If you’re anything like us, the classic comedy ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ is required viewing during the holiday season. So, imagine how thrilled we were to discover these awesome moose mugs, just like the ones that Clark Griswold and Cousin Eddie drank egg nog from in the movie.
December 9, 2011 Once in a while, a TV commercial can convey emotion, especially during the holidays. And sometimes, the feeling that you get from a commercial has more to do with your holiday memories than the product they're selling. Here's one you may have seen that creates an image of an old-fashioned Christmas in the country.
Most of us wouldn’t be caught dead in a garish Christmas sweater. But one woman in Vermont specializes in making ugly Christmas pullovers. As far as she’s concerned, the uglier the better.
December 9, 2011 We all want to know what to get those on our list for Christmas (regardless of whether they've been naughty or nice). In these remaining shopping days during the late "Frog Days of Fall", what are they going to get you?
On Monday, Sgt. Jamee Gains, an Oklahoma National Guard soldier returning from Afghanistan, gave her family the best early Christmas present possible: herself.
December 8, 2011 Christmas music usually conjures up thoughts of Santa and his sleigh, winter wonderlands and warm cookies and cocoa on a cold night. But to Jake Owen who grew up in Florida those thoughts are pretty foreign. A "White Christmas"? Maybe if you are referring to the sand on the beach. So for his contribution to the CD "A Very Country Christmas" Jake came up with an unusual choice.
December 7, 2011 As we draw closer to the Christmas holiday we hear our favorite holiday songs over and over again. In some cases we hear them over and over and over and over again. ASCAP, the music publishing organization, has released its list of the most played holiday songs so far this year. Since October 1 the most played has been---are you ready--"Sleigh Ride" written by Leroy Anderson on a hot July day back in 1946.
December 6, 2011 So, can you? Can you remember the present your partner gave you for the holidays last year? Well, if you are anything like me, you can't even remember what you ate for breakfast, let alone a present from a year ago. So, for those of us who forgot the presents we got from our significant others last year for Christmas, we are not alone. A new survey finds "78% of men can’t remember what gift their partner bought them just one year ago."
Looking for a simple holiday treat recipe? Then consider these Santa Hat Brownies, which are made from ready-to-bake brownie mix, vanilla-mascarpone buttercream and strawberries. Ingenious! (And probably very yummy.)
December 6, 2011 It seems like every year this controversy erupts anew. Target department stores initiated a policy back in 2004 that does not allow for Salvation Army kettle bell ringers to solicit in front of their stores. It all comes down to parsing the word "solicit". Does standing in front of a store ringing a bell qualify as "soliciting"? Here is Targets take.
December 5, 2011 Each year, The Postal Service tells us dates to consider as deadlines for mail to reach its destination by Christmas. I remember as a kid, my family making sure to mail those Christmas cards by that deadline, or else!
Nothing evokes the holidays more than a performance by a school choir. But what if a riser collapsed while the choir was performing? Definitely not Christmas-y.
