National Christmas Tree Has Died
Federal officials say the National Christmas Tree planted near the White House a year ago has died and is being removed. The National Park Service says the Colorado blue spruce died of “transplant shock.” It came from a tree farm in New Jersey last year and was planted on the Ellipse just south of the [...]
Rhode Island Santa Claus Michael Rielly to Appear in the Documentary They Wore The Red Suit
Rhode Island native and professional Santa Claus Michael Rielly, will appear in the upcoming documentary They Wore The Red Suit. The film highlights the rare individuals who have devoted their lives to keeping the magic of Santa Claus alive in the world by actually being Santa Claus. They Wore The Red Suit examines Santa Claus [...]
Shauna Burns Releases “A Winter Gathering” CD
One of the most dynamic and critically acclaimed multi-talents on today’s indie music scene, singer songwriter Shauna Burns continues on a spiritually driven musical adventure that blossomed on her breakthrough 2008 recording The Moon and The Fire Circle and continued on 2009’s Anamnesis EP. Inviting longtime fans and newcomers alike to celebrate the holiday season, [...]
Santa Standards Gives Parents Safe Outlets for Santa Online
SantaStandards.com has launched today in advance of the 2011 holiday season to give parents a guide for providing a safe experience for children with Santa Claus online. The site links and ranks Santa websites against established child safety standards and grades their performance. The purpose of Santa Standards.com is to advocate child safety practices on [...]
Custom Printed Christmas Cards the Less Expensive Way to Go
According to My Merry Christmas.com 71 percent of Americans plan for a merrier Christmas in 2011, inclusive of a healthy increase in senders of Christmas cards. Holiday cards remain the most cost effective means of sharing Christmas with family, friends and business associates. And in 2011, the cost of professionally printed Christmas cards has remained [...]
Better Business Bureau Warns of Dangers on Santa Sites
The Better Business Bureau is advising parents to be on alert when it comes to “Dear Santa” sites this Christmas. The BBB reports more than 60 domain names have been registered in the name of Santa Claus and not all have the same wholesome intent as the real Jolly St. Nick. All of the sites [...]
Americans Ready for A Merrier Christmas Even If They Have to Spend Less
Fifty-eight percent of Americans foresee a merrier Christmas in 2011 despite negative feelings about the economy. In the 12th annual survey of Christmas in America, commissioned by My Merry Christmas.com, several revealing details of how, and why, Christmas is celebrated emerge from a recession-weary American public. “Since 2008 we’ve seen dramatic downward shifts in the [...]
Price Wars to Highlight Christmas 2011
Forget style, quality and customer service. This holiday season, all that matters is price. A week before Halloween and two full months before Christmas, stores are desperately trying to outdo each other in hopes of drawing in customers worn down by the economy. Wal-Mart, the biggest store in the nation, joined the price wars Monday [...]
Fed Ex Giddy Over Online Christmas Purchases, Anticipates Record Shipping
E-commerce will drive record holiday shipments this year for FedEx Corp, the world’s No. 2 package delivery company said today. FedEx expects to deliver more than 260 million packages globally between Thanksgiving and Christmas, up 12 per cent from a year earlier. Apparel, consumer electronics, luxury goods, books and other items from big Internet retailers [...]
Merry Christmas Recipes.com Aims to Become the Largest Library of Christmas Recipes Online
Merry Christmas Recipes.com has launched today to become the world’s most comprehensive resource for Christmas recipes online. The site collects, catalogues and presents recipes submitted by Christmas fans all over the world via the world’s largest online Christmas community found at the Merry Forums of My Merry Christmas.com. The site has published their first cookbook [...]
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