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Category: Christmas
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At German Christmas Markets, Smiles Shine Bright but Budgets Are Tight
In Nuremberg, the stalls are open without Covid restrictions, and big crowds are returning to sip mulled wine and socialize. But amid economic uncertainty, visitors are spending less.
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It’s Boom Times for Santa
Like other in-person workers, Santa took a hit the first two years of the pandemic. But he’s back in a big way.
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When a Doorbell’s Ring Means Hope
It was as if someone was saying to us, “You are seen. You are loved.”
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Day 23: On Christmas Day, No Rest for the Weary. (Or the Guy Who Feeds the Penguins.)
For a biologist in San Francisco, Dec. 25 will bring not presents and mistletoe, but beak trims and fish guts.
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Day 22: A Very Bollywood Christmas
Like many families only one generation removed from the “old country,” an Indian American writer’s family puts its own imprint on this omnipresent holiday.
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Onstage, It’s Finally Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Again
After one holiday season lost to the pandemic and another curtailed by Omicron, seasonal staples including “The Nutcracker,” “A Christmas Carol” and “Messiah” are back in force.
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How to Prepare for the Winter Storm’s Impact on Your Holiday Travels This Weekend
Forecasters say a “bomb cyclone” will tear through much of the U.S. this week and that travelers could face cold, snow and rain. What can you do if your plans are disrupted?
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‘Everyone Wants to Hear’ This One Chord in a Christmas Carol
A moment in “O Come, All Ye Faithful” is so popular, it’s printed on T-shirts. But it’s also symbolic, and important to music history.
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Christmas at Dollywood, With Streetmosphere and a Chicken Lady
Dolly Parton’s theme park gets into the holiday spirit in a way that rivals Radio City’s Rockettes — with fewer kicklines but far more fingerpicking.
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‘Carol of the Bells,’ a Christmas Staple From Ukraine, a Century Later
It started as “Shchedryk,” a song about a little bird that was first performed in the United States in 1922. Its enchanting melody has since been sung by Beyoncé and Barenaked Ladies.