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Merry Christmas
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Twas the Night Before Christmas – Cajun Style
Yesterday, I wrote about the influence what makes our celebration of Christmas so special in South Louisiana, so I thought today, the eve of Christmas Eve, I would give you a little example. I hope you enjoy these versions of the Cajun 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.
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7 Adorable ‘Santa Babies’ [PHOTOS]
Every family has its strange holiday traditions and some of those include dressing up tiny, innocent infants as the world's most famous elderly gift giver. Here's a list of the 7 different kinds of Santa Babies you might end up meeting online or in real life this holiday season. And lest yo
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Admit It — You Re-Gift, Don’t You? — Survey of the Day
‘Tis the season to receive gifts. Inevitably, some of the presents your friends and loved ones will be nice enough to give you won’t be anything you particularly want or need.
So, do you try to make these unwanted gifts usefull by wrapping them back up and giving them to somebody else who might actually appreciate them?
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Why Do the Holidays Make Us So Nostalgic?
There’s something about the holiday season that often makes us all a little nostalgic. And it’s not just the result of carefully-crafted marketing by retailers — psychological experts say that wistful feeling has an actual purpose.
Krystine Batcho, a professor of psychology at Le Moyne College in New York, says nostalgia helps us feel connected to one another and can even ease pain during a crisis.
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5 Things That Make Christmas in South Louisiana Unique
Sure, we celebrate at the drop of the hat here. But it's not just the party that makes us unique, it's how we celebrate and the way we describe things, and the pride we take in our culture. How much do you know about what make Christmas in South Louisiana so special?
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5 Christmas Things I Loved As A Kid
Christmas traditions in the Falcon household included the rotating colored light, putting your slippers under the tree (Santa would put your slippers on top of your gifts so that you wouldn't get your presents confused with your brother's), leaving cookies and milk for Santa, and a big pot of gumbo on Christmas Eve!!
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Phone Santa Tonight in Lafayette on AOC
Area kids can phone Santa tonight during his live appearance on Acadiana Open Channel. He will be taking calls and talking to children from 9pm-10pm tonight. You can watch Cox Channel 15 or LUS Channel 3 at 9pm for the telephone number to call. Santa will be waiting to hear from
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The Hottest Holiday Gift? Reindeer Rentals! [VIDEO]
A husband and wife couple in the U.K. have found a unique way to make a buck off Christmas — by renting live reindeer for public appearances. Wonder what Santa thinks about this?
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Donate Blood During the ’10 Days of Giving’ and Win
99.9 KTDY, United Blood Services, and Sterling Automotive Group invite you to join us for 'Ten days of Giving,' NOW through December 30th. Give blood and you’ll have a chance to win an Apple ipad2 OR a $500 Visa Gift Card EACH DAY during the Blood Drive.
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Weekend in Acadiana – December 16 – 18, 2011
There's lots to do this weekend, despite the gloomy weather, even if you aren't going to watch the Ragin Cajuns play in the New Orleans Bowl! Take a look at some of the things going on around Acadiana...
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‘A Christmas Story’ Is America’s Favorite Christmas Movie…What Else Is There? — Survey of the Day
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.’