Archive for September, 2007

September 17th, 2007

Debate over parade name should take a holiday – San Diego Union Tribune

Debate over parade name should take a holidaySan Diego Union Tribune, United States - 10 hours agoYou get the day off, no matter what you worship. Anyone's welcome to ho-ho-ho along with St. Nick. Why, menorahs are often added to Christmas trees. …

September 17th, 2007

After Labor Day, Go Directly to Halloween – New York Times

After Labor Day, Go Directly to HalloweenNew York Times, United States - Sep 16, 2007And issues of several magazines carry ads for Treeclassics.com, which sells artificial Christmas trees. The Christmas shopping season can typically account …

September 17th, 2007

City Asks for Christmas Trees – WTVQ

City Asks for Christmas TreesWTVQ, KY - Sep 13, 2007The city plans to place four trees around downtown, at Triangle Park, the courthouse plaza, Thoroughbred Park, and in front of the KU building. …

September 17th, 2007

Author to Donate Proceeds to Childrens Charities from Sale of Book … – PR.com (press release)

Author to Donate Proceeds to Childrens Charities from Sale of Book …PR.com (press release), NY - 18 hours agoOne question was regarding the Christmas tree. Where did the idea originate? Who might be responsible for the tradition? Was a person responsible for the …

September 17th, 2007

Bicentennial planning continues – Shelbyville Times-Gazette

Bicentennial planning continuesShelbyville Times-Gazette, TN - 11 hours ago… a Christmas carol sing-along, merchant open houses and the lighting of an official Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn. The Festival of Trees will …

September 17th, 2007

New way to catalog seasonal changes (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

Like an omen, a harbinger, or possibly just a gentle reminder, my first Christmas catalog arrived in the mail Wednesday, harkening and heralding the true arrival of fall.

September 17th, 2007

Christmas trees not available in forest (The Union Democrat)

Christmas trees won’t be cut this year on the Stanislaus National Forest, after all.

September 17th, 2007

Train tugs the kids’ fascination at fair (York Daily Record)

Sep 13, 2007 — Don’t tell Lisa Boll that trains are only for running around Christmas trees. For the past 14 years, the York Township resident has been designing and building train displays and landscaping for gardens and outdoor spaces.

September 17th, 2007

Tourism Boosts NJ Farms (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

New Jersey farms don’t just get money from acres of blueberries or cranberries. Indeed, in 2006, they pulled in $57.5 million from visitors who bought produce at farm stands, cut their own Christmas trees or went on haunted hay rides, according to a study released Monday by the state Department of Agriculture.

September 17th, 2007

They’re beginning to look a lot like Christmas trees (Los Banos Enterprise)

Their sales season won’t start for nearly three more months, but Christmas tree farmers are already preparing. The California Christmas Tree Association says farmers have pruned trees during the summer, and are now trimming the Monterey pine variety in preparation for the holiday season.

September 17th, 2007

Why are people already putting up halloween decorations … – Chicago Sun-Times

Why are people already putting up halloween decorations …Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 16 hours agoBut then again there is a certain radio station that starts playing Christmas songs the day after Thanksgiving. They say "turn on the light;" I say "turn …

September 17th, 2007

Traditional Music Good for Humankind – The Epoch Times Ireland

The Epoch Times IrelandTraditional Music Good for HumankindThe Epoch Times Ireland, Ireland - 5 hours agoWater crystal shown when the Christmas song "Silent Night" is played. (Courtesy of IHM) Dr. Liu says that music therapy belongs to wave movement medicine, …

September 17th, 2007

Yazbeck and O'Bryan Will "Love a Piano" in Toronto White Christmas – Playbill.com

Playbill.comYazbeck and O'Bryan Will "Love a Piano" in Toronto White ChristmasPlaybill.com, NY - 4 hours agoThe New Yorkers are re-creating parts they played in San Francisco and Detroit, getting such choice songs as "Count Your Blessings," "How Deep Is the Ocean" …

September 17th, 2007

Jaci Velasquez to Release Christmas EP – ChristianToday

Jaci Velasquez to Release Christmas EPChristianToday, UK - Sep 15, 2007This EP includes a well-known Christmas song “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”, an original Christmas song titled “Quiet Christmas Night” and also a Velasquez …

September 17th, 2007

KIMBERLY LOCKE SPEAKS VIA HER BLOG: Singer Clarifies Reunion Comments. (Eurweb)

I just wanted to clarify that recently during an interview regarding my “Christmas” album with Billboard, I was asked about any fellow Idols that I may speak with.

September 17th, 2007

PITCHING A HARLEM HOLIDAY (New York Post)

Coming this winter: It’s Christmastime at the Apollo. Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater has its sights set on gobbling up some of the lucrative holiday business dominated by Radio City Music Hall’s annual Christmas Spectacular with a family-friendly…

September 17th, 2007

Country icon to drop his first Christmas album in over 18 years. (IGN Music)

September 14, 2007 – Country legend Randy Travis will get a jump on the holidays when he releases Songs of the Season , his first Christmas album in over 18 years, on September 25th, 2007, via Word Records.

September 17th, 2007

Barry Manilow Greatest Songs of the Seventies (ABC 7 Chicago)

Barry Manilow’s latest album, The Greatest Songs of The Seventies, will arrive in stores on September 18th, 2007.

September 17th, 2007

Yazbeck and O’Bryan Will “Love a Piano” in Toronto White Christmas (Playbill)

Tony Yazbeck, New York City Center’s recent Tulsa in Gypsy , is expected to sing and dance opposite Shannon O’Bryan — in roles respectively created by Danny Kaye and Vera Ellen — in the new Toronto production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Playbill.com has learned.

September 17th, 2007

Cambridge's first outdoor ice rink for Christmas – Easier

EasierCambridge's first outdoor ice rink for ChristmasEasier, UK - Sep 14, 2007Around the ice rink, there will be traditional Christmas decorations including trees, coloured lights and decorations and traditional fairground rides to …