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Many Families Have Christmas Superstitions
November 28, 2012 If Santa gets stuck in the chimney, will your kids get coal for Christmas?
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November 28, 2012
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Check Out the Best Photos from This Year’s ‘Operation Santa Claus’ Launch
Shreveport-Bossier children enjoyed a festive treat this morning. To kick off our annual toy and donation drive Operation Santa Claus, the jolly elf himself dropped by Townsquare Media Shreveport-Bossier's offices.
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Food for the Holidays: Anyone for Divinity?
November 26, 2012 Growing up in my family, we used to have some amazing spreads...and most of them were loaded with sugar. It is still a wonder how I didn't have a weight problem earlier in life. Regardless, one of the amazing confections my Grandmother used to make was Divinity.
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Operation Santa Claus Returns
November 26, 2012 This year, 96.5 KVKI has again teamed up with the men and women of the Shreveport and Bossier law enforcement and fire departments to bring Christmas to children who, due to unfortunate circumstances, may not get a visit from Santa. Because of this, we are asking for you to open your heart and help bring a child the Christmas they may not otherwise see with Operation Santa Claus.
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Weekend Box Office Report: Everyone Wins on Thanksgiving
Many Americans found themselves with four days off last week, ostensibly so they could go see their family and eat turkey and celebrate Thanksgiving from the comfort of their homes. Instead, they went to the movies. In fact, this was the biggest Thanksgiving box office of all time. Congratulations, America!
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Woman Calls the Cops on Salvation Army Bell Ringer
Last week, one woman decided she had finally heard enough of the Salvation Army’s incessant charity bells.
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Watch: Black Friday Shoppers Descend on Victoria’s Secret
It's not just the big-box stores like Walmart and Target who get mobbed by 'Black Friday' shoppers. Here you can watch as hundreds of women prepare to trample each other for fancy underwear at their local Victoria's Secret.
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New Kimmel Holiday Special: ‘It’s Black Friday, Charlie Brown’
Leave it to Jimmy Kimmel and his crew to make America's favorite comic strip characters into greedy, dirty-mouthed misanthropes, just like the rest of us Black Friday shoppers!
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Darius Rucker to Play Santa, Deliver $10K in Toys to Children This Holiday Season
Darius Rucker is hoping to spread the true spirit of the season this Christmas by bringing toys to kids in need.
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Do You Approve of ‘Black Friday’ Starting on Thanksgiving Day? — Survey of the Day
The big gimmick this Thanksgiving season is retailers beginning their Black Friday sales on Thursday, a day previously reserved for turkey and football with the family. This has understandably annoyed retail employees, who now have to work on what was previously a holiday. It also isn't necessarily winning over consumers.
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Real Life Grinch Busted for Telling Kids That Santa Doesn’t Exist
Bah, humbug! A Canadian Grinch ruined the annual holiday parade for dozens of children last Saturday. The intoxicated 24-year-old man, who hailed from Kingston, was arrested after police received a complaint. Parents informed authorities that this jerk ruined Christmas for their youngsters by walking up and down the parade lines and telling them that Santa Claus doesn't exist.
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Nearly Half of Americans Want to Skip the Holidays; Do You? — Survey of the Day
The holiday season has snuck up on the American consumer once again, and rather than feeling completely overwhelmed by travel plans and last-minute shopping and the millionth playing of 'Jingle Bell Rock,' almost half of the population simply wishes we could just skip Christmas altogether.