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Category: Christmas
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12 New Christmas Songs for a Vast Array of Holiday Moods
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At German Christmas Markets, Smiles Shine Bright but Budgets Are Tight
The New York Times – Business: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
The New York Times – Business: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
The New York Times – Fashion & Style: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.)
The New York Times – Fashion & Style: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
The New York Times – Music: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
The New York Times – Music: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
The New York Times – Travel: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
The New York Times – Music: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
The New York Times – Music: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
The New York Times – Music: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.