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Yes, West Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s running for president.
This jolly old elf, though, doesn’t live at the North Pole but near Lake Tahoe, and was known as Thomas O’Connor until 2005, when his resemblance to Father Christmas helped persuade him to legally change his name. (That, and the fact that O’Connor [...]

More than one in three holiday shoppers — or 62.3 million adult consumers — report they begin holiday shopping before Thanksgiving, according to new data from Mediamark Research & Intelligence (MRI).
Just under thirty-six percent of holiday shoppers say they begin shopping between Thanksgiving and December 15th and close to 26% start their shopping between [...]

Santa has Facebook on the naughty list.
Oh, he’s not the real Santa. He’s the publicity hungry Santa who since June has legally changed his name to Santa Claus and has used his position as a monk to draw attention to himself and his many schemes of using the image of Santa to make a [...]

Wall Street’s bloodbath is coming just in time for Christmas. That means little holiday cheer this year, as office parties are slashed and shoppers skimp on gifts at the greatest rate in 17 years.
Holiday sales for 2008 are expected to grow an anemic 1.5% from 2007, according to the latest projections from TNS Retail Forward, [...]

Toby Keith and Willie Nelson will be a part of Stephen Colbert’s holiday special this year. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! will air Nov. 23 on Comedy Central. Most of the songs were written by Daily Show executive producer David Javerbaum and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger. Colbert and Nelson will [...]

ClausNET, The Santa Claus Network, is celebrating its one-year anniversary this September by launching its newly redesigned website.
The ClausNET.com website went through a redesign that includes a revamped navigation and many new sections, features, and services. The enhanced community portal specifically designed for men and women who portray Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, provides [...]

NBC will air a new Muppets Christmas special this year: LETTERS TO SANTA — A MUPPETS CHRISTMAS, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Sirico and Steve Schirripa (THE SOPRANOS), Richard Griffiths (HARRY POTTER) and Madison Pettis will star alongside Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, Miss Piggy and the rest of the gang.
The special will be set [...]

Maybe it is the gas prices.
A new report highlights that the internet is becoming increasingly important as a tool for research before purchase and for driving consumer choice.
The research asked questions and opinion from more than two million online shoppers across a broad range of retailers about their Christmas shopping habits in 2008. [...]