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How a wrong phone call turned into NORAD’s global Santa tracker tradition every Christmas Eve

Millions of children every Christmas Eve eagerly await updates on Santa Claus as he embarks on his magical journey, delivering gifts across the globe. A misprinted phone number in 1955 sparked the creation of NORAD’s Santa tracker. Today, NORAD’s Santa Tracker uses cutting-edge technology, including satellite imagery, GPS, and even social media, to share Santa’s progress. NORAD takes its role …

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2 days, 1 hour ago

In Colorado, one woman teaches mall Santas how to embody jolly old St. Nicholas

NPR

In Colorado, one woman teaches mall Santas how to embody jolly old St. Nicholas SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Christmas is around the corner, so you can bet that Santa has been busy. O'TOOLE: Susen Mesco founded Professional Santa Claus School in Denver in 1983. MESCO:.That Santa really needs to know how to respond, to be sensitive to without going over the …

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6 days, 1 hour ago

Magical Santas, meet-cutes and dueling Donna Kelce roles: Hallmark’s best holiday movies

LA Times

A revolution is happening in the Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas universe. Yes, there are still plenty of magical Santa Claus sightings and people with perfect hair despite wearing winter hats in the snow, but things are changing. Longtime Hallmark Christmas movie actors make cameos in other films! With the holidays looming, we watched dozens of hours of Hallmark’s Countdown …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Thousands of Santas and a few Grinches hit the streets for annual SantaCon bar crawls

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Santa Clauses are coming to town. Thousands of Kris Kringles and jolly Old St. Nicks are jamming streets, sidewalks and bars from Adelaide to Vancouver on Saturday for annual SantaCon charity pub crawls. In New York City, where temperatures hovered around freezing, the fermented merriment kicked off around 10 a.m. and was slated to stretch into the …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Santa’s ultimate cheat sheet: A fun Christmas gift guide packed with perfect picks for women

Hindustan Times

The most wonderful time of the year is almost here, Christmas is just around the corner! Fun and fabulous Christmas gifts for women Let’s face it, picking out the right gift for the women in your life can feel like solving a mystery sometimes. Whether it’s dainty studs for everyday glam or bold danglers for festive parties, earrings are a …

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1 week, 6 days ago

A December to remember: 12 family-friendly activities

Dutch News

Don’t have a breakdown during your upcoming holiday break. Light up the night The Beekse Bergen wildlife park is once again hosting its annual winter Light Safari and this year there’s a new theme and route. Along with its popular Winter Efteling overlay, the theme park will also host a New Year’s Eve bash. The city currently has not one …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Santa's real face revealed after 1,700 years. You've never seen him like this

India Today

Here comes the Santa! Scientists have for the first time revealed the face of Saint Nicholas of Myra, the historical figure who inspired the modern-day Santa Claus, using advanced forensic techniques. Cicero Moraes, the lead researcher on this project, explained that the reconstruction process involved creating a 3D model of the skull based on data collected by Luigi Martino in …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Santa’s annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country

Associated Press

ON BOARD THE SANTA TRAIN — Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa’s arrival. The Santa Train marks its 82nd running this year, bringing presents and joy to small towns along a 110-mile portion of the CSX rail line tucked into remote coal-country river valleys. I count the days down,” said Sandra …

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4 weeks ago

10 options from Santa’s big bag of Christmas TV programming

Associated Press

Hollywood cranks out holiday programming as fast as toys are made in Santa’s workshop with broadcast networks, cable channels and streaming services offering seasonal specials. This year’s options include three sequels to the 2023 Hallmark Channel hit “Christmas on Cherry Lane,” a docuseries following what happens when a letter to Santa is dropped in the mail, and the stop-motion classic …

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1 month ago

One small thing you can do for healthier food and exercise over holiday travel

CNN

Editor’s note: One Small Thing is a new series to help you take a simple step toward a healthy, impactful goal. It’s important to keep up behaviors that make you feel good over the holidays, but it isn’t worth throwing away all your enjoyment of the season, Santas said. Drazen Zigic/iStockphoto/Getty Images Add fruits and veggies but enjoy Christmas cookies, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Myleene Klass cuts a glamorous figure in a plunging red silk dress as she switches on the Covent Garden Christmas lights with actor Luke Evans

Daily Mail

She never puts a foot wrong when it comes to fashion. And Myleene Klass brought her style A-game to London on Tuesday night to switch on the Covent Garden Christmas lights with actor Luke Evans. Myleene wore her brunette tresses in loose waves and opted for a glamorous makeup look complete with a slick of red lip to match her …

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Movie Review: 'Red One' tries to supersize the Christmas movie

Hindustan Times

Ah, the Christmas movie. Movie Review: 'Red One' tries to supersize the Christmas movie Such are the ugly-sweater clashes of “Red One,” a big-budget gambit to supersize the Christmas movie. But “Red One” is the first one to answer doubters with a superhero-like St. Nick who runs his North Pole operation like the army, who bench presses and counts carbs …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Christmas brain teaser: Santa lost his hat in the sea of presents. Can you help him find it?

Hindustan Times

As we usher in the joyous festivities of Christmas, what better way to kick start the day than with a brain teaser? In this puzzle that we bring you today, you have to help Santa find his lost hat. The puzzle unfolds amidst an array of presents and candy canes, where you are tasked with pinpointing Santa's distinctive hat. It …

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1 year ago

Sensory Santa sessions make Christmas more accessible for neurodiverse children

ABC

For many families, visiting Santa's Cave is a Christmas tradition, but it isn't always accessible for some neurodiverse children. Karissa Routley's four-year-old son Hudson was recently diagnosed with autism and often finds Christmas activities and experiences "just too much". Up until recently, Ms Routley was unaware Port Broughton in the Yorke Peninsula hosted Sensory Santa sessions and was planning on …

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1 year ago

'Flying deer' caught on camera by Utah wildlife officials. Watch

Hindustan Times

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources shared a video of some flying deer. Each winter, our biologists capture and place GPS collars on approximately 1,200 deer throughout the state. These important efforts help us monitor and learn about deer migration patterns." The video shows a person safely attaching the deer to the helicopter and transferring them.

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1 year ago

Reindeer are famous for pulling Santa’s sleigh, but there’s a characteristic that sets them apart

Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. — Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer may have millions of carrots set out for him on Christmas Eve, but what about the rest of the year? Finding food in a cold, barren landscape is challenging, but researchers from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland report that reindeer eyes may have evolved to …

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1 year ago

Brain Teaser: Are you a puzzle master? Prove by finding 7 Christmas-related things

Hindustan Times

As we are nearing Christmas, Gergely Dudás, who also goes by Dudolf on social media, has been sharing some exciting festive brain teasers with his followers. This latest teaser challenges puzzle enthusiasts to spot seven things related to the holiday season among a plethora of Santas. Brain Teaser: How quickly can you spot all seven Christmas-related things? The brain teaser …

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1 year ago

They just wanted to build a bike park. Their surprise mission? Restoring Santa’s Village

LA Times

Santa’s Village had become a ghost town, closed for nearly two decades. We’re running this thing at its theoretical level,” says Bill Johnson, 57, who owns the park, now christened Skypark at Santa’s Village, with his wife, Michelle, 51. “It was kind of like a Tim Burton Christmas without the Gothic influence,” says Scott Rogers, a game designer and former …

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1 year ago

This on-sale Noughty shampoo and conditioner set is wowing shoppers with its ability to restore damaged hair (and it's 33% off right now)

Daily Mail

SHOPPING — Contains affiliated content. The Noughty Santa's Essential Moisture Starter Kit is making it onto shoppers Christmas lists thanks to its trio of bestselling hair products designed to restore moisture and prevent damage. Providing a complete regime to restore moisture and prevent damage, this hair set contains the bestselling To The Rescue Moisture Boost Shampoo and Conditioner, Thirst Aid …

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1 year ago

Christmas Brain Teaser: Can you help Santa find his lost hat?

Hindustan Times

Germany-based digital artist Gergely Dudás, who also goes by Dudolf, regularly shares intriguing brain teasers on Facebook that keep people engaged. Christmas Brain Teaser: Help Santa find his lost hat so that he can travel around the world. This brain teaser was shared on Facebook with the question, “Can you find Santa’s hat?” The teaser shows a few snowmen decorating …

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1 year ago

Christmas Brain Teaser: Only puzzle masters can spot the sheep among Santas in 5 seconds

Hindustan Times

Christmas is just around the corner, and social media is buzzing with festive posts. Among them is this brain teaser that has kept people hooked for quite some time. It challenges puzzle enthusiasts to spot a sheep among Santas in five seconds or less. Christmas Brain Teaser: Spot a sheep among Santas “Can you find a sheep among the Santas?” …

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1 year ago

Santa's magical little helpers spread Christmas cheer in The Repair Shop at Christmas 2023 while the Strictly Come Dancing special brims with festive feeling

Daily Mail

Jay Blades and co’s heartwarming festive stories will move you to tears The Repair Shop at Christmas 2023 Christmas Eve, 8pm, BBC1 When people bring their treasured heirlooms into The Repair Shop to be restored and reveal the emotional stories behind them, it’s not just viewers who are moved to tears. ‘But Christmas Repair Shop is magical.’ Bradley Walsh: My …

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1 year ago

£1,000 for a family-of-five, £6.50 for a hot chocolate and £27 for two hotdogs and chips: Inside celebrity-favourite Santa's grotto that has become the most fashionable (and priciest) place to see Fat

Daily Mail

Lapland UK can cost £1,000 or more per family with celebrities and royalty among those queuing to see Santa in the middle of the Berkshire countryside, MailOnline can reveal today. Former hedge fund trader Mike Battle and his primary school teacher wife Alison founded LaplandUK in 2007 because they were unable to find their four young sons a quality Father …

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1 year ago

All I want for Christmas? The old-fashioned traditions back where they belong

The Independent

Two major Christmas adverts this year have focussed on “creating new traditions” – John Lewis, with its inexplicably needy Venus flytrap; and M&S, with a gaggle of angry, flame-throwing celebrities. The most-loved new thing to do at Christmas breaks entirely free of the clanking chains of stockings and midnight mass – instead, it’s now “watching Christmas adverts”. And while you …

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How a wrong phone call turned into NORAD’s global Santa tracker tradition every Christmas Eve

In Colorado, one woman teaches mall Santas how to embody jolly old St. Nicholas

Magical Santas, meet-cutes and dueling Donna Kelce roles: Hallmark’s best holiday movies

Thousands of Santas and a few Grinches hit the streets for annual SantaCon bar crawls

Santa’s ultimate cheat sheet: A fun Christmas gift guide packed with perfect picks for women

A December to remember: 12 family-friendly activities

Santa's real face revealed after 1,700 years. You've never seen him like this

Santa’s annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country

10 options from Santa’s big bag of Christmas TV programming

One small thing you can do for healthier food and exercise over holiday travel

Myleene Klass cuts a glamorous figure in a plunging red silk dress as she switches on the Covent Garden Christmas lights with actor Luke Evans

Movie Review: 'Red One' tries to supersize the Christmas movie

Christmas brain teaser: Santa lost his hat in the sea of presents. Can you help him find it?

Sensory Santa sessions make Christmas more accessible for neurodiverse children

'Flying deer' caught on camera by Utah wildlife officials. Watch

Reindeer are famous for pulling Santa’s sleigh, but there’s a characteristic that sets them apart

Brain Teaser: Are you a puzzle master? Prove by finding 7 Christmas-related things

They just wanted to build a bike park. Their surprise mission? Restoring Santa’s Village

This on-sale Noughty shampoo and conditioner set is wowing shoppers with its ability to restore damaged hair (and it's 33% off right now)

Christmas Brain Teaser: Can you help Santa find his lost hat?

Christmas Brain Teaser: Only puzzle masters can spot the sheep among Santas in 5 seconds

Santa's magical little helpers spread Christmas cheer in The Repair Shop at Christmas 2023 while the Strictly Come Dancing special brims with festive feeling

£1,000 for a family-of-five, £6.50 for a hot chocolate and £27 for two hotdogs and chips: Inside celebrity-favourite Santa's grotto that has become the most fashionable (and priciest) place to see Fat

All I want for Christmas? The old-fashioned traditions back where they belong