Archive for June, 2007

DVDGUY reviews a classic: The Muppet’s Christmas Carol

Yes, its the Muppets doing Dickens! Despite what this might sound like, this is one of the most faithful renditions of A Christmas Carol ever.
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Posted In 29 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in Entertainment with No Comments

The Muppet’s Christmas Carol

Yes, its the Muppets doing Dickens! Despite what this might sound like, this is one of the most faithful renditions of A Christmas Carol ever.
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Posted In 29 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in Entertainment with No Comments

Christmas in June at Ford’s Theatre

Christmas in June at Ford’s Theatre The Associated Press It was 80 degrees outside but snowing inside Ford’s Theatre on Sunday, where President Bush attended a taping of an ABC holiday program. Country singer Wynonna opened the show by performing Winter Wonderland on a stage decorated with white lights, Christmas trees and a sleigh. The Ford’s Theatre ...
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Posted In 25 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in Entertainment, News with No Comments

Elliot Yamin Recording Christmas Album

Elliot Yamin, second runner-up in the fifth season of American Idol and one of the strongest vocalists to come out of the franchise, is currently on tour to support his new album which has been greeted with rave reviews.  He has also landed a deal with Target, with which he will be recording a ...
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Posted In 22 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in Entertainment with No Comments

Neighbors Prevail in Dimming Popular Light Display

CLAREMONT (California) - Richard Viselli, operator of the city’s “Christmas House,” offered at a neighborhood meeting Thursday night to tone down the elaborate Christmas light display he is planning to set up at his home next season.The meeting, held between Viselli and about 20 concerned neighbors at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, was held to ...
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Posted In 22 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in News, Social with No Comments

Olivia Newton-John Plans November Release of Christmas Album

At a recent benefit held to support patients stuggling with Anorexia, Ms. Newton-John said, ”I’m working on a Christmas CD.  I hope to have that out by Thanksgiving”. I’d say it’s about time!!! I’ll report further details as they become available! Jay Share This
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Posted In 22 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in Entertainment with No Comments

Santas Go to School

For most of us, school is out for the summer but on Sunday in Bloomington, Minn. class was in session for a unique group of students. It’s a course that takes dedication, skill, and a lot of facial hair. It’s a very rare breed or shall we say beard attending the International University of Santa ...
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Posted In 21 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in News, Social with No Comments

Anti-Consumerism Message Not Finding Many Takers

The makers of ”What Would Jesus Buy?” have a problem – how do you sell a film documenting performance artist Rev. Billy and his Stop Shopping Gospel Choir on a guerrilla U.S. tour against consumerism? The film follows the white-suited, big-haired Rev. Billy and his 35-member choir as they hit the road in two ...
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Posted In 21 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in News, Social with No Comments

Radical Mention of Christmas in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On cue, California jumped into the yearly fray over why Christmas symbols and carols get banned from schools and other public places, when that well-known religious radical, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, ignited a controversy by pointedly calling the state’s official “holiday” tree its “Christmas” tree instead. Schwarzenegger is a (shudder)
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Posted In 21 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in News, Social with No Comments

‘A Christmas Story’ House Packs ‘Em In

CLEVELAND — A drive through a renewed Cleveland neighborhood on a warm summer day shouldn’t evoke too many holiday memories. But a bunch of tourists toting cameras and buying T-shirts might beg to differ. They are among the minions who have flocked to the tall yellow house in the working-class area that served as the ...
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Posted In 21 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in Entertainment, News with No Comments

New York Schools Again Focus on Nativity Fight

A Department of Education policy barring Nativity scenes from the city’s public schools could be the focus of a new debate at City Hall. A City Council member of Queens, Tony Avella, is calling on the department to amend its holiday display policy to allow Nativity scenes in schools. The rule has withstood judicial scrutiny, with ...
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Posted In 21 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in News, Social with No Comments

Nativity Scene May Be on Ballot in November

BERKLEY, Michigan — A residents group is on a mission to bring the baby Jesus back to City Hall. Members of Berkley Citizens Vote YES to Christmas Holiday Display want to bring back a nativity scene on city property outside City Hall at 3338 Coolidge. They are on a petition drive to put the issue ...
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Posted In 21 June, 2007 by Newsbot, in News, Social with No Comments
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