11/22/2008
HBOS Cancels Christmas Party After Government-Brokered Takeover (Bloomberg)
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- HBOS Plc , one of the banks involved in the U.K. Treasury’s 37 billion-pound ($54.6 billion) industry bailout, canceled a Christmas party for Halifax unit managers.
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11/22/2008
Survey: Christmas gift buying to decline (UPI)
NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. consumers, faced with financial setbacks and uncertainty, intend to cut back on their Christmas gift spending significantly this year, a survey indicates.
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11/22/2008
Minnesota farms to harvest 500,000 Christmas trees (Minnesota Public Radio)
The scent of a freshly cut Christmas tree is one of those signature holiday memories.
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11/21/2008
Christmas tree farms upbeat despite economy (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Canada's annual Christmas tree harvest is under way with farmers hoping that people's desire to maintain a holiday tradition will again override their worries about a slowing economy.
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11/22/2008
Minnesota farms to harvest 500,000 Christmas trees (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The scent of a freshly cut Christmas tree is one of those signature holiday memories. Minnesota's Christmas tree growers have an abundance of real trees available. The state has just over 500 tree farmers who expect to harvest about 500,000 trees this season.
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11/22/2008
Tune in to Christmas music (The News-Press)
If you need as little Christmas right now, a local radio station is playing your song.
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11/22/2008
Madison Christmas Walk returns (Independent Press)
MADISON -- Those who lived in town for more than 20 years may remember the annual Christmas Walk. Well, it's back and better than ever. Similar to a downtown holiday open house, merchants opened their doors to customers and offered...
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11/22/2008
Christmas parades through Raleigh (News 14 Carolina)
RALEIGH – Despite freezing temperatures, thousands flocked to downtown Raleigh to attend the 64th annual Christmas parade Saturday. The parade began at 9:30 a.m. and saw bundled up kids and parents lining the streets.
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11/22/2008
Are credit-crunched consumers tired of celeb-stuffed Christmas ads? (Guardian Unlimited)
Steve Henry: The Marks & Spencer Christmas ad is actually sweet and engaging. But is it time for retailers to ditch their expensive celebrity obsession?
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11/22/2008
UWF presents 'A Christmas Carol' (Pensacola News Journal)
The University of West Florida Center for Fine and Performing Arts and Department of Theatre will present Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."
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