NewsTalk 1290 News & Talk of Texoma » Christmas http://newstalk1290.com Sat, 25 May 2013 16:52:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Sick of Guessing What Weekday Will Be Christmas? New Calendar Has You Covered http://newstalk1290.com/new-calendar-guessing-weekday-christmas/ http://newstalk1290.com/new-calendar-guessing-weekday-christmas/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:33:06 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=68098 If you’re tired of starting every year wondering what day of the week your birthday will fall on or the exact date of Labor Day, two professors at Johns Hopkins University have your back. They’ve proposed a new calendar that would eradicate any such mystery.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/new-calendar-guessing-weekday-christmas/feed/ 0 dafnecholet, Flickr Ultimate Guide to Christmas — Everything You Need to Know for the Holidays http://newstalk1290.com/ultimate-guide-to-christmas-everything-you-need-to-know-for-the-holidays/ http://newstalk1290.com/ultimate-guide-to-christmas-everything-you-need-to-know-for-the-holidays/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:13:41 +0000 Nick Romano http://thefw.com/?p=74050 Thinkstock/ABC/ToyVault/MGM/Daisy's World

From gift giving to holiday movie specials to Santa Claus, Christmas time is one of the most best times of the year… and one of the most stressful ones. We know you'

]]> http://newstalk1290.com/ultimate-guide-to-christmas-everything-you-need-to-know-for-the-holidays/feed/ 0 Thinkstock/ABC/ToyVault/MGM/Daisy's World Top 5 Tips for a Healthier Holiday http://newstalk1290.com/healthy-holiday-tips/ http://newstalk1290.com/healthy-holiday-tips/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:48:14 +0000 Althea Fung http://thecheckup.com/?p=8952 Thinkstock

Between all the pies, cookies, Christmas hams and latkes – it is easy to gorge on food during the holiday season. But you shouldn’t let the holiday season be a time to overindulge. Here are some

]]> http://newstalk1290.com/healthy-holiday-tips/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Tips for a Safe Holiday Journey http://newstalk1290.com/holiday-travel-tips/ http://newstalk1290.com/holiday-travel-tips/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:59:12 +0000 Althea Fung http://thecheckup.com/?p=8948 If you haven’t already gotten on the road to celebrate the holidays with friends and family – or run away from them – here are a few safety tips to make your holiday season a happy and secure one.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/holiday-travel-tips/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Why Do the Holidays Make Us So Nostalgic? http://newstalk1290.com/holidays-nostalgic/ http://newstalk1290.com/holidays-nostalgic/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:35:16 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=67276 There’s something about the holiday season that often makes us all a little nostalgic. And it’s not just the result of carefully-crafted marketing by retailers — psychological experts say that wistful feeling has an actual purpose.

Krystine Batcho, a professor of psychology at Le Moyne College in New York, says nostalgia helps us feel connected to one another and can even ease pain during a crisis.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/holidays-nostalgic/feed/ 0 wolfsavard, Flickr Who Really Likes the Taste of Eggnog, Anyway? — Survey of the Day http://newstalk1290.com/eggnog-like-dislike-survey/ http://newstalk1290.com/eggnog-like-dislike-survey/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:50:32 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=67069 Eggnog is one of those drinks we all like to have around the holidays not because it’s our favorite drink, but just because of tradition. However, it turns out that more people actually like the drink than dislike it.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/eggnog-like-dislike-survey/feed/ 0 izik, Flickr 'Send a Call from Santa' to Keep Kids in Line… or to Have a Little Holiday Fun http://newstalk1290.com/send-a-call-from-santa/ http://newstalk1290.com/send-a-call-from-santa/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:30:50 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66749 Parents have been using the threat of Santa’s “naughty or nice” list for so long now that it may be losing its strength, so the nice folks at Google stepped in to help.

Enter a little information at Send a Call from Santa and your little one will get a voicemail from the North Pole denizen himself. You can customize it to be as personal as you like, including details like the child’s name, gender and what’s on his or her holiday wish list.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/send-a-call-from-santa/feed/ 0 Google Research Proves Size Does Matter When It Comes to Gifts http://newstalk1290.com/size-matters-gifts/ http://newstalk1290.com/size-matters-gifts/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:41:02 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66395 Spent all your money on one really great gift, but think you should also get a small gift so your loved one has something else to open? Think again. New research shows that a small gift could decrease the value of the more generous one in the eyes of the recipient.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/size-matters-gifts/feed/ 0 Thinkstock The Newest Dangers to Watch Out for This Season Are Christmas Decorations? http://newstalk1290.com/christmas-decorations-injuries/ http://newstalk1290.com/christmas-decorations-injuries/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:02:43 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66308 They may look like innocent reflections of the festive holiday season but if you’re not careful, you’ll be seeing a lot more red than green at Christmas.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) issued an alarming study that found that accidents caused by holiday decorations went from 10,000 cases in 2007 to more than 13,000 in 2010.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/christmas-decorations-injuries/feed/ 0 Johannes Simon, Getty Images Gift-Givers Be Warned – Nobody But You Cares About the Price Tag http://newstalk1290.com/gift-giving-price-cash-registry/ http://newstalk1290.com/gift-giving-price-cash-registry/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:45:46 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66362 Traditionally, people think the perfect gift is the one you’ve spent months thinking about and searching for, or the one you spent a month’s salary on, but new research shows that gift recipients are just as happy, if not more, with less expensive gifts, or the ones they picked out themselves.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/gift-giving-price-cash-registry/feed/ 0 Dimas Ardian, Getty Images 'National Chocolate Covered Anything Day' Is the Best Excuse to Pig Out [VIDEOS] http://newstalk1290.com/national-chocolate-covered-anything-day-videos/ http://newstalk1290.com/national-chocolate-covered-anything-day-videos/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:01:59 +0000 Kathy Landin http://thefw.com/?p=70876 Anel Fernandez, Getty Images

Get out your fondue pot and anything you can impale on a toothpick, because this is a random national day of celebration worth getting into. Friday, December 16 is National Chocolate Covered Anythin

]]> http://newstalk1290.com/national-chocolate-covered-anything-day-videos/feed/ 0 Anel Fernandez, Getty Images 10 Tasty Homemade Christmas Cookies to Keep Kids and Santa Happy [VIDEO] http://newstalk1290.com/homemade-christmas-cookies-treats/ http://newstalk1290.com/homemade-christmas-cookies-treats/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:16:47 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=65261

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Cookies are a must for Christmas festivities, although they’re mainly for jolly St. Nick. In light of the fact that we must appease this Santa of ours, why would we default to plain old sugar cookies when you can truly wow holiday revelers with more unusual choices? Don’t worry, making awesome cookies doesn’t mean it takes a lot of work.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/homemade-christmas-cookies-treats/feed/ 0 Are You Going to Use a Real Christmas Tree This Year? — Survey of the Day http://newstalk1290.com/real-christmas-tree/ http://newstalk1290.com/real-christmas-tree/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:06:07 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=64968 While the smell of pine is every bit as much of a part of Christmas as candy canes and your drunk Uncle Marvin, the majority of Americans will be opting for a tree of the fake plastic variety this year.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/real-christmas-tree/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Are You Like Most Who Think We Celebrate Christmas Too Early? — Survey of the Day http://newstalk1290.com/celebrating-christmas-too-early-survey/ http://newstalk1290.com/celebrating-christmas-too-early-survey/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:06:41 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=64339 These days, the Christmas season kicks into full swing right after Thanksgiving ends, but it looks like the majority of Americans aren’t particularly thrilled with spending an entire month celebrating the holiday.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/celebrating-christmas-too-early-survey/feed/ 0 Lisa Maree Williams, Getty Images What Will It Take to Get Holiday Shoppers to Buy More? Discounts? Maybe http://newstalk1290.com/holiday-shoppers-buy-more-discounts/ http://newstalk1290.com/holiday-shoppers-buy-more-discounts/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:47:37 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=64297 Since a new survey shows more than a third of Americans have already finished their holiday buying, analysts say retailers need to cut prices to the bone if they want people to keep shopping.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/holiday-shoppers-buy-more-discounts/feed/ 0 rwp-roger, Flickr Autistic Kids Get a Special Meeting with 'Sensitive Santa' [VIDEO] http://newstalk1290.com/autistic-kids-sensitive-santa-video/ http://newstalk1290.com/autistic-kids-sensitive-santa-video/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:12:58 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=64290 The bright lights, loud music and long lines can often keep autistic kids from engaging in a holiday ritual many children enjoy: an annual visit with Santa.

So one mall opened early last Sunday morning for some low-key “sensitive Santa” time.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/autistic-kids-sensitive-santa-video/feed/ 0 ABC News Stolen Santa Returned with a Cash Prize, But Penguins Are Still Missing http://newstalk1290.com/stolen-santa-but-keeps-the-penguins/ http://newstalk1290.com/stolen-santa-but-keeps-the-penguins/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:59:30 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=63850 Disney may not be making the case of the stolen, inflatable Santa into a Christmas Special any time soon, but this holiday story does have a happy ending.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/stolen-santa-but-keeps-the-penguins/feed/ 0 KB35, Flickr Amazing Christmas Light Show Turns Canadian Neighborhood Into Winter Wonderland [VIDEO] http://newstalk1290.com/amazing-christmas-light-show-turns-canadian-neighborhood-into-winter-wonderland-video/ http://newstalk1290.com/amazing-christmas-light-show-turns-canadian-neighborhood-into-winter-wonderland-video/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:57:09 +0000 Don Deane http://thefw.com/?p=65212 The people of Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario take Christmas very seriously and routinely dress their town in the finest holiday regalia. This dazzling Christmas display is no exception.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/amazing-christmas-light-show-turns-canadian-neighborhood-into-winter-wonderland-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Man Dances With iPod in Mall To Get Into the Holiday Spirit [VIDEO] http://newstalk1290.com/man-dances-with-ipod-in-mall/ http://newstalk1290.com/man-dances-with-ipod-in-mall/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:34:06 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thefw.com/?p=64325 Going to the mall at this time of year is enough to cause anyone to lose their minds. The screaming little kids, the rude shoppers, the rented elves. It’s enough to make you wish you’d just stayed home and boycotted the holidays altogether.

But wait! Imagine you’re on one of those hellish expeditions and you run across a guy wearing an iPod, joyfully lip-syncing and dancing and completely ignoring what are sure to be the slack-jawed stares from those around him. Wouldn’t that make your day a little brighter? Come on, admit it. It would. Even if you think he’s utterly certifiable.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/man-dances-with-ipod-in-mall/feed/ 0 YouTube Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber Get Cozy In Controversial 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Video http://newstalk1290.com/mariah-carey-and-justin-bieber-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-video/ http://newstalk1290.com/mariah-carey-and-justin-bieber-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-video/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:59:36 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thefw.com/?p=63702 The new video for the Mariah Carey/Justin Bieber collaboration ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ is raising more than a few eyebrows.

The clip, which you can watch below, features the 41-year-old Carey dressed in an uber-sexy Santa costume with nary a trace of the weight she gained while pregnant with twins, catching the eye of the 17-year-old tween sensation — and then cuddling up with him at the end.

Baby, it is officially no longer cold inside. Yowza!

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