Christmas Newswire

No, we’re not being crude and we’re not making this up. We’re loudly applauding the efforts of an organization that aims to “to explain the unexplainable, prove the unprovable, and make the mysterious unmysterious.” We’re talking about T.E.R.D.

This is what they claim: “There are a lot of websites with a lot of phony stuff out there. T.E.R.D. isn’t one of them. It is an organization dedicated to discovering, documenting, and providing, TANGIBLE evidence about REAL discoveries” (hence the acronym). In this case, they’re proving the existence of Santa Claus and an alleged government conspiracy to cover it all over.

And it appears they will stop at nothing. They have archived footage of a 1949 expedition to the North Pole by world famous explorers Robert Walters and Aaron Garner. The footage is at once shocking and revealing. Dr. Lloyd Darrow, site owner and self-proclaimed Santa Claus Theorist, also presents “the Santa papyrus”, a so-called ancient document showing a large man wearing a red suit and a white beard in ancient settings.

We must admit: the evidence provided at TERD.org is compelling. Although we’ve never questioned our own belief in Santa Claus we think that those who do need to visit TERD and see the evidence presented there.

Then you’d be advised to watch for The Big Guy on Christmas Eve.

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Shopping early for the Christmas is always a good idea because you will find yourself ahead of vast majority of the crowds that only start their shopping when Christmas is just days or weeks away. Shoppers and other people generally will be green in envy this holiday season knowing that you are way ahead of them in your shopping for the Christmas and in fact, already finished your shopping by then. Having said that, you do not need to worry about getting stuck in the traffic jam on the way to the shopping centers and malls that are crowded with mostly last minute shoppers days before the Christmas day.

Why not start your Christmas shopping early? If you have always been on the bandwagon for last minute shopping and hope that you can finish your Christmas shopping earlier this year, this article will provide further information and guidelines on the strategies for assisting you to finish your shopping early this year and beat the crowd during the last days of the upcoming big season.

One best alternative to organize early Christmas shopping is to start shopping immediately on the first few days right after the Christmas day for next years Christmas. While Christmas sales continue throughout the stores and shops nationwide, shopping during these times of the year not only allows you to save a great deal on your shopping but you can gain greater quantity of goods and items out of your shopping trip. Beside the material gains, spiritually, you can enjoy the shopping in a holiday mood in a more stress-free and comfortable frame of mind.

Early Christmas shopping can be done early by means of transferring parts of your shopping online. With a multitude of online e-stores selling a variety of goods and gifts for various occasions, the retailers readily wrap the gifts and deliver them to your intended recipients at just a click of your finger. Certainly, this value-adding service and other available services are available for you at extra charge but at the hindsight, it can transpire into cost-saving on products, convenience, variety of choice and stress-free for you especially when the Christmas is just around the corner. Having said that, it is equally important to remember to plan and commit to do your online shopping earlier in order to ensure that the gifts or products arrive on time.

Think about the following alternative of planning for an early Christmas shopping: Whenever you are shopping for a gift for a family member, friends or relatives for his or her upcoming birthday, you can only search for an extra gift for that person in the same trip. The idea behind this alternative is to make you to get your Christmas shopping done early by giving away one gift for the intended recipient on his or her birthday while reserving another gift for the Christmas season. Although this plan is fairly straightforward and simple, this plan has been proven effective and well-received by most early shoppers who do not find themselves rushing for the last minute shopping; yet, finding the best gift for each person on their name lists. Nevertheless, you should also remember to plan early for the late December birthdays shopping to be done in November or even earlier in order to beat the crowd at the shopping centers and malls. You will be surprised to find that before the Christmas fall, you have an accumulation of Christmas gifts for your loved ones.

About the Author: As a manager for GiftBasketsAffair.com, Thomas Bronson is well known for upholding his commitment for enhancing customers’ experiences by providing a great variety of all-seasons premium gift baskets with sincerity, passion and care.

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Cooking large meals during the holiday season is basically a holiday tradition in many families. It is part of the fabric of a family. I can remember countless years of gathering the extended family around a large table (children at their own table of course), attempting to put aside the disagreements of the past year, and enjoying a wonderful meal. At first it was always my grandmother who hosted and did most of the cooking. Over the years though, the tradition has passed down to my mother and now to my wife and I.

There is always one constant at these Christmas dinners. Someone always seemed to have a new recipe to try each year. A few recipes were great and a handful were dreadfully horrible (stuffing balls come to mind), but most were worth a try. I am picking this year’s new recipe. We will be trying out a new cranberry orange relish recipe this year at our Christmas dinner. I found it at FoodClassics.com, although not in the Christmas recipes category. Rather, it was in the Thanksgiving recipes area of the site. I am a huge cranberry fan, and this cranberry relish recipe looks like it will be a hit among the cranberry lovers at the table.

It sure sounds sappy, but Christmas dinners are one of family events I always look forward to every year. I hope my daughters feel the same way in about 25 years. I also wonder what great new recipe they will spring on my wife and I, and maybe even some grandchildren.

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The ancient Aztecs considered the poinsettia to be a symbol of purity. Today, poinsettias are the most easily recognized flower symbolic of Christmas. Poinsettias are also known as the “Christmas flower” and “Mexican flame leaf.”

Poinsettias originally came from Mexico and Central America. According to legend, one day near Christmas a child who was too poor to buy a present for the Christ child picked a weed from the side of the road. When he reached the church, the plant blossomed in red and green flowers.

The bright petals of poinsettias are actually leaves or bracts, and the flowers themselves are very small and yellow. The Mexican poinsettia is bright red, but poinsettias also come in cream, yellow, pink and peach.

Poinsettias are named after Dr. Joel R. Poinsett, a US ambassador to Mexico who introduced the plant to the United States. Recent research has shown that poinsettias are not poisonous, as they were long believed to be. Poinsettias can grow to a height of 16′ and thrive in climates where the temperature remains between 50 and 70F.

Kathleen Karlsen is a writer, artist, life coach and design consultant. Karlsen’s art is featured online at www.livingartsoriginals.com, www.livingartsoriginals.com/smallframedmini.htm and www.livingartsoriginals.com/posters.htm.

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Okay, ladies: listen up! I am here to tell you what men want for Christmas. It isn’t cologne and it isn’t some awful looking tie. Please! It could be NFL playoff tickets, but we know that prices for them are through the roof. Instead, us guys want stuff that is both useful and practical something we won’t pretend to like and hide away in our closets, but stuff that we will use all the time. I’ve made a list to make it easy on you as I know how hard it can be for us guys to communicate to our gals.

1. NFL Tickets!!! No, wait! You can go to eBay and get “discounted” tickets for a mid-January meeting between the Giants and some other team for a lot less than what you’ll pay through a neighborhood scalper. How many fans do you think will put up with ten degree Meadowlands cold on a January day to see the Giants. Oh, yeah, I forgot: plenty. Tickets are likely to go for one or two thousand a piece!

2. Hockey Time. More down to earth in price are NHL hockey tickets. Heck, the toothless boys sat out the season last year and everyone is chomping at the bit to see them play. With no strike on the horizon, your guy is likely to be able to see a complete game. All that bloodletting and head bashing for a song! For grins, get him Stanley Cup tickets. Nothing beats watching a hockey game in June when it is 93 degrees outside!

3. To The Islands! No, not Staten Island and certainly not Long Island. A January or February trip to a warmer climate will be both reasonably priced and fun. Just don’t pick a place that was trashed by one of the 23 tropical systems that attacked the Caribbean, the Americas and the Gulf Coast this year. No telling what amenities are in place! One rule: have the grandparents come to your house to watch the kid. Junior getting the flu is no reason for you not to go! [Blush!]

4. Get Tools. Yes, if your man enjoys tinkering around the house, get him an electric saw, a power drill, or anything else that he can use to fix that darn, lose railing in the family room! [wink, wink] If you aren’t sure what to get him, a gift certificate will do. Sounds tacky? Well, it certainly beats a “thanks, dear” when he opens up his gift and finds a water pump inside!

5. Stuff For His Truck. What a guy really wants is something for his truck. Nah, let him get his own gun rack and ammo; I’m talking about a cold air intake or a performance chip. Something that brings power to the ole pick up! What am I saying? Get him something that he can really use that will bring a smile to his face. Performance exhaust systems, Altezza lights, roof rails, side window vents, fog lights, truck liners, step rails, brake dust shields, hitches, alloy wheels, a set of new tires, head light covers, hood protectors, and an engine pulley are some of the items that are sure to be hot this Christmas. He’ll be happy and he will think you know something about his truck – hey, you are the one who wants him to talk with you, right?

Still not sure? Then ask. Chances are I already mentioned something that he wants. If you are low on cash a set of new truck mats will suffice, but please let him pick the color. Somehow Summer Rose floor mats just don’t match his Silverado’s interior!

Matt Keegan is a wacky auto enthusiast and contributing writer for PitStop Auto Parts, a seller of discount auto accessories including Nifty floor mats and Power Flow mud flaps for your motor vehicle.

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Neiman Marcus unveiled its 81st annual Christmas Book Tuesday, boasting everything from a $20 set of four peppermint tins to a $2.3 million getaway to the Ameya Preserve in Montana.
The Dallas-based luxury retailer’s catalog, first published in 1926, is seen by many as a harbinger of the Christmas shopping season. The “ultimate wish book” [...]

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