The phone rang loudly Christmas morning so I quickly slid on my new slippers and jumped over wads of gift wrap, half assembled toys and the remaining unopened boxes to answer it before it woke Grandpa from his nap. My good friend called to tell me she just got a Gucci Twirl Watch. “A what?â€?…
My very favorite thing about Christmas is the music. Every year I buy at least one new Christmas CD. This season, I’m already up to two, with maybe one more ending up in my collection. Starbucks has some good collections in their stores (or you can order them online from their music Website). I picked…
The 2005 Rockefeller Christmas Tree. Photo by Sue Frause. Hey, big spender — here’s the holiday package for you. The Buckingham Hotel in midtown Manhattan is offering a posh package now through Jan. 8, 2007. One couple per night will see and experience the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center in style. For $75,000, here’s the…
For the first time since 1957, the first day of Hanukkah was also Christmas Day. The eighth and final night of The Festival of Lights this year will be January 1. And Kwanzaa runs from December 26 through January 1, as well. So since all of these holidays are in a harmonic convergence this year,…