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. […]
Kringle Radio has just signed on to participate in the World’s Largest Christmas Party. Kringle Radio will reveal the Christmas Top 100, a listener-driven music chart of the Top 100 Best Christmas Songs of All Time. Votes for the chart are tabulated year round, both online and offline. To participate in the vote, click on […]
We’re pleased to announce that SantaUpdate.com will return this year to the World’s Largest Christmas Party. It has become tradition for Santa Update to host live chats with Santa during the party. SantaUpdate.com is a Santa tracking website of a different flavor. Founded in 1991 when a 5 year old little girl doubted the existence […]
My kids go back to school this week. Most parents rejoice at this kind of event and I’m one of them. The lone exceptions amongst parents are those who send their kids away to school for the first time. Being a teacher’s aide I see it happen every year. A brave kid, fighting back tears […]
Santa and the Rockettes stopped traffic in New York City today — literally. With the traditional high leg kicks of the Rockettes and Santa’s unflappable jolliness the event was all a promotion for Radio City Music Hall’s annual “Christmas in August” event. Santa along with 15 Rockettes costumed as rag dolls, stood on a Radio […]
The sad and sudden passing of Robin Williams has thrust one of his last films into the spotlight. Releasing later this fall is Williams in “Merry Friggin’ Christmas”, a modern tale of a family Christmas in what looks like a bittersweet comedy. We broke the story of this movie back in February 2013. Here’s the […]
Walmart sealed the deal finally – they too will begin their Black Friday promotions at 6pm on Thanksgiving night. We called it a year ago – after a flood of retailers caved by opening earlier than ever before – most at 10pm on Thanksgiving night. This year it is 6pm. Next year it may transform […]
Today is Thursday, August 7th, 2014 and there are just 140 days left until Christmas. (In fact, Christmas is just 19 weeks from today!) It is Stan Freberg Day of Christmas. Freberg was born on this day in 1926. For many fans of Christmas the name Stan Freberg may be unknown. Freberg’s contributions to Christmas […]
Today is Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 and there are only 141 days until Christmas. Today is John Hughes Day, a modern and towering figure in the culture of Christmas. Born on this day in 1950 John Hughes became one of the most prolific screenwriters and film makers of the 1980s and 1990s. In the world […]
Last year’s opening of Castle Noel in Medina, Ohio promised to make that spot a Christmas movie wonderland with the opening of a museum dedicated to Christmas movie memorabilia. Now they have taken that concept a bit further by establishing the Christmas movie star “Walk of Fame”. Four actors — Drew Hocevar and Patty Johnson, […]
With the absence of much new in the way of Christmas in 2014 Disney will step in to fill the void with a new Blu-Ray edition of Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas. Walt Disney Home Video released the film in 1999. A sequel, titled Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas, was released in 2004. Disney’s biggest […]
