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 …
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 …
ALZANO LOMBARDO, Italy — Emotions are running high this holiday season at the Martino Zanchi Foundation nursing home in northern Italy near Bergamo after months of near-total isolation for its residents. “Damn!’’ Comotti exclaimed when nursing home staff confirmed that her well-wishers - 9-year-old Simon, his sister Marta and mother Alessia - were people she had never met before. The …
A small group of hardy Germans sought to keep alive an annual tradition on Sunday despite coronavirus restrictions as they took part in a run dressed in Santa robes and hats. Normally up to 1,200 people take part in the Santa Claus run in the eastern town of Michendorf, but this year participants were asked to keep their distance and …
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