Author Archive for: Editor
Entries by Jeff Westover
New Music: Sara Stevens What Child is This
Sara Stevens is a remarkable 14 year-old pop opera vocalist with the depth of tone of a well-seasoned soloist. She’s accomplished quite a bit in a short period of time, from singing in Atlanta Opera’s “La Boheme” to winning first place in the American Protégé International Music Competition at Carnegie Hall, to performing the National […]
Tips for Keeping Your Christmas Tree Fresh
By Walt Frazer, California Tree Grower The great debate of Christmas trees will usually lead to what is “wrong” with a real or artificial tree. The hard truth of the matter is that no Christmas tree is imperfect. If there are problems with any kind of Christmas tree it comes from likely not knowing how […]
Controversy Erupts Over Christmas Truce Ad
Most Americans tend to look at Christmas commercials with a wary eye and if there is any love to give for them it is through a nostalgic lens. But folks in the UK live a different kind of Christmas life. Christmas commercials there are an annual event — something anticipated and companies try to out-do […]
Do They Know It’s Christmas Gets Reworked for Ebola
The words to ‘Do They Know it’s Christmas’ has been reworked to address the Ebola virus. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure who organized the original hit thirty years ago, were present at a Notting Hill recording studio earlier to oversee the production of the remake. Stars like Rita Ora, One Direction’s, Harry Styles and a […]
What Men Really Want for Christmas
The problem with getting gifts for anyone is that there are two levels of gifting: there is what they say they want versus what they really want. Our reasons for saying the things we want have more to do with pride than actual need or even desire for a certain gift. I won’t get into […]
