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National Christmas Tree Has Died - Sat, 05 May 2012
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 #8220;transplant shock.#8221; It came from a tree farm in New Jersey last year and was planted on the Ellipse just south of the ...img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/christmasheadlines/~4/sPOgd29kuuU" height="1" width="1"/
Rhode Island Santa Claus Michael Rielly to Appear in the Documentary They Wore The Red Suit - Wed, 30 Nov 2011
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 ...img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/christmasheadlines/~4/ih0dPkhosOI" height="1" width="1"/
Santa Standards Gives Parents Safe Outlets for Santa Online - Wed, 23 Nov 2011
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 ...img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/christmasheadlines/~4/B929F9AIUBk" height="1" width="1"/
Christmas Amongst Words Requested to Be Banned on Standardized Tests - Fri, 30 Mar 2012
Christmas is a controversial word. Or so says the New York City Department of Education. Divorce. Dinosaurs, Birthdays. Religion. Halloween. Christmas. Television. These are a few of the 50-plus words and references the New York City Department of Education is hoping to ban from the city’s standardized tests. The banned word list was made public [...]
Woodland, California Residents Complain About Christmas Lights in March - Mon, 12 Mar 2012
Residents of Woodland, California have taken to complaining to a local television station about neighbors who still have their Christmas lights up in March. “Our neighbor insists on leaving his christmas lights up until now, it’s March 7,” says Jacque Young who lives in Woodland and is tired of seeing her neighbors light strands strung [...]
Threats of Anti-Christmas Activity Surfaces Early in 2012 - Tue, 06 Mar 2012
Over the past four weeks DefendChristmas.com has received a steady stream of threats about anti-Christmas protests and activities in 2012. This is the earliest such threats have been received. The threats center around some of the most noteworthy events in the media’s declared “war on Christmas” from last year from nativity scenes on public lands [...]
Santa Returns to Cheers at the North Pole - Sun, 25 Dec 2011
After more than 30 hours of solid Santa tracking I’m posting my final update of Operation Merry Christmas 2011. It has been another thrilling ride for Santa and another great year for all of us here at the North Pole. Santa just returned to the open arms of his family and friends at the North [...]
Santa Visits Tahiti and Samoa - Sun, 25 Dec 2011
Way out on the eastern side of the International Dateline Santa has evidently made his final stops of Operation Merry Christmas in Tahiti and Samoa. We are receiving many happy reports from there. – Elf Ernest
Santa Back in the Pacific - Sun, 25 Dec 2011
Santa is still rolling along….reports now are coming in from Hawaii…and way out at Midway… – Elf Ernest
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eBay POLISH Blown Glass CAT WITH TREE Christmas Ball Ornament - NIB - Fri, 18 May 2012
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