Christmas Flourishes, in a Trim Green Stillness
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Around the country, this is the season when cemeteries become homes for many familiesâ second Christmas tree.
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The familiar sound of ringing bells announces the beginning of a Christmas -time tradition. Christmas shoppers are once again reminded by the Salvation Army
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Faced with the growing tide of imported Christmas trees, Mexico has set a goal of growing its own. It's not so much a nationalistic stance as a tacit acknowledgment that the Christmas tree, once alien to Mexican tradition, is here to stay.
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PORTLAND, Ore. Want a real Christmas tree, but don&#39;t like the idea of chopping one down? A company in Oregon is stepping in to fill a void for environmentally conscious consumers.
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A life-sized Nativity scene is seen in front of the obelisk and near the Christmas tree in St. Peter&#39;s Square at the Vatican after the unveiling ceremony, Friday, Dec. 24, 2004.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - There&#39;s a reason that smiling Salvation Army bell-ringer looks a little stiff this Christmas season, and it&#39;s not the cold weather.
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BEIJING, Dec. 25 -- While everyone is busy celebrating Christmas, retailers are the busiest: making reductions and doing promotions, because they know Santa Claus will bring them a fortune too.
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As the holidays approach, Christmas spirit is a bargain-hunting essential.
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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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One in four revelers regifts during the holiday season. No finger-pointing, please.
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The lawn outside 5751 Cabinwood Court was deep green, even for December, and freshly trimmed. Two weeping cherry tree saplings silently stood guard, and the black mail box near the street awaited its first delivery.
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China's shopping malls in late December  leave little doubt that the country has been smitten by  Christmas, if not in quite the way devout Christians might  hope.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas -- at least at that columned, white mansion on Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
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The old-fashioned letter is far from dead, especially during the holidays.
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Sydney: Even as Australians in the length and breadth of this vast continent celebrated Christmas yesterday with characteristic gusto, Ricky Pontingâs world champion team observed it quietly at a Melbourne restaurant with partners and families
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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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Gloom was banished from Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem for the first time in years on Monday as Christian pilgrims from all over the world flocked here to celebrate Jesus' birth in an atmosphere of renewed tranquility.