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Entries by Jeff Westover
Calm Before the Carnage of Black Friday
Some traditions of a cherished holiday will never change. Despite months of planning and making list after list I found myself out in stores later on the eve of Thanksgiving than I cared to be. I was in the advanced stages of readiness. The turkey, stuffing and cranberries had been purchased long ago but I […]
Duck Dynasty Rocks the Charts
There is more than love behind those beards. There is money. The Robertsons of Duck Dynasty fame have risen to the top of the country charts with their Christmas album Duck the Halls. They sold 70,000 in their first week. Now, three weeks in, it is the biggest debut country holiday album in the last […]
Heart to Release Two Christmas Tunes
The resurgence of top 80s artists with Christmas material continues: now Heart is jumping into the fray with TWO new singles, which you can hear below. The first track features Nancy Wilson crooning with fellow 80s pop icon Richard Marx, who released his own Christmas album a year ago. They sing “All Through the Night”, […]
Foghat Rocks Winter Wonderland
Foghat has been around as long as we can remember and they continue to churn out classic stuff in an era where new artists merely auto-tune what is old. This week they released their first Christmas tune and only their 2nd instrumental. It’s awesome, check it out:
Duck Dynasty Christmas: Better than You Think
A preview of sorts for the Duck Dynasty Christmas album — the most scoffed of the anticipated Christmas albums to debut in 2013. But hold your water — this might not be too bad. Take a look: Performing on the Christmas record are Missy, Uncle Si, Phil and Sadie, along with well-known musicians like George […]
Santa Speaks 2013
Every year Santa Claus sits down with one lucky member of the media for an extensive interview. Everything is on the table and anything can be discussed. This year Santa sat down with Angela Petrie of Coventry Daily Herald, a small publication in West Virginia. Here is their conversation: Q: Hello, Santa. I can’t believe […]
A Christmas Tree for Cats
Contributed by LoiS-sez Note: Helen Hunt Jackson is a 19th century author is best known for Ramona, but her other writing often included cats including this lovely tale written in 1876. When I was a little girl, I knew two old maids who were so jolly and nice that I am always ready, beforehand, to […]
Annual Survey of Christmas 2013
The 14th Annual Survey of Christmas shows that Christmas remains as popular as ever with 95 percent of all respondents indicating at least some form of Christmas celebration. More than 4,000 individuals were surveyed online and offline over a 60-day period during the summer of 2013 in eight different areas of the United States: Raligh-Durham, […]
Chestnuts!
By Christmasstar It is rarely tried, easy to cook, hard to peel but very tasty. It is the humble Castanea, better known as the chestnut. I tried one years ago from one of those sidewalk carts when living in the Vancouver area but could not remember what they tasted like. I checked out a local […]
Top Five Christmas Hoaxes
For every round of Jingle Bells filling the frosty air this Christmas there is a growing chorus of “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch” as the trend of Christmas tomfoolery known as Christmas hoaxes, pranks and scams seems to be picking up steam. Don’t be fooled this festive season. Here is a list of famous […]
