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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Returns to Hershey

Mannheim Steamroller is bringing its annual holiday concert tour to Hershey Theatre on Monday, December 17 at 8 p.m. PANDORA Jewelry is sponsoring the tour, joining Mannheim Steamroller in presenting the best the holiday has to offer. Tickets on sale NOW! Tickets for this show are $75, $65 and $55. They are available at the […]

Creating the Perfect Christmas Tree

Some Christmas trees look absolutely stunning, while others just look sad. I think Christmas tree decorating is about balancing the Christmas spirit with the natural beauty of your tree, or at least a good facsimile of one. It’s all about the right tree and the right decorations. Pick your tree… Whether it is a real […]

Precious Gems and Lumps of Coal: The Best and Worst Christmas Movies

Christmas movies have become as much a part of the holiday season as turkey and Christmas pudding. No Christmas day would be complete without the family all relaxing for a few hours in front of the television to watch some movies and eat an unhealthy amount of chocolate. This can be a glorious time of […]

Christmas shopping 2012 – start early!

Did the holidays leave you in the hole for the new year? Did January’s bills ruin your holiday spirit? Are you determined that next year you won’t blow your Christmas budget? Now is the time to plan ahead so the 2012 holidays are merry and bright, not overshadowed by looming debt. Starting a Christmas Club […]

Christmas Classics – A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And […]

Christmas Classics – The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it was in pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bulldozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one’s cheeks burned with the silent imputation of parsimony that such close dealing implied. Three times Della counted it. […]

Christmas craft, decorating and homemade Christmas gift ideas!

When it comes to Christmas, especially in cyberspace, I’m a total junkie! I just can’t get enough of Christmas online. I spend many hours a week browsing through Christmas websites looking for neat Christmas craft projects and you wouldn’t believe what I’ve found! There are so many wonderful sites chock full of Christmas crafts I […]