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Merry Christmas
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 14:00:00 +1100
Washington Post (blog)

Merry Christmas
! 107 years ago tonight, Americans heard the world 's first
The few weeks between Thanksgiving and
Christmas
are typically when radio stations start blasting holiday tunes across the country. In 1906, though, there was but one radio station as we think of them today. And on
Christmas
Eve, it beamed out the
Washington Post (blog)
Merry Christmas Message
Christmas Greetings
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 11:00:00 +1100
The Times of Israel

Netanyahu wishes Christian world a
merry Christmas
to seize a common future of peace and prosperity. By Stuart Winer December 24, 2013, 11:11 pm. Tweet. Email; Print; Share. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sends a
Christmas message
via video, December 2013. (screen capture: Youtube/IsraeliPM)
The Times of Israel
Boxing Day
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +1100
Auckland stuff.co.nz

All eyes on cinema 's blockbuster season
While other
Boxing Day
releases are pitched at different audiences, it has to be a daunting proposition for any director to go up against Peter Jackson 's epic fantasy The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Disney 's animated Frozen and Ben Stiller and
Sydney Morning Herald
Boxing Day Sale
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 14:00:00 +1100

Boxing Day sales
start early
For customers who still prefer the traditional form of blockbuster
sales
shopping, the department store titans open their flagship Bourke St Melbourne stores from 5am on
Boxing Day
. The first bleary-eyed 100 customers in the Myer CBD queue will be
Herald Sun
Christmas carols
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +1100
FanSided

LSU Football team sings
Christmas carols
(Video)
The LSU Tigers football team is getting caught up in the spirit as well. They released a photo of the team singing
Christmas carols
. The first song is “The Twelve Days of Christmas” in what looks like a team meeting room. It looks like they 're trying
FanSided
Carols by Candlelight
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +1100

Thousands of families gathered in Melbourne 's Sidney Myer music bowl for
The Looney Toons made an appearance at Carols by Candelight. Picture: Derrick den Hollander Source: HeraldSun. THOUSANDS of families have gathered in Melbourne to watch one of Australia 's most famous
Carols by Candlelight
. Singer Silvie Paladino
Herald Sun
Christmas wishes
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +1100
GSMArena.com

you a Merry, Merry
Christmas
We hope that you 've accomplished everything you 've set your mind on during that past year. If not, let 2014 be the year of your personal success. We
you all the love in the world along with the peace to enjoy it. We ourselves have been enjoying a
GSMArena.com
Louis Tomlinson
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 05:00:00 +1100
Zap2it.com (blog)

Happy 22nd Birthday
Louis Tomlinson
! Celebrate With 12 Flawless GIFs Of This
His voice brings dazzling high notes to the perfect One Direction harmony… He 's the oldest in the band, but acts the most adorably immature… And just LOOK at the coy grin! It 's
Louis Tomlinson 's
22nd birthday today—and we only see it fit to
PerezHilton.com
Happy birthday,
Louis Tomlinson : 22 GIF reminders he 's the prettiest One
December 24, 2013 10:30 AM ET. Follow @BillyNilles_Duh on Twitter | Google+ Google.
louis
tomlinson
-birthday-gi.jpg It may be Christmas Eve, but for One Direction fans, Dec. 24 is notable for something a bit more important: It 's
Louis Tomlinson 's
birthday.
Zap2it.com (blog)
Christmas Pictures
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +1100
Scottish Daily Record

Pictures : Happy
Christmas
from the Animal Kingdom
Pictures : Happy
Christmas
from the Animal Kingdom. 25 Dec 2013 00:01. WE couldn 't resist the awwwwwww factor this
Christmas
so we 've put together a
picture
gallery that will make you smile as it 's filled with cute animals wishing you a Merry
Christmas
Scottish Daily Record
Anne Hathaway
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +1100
PerezHilton.com

Anne Hathaway
Legs It Through LAX In Short Shorts!
Just in time for the holidays!
Anne Hathaway
touched down at LAX on Monday, and she clearly couldn 't wait any longer for it to be shorts weather again. LOLz! The 31-year-old paired her denim cutoffs with a black and white striped top, black tights, and
PerezHilton.com
Santa tracker
Santa Tracker 2013, NORAD Santa Tracker, NORAD, Where Is Santa
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 20:00:00 +1100
thejournal.ie

NORAD 's
Santa tracker
now live
NORAD says
Santa
usually starts in the South Pacific and hits New Zealand and Australia before heading to Japan and Asia. Africa and Europe are next, followed by North America and South America. "
Santa
calls the shots, " NORAD says on its website.
The Herald-Times (subscription)
Santa Tracker : NORAD follows Kris Kringle
Image Courtesy of NASA
Santa
has a very big night ahead of him and he has a ton of gifts to deliver this Christmas Eve. NORAD – the North American Aerospace Defense Command – is
tracking Santa 's
progress tonight as it has done every Christmas Eve
Q13 FOX
home alone
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +1100

A Real
Alone
Story
SEATTLE, Wash. (CBS) -- This teenage boy 's parents asked us not to show his face, because the home-invasion burglars haven 't been captured--yet. He says when two burglars crashed through a window while he was
home alone , it brought his worst
Christmas Songs
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 23:00:00 +1100
NPR (blog)

A Rational Conversation: Darren Davis Of Clear Channel On New
Christmas
Across the country there are stations, usually ones in the adult contemporary format, that switch to playing
Christmas music
all day long. Not surprisingly, on Christmas radio, tradition rules. That means the playlists are dominated by songs and
NPR (blog)
Family ideals reflected, reinforced in
Christmas music , author says
“That seems to indicate that these songs mean a great deal to us as a culture,” says Ronald Lankford Jr., author of “Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells
amp; Silent Nights: A Cultural History of American
Christmas Songs
” (University Press of Florida, $21.95
Tribune-Review
Happy Holidays
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +1100
Christian Science Monitor

Happy Holidays : Google Doodle avoiding 'war on Christmas ' rumpus?
A majority of Americans -- 67% -- say that they prefer people to say "Merry Christmas, " with only 18% saying that they 'd rather hear "
Happy holidays " according to a new Fairleigh Dickinson University 's PublicMind poll. (Another 15% say that they 're
Los Angeles Times
Happy Holidays : 5 Google Doodles of Christmases past
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Joyous Kwanzaa, Festive Solstice, Happy New Year. No matter what you celebrate this holiday season, Google wishes you
Happy Holidays
with a Google Doodle. While most Google Doodles honor or celebrate individual
Christian Science Monitor
Katy Perry
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +1100
International Business Times UK

Katy Perry
Shuts Critics DOWN With Stripped Acoustic Version Of
beautiful take on the already gorgeous song! Then see Katy get HIGHlarious on hot toddies…AFTER THE JUMP!!! Tags: acoustic version, alan carr chatty man, alcohol, anglophilia,
katy perry , live, music minute, performance, tv news, unconditionally
PerezHilton.com
Rihanna and
Katy Perry
Are Double-Handedly Keeping Nail Art Alive
For those of you who argued with us over the seemingly imminent death of nail art, it looks like you 've got two major proponents on your side:
Katy Perry
and Rihanna, who both snapped Instagrams this past weekend of their festive holiday nails
Fashionista
Nigella Lawson
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 05:00:00 +1100
Mirror.co.uk

Nigella
locked herself in secret cell
Nigella Lawson
was effectively put on trial without a lawyer, her furious brother claims today. The TV cook was falsely portrayed as 'permanently drug-dazed ' and 'addled by narcotics ', Dominic Lawson says. The court did not let her present evidence to
NEWS.com.au
Nigella Lawson 'never made mince pies or yule logs at home 'No pies ':
Nigella Lawson
. Handout.
Nigella Lawson 's
former personal assistants claim to have never seen her make a mince pie at home. The TV cook, 53, is also said to have let caterers cook Christmas dinner rather than do it herself. One of her ex
Mirror.co.uk
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 05:00:00 +1100

Let the numbers alone speak
Melky Cabrera, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire Getty Images Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire can 't get in the Baseball Hall of Fame because of their relationship to banned substances. But after testing positive for synthetic testosterone, Melky Cabrera got a $16
Merry Christmas
Mon, 23 Dec 2013 14:00:00 +1100
Washington Post (blog)

Merry Christmas
! 107 years ago tonight, Americans heard the world 's first
The few weeks between Thanksgiving and
Christmas
are typically when radio stations start blasting holiday tunes across the country. In 1906, though, there was but one radio station as we think of them today. And on
Christmas
Eve, it beamed out the
Washington Post (blog)
Arsenal
Mon, 23 Dec 2013 14:00:00 +1100
Sydney Morning Herald

Arsenal
frustrated by Chelsea in goalless Premier League stalemate
Wenger had admitted
Arsenal
had a point to prove after last weekend 's 6-3 thrashing at Manchester City prompted many pundits to question his team 's chances of lasting the pace in the title race, but this spluttering performance will hardly silence the
The Australian
Arsenal
frustrated by Chelsea in draw
Arsenal
missed their chance to return to the top of the English Premier League after being held to a bruising 0-0 draw by title rivals Chelsea in a spiteful London derby on Monday. This was the final English top-flight fixture before Christmas at the
Sydney Morning Herald
George Harrison
Mon, 23 Dec 2013 02:00:00 +1100
The Independent

Beatles
George Harrison
Refused OBE Honor Before His Death
Documents which recently surfaced revealed that
George Harrison
refused the Order of the British Empire (OBE) award before he died in 2001. The Daily Mail reported that the documents they obtained show that the Beatles guitarist declined the OBE award
International Business Times AU
Beatles guitarist
George Harrison 'turned down ' OBE before his death
“Whoever it was who decided to offer him the OBE and not the knighthood was extraordinarily insensitive,” he said. “
George
would have felt insulted – and with very good reason.”
Harrison , along with the rest of The Beatles, was awarded an MBE in 1965
The Independent