'Festivus' Shares Space With Fla. Nativity
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When a church group put a nativity scene on public property, officials warned it might open the door to other religious &#151; and not-so-religious &#151; displays. They were right.
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The imperial tradition of winter balls is being revived in St Petersburg.
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Everywhere the Pistons and the Pacers looked on Christmas, they were reminded of their shared indiscretion.
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Christmas celebrations have been held at the Church of Nativity in the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, the historic birthplace of Jesus Christ.
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There&#39;s no reason to believe you must use red and green ribbons and ornaments to make your home festive looking during the holidays.
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Worshippers brought hopes for greater peace in the coming year as they flocked to Manger Square in Bethlehem and to St. Peter&#39;s in the Vatican to hear Christmas messages urging an end to violence, particularly in the Middle East.
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The tradition of decorating evergreens can be traced back to ancient times in Rome and Egypt in celebration of the winter solstice.
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The Frankfurt, Germany Christmas market, with the Romer, Frankfurt's city hall, in the background.
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Christmas Eve is supposed to be a time for family, friends and faith, but this year the NFL has added a fourth &quot;F&quot; : football.
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The sounds of the holiday season are a joyous cacophony of loving banter, caroling and children&#39;s laughter. Thanks to the classic film &quot;It&#39;s a Wonderful Life,&quot; everyone knows that every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.
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In some places, holiday givers are coming up with creative alternatives this season.
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Fashion Wire Daily - With the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting underway just a few blocks away, the New York premiere of "The Holiday" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Wednesday night, November 29, ushered in another holiday tradition - warm romantic comedies.
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One of several New York presentations of âAmahlâ this season was mounted at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola as part of its valuable series Sacred Music in a Sacred Space.
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Christmas came early for some 200 children who got to play at Michael Jackson&#39;s amusement park and meet Santa Claus. By Aaron Lambert, AP/Santa Maria Times.
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Meet the season's hottest accessory: the nondisclosure agreement. By Mathew Honan from Wired magazine.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily December 22, 2004 - NEW YORK - The lighting of the tree at Rockefeller Center is widely televised, but there are other New York holiday traditions, like getting the ho-ho-ho out of town. As romantic holiday gifts go, what could be better than a bag packed for the tropics and a pair of plane tickets to get there?
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Pope John Paul II ushered in Christmas on Friday by celebrating midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, praying that world leaders will strive for peace and that Jews, Muslims and Christians will live harmoniously in the Holy Land.