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		<title>Memo to Santa: You Better Watch Out!</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/06/30/memo-to-santa-you-better-watch-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For anyone portraying Santa Claus – especially in a “professional capacity” – you better watch out! Defending Santa.com, a web site dedicated to restoring honor, dignity and respect to the person of Santa Claus, has recently highlighted the poor judgment of a group of professional Santas who visited a brothel museum while appearing “in uniform” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whatever Happened to the Flagpole Licker in A Christmas Story?</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/06/25/whatever-happened-to-the-flagpole-licker-in-a-christmas-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The iconic holiday movie &#8220;A Christmas Story&#8221; has legions of fans and enjoys cult status as replays of the film cover the airways each holiday season. But what of those in the film? Whatever became of those child actors? Scott Schwartz, who played the poor flagpole licker in the film, recently talked about his not-so-storied [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Famed School for Santa Takes Group to Brothel Museum</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/06/25/famed-school-for-santa-takes-group-to-brothel-museum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International University of Santa Claus has come under fire for taking a group of professional Santas to a brothel museum in Skagway, Alaska during a recent &#8220;School4Santa.&#8221; In recent weeks the same group received a lot of publicity for their travels to North Pole, Alaska. Now their extracurricular activities are being questioned &#8212; as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ClausNet Raises Funds for Santa-America</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/06/17/clausnet-raises-funds-for-santa-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Rielly, founder of ClausNet.com announced today that ClausNet will team with Santa-America for charitable support. Funded solely by private donations, Santa-America’s volunteers support local hospices and children&#8217;s hospitals in their hometowns. 
“We are thrilled to be helping such a wonderful organization like Santa-America and look forward to this opportunity,” said Michael Rielly, founder of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Family Christmas Photo Ends Up in Czech Ad</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/06/10/american-family-christmas-photo-ends-up-in-czech-ad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS – It&#8217;s an international mystery: How did a Missouri family&#8217;s Christmas card photo end up in the Czech Republic, splashed across a huge storefront advertisement? Danielle Smith said Wednesday that the photo taken of her family last year got sent to family and friends, and was posted on her blog and a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13 Year Old&#8217;s Winning Design for Celebrates Big Ben</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/06/07/13-year-olds-winning-design-for-celebrates-big-ben/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas has come early for a 13-year-old schoolgirl after she won a contest to design a festive card to celebrate Big Ben&#8217;s 150th anniversary. 
Ellie Williams of Cefn Saeson comprehensive school, Neath, beat competition from 2,500 UK schools. 
Ellie, from Tonna, received her winning certificate during her first ever visit to London where she was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muppets Letters to Santa Coming to DVD</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/06/06/muppets-letters-to-santa-coming-to-dvd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa will be released on DVD on September 29, 2009. The 2008 Christmas special production features the Muppet gang on a quest to get three misplaced letters to Santa Claus before Christmas Eve. 
The musical special features appearances by Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Griffiths, Jane Krakowski, Petra Nemcova, Uma [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chenowth to Star in New Christmas Movie</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/05/28/chenowth-to-star-in-new-christmas-movie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 14:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kristin Chenoweth has been cast as the lead in &#8220;Twelve Men of Christmas,&#8221; a Lifetime original movie set to premiere in December as part of the network&#8217;s annual &#8220;Fa La La La Lifetime&#8221; programing stint.
Based on Phillipa Ashley&#8217;s novel &#8220;Decent Exposure,&#8221; the romantic comedy centers on a down-on-her-luck PR executive who uses her media savvy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disney&#8217;s Christmas Carol Buzz Begins</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/04/21/disneys-christmas-carol-buzz-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The long talked about Disney adaptation of Dicken&#8217;s A Christmas Carol &#8212; directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Jim Carrey &#8212; will debut (in part) at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18th. 
The film is slated for general theatrical release on November 6, 2009 and will be a 3-D animation work along the lines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas 2009 Cautiously Approached by Business</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/04/16/christmas-2009-cautiously-approached-by-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word on the street is that corporate buyers planning to stock shelves for Christmas 2009 are ordering lower-priced items and ordering smaller quantities. For all the signs indicating a bottom to the recession, retailers appear to be taking a very conservative approach after a disasterous selling season last year. See more here.
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		<title>&#8220;I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus&#8221; Singer Passes</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/03/10/i-saw-mommy-kissing-santa-claus-singer-passes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jimmy Boyd, the child singer and actor best known for the original rendition of the Christmas novelty hit &#8220;I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus&#8221; in 1952, has died. He was 70.
Boyd died of cancer Saturday at a Santa Monica convalescent hospital, longtime friend Eleanor Pillsbury said Tuesday.
&#8220;I Saw Mommy&#8221; shot to the top of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mrs. Claus is Coming to Town</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/03/01/mrs-claus-is-coming-to-town/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mrs. Claus doesn&#8217;t just make cookies. Hundreds of Mrs. Santa Claus portrayers will be attending the upcoming Celebrate Santa 2009 (www.celebratesanta.com) this March in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 
Unlike Santa conventions of the past, the first annual Celebrate Santa Convention and Expo will have numerous workshops and tutorials specifically for Santa&#8217;s better half. 
A wife of Santa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Claus Oath to Be Taken by 3rd Generation Santa</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/02/08/santa-claus-oath-to-be-taken-by-3rd-generation-santa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Rielly, the grandson of Rhode Island’s famed Santa, James D. Rielly, will take the Santa Claus Oath at Celebrate Santa on March 17 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
James D. “Jimmy” Rielly’s career as Rhode Island’s most recognizable Santa Claus spanned over 60 years. He began his Santa Claus career in 1927 and was featured on several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Louise Mandrell to Appear at Celebrate Santa 2009</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2009/02/02/louise-mandrell-to-appear-at-celebrate-santa-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Country music legend Louise Mandrell will appear at Celebrate Santa 2009 in Gatlinburg, TN on March 16.
This past Christmas season, Ms. Mandrell was the featured entertainer for the “Joy To The World” Christmas Dinner &#038; Show at the Opryland Hotel where she sang her hits and songs of the season.
&#8220;We are thrilled to have Ms. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bosnians Rally to Reinstate Santa Claus</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/12/28/bosnians-rally-to-reinstate-santa-claus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina —  Hundreds of Bosnians have protested against a recent ban on Santa Claus in the city&#8217;s kindergartens.
The directors of Sarajevo&#8217;s day-care centers, kindergartens and preschools banned Santa. They argued that the capital is predominantly Muslim and Santa Claus is not part of the Muslim tradition.
A multi-religious mix of parents, children and others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>41 Million Haven&#8217;t Started Shopping Yet</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/12/19/41-million-havent-started-shopping-yet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With just over a week to go until Christmas, consumers have completed less than half of their holiday shopping - and millions have not even started yet, according to a report released Tuesday.
According to the National Retail Foundation&#8217;s &#8220;Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions&#8221; survey, holiday shoppers said they had finished 47% of their gift shopping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Tree Thefts on the Rise</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/12/19/christmas-tree-thefts-on-the-rise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the economy tanking, it may not be a surprise that nuisance crimes like petty theft and vandalism are on the rise. But even police departments are scratching their heads over the latest hot loot: Christmas trees.
In recent weeks, police across the country have seen an uptick in the theft of trees from commercial lots. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Popular as Part of Italian Nativities</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/12/11/obama-popular-as-part-of-italian-nativities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are appearing in Italian nativity scenes this year, alongside the baby Jesus and wise men, according to Naples craftsmen selling figurines in the run-up to Christmas.
The production of handmade figurines for nativity scenes is big business in this southern Italian city and has been for centuries.
But beyond the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Music Sales Tank</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/12/08/christmas-music-sales-tank/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After two consecutive years of strong Christmas sales, seasonal music has lost favor with U.S. music fans.
Some merchants are reporting that seasonal album sales are down as much as 50% from last year. One wholesaler says he has already begun to return Christmas product to the labels because he feels he will have little chance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Price Index Rises for the &#8216;12 Days&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/12/01/christmas-price-index-rises-for-the-12-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the economic downturn, even the most romantic might balk at the $86,609 price tag for the items in the carol, &#8220;The Twelve Days of Christmas.&#8221;
That&#8217;s this year&#8217;s cost, according to the annual &#8220;Christmas Price Index&#8221; compiled by PNC Wealth Management, which tallies the single partridge in a pear tree to the 12 drummers drumming, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents, Marketers at Odds over Toy Ads</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/30/parents-marketers-at-odds-over-toy-ads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a season that inspires earnest letters about toys, one notable batch is being sent not by kids to Santa&#8217;s workshop but by parents to the executive suites of real-world toy makers.
The message: Please, in these days of economic angst, cut back on marketing your products directly to our children.
The letter-writing initiative was launched by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Story Fans Celebrate 25 Years</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/30/christmas-story-fans-celebrate-25-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fans of the holiday classic &#8220;A Christmas Story&#8221; are celebrating the film&#8217;s 25th anniversary with a convention and trips to the house where the movie was made.
The 1983 film, an adaptation of Jean Shepard&#8217;s memoir of a boy in the 1940s, was set in Indiana but largely filmed in Ohio. The movie starred Peter Billingsley [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Germany Suffering from Santa Shortage</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/30/germany-suffering-from-santa-shortage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GERMANY is facing a Santa Claus shortage in the run-up to Christmas, as new recruits fail to meet high Teutonic standards of jollity and expertise. 
Job agencies, which are currently conducting a desperate last-minute recruitment drive, have reported a distinct lack of jolly, rotund, fluffy-bearded Santas with no criminal records. 
Among the tough criteria are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death of Gentle Giant at Wal Mart Black Friday Stuns Friends</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/30/death-of-gentle-giant-at-wal-mart-black-friday-stuns-friends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jdimytai Damour was a big man — 270 pounds, by one account — but a gentle giant to his friends, who said he loved to chat about movies, Japanese anime and politics. So on Saturday, they were still reeling from the violent and seemingly inexplicable way Damour had died — trampled before sunrise Friday, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Friday Stampede Kills Wal Mart Worker</title>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/28/black-friday-stampede-kills-wal-mart-worker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A worker died after being trampled by a throng of unruly shoppers when a suburban Wal-Mart opened for the holiday sales rush Friday, authorities said.
At least three other people were injured.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in Bentonville, Ark., would not confirm the reports of a stampede but said a &#8220;medical emergency&#8221; had caused the company to close [...]]]></description>
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