One favorite tradition of many families during the holiday season is to set back, pop some popcorn, and watch those great Christmas movies. There’s something magical about these films, and they can often put us in the holiday mood when nothing else can. Here are some of the best Christmas movies (including TV specials). It’s
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How many times have you done this: you’re out doing some holiday shopping and you come across something you absolutely love. “Well,” you say to yourself, “I’ll just buy this as a gift to myself.” Some people even buy their own gifts, wrap them, and put them under the tree and act surprised on Christmas
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There are many different holiday traditions for you and your family to choose from. Some people love the older traditions, the ones that have been around for decades, if not centuries. Others like more modern traditions, and some families even start their own traditions that are a little different from everyone else’s. If you’d like
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The poinsettia is perhaps the flower most associated with Christmas. This tradition seems to have originated in South and Central America, where the poinsettia was a favorite flower of the Aztecs. It later became associated with Christmas in Mexican culture due to its bright red color. In the early 1800s, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico,
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Christmas is this weekend! Are you ready? Well, whether you are or not, it’s here! So bake those cookies, put the Christmas goose (or turkey or ham) in the oven, and finish wrapping all your gifts. Christmas may seem like one of those times where, after so much preparation and work, the actual day falls
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One of the worst aspects of the holiday season is the crowds. Shopping may be fun, but waiting in long lines to check out or pushing your way down overcrowded aisles is no fun at all. This year, skip the crowds by shopping online, and you’ll find your holidays aren’t quite as stressful. Now, you
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Are you hosting a Christmas party this year? If so, you may be feeling a little stressed. Have you started planning yet? It doesn’t have to be crazy if you put a little thought into it. Here are some Christmas party planning ideas that may make your holiday gathering easier to pull together. If you’re
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Tis the season to be jolly…and to do a lot of shopping. While some people don’t get into the gift-giving that comes with the holiday season, many people do at least exchange small trinkets. However, there’s a certain amount of stress that goes with giving gifts, especially if you don’t know what to buy a
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Arou nd this time of year, many people start talking about the spirit of Christmas. But while it’s talked about often in a general sense, few people really take the time to define what the spirit of Christmas really is. We’re just expected to know, it seems like. What does it mean to have the
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Christmas has a number of traditions: trimming the tree, singing carols, and looking at amazing light displays are just a few of them. When it comes to flowers, traditionally at Christmas time we see a lot of poinsettias. Of course, that tradition will continue with Christmas 2010 (and, of course, MyFlorist is standing by to
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