Pick a history resource out there and you will find a history of Christmas trees that dates back to pagan traditions of the Winter Solstice. The History Channel says Christmas trees took root from ancient use of evergreens as an end-of-year ritual of hope and eternal life. Wikipedia, to its credit, admits that is purely […]
Jimmy Kimmel released a video today destined to become a favorite of some this holiday season. He collaborates with The Killers who annually produce a Christmas song with proceeds that go to charity. Kimmel doesn’t sing but he lends his own quirky brand of humor to this year’s song and it all comes together in […]
We have received emails concerning mass media commentary about Christmas music in the past couple of days. Receiving the most attention is the piece in USA TODAY about Paul McCartney having the worst Christmas song ever for his tune, Wonderful Christmastime. The article writer says of McCartney: “Paul wrote, produced and played all the instruments […]
You might have noticed big lines in front of stores on Thanksgiving night. No doubt you saw all the traffic the “new Black Friday” hours created everywhere on Thursday evening. Maybe even you joined the frenzy and went shopping after a traditional dinner of turkey will all the fixings. Perhaps you think Black Friday was […]
Dear Ernest, Can Santa’s sleigh be a different color than red? Emory USA Yes. It frequently is a different color. Most people just think it is red. Santa loves the color red. And red is a natural color for something as fast as the sleigh. But the truth is that the sleigh could be any […]
Dear Ernest, Do elves have normal jobs like policemen, nurses or grocers? Lily Argentina Most excellent question! Yes, we have elves who do “normal” stuff here at the North Pole. Elf Dr. Lionel, for example, is a doctor. He doesn’t make toys like a lot of Santa’s elves. We have elves who are garbage men, […]
