday budgets have most likely been spent and there isn't a whole lot of extra money available.

Top 50 Christmas Quotations


"Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years.

10 Holiday Sober Savers 2004


1.) BEGIN NOW !!!Don't save your shopping, decorating, cooking, wrapping, and cleaning for the last minute.

Reduce Waste This Christmas


- Christmas is responsible for more waste and consumption than any other holiday. North American's trash increases by 25% over Christmas - which equates to 25 million extra tons of garbage going to the landfill.

The Truth about Mistletoe


You can call it the emasculator of the old king, a sexual symbol, latent with fertility or a good luck charm for a dairy herd. It's been used as an antidote for poison, a fire suppressant, a protection against evil spirits, a pain reliever for rheumatoid arthritis and as a gift of peace between warring neighbours.

Magical Plants of Christmas


Most of the plants we associate with the holiday season are from Europe or the Mediterranean. We know the holly, ivy, mistletoe, christmas rose, rosemary, hawthorn, bay and of course, evergreens while the New World is represented in Christmas legend by the poinsettia.

Legends of the Christmas Tree


The Christmas tree is a much loved symbol iinstantly calling up images of gifts and family jollity. There are many beautiful connections to ancient traditions.

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Bloomberg - Dec 1, 2008
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E-tailers expect 8% bump for holidays
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 19 hours ago
By Bob Keefe If there’s any good news for retailers this holiday season, it may be online. While retailers brace for declines in sales at traditional ...
Video: Online Retailers See Monday As Black Friday AssociatedPress
More 'holidays' happen once Thanksgiving has passed Nashua Telegraph
Online spending forecasted to be flat through Holidays Global Surf News
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MarketWatch - 3 hours ago
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Happy Holidays! Here's a gift certificate for an abortion
Los Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours ago
Here's an original holiday gift idea to help the person who may have everything, including a little something they don't really want. ...


Spend part of your holidays in San Francisco
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 18 hours ago
By ROGER PETTERSON AP Writer Take a few spins on an ice rink within view of San Francisco Bay as part of your holiday celebrations this year, ...


Globe and Mail

Still hope for the holidays
SIU - Daily Egyptian, IL - Nov 30, 2008
The absurdity of American holiday consumerism raised its twisted head over the weekend when a Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death by a pack of frothing ...
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TV deals should last through the holidays San Jose Mercury News
Shoppers Search Out Black Friday Deals KLAS-TV
Vineland Daily Journal - American Chronicle
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BBC News

Thomas Cook confident consumers will still go on holiday
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
Thomas Cook shares jumped 5pc after Europe's second-largest travel group was confident people will still go on holiday despite the slowdown and said it was ...
Thomas Cook Profits Rise To £300m Sky News
Thomas Cook reports profits rise The Press Association
Thomas Cook Group full-year profits dip 9 pct The Associated Press
This is London - EasyBourse.com
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This Season, Some Tempers Simmer
Wall Street Journal - 8 hours ago
To be sure, the holidays are a stressful time for families in general. But recent layoffs and home foreclosures have left many people reeling. ...
From madness to Merry: A holiday helper News-Leader.com
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San Francisco Chronicle

Cracking crab and getting ready for the holidays
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 19 hours ago
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving, finished off the turkey and set your sights on the other upcoming holiday. I love turkey, but I think I'm done with ...

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