December 17, 2011 There’s always that one Christmas that truly was special to you when you were growing up. For me, every Christmas was special. I wouldn’t trade time spent with friends and family for anything in the world. But being a k
December 16, 2011 Thanks again to Lite 98.7 listeners who contributed to our Christmas Wish to the Rescue campaign. We collected enough presents to make sure residents at the Rome and Utica Rescue Missions had a great Christmas
The vote may still be out, but we’re gonna go ahead and call it: ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ is officially 2011′s most popular (and, depending on who you ask, overplayed) holiday song.
The Mariah Carey hit from 17 years ago is suddenly everywhere, no doubt bolstered by the remake the pop diva recently did with tween-sensation Justin Bieber. But even regular people are getting in on the act, filming themselves singing, lip-syncing, or dancing to the tune. From kids to soldiers, here are 10 of our favorite ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ covers below.
December 16, 2011 Are you planning on fighting the legendary “Left Lane Battle” on the thruway this holiday season? The left lane battle is when certain drivers insist on using the left lane for more than just passing. Well suit up with your armor because according to a new survey from Triple A, more than 90 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home during the Christmas holiday.
December 16, 2011 Earlier this week I told you about a young woman who secretly paid off the layaway balances at her local K-Mart. Her story made headlines and inspired a copy cat who, the next day, paid $2000 toward 18 Layaway slips. Well, didn't I tell you it was spreading? Check out this story from Omaha, Nebraska.
It wouldn’t be Christmas time without Christmas movies, and even though the same half-dozen or so holiday classics tend to be played again and again during December two Christmas films folks are still not sick of are ‘A Christmas Story’ and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’
December 15, 2011 We're heading into a marathon of eating and boozing with this holiday season. You can either surrender now, knowing that you're going to be packing on the pounds, or you can take a stand and minimize the damage that you're sure to do to your body.
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A recent study claims that a lot of Americans aren't getting into the holiday spirit. Well, if that's true, then we think we've found the solution — cute dogs in holiday costumes! They're fun to look at and an excellent source of inspiration for dressing up your own puppies.
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When it was released in 1983, ‘A Christmas Story’ was only a modest success. However, over the years, constant television airings of the movie during the holiday season has made Ralphie Parker and the gang almost as synonymous with Christmas as the characters in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’
Although they remain ageless on the small screen, the kids from Hohman, Indiana are now middle-aged men in real life. See what they are up to below.
As far as Jorge Santini, the major of San Juan, Puerto Rico is concerned, nothing says Christmas like one animal crushing the windpipe of another. Wait, what???
The mayor and his family posed for an incredibly macabre Christmas photo this year, which shows a taxidermied leopard going to town on the jugular of an unfortunate antelope. Thank you, Santini family. You’ve just given us Christmas nightmares. Check it out after the jump.
December 14, 2011 Recently we featured the YouTube video of 'Christmas in the Mohawk Valley' which was recorded 20 Christmases ago this year. We've also been tipped to other homegrown Christmas Songs:
