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Young People’s Chorus of NYC performs “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
25Dec By adminNo Comments
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Young People’s Chorus of NYC performs “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

Young People's Chorus of NYC performs "The Twelve Days of Christmas" - CBS News Watch CBS News It's a holiday tradition: members of the Young People's Chorus of New York City, directed by Francisco Núñez, gift "Sunday Morning" viewers a performance of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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Is your Christmas tree causing allergies? What experts say about “Christmas Tree Syndrome”
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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Is your Christmas tree causing allergies? What experts say about “Christmas Tree Syndrome”

'Tis the season for sneezing and coughing — but in some cases, it could be what's inside your house this holiday that's making you feel less-than-merry: your Christmas tree.Referred to as "Christmas Tree Syndrome," experts say it can cause your indoor allergies to flare up. It's not an allergy to the tree itself, but what's lurking on it. "When you bring in a Christmas tree into the home, people have worsening allergy symptoms," says Dr. DeVon Preston, an allergist at Cleveland Clinic. He says it's not pine pollen from real trees causing the problem, as people often think. "It's more of the weed pollens and mold spores that are collecting on the Christmas trees, and then you bring them into the home and then those pollens kind of drop off and make a lot...
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Young People’s Chorus of NYC performs “Jingle Bells”
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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Young People’s Chorus of NYC performs “Jingle Bells”

Young People's Chorus of NYC performs "Jingle Bells" - CBS News Watch CBS News Members of the Young People's Chorus of New York City, directed by Francisco Núñez, gift "Sunday Morning" viewers a performance of "Jingle Bells." Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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What’s open on Christmas Eve 2023? See the hours for major stores and restaurants.
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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What’s open on Christmas Eve 2023? See the hours for major stores and restaurants.

Tips for last-minute holiday shopping Tips for last-minute holiday shopping 04:27 With the arrival of Christmas Eve inevitably comes the last-minute rush for gifts and ingredients for holiday meals. Before running out the door to buy those groceries or presents, you might want to check whether the retailers or grocery stores are open — and if they have shorter holiday hours.Business closings on Christmas Eve are less common than those on Chr...
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A Forgotten Book of Christmas Poems
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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A Forgotten Book of Christmas Poems

What makes a Christmas poem? It could be a drift of snow or some evergreen trees, a box of candy canes or the baby Jesus. The best-known poem attending to the holiday is probably “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” also known as “ ’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” with characters such as quiet mice, clattering reindeer, and toy-toting Santa Claus. My favorite poem of the season is the prologue to the Gospel of John, although it lacks stables and mangers and swaddled babes. “Christmas poem” is a capacious category, occupied by a wide range of poems and populated by a startling variety of poets.I was reminded of this when I finally tracked down a copy of a book I’d long heard about but never read. “American Christmas” was first published in 1965; I now own a copy of the second edition of the anth...
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Last-minute Christmas activities in NYC’s 5 boroughs
20Dec By adminNo Comments
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Last-minute Christmas activities in NYC’s 5 boroughs

Christmas Day is less than a week away and there’s no place like New York City to spend the holidays. From the lesser-known (and perhaps less crowded) activities to the grand happenings famous around the world, here are some last-minute ways to celebrate the season in all five boroughs. Manhattan Nothing quite speaks to the magic of the season like ice skating in Central Park or staring up in awe at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. Meanwhile, a stroll down Fifth Avenue will delight you with dazzling window displays at stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf’s, while Macy’s Herald Square holds its own on the west side of Manhattan. Brooklyn The holidays will be filled with song in Brooklyn as the Cobble Hill Association and Brooklyn Youth Chorus sing Christmas carols Wedne...
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5 Best Smart Christmas Lights (2023): String Lights, Garlands, Outdoor Lights
17Dec By adminNo Comments
Technology

5 Best Smart Christmas Lights (2023): String Lights, Garlands, Outdoor Lights

Sick of climbing that ladder every year to put your lights up? Consider a permanent set of smart lights. This weatherproof model from Govee scores an IP67 rating (IP65 for the control box) and can handle temperatures of –4 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. They are designed to be up year-round. I (Simon) tested the 100-foot string (200-foot is also an option), which comes divided into six sections, with an extension cord to branch from the lower level to your roof line. Each bulb is around an inch and a half square and juts out an inch. A flat cable joins them together at 18-inch intervals. Installation was fairly easy for the most part, with the adhesive sticking well to the plastic underhang of my home. I used the supplied screw clips to tidy up some cables and fix them more securely. You can ...
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Family hopeful after FBI exhumes body from unsolved 1969 killing featured in Netflix’s ‘The Keepers’
15Dec By adminNo Comments
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Family hopeful after FBI exhumes body from unsolved 1969 killing featured in Netflix’s ‘The Keepers’

CENTREVILLE, Md. -- Darryl Malecki’s last memory of his older sister is a routine interaction between siblings: A teenager at the time, he was working at a fast food restaurant outside Baltimore when she stopped by to switch cars before heading to the mall.Joyce Malecki, 20, never returned home. Her body was found on a nearby military base with signs of severe trauma. An autopsy determined she had been strangled to death.More than a half-century later, the case remains unsolved. But the Malecki family received a spark of hope this week when FBI investigators exhumed Joyce Malecki’s body as they continue working to identify her killer.The case has been a subject of widespread speculation, especially since Netflix’s documentary series “The Keepers” examined the slaying of a Baltimore nun th...
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Shipping companies announce crucial deadlines for holiday shipping: “Time is running out”
15Dec By adminNo Comments
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Shipping companies announce crucial deadlines for holiday shipping: “Time is running out”

As the countdown to Christmas narrows to just 10 days, the United States Postal Service is issuing a last call to holiday gift senders. The cutoff date for USPS first-class mail is set for Saturday — marking a crucial deadline to ensure gifts arrive in time for the festive season.This December is especially busy for shipping companies. Around 82 million parcels are expected to be sent each day during this peak season. In Nashville, boxes are piling up at a facility called UPS Worldport, a key hub in the holiday shopping process where millions of packages will pass through during the holiday season. The 5.4 million square foot facility can sort about 416,000 packages per hour. The scene at the facility reflects the holiday rush. Customer Melinda Wayland ...
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