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Santa ClausMerry Old Santa Clausby Thomas Nast. 2 of 3 Santa Claus; Coca-ColaSomebody Knew I Was Coming, a depiction of Santa Claus holding a bottle of Coca-Cola; painting by Haddon Sundblom for the Coca-Cola Company, 1940. 3 of 3 ...
Now, she is a devoted if often harried, single mom to a smart and loving 10-year-old girl, Brooklyn (Audrey Wise Alvarez, The Good Doctor). Angela’s busy schedule makes it hard for her to find time for much of anything — or anyone — else. As it is, she can barely get ...
‘All I Want For Christmas is You’ into a cultural juggernaut, Richard Curtis’s sprawling London ensemble piece is so sticky sweet that it’s easy to forget that each bit of holiday cheer is counterbalanced with characters destined for the naughty list. From Alan Rickman’s philandering ...
There’s gift ideas to make her laugh, cry, jump for joy and get just plain gitty in this list. This year, give her something she’ll actually want and love. 750+ Best Toys and Gifts for Girls (Ages 1 to 12) Unique gift ideas for girls ages 1 to 12. See the bestsellers of 20...
Not a movie but a two-season series out of Norway, Home for Christmas is a must-watch for the holiday season. The wildly charming Ida Elise Broch stars as Johanne, a 30-year-old single nurse who is tired of being chucked to the kids' table for the holidays. So, she tells a little...
For starters, why is this old lady played by a 45 year-old Ann Harding in bad makeup? There was no shortage of fine elderly actresses in Hollywood at the time. Any one of them bringing some authenticity and warmth to the role would have helped the movie quite a bit, instead of ...
Home Aloneis a must-watch Christmas movie for the whole family. A very young Macaulay Culkin plays Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old troublemaker who must protect his family home from burglars after he’s left behind from his family’s Christmas holiday to Paris. ...
The demand for live poinsettias faces increasingcriticismfor being wasteful. Each year millions of live potted plants are cultivated and shipped across much of the world for a six-week Christmas season, only to be thrown away in January. Unlike freshChristmas trees, the cultivation of which has ...