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Christmas stories: 101 news summaries

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Docs Try to Diagnose Tiny Tim

Dickens gave scant evidence, but the web is full of theories

Dec 23, 07 3:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Armchair physicians across the web are trying to solve one of literature’s greatest mysteries: what the heck was wrong with Tiny Tim? All we know is that Dickens’ wretch was a small, sick, crutch-wielder, who was prone to weakness and doomed unless ol’ Ebeneezer loosened his purse strings. It’... More »

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Charles Dickens • Christmas • kidney disease • Tiny Tim • Rickets • A Christmas Carol • Bob Cratchit

Queen of YouTube

Christmas message to be broadcast on
new Internet
'Royal Channel'

Dec 23, 07 8:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Look who's using YouTube. The British Royals have just joined the ranks of YouTube users with the launch of a "Royal Channel" on the video-sharing Internet site that showcases recent and historical clips of the queen and her family. On Tuesday the queen will broadcast her 50th anniversary Christmas... More »

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YouTube • Queen Elizabeth • Britain • Christmas • British royals

Fateful 1963 Xmas Card Missing on Tour

Greeting never sent out after JFK assassination

Dec 22, 07 7:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Visitors on a White House Christmas tour have noticed something missing—a rare 1963 greeting card that John F. Kennedy signed before his fateful trip to Dallas, Reuters reports. President and Jacquelyn Kennedy signed fewer than 30 of the cards, which were never sent out. "They are the most... More »

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White House • Lyndon Johnson • John F. Kennedy • Christmas • White House visitors

McCanns Make Christmas Plea for Maddy

Parents release video appealing for their daughter's return

Dec 22, 07 6:37 PM CST
(Newser) - The parents of Madeleine McCann issued a video message today telling their daughter that "our only Christmas wish is for you to be back with us again" and pleading that anyone with information about her disappearance come forward. The video includes footage of the toddler unwrapping presents last year,... More »

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Madeleine McCann • Portugal • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • Christmas

Tree That Survived
A-Bomb Sees 70th Christmas

Japanese family kept tree through calamities

Dec 22, 07 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A Japanese soldier's Christmas tree has stayed with his family through dark times, and even survived the atomic bomb that killed his brother in Nagasaki. This year marks the 70th Christmas that Warren Nobuaki Iwatake has put up the fragile, three-foot tree, which he calls "a shining light, because... More »

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Japan • Nagasaki • World War II • Christmas

Starbucks Patrons Spread the Cheer

Pay-it-forward treat proves contagious at Washington store

Dec 21, 07 5:02 PM CST
(Newser) - In what's being hailed as a true display of holiday goodwill, customers at a Starbucks in Marysville, Wash., have been "paying ahead"—paying for the next car in the drive-through order—in a “chain of cheer” more than 800 lattes long. The Seattle Times reports that the... More »

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Starbucks • holiday • Christmas

Calif. Rescue Was a 'Miracle'

A few seconds made the difference between life and death

Dec 20, 07 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - When he heard the helicopter, Frederick Dominguez went running—and not a moment too soon. The helicopter was seconds from leaving the area when it spotted the barefoot running man, whose Christmas tree hunt had resulted in his family being stranded for three days on a snow-covered California mountain. ... More »

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California • rescue • Christmas • miracle • Frederick Dominguez • Josh Dominguez • Lexi Dominguez • Chris Dominguez

Mountain Rescue for Dad, Kids

They were stranded in snowstorms for three days

Dec 19, 07 7:44 PM CST
(Newser) - A father and his three children are safe and sound after surviving three days of snowstorms and subfreezing temperatures on a mountain in northern California, the AP reports. The four, who went up the mountain Sunday to cut down a Christmas tree, were rescued by helicopter. They took shelter in... More »

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rescue • Christmas • snowbound

Video Spoofs Jews on Christmas

Baltimore teacher strikes a chord with song about Chinese food

Dec 18, 07 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - A band teacher at a Baltimore yeshiva is the latest YouTube celebrity thanks to his holiday spoof on the Jewish dilemma of what to do on Christmas. His video, "Chinese Food on Christmas," in which a rock band of faux Hasidic Jews jams for fellow members of the... More »

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Judaism • Christmas • Christmas music • Brandon Walker • Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School • Owings Mills • Chinese food

Christmas Opens in Bethlehem

Resumed peace talks give holiday tourism a bump to 65K tourists

Dec 16, 07 5:07 PM CST
(Newser) - The lighting of a four-story tree yesterday in Bethlehem kicked off a joyous season of increased tourism, reports the AP, amid a backdrop of resumed Mideast peace talks. Some 65,000 foreigners are expected to visit the West Bank town this season, the AP reports; only 16,000 visited the... More »

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Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • West Bank • Christmas • Bethlehem • Jesus Christ

Go Green on Christmas, Tree Huggers Say

Greenies call real trees more eco-friendly than plastic variety

Dec 15, 07 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - You can be eco-friendly this holiday season without turning into Scrooge, the Smithsonian reports. For those considering Christmas trees, environmentalists claim real trees are actually better for the environment than the plastic variety, which emit harmful dioxins when created or when on fire. More »

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environment • plastic • decorations • Christmas

Overlooked Christmas Movies

Slate has a list you better watch out for

Dec 15, 07 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Slate has come up with a list of overlooked Christmas movies to watch out for. Remember, the Christmas party at Nakatomi Plaza is more naughty than nice.
  1. Die Hard (1988)
  2. Yogi's First Christmas (1984)
  3. All That Heaven Allows (1954)
  4. The Ice Harvest (2005)
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list • holiday • Christmas • Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! • movies

Hey, Before You Hit Your Office Holiday Party, Click Here!

Plenty of causes, few cures for hangovers

Dec 13, 07 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - If the dangers of drunkenness don’t deter you from revelry this holiday season, maybe the agony of a hangover should, Newsweek reports. Some experts call the morning-after malaise “a mini-withdrawal” similar to a recovering alcoholic’s; others say it’s the work of chemicals left over from the... More »

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health • alcohol • binge drinking • holiday • Christmas • hangover

Hopefuls Pause for
St. Nick

Campaign trail detours for Christmas; candidates plan friendly reminders

Dec 11, 07 8:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Is the spirit of St. Nick in sync with political stumping? Presidential hopefuls are wondering that in Iowa, where the January 3 caucus date is adding pressure to campaign during Christmas week—an act that some voters may find offensive. "We are in uncharted territory here," says the... More »

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Christmas • Iowa caucus • Election 2008

Pope Rips Christmas Materialism

Continues Vatican battle against rampant consumerism

Dec 9, 07 12:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Continuing the Vatican's battle against rampant consumerism on the occasion of Jesus' birthday, Pope Benedict XVI today blasted a pervasive "materialistic mentality" in "the way of living out and perceiving Christmas." The pontiff urged pilgrims gathered below his window on St. Peter's Square instead to "fill... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Rome • Vatican • Christmas • Pope John Paul II • commercialism

Leno Ponies Up to Pay Staffers

Criticized comic finally joins colleagues to help workers

Dec 3, 07 7:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Talk-show host Jay Leno stepped up to the plate this weekend, saying he will use his own money to pay, for at least this week, the 80 non-writing employees of "The Tonight Show"  who were laid off by NBC Friday. Staffers blasted Leno when they were pink-slipped for... More »

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Jay Leno • late night talk show • Tonight Show • Christmas • Writers Guild of America

Cold Calls to Loved Ones: 'Buy This!'

More stores bug buyers with calls; etiquette experts cringe

Dec 1, 07 6:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Tired of dropping hints and still getting the "wrong" gift? Now more stores notify potential buyers about what their loved ones want, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chains like Searle call up about that $300 scarf and onliner retailer Net-a-Porter sends video emails—along with the warning, "Let's... More »

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Tiki Barber • retail sales • Christmas • Christmas wish lists • Searle • Net a Porter • etiquette

Lead Toys Get Charities Grinchy

Checking endless recall lists saps limited resources for many

Nov 21, 07 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Rampant toy recalls are putting a real cramp in the holiday spirit at many charities, MSNBC reports. Toy drives must devote so much manpower to checking donations against lists of lead-contaminated recalls that many have stopped the Santa act entirely. “You don’t know what you’re getting, you... More »

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Chinese toys • toy recalls • Christmas • lead tainted toys • Salvation Army

Child 'Slave' Laborers Fall Into the Gap

Kids seen making
Gap garments in New Delhi sweatshop

Oct 28, 07 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ten-year-olds were found stitching Gap apparel in a filthy New Delhi sweatshop, some without pay, in an investigation by the Guardian. The kids interviewed by the paper reported long hours of unpaid work, threats and beatings. Serial numbers on the beaded blouses they were working on were ID'd by the... More »

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United Nations • San Francisco • India • Europe • United States • children • Christmas • The Gap • New Delhi • Gap Kids • retail stores • sweatshop

All I Want for Xmas is a
$1.6M Concert 

Private Kirov Orchestra show tops new Neiman Marcus gift catalogue

Oct 3, 07 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A $1.6 million concert by the Kirov Orchestra is just one eye-popping highlight of Neiman Marcus' brand new Christmas catalogue, which is chock full of super-extravagant gifts most of us can only salivate over. The private concert for 500 includes a Steinway Concert Grand piano autographed by the musicians.... More »

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artificial intelligence • shopping • big gifts • robot • Christmas • Neiman Marcus • Kirov Orchestra

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