By Shirley Van Otten We have always given gifts as a family. When I was a kid my parents would take us out one night each year to Woolworths to do all of our Christmas shopping. There were four of us kids and Dad would take two and Mom would take two and we’d roam […]
By Jeff Westover It began as a simple, thoughtful gift. Back in 1964, Larry Kunkel’s mother thought he’d appreciate a nice new pair of moleskin pants. He didn’t. Living in Minnesota, the pants were prone to stiffness in the freezing weather of the winter months. So Larry pawned the pants off on his brother-in-law, Roy […]
By Elise Jenson He lived next door to me through all the years I was growing up and I thought he was the meanest man in the world. Mr. Kramer had thick, dark black hair and bushy eyebrows that dominated his tiny dark eyes. He was fair skinned, some would say pale. A prominent nose […]
Under the auspices of Santa’s Sleigh we run a simple effort every year that we call Operation Christmas Cheer. Operation Christmas Cheer aims to make the holiday season brighter for those folks who might be shut-in or otherwise unable to participate much in the festivities of the season. We look to bring the cheer to […]
Exciting news! ShowUsYourChristmas.com is coming to the World’s Largest Christmas Party on December 14th and they have a HUGE event planned. They will unveil the Christmas Video of the Year Award to the best video of Christmas 2014 during the World’s Largest Christmas Party — tentatively scheduled for 8pm EST on Sunday December 14th. ShowUsYourChristmas.com […]
And another one comes aboard! TeamYANTSU and the intrepid Santa Trackers at SantaTracking.net are coming to the World’s Largest Christmas Party on December 14th! We can’t wait to see what they have planned. Once year, on Christmas Eve, TeamYANTSU engages in a world-wide effort to track Santa with trackers from all over the world. Their […]
It’s a match made in jazz heaven: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. Shades of Crosby and Bowie? Maybe, maybe not. The pop star and ageless crooner are to appear in a television commercial debuting globally at the end of November, and in print, outdoor and online ads, too. The commercial features a track from their […]
Oh, so there IS a Christmas movie coming out this year. It’s called Saving Christmas and it looks fun. Kirk Cameron answers the critics who say that Christians stole Christmas from pagans and defends Christmas against atheists who say Christians don’t really know what it is all about. The film comes out mid-November. More details […]
TheChristmasEmporium.com is in the house for the World’s Largest Christmas Party! The Christmas Emporium.com is all over Christmas and all over the Internet — see their website, Facebook page, Google+ page and Twitter feed. These guys are everywhere with FULL blast Christmas 365/24/7. Get in on their Virtual Cookie Exchange this weekend! Their part on […]
RealChristmas.com has announced today they will be coming to the World’s Largest Christmas Party! Director Joe Kringle (no, not kidding!) said today that planners are working out details for a contest and a prize to be announced soon. RealChristmas.com was founded in 2006 as a venue for publishing observations on the modern Christmas from real […]
Amy Grant readies to release yet another Christmas effort on September 30, 2014 entitled “Icon Christmas.” Over the course of Grant’s career, she has had released a total of 11 Christmas albums (including compilations). She has also sold 30 million copies of Yuletide efforts worldwide as well as 5 million copies in the US alone. […]
