Post-Christmas sales may let retailers down (USA Today)

Retailers looking for a big surge in customer traffic the week after Christmas may be disappointed, because an unusually low number of consumers plan to shop in the post-holiday week according to a new survey.

Facebookers rage against Simon Cowell\'s Christmas juggernaut (CNN)

At least half a million Facebookers are raging against Simon Cowell, trying to keep his British TV talent show \"The X-Factor\" from claiming the number-one spot on the British singles chart on Christmas Day.

Ugandan rebels threaten Christmas attack in DR.Congo (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A lawmaker from the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday expressed fears of an attack by Ugandan rebels at Christmas, as in 2008 when more than 400 people were killed.

Who\'s winning the war on Christmas? (CNN)

Americans are in a war that pits the politically correct against Christmas carolers, some say. They say it\'s a battle that plays out in the halls of Congress, retail stores and public schools across the country, and it\'s one that\'s been raging for years.

Cops have jolly good time in Christmas video - News-Democrat

Kenosha police officers have made a Christmas video that features their version of \"The Twelve Days of Christmas ... Another is sitting in front of a box of doughnuts, his nose and cheek smeared with jelly. A blurb on the department\'s Web site ...

Dynamite found before church Christmas party - WZVN-TV

KELSO, Wash. (AP): It could have been a blast of a Christmas party. A Washington state minister found a stick of dynamite in her church. Pastor Hanna Peterson came across the explosive as she was preparing for a party at her First Presbyterian Church ...

Hayden Wright: Drunk 4-Year-Old Steals Christmas Presents (VIDEO) - Huffingtonpost.com

Hayden Wright, a 4-year-old boy from Tennessee, is accused of stealing Christmas presents from his neighbors after consuming a beer. He was found at 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, wandering the streets wearing a dress he took from under a neighbor\'s tree ...

How I gave someone a small business for Christmas (USA Today)

Shhh ... don\'t ruin the surprise. Tammy Murray of Sacramento, is about to get an amazing gift this Christmas: the business of her dreams.

BA avoids major Christmas brand backlash - Marketing Week

guardian.co.ukBA avoids major Christmas brand backlashMarketing WeekBritish Airways has avoided major brand backlash over the Christmas period after winning a court ruling to prevent a 12-day cabin crew strike, ...BA Court Victory Blocks Christmas StrikeBusinessWeekCourt Saves Christmas, Blocks British Airways StrikeABC NewsBA Christmas strike blocked by high courtguardian.co.ukATWOnline -PR Web (press release)all 3,683 news articles »

Christmas Eve Service set at Methodist Church - Reno Gazette Journal

Washington PostChristmas Eve Service set at Methodist ChurchReno Gazette JournalThe Community United Methodist Church of Yerington is inviting the public to join its congregation at 6:00 pm for a traditional Candlelight Christmas Eve ...Christmas worship plans told for West EssexCaldwell ProgressChristmas Eve service planned at Crossroads ChurchMuncie Star PressChristmas Vespers & Candlelight Dinner a Special EventGarden City NewsAdvocate -Marco Eagle -Aurora Beacon Newsall 183 news articles »

Senate Democrats threaten to hold health-care vote on Christmas (Washington Post)

Ho, ho -- oh, no! For weeks -- months, really -- Republicans have stalled health-care legislation in the Senate. But now Democrats have come up with a formidable weapon: They are threatening to steal Christmas. And Republicans would give large sums of frankincense and myrrh to keep that from...

Estonian Christmas market offers anti-crisis cheer (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Locked in one of Europe\'s deepest recessions, Estonians in dire need of some anti-crisis cheer are flocking to their capital\'s annual Christmas market, a magnet for locals and tourists alike.

Chances slim for white Christmas - Parkersburg News & Sentinel

CHARLESTON - The chance of Parkersburg residents waking up to a white Christmas are slim, according to records from the National Weather Service in Charleston. Records from the NWS for the Central Appalachia region date back to the late 1800s and ...

Whose Christmas Is It? - New York Times

ABOUT 10 years ago, I was doing a weekend of Christmas concerts, accompanied by a fine regional symphony in California. The first night went well, I thought, with a program of holiday classics that seemed beyond reproach. The song choices were about ...

Leave cooking to the pros this Christmas in Memphis - Memphis Commercial Appeal

Admit it. You know you think about it every year. It might hit you when you\'re grocery shopping, stuck behind the woman determined to use expired coupons. Or when you remember that you forgot to thaw the turkey. Or even when — come on, it\'s true ...

Senate Democrats threaten to hold health-care vote on Christmas (Washington Post)

Ho, ho -- oh, no! For weeks -- months, really -- Republicans have stalled health-care legislation in the Senate. But now Democrats have come up with a formidable weapon: They are threatening to steal Christmas. And Republicans would give large sums of frankincense and myrrh to keep that from...

Critic\'s Corner Thursday: \'SNL\' Christmas special, \'Mentalist\' (USA Today)

NBC prepares for the holidays with Saturday Night Live Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (tonight, 8 ET/PT), but before you panic, the network isn\'t actually planning to subject you to two full hours of Kristen Wiig\'s grade-school sociopath. (No matter how much you like Wiig, that would be about 119 more minutes of Gilly than anyone could stand.) You get a few new Gilly sketches wrapped around ...

Washington Sketch: Senate Democrats threaten to hold health-care vote on Christmas (Washington Post)

Ho, ho -- oh, no! For weeks -- months, really -- Republicans have stalled health-care legislation in the Senate. But now Democrats have come up with a formidable weapon: They are threatening to steal Christmas. And Republicans would give large sums of frankincense and myrrh to keep that from...

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Reason TV: The best Christmas ever?

This time my friend Nick is a lot cheerier about Christmas, asking us without irony to consider our considerable blessings in a tough Christmas season. Unemployment is in double digits, jobless claims are still bouncing upwards, ...

Hayden Wright, 4, Drinks Beer, Steals Christmas Gifts - The ...

A Tennessee four-year-old stands accused of stealing Christmas gifts from his neighbors after drinking a beer.

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Merry Christmas: Senate ObamaCare vote ...

Merry Christmas: Senate ObamaCare vote may come on December 24th.

Slankets and Snuggies set to be Christmas hit (Daily Telegraph)

Is it a blanket or is it a jumper? No, it\'s a Slanket and it is set to become one of the surprise hits of Christmas.

Man reportedly pulls handgun on Christmas shopper (Orange County Register)

After an evening of Christmas shopping, a man and a woman were confronted by two people who allegedly burglarized their car and pulled a gun on them, authorities said. Police have detained six people, four adults and two juveniles, in connection with...

Christmas tree shortage concern (BBC News)

Christmas tree growers in Wales are under pressure to meet a surge in demand caused by the increasing cost of imported trees.

Christmas movies with a message (Deseret News)

There are so many Christmas films, they now fill a dozen categories: Christmas horror (\"Slay Ride\"), Christmas comedy (\"Home...

Christmas book imagines a conversation between the pope and a snowman (The Kansas City Star)

Roger Coleman, community activist, pastor and director of the Pilgrim Center Inc., is author of a new book, “The Pope and the Snowman, A Christmas Tale.” The 74-page book recently was published by AuthorHouse in Bloomington, Ind. Coleman wrote the book as a Christmas Eve bedtime story.

Woot : All I want for Christmas...

All I want for Christmas... Laffs by Randy Cleveland on December 4, 2009 at 1:30 PM ...is some frantic digital homoeroticism. Wii gamers rejoice! Muscle March is coming to North America! Surely this will be THE party game of the year, ...

Mr. Christmas outlet turns your display into a show » Coolest Gadgets

Mr. Christmas outlet turns your display into a show on Coolest Gadgets.

Chesapeake Christmas tree lighting and parade rescheduled to Sunday - The Virginian-Pilot

redbankgreenChesapeake Christmas tree lighting and parade rescheduled to SundayThe Virginian-PilotCHESAPEAKE - The 39th Annual Chesapeake Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Great Bridge Jaycees' annual Christmas Parade have been rescheduled for Sunday, ...The 25th annual Fall River Children's Christmas ParadeFall River Herald NewsLowcountry Christmas EventsWCIVNeosho City Tree Lighting Ceremony kicks off ChristmasNeosho Daily NewsPress News -Ramona Sentinel -Travel Agentall 210 news articles »

Job losses decline again; Fed sees improvement - YAHOO!

Although employers are still shedding jobs, economists said the figures suggest the United States is on track to start adding jobs next ... report by global outplacement consultants Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Employers announced 50,349 planned ...

Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen, Brilliantly Joyful Christmas - PR.com

The Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen has made an abundant variety of Christmas preparations to welcome everyone into a festive holiday. Xiamen, China, December 03, 2009 --( PR.com )-- The \"LED Christmas Tree\" is already erect outside along the ...

The sounds of Christmas in Ireland - St. Cloud Times

ST. JOSEPH — In Ireland, music speaks for itself. It tells a story of a rich heritage that celebrates Christmas for two weeks instead of a day, where children tour from house to house on St. Stephen’s Day (the day after Christmas) and where The ...

A glorious Christmas tradition at Glendale Centre Theatre - California Chronicle

Times OnlineA glorious Christmas tradition at Glendale Centre TheatreCalifornia ChronicleAs first Marley (James Warnock), and then the Ghosts of Christmases Past (Cynthia Stults), Present (Tim Dietlein) and Future (Christopher Gomez) show ...A Christmas Carolguardian.co.ukOFFBEAT: Goodman's 'A Christmas Carol' shines brighter than a yuletide lognwitimes.comA Scrooge for all; Nothing miserly about 'Christmas Carol' renditions this seasonThe Daily News of NewburyportAnderson Herald Bulletin -Shield (subscription) -Providence Journalall 70 news articles »

Rutherford County Christmas tree lighting - Murfreesboro Post

Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.comRutherford County Christmas tree lightingMurfreesboro PostFriday night, December 4th is the date to save as Santa arrives to light the official Rutherford County Christmas Tree at the annual Celebrate Christmas ...Christmas Tree Lighting scheduled tonightGreenville Herald-BannerChristmas events to make desoto festiveDeSoto Times TodayBryson's Christmas parade is set for this SaturdaySmoky Mountain TimesThe Tennessean -De Soto Explorer -Tracy Pressall 98 news articles »

A very White House Christmas - Danbury News Times

Kansas City StarA very White House ChristmasDanbury News TimesThe Red Room of the White House in Washington is seen during a tour of the 2009 White House Christmas decorations, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. ...Obamas welcome ChristmasChicago TribuneObama White House gets into the Christmas seasonUSA TodayWhere season's joy isn't lone renewable resourceWashington PostThe Associated Press -People Magazine -Thousand Oaks Acornall 211 news articles »

Perez Hilton: Christmas In Washington

Since 2004, Hollywood's most hated website has been delivering the juiciest celebrity gossip. The blog is The go-to source for daily happenings in Hollywood. Written by the internet's most notorious gossip columnist, Perez Hilton (Mario ...

Perez Hilton: Christmas Canceled At 30 Rock?

"We can't let the Grinch at NBC steal another Christmas from thousands of honest working people. This charade must stop. Christmas is supposed to be a time of goodwill, but the network's management is trying to hide behind their fancy ...

Shelf Life: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Cinematical

Home Alone was a film I saw at a formative time in my young life – I was 14 or so – but National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was probably more important to me, since it balanced gingerly on the line between family entertainment and ...