Missing any Christmas gifts? Police have Grinches' haulChicago Daily Southtown, IL - Dec 29, 2006The Lansing evidence closet is piled high with items that never found their way under Christmas trees in the Southland thanks to a couple accused of stealing … Cops seek owners of stolen goods Chicago TribunePolice recover items stolen off porches ABC7Chicago.comall 3 news articles

Two men rob home, steal Christmas giftsUnited Press International - Dec 29, 2006NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (UPI) — A security camera captured images of two men leaving a New York home with more than $1,000 worth of stolen Christmas presents. … Two men rob home, steal Christmas gifts StTammany.com2 thugs invade home, tie up boys, swipe presents New York Daily Newsall 7 news articles

Online Casino Games are this Year’s Christmas GiftsOnline Casino Reports - Dec 29, 2006A leading online casino group has recently added two new online casino games for its loyal players as their Christmas gift. Just … First Steps at the Online Casino Online Casino Reportsall 3 news articles

Too many unwanted Christmas giftsDaily Nation (subscription), Kenya - 4 hours agoI cannot swear to it but I would guess this little fellow would be one of the 33 per cent of gifts people get at Christmas which they then quietly try to …

Hutchinson teen died in bid to buy giftsNew York Daily News, NY - 16 hours ago… The money he earned to pay for Christmas gifts will now go toward covering the cost of his funeral, which is scheduled for Tuesday. …

Shops donate gifts to an elderly woman who was dumped by a road by a thief who stole a car she was in.

The holiday shopping season continues this week as people venture out to return gifts, cash in gift cards and look for after-Christmas bargains. A number of business in the area reported high traffic the day after Christmas as consumers ventured out to check out the after-Christmas market.

DEMOPOLIS -Gifts and donations from across the area will help some 400 children have a bright holiday season this year thanks to the volunteer efforts of Project Merry Christmas.

BILLERICA — The little elves at the Marshall Middle School enjoyed a well-deserved vacation this week. Working in collaboration with the Lazarus House in Lawrence, the students collected Christmas gifts for 25 needy families.

an experience familiar to almost every household in Britain: everyone gathers around the Christmas tree,openstheirpresents-and discover that they are not exactly what they wanted, or that they don’t fit. Or, in the worst case scenario, something falls apart within weeks.

Gift cards may boost post-Christmas salesAsheville Citizen-Times, NC - Dec 26, 2006… The couple came out of Barnes & Noble bookstore with a 2007 calendar and Christmas cards for next December, and headed toward the Best Buys to look at …

Post Office under fire after mistaking Christmas cards for New …Mainichi Daily News, Japan - 19 hours agoOJI, Nara — A post office here is under fire for not delivering 61 Christmas cards on time because an official who saw the message, "Merry Christmas and A …

NATCHEZ — Store parking lots were flooded with cars and stores were crowded with people taking advantage of the after-Christmas sales Tuesday. Sisters Cynthia Perryman from Fayette and Leslie White from Jackson started shopping at 11 a.m. in the Belk Store at Natchez Mall.

LISBON — The popularity of text messages and e-mails has all but ended the tradition of sending printed greeting cards by post to friends and family over the Christmas holidays in Portugal, a study published Friday showed.

The day after Christmas is typically known as the big day for returns, but a new trend appears to emerging, as well. “The trend has been to use the day after Christmas to spend gift cards received as gifts.

The popularity of text messages and e-mails has all but ended the tradition of sending printed greeting cards by post to friends and family over the Christmas holidays in Portugal, a study showed.

Fallout from the Christmas Bird CountDel Rio News Herald, TX - 1 hour agoOne of the reasons I look forward to the Christmas Bird Count so much every year is that it gives me time to spend birding with Michael G., a luxury rarely … Christmas Bird Count helps determine conservation priorities Weatherford Democratall 2 news articles

Christmas, Jesus and us saving the innocentABS CBN News, Philippines - 7 hours ago… These are all the signs that a commercialized Christmas has all but emptied many churches and filled the malls and department stores everywhere. …

Christmas trade on the net soarsThe Observer, UK - 1 hour agoChristmas shoppers stampeded into cyberspace in 2006, shelling out 50 per cent more online than last year and smashing forecasts, according to the internet … The saviour of St Michael The Observerall 2 news articles

Scots bargain hunters snub the Christmas salesThe Sunday Times, UK - 2 hours agoHOPES of a post-Christmas shopping boom appear to have been dashed by new figures showing that the number of Scottish bargain hunters has slumped over the past … The devil divides Scotland from England Telegraph.co.ukRuaridh Nicoll The ObserverHülya ERDAL Londra Toplum Postasıall 4 news articles