It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – five months early. While decorating your home in red and green before December 1 is a highly contested debate, Christmas in July reminds us it’s never too early to jam out to Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” […]
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Shoppers rush to buy Easter trees as lockdown rules ease
If you’ve never heard of an Easter tree, this could be the year you finally see one. Searches for the seasonal decoration have shot up tenfold as shoppers aim to make the Easter weekend a celebration to remember. It has become more significant this year as it marks the first […]
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‘The Nutcracker’: Sugarplum Dreams Under the Palm Trees in Miami
Lourdes Lopez, the artistic director of Miami City Ballet, is facing a new unknown. It’s a fear she’s never had. And it stresses her out. “I just hope that at the last minute that they don’t close us down,” she said. It’s no surprise that she has been wondering what […]
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Year of two Christmas trees as families opt for one indoors and one outdoors
Families are trying to make their homes as festive as possible by making this year the Christmas of two trees. Sales of trees have increased by 31 per cent with many people opting to buy multiple trees for inside and outside their homes, according to the British Christmas Tree Growers […]
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The Sleeping Trees Chat THE LEGEND OF MOBY DICK WHITTINGTON, Online
The Sleeping Trees in The Legend ofMoby Dick Whittington John Woodburn, James Dunnell-Smith and Joshua George Smith make up comedy trio, The Sleeping Trees. They spoke to BroadwayWorld about bringing their latest Christmas comedy show, The Legend of Moby Dick Whittington, to online audiences. Who inspired you most growing up? […]
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Vacaville’s Festival of Trees: 2020online Christmas tree auction
The baked goods sale and raffle also continue in 2020 with some modifications. VACAVILLE, Calif. — Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, you may already be looking to string up the Christmas lights and decorate the tree. You can skip a little of the hassle of finding the perfect tree […]
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Real Christmas trees provide holiday comfort for many amid pandemic
article Christmas tree farm (John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) PORTLAND, Ore. – Ani Sirois, a respiratory nurse, has spent months caring for coronavirus patients at a Portland, Oregon, hospital, and she’s only getting busier as infections — and hospitalizations — surge before the holidays. But on a recent sunny day, […]
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Real Christmas trees provide holiday comfort for many amid COVID-19 pandemic
article Christmas tree farm (John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) PORTLAND, Ore. – Ani Sirois, a respiratory nurse, has spent months caring for coronavirus patients at a Portland, Oregon, hospital, and she’s only getting busier as infections — and hospitalizations — surge before the holidays. But on a recent sunny day, […]
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Many turn to real Christmas trees as bright spot amid virus
Josh and Jessica Ferrara shop for Christmas trees with son Jayce, 1 year and Jade, 3 years, at Sunnyview Christmas Tree farm on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 in Salem, Ore. It’s early in the season, but both wholesale tree farmers and small cut-your-own lots are reporting strong demand, with many […]
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Family continues thumbprint ornament tradition despite Fantasy of Trees cancellation
KINGSTON, Tenn. — For 32 Christmases and counting, Kathy Tilley and her family have made Fantasy of Trees an annual tradition. “Even though my husband and I have lived away from Tennessee for five years, we still come in for Fantasy of Trees every Thanksgiving,” Tiffany Chambers, Kathy’s daughter, said. […]
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Tuscaloosa Tinsel Trail of decorated trees opens Nov. 23
Jason Morton | The Tuscaloosa News For the eighth year of its Tinsel Trail fundraiser, Tuscaloosa One Place decided it had to set some limits. The popularity of the event, which brings ornately decorated trees to the Tuscaloosa Riverwalk in conjunction with the city’s Holidays on the River festivities, grew […]
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Buy Christmas decorations online at Festival of Trees and Lights
This year’s event won’t be the same due to the pandemic, but there’s one silver lining: You can shop from the comfort of your couch. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — If you haven’t started decorating for the holidays, now is the time. The Festival of Trees and Lights is coming to you […]
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Wilkes-Barre loses more than 20 old oak trees around LCTA project site
January 15, 2020 WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections issued a report Wednesday morning that recommends the closing of the State Correctional Institution at Retreat. Three local state senators then issued a terse statement, which included calling on Gov. Tom Wolf to reject the recommendation and keep the facility […]