Yule school to teach Santa's elves
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Customer service, story-telling, nature studies and wilderness survival are essential skills for any elf worthy of the name.
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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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It is the busiest time of year in the Santa Claus' Village post office in Finnish Lapland, as postal clerks dressed as elves handle more than 500,000 letters sent to Santa Claus this Christmas.
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By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 9--A couple times a year, thanks to the state's wildlife officials, we outdoors enthusiasts are able to roll out of bed with the kind of high hopes and grand dreams that young children associate with Christmas morning.
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By Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News, Pa.  Dec. 19--Joshua Kavelish struggles to spell cell phone.   But that doesn't mean he can't ask Santa for one.  "That way if you're gone from home, people can talk to you," the  6-year-old explained.
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A Lots of families will be heading off to Lapland this winter to deliver their letters to Father Christmas.
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Don't tell the children, but Santa's elves' North Pole jobs have been outsourced. Eighty percent of the world's toys , according to investigative journalist Eric Clark, were made in China's Pearl River Delta. In his provocative new book, "The Real Toy Story," Clark calls that part of the world's most-populous country "Santa's Sweatshop."
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In some places, holiday givers are coming up with creative alternatives this season.
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GRESTEN, Austria  - As Christmas nears, Austrian children hoping for gifts from Santa Claus will also be watching warily for "Krampus", his horned and hairy sidekick.
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Frankly Speaking: Frank Hayes relates a chat Santa had with an elf about annual gift giving to the IT world. And what's with all the penguins? Santa wants to know.
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Symbols of Christmas line the echoing hallways and vast rooms of Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman - dozens of Nativity scenes, wreaths and several Christmas trees.
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Schools in England have been sent advice on how to teach children good spoken English.
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Adults who encourage children to believe in Santa Claus are helping to foster their moral development, a British child psychiatrist said in a study published this week.
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'Tis the season for youngsters to get some quality face time with Father Christmas. If they can still find him, that is.
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Santa Claus is facing tough times in Europe. So, for that matter, are the Virgin Mary, Joseph and even baby Jesus.
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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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Families who are approved will receive a Christmas food box and gifts for their children through the Angel Tree program. Those applying need to appear in person at The Salvation Army, 200 E. Ninth in Shawnee.