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...best known collection of parodies by a single person is Max Beerbohm's ''A Christmas Garland''.

...U.S. offices of the fictional multinational Nakatomi Corporation, where a Christmas party is underway. Shortly after he arrives, a group of twelve terrorists l

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In modern times, '''Yule''' is an alternative name for Christmas.<ref>"[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yule Yule]"</ref> It was o

...xedo'' (2002), ''In the Game'' (2004), ''Garfield: The Movie'' (2004), ''A Christmas Carol: The Musical'' (2004) and ''Garfield II: A Tale of Two Kitties'' (200

...s from their neighbors. Halloween, along with Easter, Valentine's Day and Christmas are the biggest candy selling days of the year.

...ny other countries as well. It is often associated with holidays such as [[Christmas]] and New Years.

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...th the celebration of Christ's resurrection on [[Easter Sunday]]. Unlike [[Christmas]], which always takes place on the same day, Easter is a [[movable Feast]],

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...n Norway and Sweden. In modern culture, Lapland has become associated with Christmas. Santa's home is often said to be in Lapland. In Finnish Lapland there is a

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...married Henrietta Wilfrida, but the couple divorced eight years later. On Christmas Eve 1936 Leakey married [[Mary Leakey|Mary Douglas Nicol]] who would later

...hich is a standard celebratory or feast in the West for such holidays as [[Christmas]] and also, in the US, [[Thanksgiving]]. ...million turkeys are gobbled up at Thanksgiving followed by 22 million at [[Christmas]], and 19 million at [[Easter]].<ref name="Minnesota Turkey">{{cite web |ur

*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6665738 "Christmas Eve and the Birth of 'Talk' Radio"] National Public Radio's ''All Things Co

...They secured a television series in 1999, which ran for three series and a Christmas special before spawning a [[The League of Gentlemen (television series)#The

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...ue love, had also fallen in love with Maurice. She wrote to "dear Emil" on Christmas 1927, saying <blockquote>The postman has already brought me three letters f She gave Maurice, for Christmas 1929, an autographed picture, inscribed "For Emil, in memory, from your Gel

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* '' We Wish You a Merry Christmas''

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...hich is a standard celebratory or feast in the West for such holidays as [[Christmas]] and also, in the US, [[Thanksgiving]].

...ial was broadcast, as a reworking of the [[Charles Dickens]] classic ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''. It upended the story by imagining Ebenezer Blackadder as a kind,

</ref><ref name="Iain">Iain Thomson. Spammers suggest a Rolex for Christmas. Informatics, 16 Dec 2004 http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2126401/spammers-suggest-rolex-christmas

China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Christmas Island.

...Christmas Present", an illustration from [[Charles Dickens]]'s novel ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' (1843).]] ...f particular [[hymn]]s and [[Christmas carol|carols]] and Nativity plays. Christmas has inspired a wide range of music, literature and performance art.

...'' performed by [[Nat King Cole]] and The Nat King Cole Trio, plays during Christmas time in the film, as also appearing in the other films of the trilogy ''Day

...ter [[Jeremy Dyson]]; all four wrote for the show over its three series, [[Christmas]] special and film. Memorable characters from the series include Tubbs and

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...tising that dealt with other holidays, saying "As a Christian, I don't put Christmas on the same plane as winter solstice...It kind of felt like a poke in the e | title = Peace on Earth in Our Time: The "war on Christmas" is basically over.

Construction of the first interferometer was done during the 1950s. By [[Christmas]] Day in 1959 the first arm of the interferometer opened. The following ye

...the place where George Washington's troops crossed the ice-laden river on Christmas night of 1776, perhaps 100 miles upstream (north) of the point where the ri

...If the operation had succeeded, [[World War II]] would have ended before Christmas 1944. The operation failed and Groesbeek stayed in the front line almost u

Inspired by a request for <font color="purple">'''Christmas in July'''</font color> as this month's topic, we're expanding to all reaso *I've just about finished writing a mystery story called ''"Le Père Noël on Christmas Island"'', which is about a story by that name by James Norman Hall, althou

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* Engelman, Fred L. ''The Peace of Christmas Eve'' (1962), popular account; [http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/ma

**December 25: only Christmas day episode in the original production **series pattern for the new production is roughly as 1985, with added Christmas specials

...to the day after [[Thanksgiving]] in the U.S., the start of the unofficial Christmas-shopping season, when many retailers offer special bargains.)

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...Christmastime, many families gather together to watch ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''; this half hour broadcast was the first in a long line of Peanuts anima

...o a starting line position. A board of multi-colored lights, similar to a "Christmas Tree" board seen in drag racing, signal to the riders when the ride is begi

*''[[A Miser Brothers' Christmas]]'' (2008) *''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]'' (2008)

*B2.2 'Blue Christmas' (Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson) - 5:37

.... The title song 'Toyland' and 'March of the Toys' occasionally show up on Christmas compilations. ...and director-producer William Mount-Burke. LOOM played this operetta as a Christmas show for several weeks each year thereafter for 13 seasons with considerabl

* ''[[The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book]]'' (1986, edited by Douglas Adams and [[Peter Fincham]]), which inclu ** ''[[A Christmas Fairly Story]]'' [''[[sic]]''] by Douglas Adams and [[Terry Jones]]

...hospital, but he fully recovered from his wounds. in 1983, two days after Christmas, he went to his would-be assassin and had a conversation with him, in which

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...ily gathering, typically on [[Thanksgiving]] and at holiday meals around [[Christmas Day]] and [[New Year's Eve]]. Turkeys, which originated in the Americas, al ...h pork, sage and onion stuffing |accessdate=2010-10-17 |work=Delia Smith's Christmas Collection}}</ref>

...Zeeman gave the televised series of [[Royal Institution Christmas Lectures|Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution]]. From these grew the 'Mathematics Maste

*'''Christmas Day''' – William is crowned King in [[Westminster Abbey]]. *'''Christmas Day 1069''' – Ignoring a rebellion in Maine, William rides North to Engla

...the fact that it falls during [[Christmastide]] (the holidays surrounding Christmas) can cause emotional distress for some. [[Suicide]] rates are high during

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*''[[Elvis' Christmas Album]]'' (1957) *''[[Elvis Sings the Wonderful World of Christmas]]'' (1971)

...urry]]. Edited [[ABBA]], started [[Grevillea]]. Yeah, baby! Created [[A Christmas Carol]] and [[reading (performance)|reading]] ...]] created [[musical instrument]] and [[fiddle]], and edited [[ABBA]], [[A Christmas Carol]], [[Reading (performance)]], and [[Household]], and needs help with

...that "You'll shoot your eye out!" but nevertheless is given the airgun for Christmas and promptly breaks his eyeglasses with a ricochet.

| ''Family Theater'' - "A Daddy for Christmas"

...Following its cancellation, she appeared in the movie ''National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'', then was brought in by [[Larry David]] and [[Jerry Seinfeld]] t

* The Christmas shopping gag, where Dagwood is shown holding up a a number of Christmas packages that completely covers up his face and upper body.

...[[A Christmas Story]]’’ (1983), about the young boy who wants a BB gun for Christmas and is told that, “You’ll shoot your eye out.” Shepherd co-wrote the ...a tourist attraction, the infamous “leg lamp” in two sizes, night lights, Christmas tree lights, lunch boxes, figurines featuring scenes from the film, and T-s

...not allow her to pension off Hercule Poirot, demanding their "Christie for Christmas" for over fifty years, participating with millions of enthusiasts who play *Hercule Poirot's Christmas

| quote = Shortly before Christmas the City of Philadelphia Fire Department commissioned ' Independence' , the

% Q:Why is everyday Christmas for a computer scientist.

...ker. Swift has a younger brother named Scott. The family was raised on a [[Christmas tree]] farm.

With XYZ's future now in limbo, Squire and White recorded a [[Christmas]] single called 'Run with the Fox', in October 1981 at New Pipers,<ref>[htt

| quote = Last Christmas, the British publisher Short Books issued—along with {{'}}Doctor, Have Yo

...national youth teams. At 18, he debuted in Schalke's first team on 1960's Christmas Day. In Schalke's [[Glückaufkampfbahn]] stadium, the home team won 3-1 ove

*Live from etown: 2006 Christmas Special (2006)

...o take a special interest in the child, and give the godchild birthday and Christmas gifts. As godparents are usually intimate friends of the family, they ofte

...a council is said to have been held here (and another in Japan) to approve Christmas Humphreys' "Twelve principles of Buddhism" (the Burmese leadership refused

* '''Ives''' - [[Joseph Christmas Ives]]

...They Call It The Blues," "I'm Still Standing," "Kiss The Bride," "Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year)," "Crystal" * ''[[Elton John's Christmas Party]]'' (other various artists) (2005), (re-released in 2006 with less tr

...use]]'', ''[[Nicholas Nickleby]]'', ''[[The Pickwick Papers]]'', and ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''. ...Years later, Dickens shared that he was "deeply affected" in writing ''A Christmas Carol'' and the novel rejuvenated his career as a renowned author.

...ture involves members of an extended family deciding collectively to forgo Christmas, birthday or other holiday gifts to one another in lieu of targeted donatio

...friends, neighbors, or relatives (e.g., through a genealogical project or Christmas celebrations), or draw the individual participant into an organizational mi

...hool in Dallas. Yvonne was considered to be a promising dancer, and at the Christmas show she caught the attention of the guest of honor, prima ballerina absolu

...an sells the 35SQ Astron, the first commercially available quartz watch on Christmas, December 25th

...lso a strong adherent of the Church of England, though his poem ''The true Christmas'' could have been written by an ascetic puritan. At some point he seems to

...sis of ''London Calling!'' began at the [[Swiss]] resort of [[Davos]] in [[Christmas]] 1922, when Coward presented a musical outline of a new project involving

[[Led Zeppelin]] performed two [[Christmas]] shows at the Palace on 22 and 23 December 1972. Alexandra Palace plays an

...dow as P-47s dip in and out of clouds through suddenly erupting strings of Christmas-tree lights [flak], before one speck turns over and drops toward earth in t

**1846 First decorated English [[Christmas tree]]

After temporary repairs, the cargo ship got underway on [[December 25|Christmas Day]] and headed for the [[California (U.S. state)|California]] coast. ...arl Harbor, and San Francisco to carry returning soldiers home in time for Christmas.

...eral configurations for evading scan detection, such as SYN/Stealth scans, Christmas Tree scans, and more.[http://www.unicornscan.org/| Unicorn Scan] is another

*,, Christmas: performance of ''Love's Labour's Lost''

...used to season goose, especially the roast goose traditionally eaten for [[Christmas]].

...agesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/Overview.aspx ''The Queen's Christmas Broadcasts'']</ref> and her annual Commonwealth Day messages are expression

...o Alice <!-- or her mother -->a handwritten and illustrated manuscript for Christmas 1865 (about 18,000 words)

...casual [[birdwatching|birdwatcher]]s mistaking [[auk]]s for penguins, to [[Christmas]] cards featuring penguins alongside northern [[polar bear]]s.<ref>There is

...endered and were dispatched to seek mercy from Henry II. Immediately after Christmas, Richard took up arms against the count of Bigorre and the vicomtes of Dax At Christmas 1182, as in 1173, [[Henry II]] lost control of his family. He asked Richard

...nt. The ''Lebor Gabála'' dates Cobthach's death and Labraid's accession to Christmas Eve, 307 BC, and also synchronises his reign to that of [[Ptolemy III Euerg

...(VNQDD''', or, in English, '''Vietnamese Nationalist Party'''. Founded on Christmas 1927 by a teacher, Nguyen Thai Hoc,<ref name=VNQDDhist>{{citation

...p, managed by Peter Grant at RAK, who wanted to return home to England for Christmas.<ref>{{cite book|author=Carson, Annette|title=Jeff Beck: Crazy Fingers|edit

Speaking about the White House review triggered by the Christmas 2009 attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner, as well as security developments

...lands|Hawaiian chain]]. After brief repairs, she sailed with a cargo for [[Christmas Island]] and [[Canton Island]], but returned to [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu