To celebrate the 50th anniversary of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' we've rounded up things you didn't know about the Christmas special.
Mindy Cohn opened up about a Facts of Life revival that was in the works but is now dead due to a “greedy” co-star.The star of the NBC sitcom who played Natalie Green in all nine seasons of the show was a guest on a recent episode of SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live, where she re...
Milind & his family are first generation immigrants to the US. He shares his memories of India and some vignettes of life in the US. “Illuminating the balcony in our Mumbai apartment with lights and the symbolic lantern – usually a star shaped kindled the sense of the beginning of the f...
The iconic Christmas tree has a lot of roots (forgive the pun). Ancient Egyptians used to mark the winter solstice by decorating their homes with green palms, while the Romans celebrated Saturnalia with evergreen boughs. These green plants signified that the spring would return with new life. ...
Christmas is not a Biblical holy day as it is not mentioned in the Bible. In fact, many of the symbols and customs we associate with Christmas began with winter solstice rituals and pagan festivals. The account of Jesus birth, life, death, and resurrection – what is often referred to as...
On December 23, the old city ofOaxacain southern Mexico blooms with life: Thousands of visitors line up to see the displays ofradish carvingsin all the colors of the rainbow. Skilled artisans craft beautiful displays from radishes in Oaxaca, Mexico. They only last half a day before the radis...
The catch was, they had to solemnly swear to return. The program was so unusual, it was featured in LIFE magazine and written about in Alabama’s newspapers, likeThe Centerville Press in this 1937 article. The majority of men paroled for Christmas returned to jail voluntarily – enough so ...
Frank Capra’s classic Christmas film debuted in 1946, with Jimmy Stewart playing George Bailey, a suicidal man who is shown what life would be like without him by an angel. The movie became an annual TV-viewing tradition. Edward Hibberd Johnson had the bright idea of stringing bulbs around...
Sydney to Los AngelesThe 19-hour time difference between these two locations is enough to have the time of your life at a privateNew Years' Eve partyin Sydney, overlooking the eye-catching fireworks. After that, board a Gulfstream G650 and land in Los Angeles just in time for the second ...
Historians believe the origins of the Christmas tree date back to the Ancient Egyptians and Romans. They would decorate evergreen trees and garlands as a symbol of eternal life. The first record of Christmas trees inside people's homes in the United States date back to the late 18th century...