Christmas cards already have a nostalgia factor baked into them — after all, these days there are so few times of year when people actually send letters through the postal mail. If you want to go all ... ( read original story ...)
Andrew Berry murder trial: Girls were happy on Christmas Day, father tells court
VANCOUVER — Andrew Berry told a B.C. Supreme Court jury that he took his two young daughters tobogganing two times on Christmas Day 2017, even though he was supposed to return the girls to their ... ( read original story ...)
Make Your Tree a Dazzling Spectacle With The Best Christmas Ornaments Available Right Now
Even though it feels like summer just started, the holiday season is slowly creeping up on us. If you love the holidays, you know that there’s something uniquely magical about Christmas time: lights ... ( read original story ...)
Have a big spruce? York needs a Christmas tree
Do you, or someone you know, have a large spruce that would look good in York’s Continental Square this holiday season? York city officials are looking for a Christmas tree that stands at least 30 ... ( read original story ...)
Santa Claus ‘will always be a man’, says Orewa Christmas parade job advert
Men will be the only gender to ever fill Santa's boots, say the organisers of a north Auckland Christmas parade. The role of Santa Claus in this year's Orewa Santa Parade was advertised online, with ... ( read original story ...)
Klaus: How Santa Claus Began Volume 1 review: An all ages delight
Santa as a superhero. It’s a simple, novel premise. An old, classical tale, a myth of great universal power and charm with various permutations, he’s a figure and an archetype that’s ripe for a spin ... ( read original story ...)
Visiting a park boosts your happiness like Christmas morning, new research shows
Here’s the best piece of advice you’ll get all day: Go to the park. According to a new study by researchers at the University of Vermont, city dwellers can not only overcome crankiness by spending ... ( read original story ...)
‘It looks like Christmas’: Northeastern B.C. gets August snow dump
Residents in northeastern B.C. woke up to winter in August on the weekend. "It looks like February. The trees are completely covered," said Melody Magaton, owner of the Buffalo Inn in Pink Mountain, ... ( read original story ...)
Peter Capaldi to star in Martin’s Close – a BBC Four ghost story for Christmas from M.R. James and Mark Gatiss
Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who, The Thick Of It, Paddington) will star in Martin's Close, airing this Christmas on BBC Four. The standalone 30-minute drama is based on M.R. James' chilling ghost story of ... ( read original story ...)
30+ Best Christmas Books for Readers of All Ages That Aren’t “The Night Before Christmas”
Don't get us wrong, we love Clement C. Moore and his iconic holiday poem, which definitely deserves a place of honor in your annual Christmas traditions. But you don’t have to default to “A Visit from ... ( read original story ...)