Tuesday, December 25, 2012
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
We know that there were three Wise Men, 12 days of Christmas and that Santa delivers all his presents around the world in one night. But did you know... $23,439.38: How much it would cost to buy your "true love" all the gifts in the 12 Days of Christmas. 12.9 billion hours, $447 billion: How many hours Americans were expected to spend shopping, wrapping and returning gifts last year. That was about 42 hours and $688.87 per person. Get your postman or postwoman a gift: According to Hallmark, Christmas is the largest card-sending occasion. Nearly 1.5 billion cards are sent to friends and family every Christmas Season. (That's actually down 400 million cards since 2004.) $983 million: The value of U.S. imports of Christmas tree …
Friday, December 21, 2012
ReadKiddoRead asked authors, athletes and celebrities to share their favorite books.
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Courtesy of the ReadKiddoRead Foundation Are you giving books to your kids as gifts? Which ones are you picking out for friends and family? ReadKiddoRead asked authors, athletes and celebrities to finish this sentence: The Best Gift I Ever Got Was a Book, and That Book Was _____. Pick up some of these favorites for the kids in your life, or browse through ReadKiddoRead.com for books that are sure to please any young person this holiday season. Mark Teixeira The best gift I ever got was a book; it was The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris. The book is The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, given to me by my friend and high school principal, Barry Fitzpatrick. While I can't single out any book as my favorite, this book stands out …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Here is a handy list.
Town government buildings such as Town Hall and the Winchester Public Library and their services will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. This includes all schools and the post office. All salons and spas in town will be closed, as will all banks and gyms. The MBTA commuter rail schedule will be operating on a Sunday schedule with the first train into the city at 7 a.m. and the last train leaving the city at 11:30 p.m. with trains leaving in one hour intervals in-between. After 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve, all fares are free of charge. Christmas Day:
Monday, November 5, 2012
Be the first of the season to visit Mahoney’s Christmas Shoppe on Nov. 14.
If an event’s longevity has anything to say about its appeal, then Mahoney’s Garden Centers’ annual “Ladies Night Out” is a hit. Held annually in Winchester, Tewksbury and Falmouth, the event has become a pre-holiday highlight for ladies to escape into a night of shopping and fun. On Wednesday, Nov. 14 from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Winchester location, be the first of the season to visit Mahoney’s Christmas Shoppe filled with all the glitz and glitter ever imagined, sip wine and sample food, and shop local fashion designers and sellers, salons, crafters and much more. “Mahoney’s Ladies Night Out is no ordinary night out,” says Bob Rocco, general manager of Mahoney’s in Winchester. “It has become a social event that ladies look forward to each …
Mark Ouellette
10:07 am on Sunday, January 20, 2013
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