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It’s a familiar show.
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By the end of the 1960s, the production team of Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass had a well-established niche in the annual holiday TV schedule.
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Balsam wreaths and visions of sugarplums had barely faded in the first weeks of 1939, but thoughts inside the Chicago headquarters of retail giant Montgomery Ward had already turned to the next Christmas 11 months away.
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For many Christians, Santa Claus is nothing but a secular distraction to the celebration of one of the greatest events in human history — the birth of Jesus Christ.
Read moreA man named Bob May, depressed and brokenhearted, stared out his drafty apartment window into the chilling December night.
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Nearly 150 days separate the last day of the winter holidays from the first unofficial day of summer - Memorial Day.
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It is that time of year when driving around the neighborhood at night can seem almost magical. How do some homes manage to look so inviting inside and out during the holidays, while others seem to be suffering from the winter blahs? Believe it or not, lighting can make all the difference, and it does not have to break the budget. Try some of these techniques from the lighting pros to take your home’s ambiance from flat to fabulous.
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In the early 1970s I was copilot on a 4th Military Airlift Squadron Air Force C-141 jet transport at Yokota Air Base, near Tokyo.
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