Christmas

The website onlyinyourstate.com does many blogs about Maine, one of their latest is their list of the 'Top 13 Christmas Towns In Maine'. They say these are the best Maine towns to feel the Christmas spirit, they added in a disclaimer that 'This list was a hard one! We wish every lovely town in Maine could have been included, but with all the decorating, baking and wrapping to be done, you just don

This a very touching commercial from Germany about Christmas. It's in German but you will get the idea of the commercial as you watch it. It revolves around an old man who is alone and will be alone for the Holiday's because his family is too busy to make time for him, so he fakes his death...

Air Force veteran John Fletcher and his wife have been dressing up as Santa and Mrs. Claus for years at the annual 'Christmas Tree' lighting in Marlborough, New Hampshire.The event is sponsored by the American Legion and the Monadnock Lions Club.

Reese’s candy has come out with a special candy bar for Christmas; it’s the Reese’s peanut butter Christmas tree. Well, social media is going crazy over this, not because it tastes so good but because of what it looks like.

The Band Perry, Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry will be in New York this Wednesday (12/2) for the 83rd annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree.

Now that Black Friday is here, the ‘official’ Christmas season starts. Shopping, putting up the tree and decoration are all a part of the holiday season but so is watching our favorite Christmas movies.

The Maine Country Music Association will hold a Country Christmas Show at the Litchfield Sportsman Club. The show is this Sunday, November 29 from noon to 5pm.

In the United States, Christmas dinner is (for us) usually traditional. Ham or Turkey with potatoes, veggies, salad, pies and maybe some cookies. But, outside of the U.S., there are some unique holiday dishes.

Three days ago the Cherry Hill Mall in New Jersey announced they would be charging to Santa this Christmas. They wanted parents to pay $35 to $50 to get a picture or video and Santa exhibit for their kids. Parents were not happy. Two days ago, the Mall has changed their mind.

January 14, 2015, I woke up with the thermometer at my house reading 20 below zero, it sure is cold out today. But, January 14th is the deadline for Maine homeowners to take down their Christmas decorations by law, or is it?.

Are you wondering what to do with the Christmas tree you are taking down? If you’re near Westbook, Maine, or you don’t mind the drive, they will take your tree.

As much as the anticipation built for Christmas 2014, it sure seemed to be over in a blink of an eye. My only immediate family that are left are my niece and her Dad. He lives in Dunstable, Massachusetts, which is just over the state line from Nashua, New Hampshire. Last year and this year, I boarded the Amtrak Downeaster in Brunswick and they pick me up in Haverill, Massachusetts.

The countdown to Christmas is down to three days and many families are defrosting the turkey as I write this post. A recent study from Del Monte Holiday Meal Census says Mainers are very dedicated when it comes to making the holiday meal.

Christmas as we know it today hasn’t always been Christmas as we know it. It was only about 150 years ago Christmas in the United States started to take shape and become the holiday we have today.

It's two days until Christmas and this is the first year that I haven't finished my Christmas shopping yet. I have a reason, even though it's totally my fault. On December 9th, I was at Hannaford and I wrote a check for my groceries and I saw that it was the last check in my book. I got home to discover that was the last check I had!

Until the Christmas of 1880 Christmas trees when decorated with candles. As you can imagine that would be quite dangerous having lighted candles on a dry tree. Thomas Edison, who invented the incandescent bulb in 1879, hung a string of electric lights outside his lab in New Jersey and that was the beginning of electric lights at Christmas.