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

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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 ...