The Sites Before Christmas
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Face it, shopaholics -- the Internet drains much of the fun out of holiday shopping and replaces it with ice-cold efficiency. Who wouldn't rather stroll through Neiman Marcus or Best Buy with their best buddy than sit solo in front of a computer, eyeballing page after page of tiny pictures showing what you could reach out and touch at real malls?
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Also: Mysterious stone slab bears ancient writing. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Road travellers may face delays on Christmas Eve as people prepare for a festive journey to or from home.
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Some people collect electronic toys as avidly as other people buy antiques.  For a peek at what digital wonders people are buying this season, Amazon.com offers a look at some of the hottest sellers this holiday season. They include:  Apple 30 GB iPod Video.
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The BBC News website look at the variety of European traditions at Christmas and New Year.
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If you get a holiday greeting e-mailed to you, be careful to check where it&#39;s from. There&#39;s a Christmas grinch making its way through cyberspace.
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With just hours to go before Christmas, the nation&#39;s retailers said they hoped a last-minute flurry of holiday shoppers, whether delayed by winter storms or by simple procrastination, would be enough to shore up an otherwise disappointing season.
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Online retailers say they are ready to deliver goods to Christmas shoppers who waited until the last minute.
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Was convenience a priority in December?
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The e-tailer has another big holiday season.
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Food, friends, and elf figurines add up. Here's some advice on how to handle the holiday tab.
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MONDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Toy safety should be at the top of your list when you select Christmas presents for children.
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Dec 24, 2004 - Shoppers some holding out for the best bargains, others delayed by winter storms in the Midwest hit the nation&#39;s malls and stores, looking for last-minute gifts on Friday, the day before Christmas.
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It's Christmas, which means it's time to draw up lists: a list of who is getting presents; a list of who has been naughty or nice. So in honor of the holiday season, I have a list of my own: a list of downwardly mobile companies. I've been struck recently by how many once-great companies are no longer so great. ...
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By CHRIS TOMLINSON  With just six shopping days left, High Street retailers are already forecasting their worst Christmas for 25 years, while online retailers are bragging that it's going to be the best on record.
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The following events to celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are all open to the public. The earliest services are listed first; some churches offer more than one.
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Search headlines from around the web, December 28, 2004.