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The Relentless Encroachment of Thanksgiving on Christmas
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The Relentless Encroachment of Thanksgiving on Christmas

The relentless encroachment of Thanksgiving on Christmas has gotten out of control. It begins in early October and does not let up until late November. The pervasiveness of Thanksgiving is so all-encompassing that hardly anyone puts Christmas…
Tim Hawkins
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Christmas Travel

Are you traveling for Christmas? Experts are saying that with this year's extended Christmas weekend the travel worldwide could be off the charts. You are going to need endless patience, probably more money, and a little sense of humor: Tim…
Porky Pig Blue Christmas
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The Story of Porky Pig, Blue Christmas and a Dude Named Seymour Swine

For many years we have been asked for the back story of Porky Pig's Blue Christmas. In case you haven't seen this masterpiece, here it is: Editor's Disclaimer: It seems that no matter what we post we receive contrary opinions and plenty of…
Thanksgiving
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Josiah, His Turkeys and His Sweetheart

(Editor’s Note: This Thanksgiving story was published sometime in the early 19th century. Like A Visit from St. Nicholas it was published as a tradition year after year in many newspapers. We found it in the Boston Traveler from 1836, though…
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Track Santa….again!

How do you track Santa in July? Tracking Santa is something we've done for more than a quarter of a century...and you can hear it all again as it happened just six months ago. Just click the player below to hear a special edition of the…
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Top Ten Alternative Uses for Fruitcake

1. Bury them in the back yard for future archaeologists to discover. 2. Give them to your son for a science project 3. Hang on to it to find out if there REALLY is more than one Fruitcake that’s making it’s rounds every year. 4.…
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What it Means to Have a White Christmas

As the days steadily march towards Christmas weathermen and prognosticators take center stage to predict -- or not -- a "white Christmas". In Ohio they are saying the 2nd half of December will be too warm for much of a chance of snow on…
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Make It So, Make It So, Make It So

This video is now two years old but it's a classic. So it bears repeating, like It's a Wonderful Life. Clever editing, a geeky theme and classic Christmas music. What's not to love as Captain Picard brings us some Christmas cheer?
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Google Translate and Christmas

What would you get if you washed classic Christmas songs through Google translate? That question get answered in a clever and hilarious new video from Malinda Kathleen Reese. Rudolph will never be the same:
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Christmas Haters

There is a whole new generation of Christmas lovers out there and they face things a lot of us older Christmas fanatics have never had to endure: the Christmas Hater. The following video is from a very popular YouTube star, Colleen Ballinger,…
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Mistletoe Research

So what happens if you pretend to be a survey taker and your tool of the trade is mistletoe? Here's a famous prank duplicated now the world over:

Barbie’s Letter to Santa

Dear Santa, Listen you fat little troll, I’ve been helping you out every year, playing at being the perfect Christmas Present, wearing skimpy bathing suits in frigid weather, and drowning in fake tea from one too many tea parties, and I…
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Christmas is Comin’ Happy Dance

Not everyone is complaining about Christmas coming. In fact, some are just giddy about it. Here is Exhibit A of a guy in his car barely able to contain his excitement:

Top Ten Gifts Women Don’t Want for Christmas

Guys -- we gave the women your list of what not to get. Now it is time for you to understand what NOT to get her this year. Take some notes: 10. A car wash kit 9. A table saw 8. Two all-day passes to Circuit City’s Home Theatre Installation…

Top Ten Gifts Men Don’t Want for Christmas

Ladies, please. If you're tempted by any of these, men everywhere beg you to reconsider: 10. Anne of Avonlea/Anne of Green Gables Collectors Edition with 74 minutes of extra footage 9. Any knick-knack 8. Tickets to the ballet 7.…