Christmas TrendsChristmas trends constantly shift in things like music, clothing and design. We follow them all here in this merry section.

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Social Media Awash in Teen Christmas Dancers

It is the middle of October but we're seeing something even we think is a little weird on social media: teen girls dancing like mad to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You". Most claim to be just really excited for Christmas but there…
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Retailers Starting to Avoid Thanksgiving Openings

In recent years the waters of Black Friday were significantly muddied by retailers pushing store openings to Thanksgiving Day. The move resulted in both a public and employee backlash who prefer Thanksgiving as a time for family and personal…
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Walmart Launches Christmas Layaway

Walmart is getting the jump on Kmart this year by being the first major retailer to advertise their Christmas layaway. The world's largest retailer is opening their program in conjunction with a marketing push of their new Toy Week promotion…
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Pumpkin Season Marks the Long March to the Holidays

The gloss is still on the new new backpacks and shoes of back-to-school season but that does not stop the rise of "pumpkin season" -- a time of fall-theme products that some say put them in the mood for the holiday season. Starbucks has…
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Christmas and Star Wars

What in the world has Star Wars got to do with Christmas? Below is one of the most watched Christmas lights videos of the season and it is completely Star Wars themed. We don't have anything against Star Wars. We loved it. But we fail to…
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Say Hello to Christmas Beards

We've got Movember....and now we've got Christmas Beards -- the festive decorating of, um, facial hair. And why not? We got ugly Christmas sweaters, and now Christmas suits. What's wrong with a festive beard? After all, Santa has…
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Top Five Things You’re Getting Wrong about Christmas

Christmas is likely the most diverse celebration in all the world. It is celebrated in one form or another in every country of the world. It has the longest known history of any holiday. So it comes as a surprise that when most people are surveyed…
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Behold the Christmas Suit

Ugly Christmas sweaters are more than a fad -- they are hear to stay. But they will need to allow a new trend to emerge in the world of festive fashion, the all new Christmas suit: Of course, leave it to the Brits to lead in this trend.…
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Spread a Little Christmas via The Kringle Project

Is it possible to make the Christmas spirit go viral...offline? That's the hope and simple mission of something called The Kringle Project. Here's how it works: Take an ornament, add a tag to it that includes the hashtag #KRINGLEPROJECT,…
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Christmas in America 2014

The annual survey of Christmas by MyMerryChristmas.com reveals that 83 percent of Americans feel that Christmas is the most important event on the calendar. 70 percent recognize Christmas primarily as a religious holiday in origin but only 61…
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Themed Christmas Gift Giving

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…
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Why is Santa Smoking Controversial?

By Jeff Westover In recent days a Christmas story has unfolded that has just amazed me. It has been everywhere in the media, including on our sites at ChristmasNewswire.com and ChristmasFinest.com. It is all about a new book of an old…