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		<title>Christmas Tree Prices Steady for Nearly 30 Years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For nearly 30 years the price of real Christmas trees has remained virtually unchanged. According to Joe Sharp, President of Yule Tree Farms in Canby Oregon (the fifth largest Christmas tree farm in the country) the median price for a Douglas Fir in 1980 was $25 and a Noble Fir was $45. Today Douglas Firs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/13/christmas-tree-prices-steady-for-nearly-30-years/</link>
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		<title>Santa&#8217;s Good List Now Officially Online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Santa&#8217;s Good List officially went digital this weekend, as Santa Claus unveiled a new website where children can see if they&#8217;ve been naughty or nice. For the first time ever, boys and girls from around the world will now be able to view the coveted good list via computer by visiting www.SantasGoodList.org . 
&#8220;Santa&#8217;s Good [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/12/santas-good-list-now-officially-online/</link>
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		<title>The Year Without Santa Claus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Literally! In some towns there&#8217;s not enough money to have a Santa. This is like a Hallmark movie come to life. Just without the happy ending. I mean they even had Santas in the Depression 1.0. They just maybe skipped out on the lifesize blow up snowglobes and the houses covered with enough twinkling lights [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/10/the-year-without-santa-claus/</link>
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		<title>ABC Family Lines Up 25 Days of Christmas 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ABC Family will air its eleventh year of “25 Days of Christmas,” featuring over 200 hours of holiday-themed entertainment, from Dec. 1 to 25, officials said Friday.
The network will air new original movies and specials and returning Christmas favorites during primetime as well as weekend holiday marathons every Saturday and Sunday.
This year, ABC Family presents [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/07/abc-family-lines-up-25-days-of-christmas-2008/</link>
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		<title>Christmas Mailing Deadlines Announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People with friends and relatives abroad need to start thinking about those Christmas cards and gifts.
The deadline for sending first-class mail and priority mail to Africa and South and Central America to assure delivery for the holiday is Dec. 4, the U.S. Postal Service said Monday.
The deadline for first-class and priority mail sent to other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/06/christmas-mailing-deadlines-announced/</link>
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		<title>WalMart Cutting Prices Each Week Until Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Stores Inc will be introducing new rounds of price cuts every week until Christmas as the world&#8217;s largest retailer reaches out and appeals to cash-strapped shoppers looking to stretch their holiday budgets.
As part of what it is calling &#8220;Operation Main Street,&#8221; Wal-Mart will be slashing prices on thousands of items that it says are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/06/walmart-cutting-prices-each-week-until-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Green Christmas: Real or Artificial?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Only the modern Christmas could present such a dilemma: should one use a completely recyclable resource (real Christmas trees) once a year or use the same landfill-unfriendly resource (artificial trees) for many years in the celebration of the season? 
Every year, some 20 million real fir trees are harvested in the name of Christmas celebration [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/03/green-christmas-real-or-artificial/</link>
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		<title>Rick Warren Publishes &#8220;The Purpose of Christmas&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As Christmas approaches, a prominent South Orange County pastor reminds the world about the holiday&#8217;s real meaning. 
Pastor Rick Warren this week unveils the message in his third book – &#8220;The Purpose of Christmas&#8221; hitting bookstores Tuesday. Simply written, the book details the true meaning of Christmas – the birth of Jesus Christ and its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/02/rick-warren-publishes-the-purpose-of-christmas/</link>
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		<title>UK Muslim Leaders Cry Foul Over Christmas Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Council leaders in Oxford have decided to ban the word Christmas from this year&#8217;s festive celebrations to make them more &#8216;inclusive&#8217;. But the decision to rename the series of events the &#8216;Winter Light Festival&#8217; has been criticised by religious leaders and locals said it was &#8216;ludicrous&#8217;.
Sabir Hussain Mirza, chairman of the Muslim Council of Oxford, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/02/uk-muslim-leaders-cry-foul-over-christmas-change/</link>
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		<title>Holiday Towns to Visit in Michigan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whatever your holiday budget, you won&#8217;t feel Scrooge-like for long when shopping in Michigan&#8217;s most over-the-top holiday destinations.
Just be prepared for the unexpected when exploring the towns of Christmas and Holly on streets such as Jingle Bell Lane. Jokester street actors may haul you off to pick-pocket school. Or snow might fall on your head [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/11/02/holiday-towns-to-visit-in-michigan/</link>
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		<title>1 in 4 Still Paying for Last Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One in four people who ran up debt last Christmas are still repaying the bill, a survey has shown.
Four out of 10 people used credit cards or other forms of borrowing to meet festive costs last year, according to price website Savebuckets.com.
But only 29% of these people had managed to clear their debt during January, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/31/1-in-4-still-paying-for-last-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Nintendo Says &#8216;Wii Can&#8217;t Make Enough&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nintendo says that Wii production is at an all-time high, but that massive consumer demand means it still might not be able to satisfy all punters hoping to get their hands on one this holiday.
&#8220;Nintendo has continually raised the production levels of the Wii hardware,&#8221; said Reggie Fils-Aime, the company&#8217;s US president.
&#8220;We&#8217;re now producing 2.4 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/27/nintendo-says-wii-cant-make-enough/</link>
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		<title>Jeff Dunham&#8217;s Very Special Christmas Special to Air on Comedy Central</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let laughter light up the tree this year! Jeff Dunham and his puppet pals take the stage for an unforgettable evening of holiday-themed ventriloquist comedy. The World Premiere of &#8220;Jeff Dunham&#8217;s Very Special Christmas Special&#8221; airs on COMEDY CENTRAL Sunday, November 16 at 9:00 p.m.
The encore presentations air Sunday, November 16 at 10:00 p.m., Tuesday, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/27/jeff-dunhams-very-special-christmas-special-to-air-on-comedy-central/</link>
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		<title>Retailers, Shoppers Battle Unknowns for Christmas 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All the modern computer systems and past performance reports in the world cannot prepare retailers or shoppers for what to expect for the 2008 holiday shopping season. 
An unusual series of events have combined to create a very uncertain environment on both sides of the cash register. 
Shoppers have money. While much has been made [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/26/retailers-shoppers-battle-unknowns-for-christmas-2008/</link>
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		<title>Survey Shows Brit Kids Weak on Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new survey has revealed that less than three quarters of the kids in Britain know that Christmas is celebrated to mark the birth of Jesus Christ.
Some kids even believe that Father Christmas, or Santa Claus, was born on the December 25.
The survey led by www.youngpoll.com has revealed that 11 per cent of the youngsters [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/24/survey-shows-brit-kids-weak-on-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Larry the Cable to Air New Christmas Special</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Larry the Cable Guy will star in a new, 90-minute Christmas special that will air on CMT on Nov. 21, with a DVD release scheduled for Nov. 25. Guests on the variety program include Toby Keith, Terry Bradshaw, Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Lewis Black and Blake Shelton, via pre-taped segments, with many other celebrities taking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/22/larry-the-cable-to-air-new-christmas-special/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;A Christmas Story&#8217; Convention Planned</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A celebration and convention are being planned in Cleveland to mark the 25th anniversary of the classic yuletide movie &#8220;A Christmas Story,&#8221; organizers said. 
A Christmas Story House &#038; Museum is orchestrating the events, which are to take place Nov. 28 and 29. 
Cleveland is where many exterior scenes of the movie were shot and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/15/a-christmas-story-convention-planned/</link>
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		<title>Universal Studios to Open Thanksgiving and Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Revenue must be down: Universal Studios Hollywood said Monday it will open on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day this year for the first time in its history.
&#8220;Universal Studios Hollywood has always been a favorite destination for families to celebrate special occasions and also an ideal place to visit with out-of-town friends and family,&#8221; Larry Kurzweil, president [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/13/universal-studios-to-open-thanksgiving-and-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Santa Descendents Meet to Take Oath</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLAUS, Ind. - The grandsons of two of the more famous men to don Santa Claus suits plan to meet Sunday in this southern Indiana town to sign and dedicate a newly created oath for the jolly gift-givers. 
Charles Howard of Albion, N.Y., a famed Macy&#8217;s Day Parade Santa, and Jim Yellig, who became [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/12/santa-descendents-meet-to-take-oath/</link>
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		<title>Neiman Marcus Launches 2008 Christmas Book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Christmas Book was unveiled today by luxury retailer Neiman Marcus in Dallas. The 82nd edition of this world-renowned book continues Neiman Marcus&#8217;s longstanding tradition of offering its customers the ultimate in awe-inspiring gifts.
This year&#8217;s edition of the Christmas Book caters to a broad range of consumer tastes and interests with gifts sure to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/08/neiman-marcus-launches-2008-christmas-book/</link>
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		<title>Australian Prices Going Up for Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Australians are likely to have to pay more for goods and services around Christmas, as falling company profits force businesses to raise prices.
The finding comes in a business expectations survey, by Dun &#038; Bradstreet.
Dun and Bradstreet&#8217;s Damien Karmelich says people need to prepare themselves for higher prices over the coming months. 
&#8220;Sales and profit expectations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/06/australian-prices-going-up-for-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Package From Santa.com Releases 2008 Affiliate Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It all started after a really bad experience we had when we ordered a letter from Santa Claus for our 7 year old son Chase. We call it the Santa letter that ruined Christmas. Our son’s Santa Letter arrived and it had Chase’s name and address on it, however when he opened the letter, it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/06/package-from-santacom-releases-2008-affiliate-program/</link>
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		<title>Office Christmas Parties Fizzling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the profit party ends on Wall Street, the American impulse to celebrate could lose its fizzle like day-old champagne.
Company parties will still go on this holiday season, say caterers, event planners and others, but many businesses are caught between the need to scale back costs and a desire to reward employees who have been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/05/office-christmas-parties-fizzling/</link>
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		<title>HD Prices to Dominate Black Friday Sales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably heard this every year this decade at this time, but it may be more true than usual this time around: Between a truly worrisome economy and some serendipitous over-supply of stock, HD products could hit record-low price points for this holiday selling season. So if you&#8217;re in the market for that first (second [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/05/hd-prices-to-dominate-black-friday-sales/</link>
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		<title>KBToys Joins WalMart in Toy Price Cuts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let the Black Friday price wars begin! On the heels of Walmart&#8217;s announcement that it is slashing prices on toys for the holidays, KB Toys is also cutting back prices. The chain says it will be offering two hundred toys at a reduced price of $10 or less &#8212; Walmart is so far only offering [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://christmasnewswire.com/2008/10/05/kbtoys-joins-walmart-in-toy-price-cuts/</link>
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