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Watch 25,000 Christmas Lights Tuned to the ‘Angry Birds’ Theme [VIDEO]
A family in Austin, Texas turned their Christmas light display into the brightest ever tribute to the popular ‘Angry Birds’ game. Pigs beware!
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Real-life Griswolds Pack Home With More Than 200 Christmas Trees [VIDEO]
It’s perfectly normal to mark the holidays with a decoration or two. But the Rieken family in Texas takes their celebration of the season to the extreme by cramming over 200 trees into their home. Clark Griswold of ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ fame would be proud!
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‘My Ugly Christmas Sweater’ Turns Bad Gifts Into High Fashion [VIDEO]
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.
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Forget the Holiday Parties, Employees Just Want the Bonuses — Survey of the Day
While holiday parties are thought to bring on the holiday cheer in employees, a new survey indicates they’d be a lot happier skipping the revelries and pocketing the cash equivalent instead.
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Pranksters Annoy Wal-Mart Employees With Fake Holiday Shopping Lists [VIDEO]
Greg Benson and Ryan Smith had such a fine time pranking Target employees that they decided to do it again. This time, the jokesters pestered retail workers at Wal-Mart with ridiculous shopping lists.
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Are You Like Most Who Think We Celebrate Christmas Too Early? — Survey of the Day
These days, the Christmas season kicks into full swing right after Thanksgiving ends, but it looks like the majority of Americans aren’t particularly thrilled with spending an entire month celebrating the holiday.
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A Holiday Music Spotlight: The Carpenters “Christmas Portrait”
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Restaurant Owner Surprises Black Friday Shoppers With Cash
November 29, 2011 Maybe there IS Christmas Spirit - somewhere. A Tim Horton's restaurant franchise owner in New England surprised Black Friday shoppers with gift cards.
Jamie Myers owns several tim hortons restaurants in Bangor
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New Christmas By The Lake CD To Be Released On Thursday November 17th.
November 15, 2011 Tracy Lundeen appeared on the KOOL morning show today and talked about the CD release party for the new "Christmas By The Lake vol V".
This Thursday, November 17th, Sounds of Strings Ensemble, Ripple Effect, Hermantown High School, Mark Rubin, Doug Greenwood, Les Hazelton, Mary Lou Williams, Rose Hoene, Just Friends and All About Music will play a live show to celebrate the new release
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Layaway Could Be Costing You Alot Of Money Says FTC
November 14, 2011 Before you go crazy with Holiday shopping using a stores layaway program, check the fine print and see what it's costing you.
In response to the increase in layaway programs and their fees across major retail stores, Sen
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Thanksgiving Dinner Cost up 13%
November 11, 2011 Did you ever notice that the prices go up on thinks we Need more than things we want? Why can't Mr. & Mrs. America get a price break at least during the Holidays? Wouldn't that be a nice gift for a change!
Thanksgiving dinner this year will leave bellies bulging, as usual, but its cost will make wallets slimmer than it did last year.
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Retailers Offer Veterans Day Freebies
November 10, 2011 We can't do enough for our Veterans, and this is certainly a nice gesture.
Some of the nation's largest retailers are offering a satchel full of freebies to veterans and active military members in honor of Veterans Day