It may be July, but LeAnn Rimes already has the holiday season on her mind. The singer will embark on a Christmas tour in conjunction with a festive album in 2014. Rimes used an interesting YouTube video to make the announcement to her fans. In the video, she’s being chased (and tamed) by some elves […]
Howdy, it is Monday July 7th, 2014 and there are exactly 171 days left until Christmas. Today is Bob Rivers Day of Christmas. On this day in 1956 the world introduced Robert Rivers who would come to radio prominence in the 1980s and a star of Christmas comedy in the 1990s. Bob Rivers radio comedy […]
Today is Frinday, June 13th, 2014 and there remains only 195 days left until Christmas. It is Universal Tim Allen Day of Christmas, celebrating the birthday and Santa Clause legend of Tim Allen. Allen’s rise to prominence is a classic story of American-boy-made-good or American-boy-got-lucky, depending on how you look at it. Allen was born […]
The Christmas fiasco created by UPS won’t be repeated if their new CEO is to be believed. CEO David Abney is expected to have some fresh ideas on how to handle the peak holiday season after leading the team that reviewed the company’s chaotic struggles during last season’s snow-ravaged holiday period. Late deliveries lopped off […]
Fading Christmas star Mariah Carey is jumping on the Frozen bandwagon. She is supposedly considering creating a new edition of her enduring modern day Christmas classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” byway of a duet with one of the breakout characters from Disney’s mega-successful animated movie musical Frozen. Reportedly, Carey is planning a […]
Famed atheist front man Richard Dawkins this week claimed that telling children about Santa Claus and allowing them Christmas fantasies is harmful and bordering on abuse. I don’t know about you but I’m getting sick and tired of atheists hijacking all that is fun about Christmas. From putting up anti-God billboards in Times Square to […]
Hollywood likes to make alternative Christmas movies — the more anti-Hallmark, the better. Happy Christmas, an award winner at Sundance a year ago, hits the big screen in late July and it delivers a Christmas message that belies its title. A happy Christmas it is not. Anna Kendrick stars as a hard-partying twenty-something who, after […]
Santa and his jolly traditional image is taking a beating. First the Norse version of Santa was announced as coming to the big screen and now the “anti-Santa” is coming. Deep in the mountain villages of Austria a mythical creature by the name of Krampus terrorizes “naughty” kids and adults alike and a “Christmas” movie […]
While society openly debates the value of religion a new poll by Pew Research indicates that church still resides top of mind during the key holiday periods of Christmas and Easter. More Americans search for “church” around Easter than at any other time, with the Christmas season usually ranking second, according to Google Trends data […]
The battle for lights and frights is on! ABC has announced one series renewal and one new special from FremantleMedia North America. “The Great Christmas Light Fight” will be returning for a second installment this holiday season, but before stringing up the mistletoe, a one-part special, “The Great Halloween Fright Fight,” will debut this fall […]
No, it’s not an April fool — it is a poll and Christmas fans everywhere are in mourning: it appears the Easter Bunny is more loveable than Santa Claus. In a new poll by market research firm ePollResearch.com the Easter Bunny marks the first time any holiday character has come close to overtaking the legendary […]
