9 German-style Christmas markets in North America

Open November 26-December 24: Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Closes 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve.) Admission free. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Though not held in a town, like most markets, the Osthoff Lake Resort’s …
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Mena Suvari shares ‘awkward’ Christmas card

That’s the word being used the most to describe Mena Suvari’s Christmas photo/card — “awkward.” But we’re guessing “funny” is what she was going for. The Chicago Fire actress wished her Instagram followers a “#Happy Holidays” earlier this week …
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Forget the Romance. Web Christmas Tree Sales Are Surging

It’s snowing. The children laugh and prance through the woods. Dad fells the perfect fir and carries it home over his shoulder. The family sings carols and drinks cocoa as they happily decorate the tree. That yuletide dream, peddled by …
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‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’: You choose the best version, in our Twelve Days of Christmas Classics — POLL

The Twelve Days of Christmas Classics is on! Starting with “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire),” EW is putting the best versions of the most-covered Christmas songs up to a daily vote …
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A Christmas Spent at the Bar Can Be Joyous, Too

Then there’s Jack Lemmon’s hapless C. C. Baxter in “The Apartment,” who is forced out of his lodgings on Christmas so his no-good boss can rendezvous there with his mistress, leaving Baxter with no choice but to repair to a saloon. There …
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Airline Surprises Passengers With Christmas Gifts Upon Arrival

The Canadian company WestJet has many believing in Christmas miracles after a video showcasing the airline’s generosity (and marketing savvy) went viral. In the five-and-a-half-minute piece, “Virtual Santa” asked unsuspecting Calgary-bound passengers what …
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Christmas Has Lowest Car-Theft Rate as Criminals Wait

Christmas Day has the lowest auto-theft rate of the year in the U.S., as criminals spend time with their families and put off stealing until warmer months. There were 1,432 thefts reported on Dec. 25, compared with more than 2,400 on peak days …
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‘A Christmas Story’ House Stay Auction Includes Leg Lamp

The Cleveland home is known as A Christmas Story House and Museum, and is open year-round to the public for tours. While many of the film’s scenes were taped on a sound stage in Canada, some scenes were shot in the house in Cleveland.
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‘A Christmas Story’ House Stay Auction Includes Leg Lamp

In the pantheon of classic Christmas movie characters, young Ralph “Ralphie” Parker, with his glasses and bright eyes, from the film “A Christmas Story” may be among the most recognizable. Now his house, or at least the one in which the 1983 …
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