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Entries by Jeff Westover
Kenny Rogers and Home Free Rock Children Go Where I Send Thee
Country a cappella group Home Free team up with the retiring Kenny Rogers to give a fresh take on the holiday standard Children, Go Where I Send Thee. This song is featured on Roger’s new Christmas album Once Again It’s Christmas. It this is how he’s going out The Gambler is certainly doing it in […]
The Mesmerizing Art of Christmas Pancakes
There are a lot of foods associated with Christmas but the last you would expect to be merry would be pancakes. But if you’re looking for a little kitchen entertainment for the kids on a December Saturday this might be a good idea. Now, just a note about these — you can find lots of […]
Amber Hayes Releases Merry Christmas Darling
Country recording artist Amber Hayes takes on one of the golden voices of Christmas with her country rendition of Merry Christmas Darling. Originally recorded by The Carpenters in 1970, “Merry Christmas, Darling” was written by Richard Carpenter and Frank Pooler. The classic song tells a story about going through the holidays without your special someone […]
Backlash Growing Over Charges to See Santa
Some malls across the USA have beefed up “the Santa experience” in their locations and have hung out a for sale sign just to see the jolly old elf. The going for price for sitting on Santa’s knee in these locations is $35. And parents are outraged. A Philadelphia mall which offered Santa for free […]
Book Review: The Midwife of Bethlehem
For many the story of the Nativity is told simply enough in the 2nd Chapter of Luke in the New Testament. But lacking in that telling are illustrations that children love to see when hearing a story. Also missing is an eye-witness account of events that help translate feelings of what transpired. A new children’s […]
Kaitlyn Baker is Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
The newest version of the holiday classic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” comes courtesy of country singer Kaitlyn Baker and Mansion Entertainment/Sony RED. The song, written by Johnny Marks, was first recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958 and has since become one of the most popular Christmas songs ever. Baker grew up listening to it, […]
What Should Have Happened to Potter?
The most underrated performance in the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” is the role played by Lionel Barrymore — the nasty Henry F. Potter. There are many stories about this now legendary movie but one of the more obscure is that folks back then were really upset that Potter is never shown facing consequences […]
Lego Christmas Tree
Shopping malls everywhere compete for bragging rights all the time but here’s one that needs more competition — the Lego Christmas tree. If ever there was a real holiday contest to be waged, it’s this one. Who can build the biggest one? One mall in Australia has it down to a science apparently. This video […]
Christmas is Comin’ Happy Dance
Not everyone is complaining about Christmas coming. In fact, some are just giddy about it. Here is Exhibit A of a guy in his car barely able to contain his excitement:
