"Luxury advent calendars mash up tradition and modern consumer culture. But with exorbitant prices come high expectations — and sometimes spectacular PR disasters, such as Chanel's infamous advent calendar."
"Notes and Queries: The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts."
"A Christmas display which covers an entire cul-de-sac and includes 100,000 bulbs has been put up by one of the residents."
"Vilnius, Klaipėda and several smaller Lithuanian towns lit their main Christmas trees on Saturday evening, marking the start of the holiday season."
"The writer-director talks about the art of dialogue, his love of marital fight scenes, and how his new film, “Jay Kelly,” helped him rekindle his affection for the medium."
"NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Denis Leary about his role in the new Christmas comedy "Oh. What. Fun.""
"A company in southern Poland specializes in creating unique Christmas decorations for clients like Swarovski and Harrods. GlitterLab’s process is entirely manual, making each piece unique and its owner hopes the ornaments will bring joy to customers all year round and not just during the festive period."
"Huron Ridge Greenhouses grows and sells 23 varieties of poinsettias."
Editors Note: No pull text so here's a bonus TIFU which ends quite sweetly: "TIFU by buying everyone an AncestryDNA kit and ruining Christmas."
"Busses stop and children come running when Shiloh, the last dog on Christmas Island, takes a walk."
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