WIBX 950 » christmas http://wibx950.com Your News Talk and Sports Leader Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority Offers Holiday Recycling Tips http://wibx950.com/oneida-herkimer-solid-waste-authority-offers-holiday-recycling-tips/ http://wibx950.com/oneida-herkimer-solid-waste-authority-offers-holiday-recycling-tips/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2012 23:00:04 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=132982 Utica, NY (WIBX) - Now that the presents are open, people are looking for places to drop off their holiday waste.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/oneida-herkimer-solid-waste-authority-offers-holiday-recycling-tips/feed/ 0 Romana Klee, flickr People in Japan Pre-Order KFC so They Can Eat it on Christmas http://wibx950.com/japanese-christmas-kfc/ http://wibx950.com/japanese-christmas-kfc/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2012 18:05:19 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://guyspeed.com/?p=92573 Christmas culinary traditions differ from nation to nation, but you'd probably be hard-pressed to find one more surprising than the one in Japan. On December 25th, residents of the island nation line up to buy buckets of KFC for their yuletide celebrations.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/japanese-christmas-kfc/feed/ 0 Skateboarding Santa Dog Is Here to Save Christmas http://wibx950.com/skateboarding-santa-dog-is-here-to-save-christmas/ http://wibx950.com/skateboarding-santa-dog-is-here-to-save-christmas/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:15:24 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=174250 Does it seem like no matter how much cognac you put in your eggnog, you just can't seem to get into the Christmas spirit? Maybe you should try watching this video. It's significantly more cute, with and causes zero

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]]> http://wibx950.com/skateboarding-santa-dog-is-here-to-save-christmas/feed/ 0 YouTube YouTube Duo "Rhett And Link" Combine Holiday Medley With Closed Captioning [VIDEO] http://wibx950.com/youtube-duo-rhett-and-link-combine-holiday-medley-with-closed-captioning-video/ http://wibx950.com/youtube-duo-rhett-and-link-combine-holiday-medley-with-closed-captioning-video/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:34:03 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=132913 When it comes to Christmas, there is nothing more exciting than seeing the follies of technology combined with the mind-numbingly dull lyrics of the holidays.

In this particular case, Rhett and Link, two famous YouTubers, took

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]]> http://wibx950.com/youtube-duo-rhett-and-link-combine-holiday-medley-with-closed-captioning-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Where's Santa Now? [VIDEO] http://wibx950.com/wheres-santa-now-video/ http://wibx950.com/wheres-santa-now-video/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:48:26 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=132892 North Pole (WIBX) - Where's Santa?  There are a couple of ways you can track him.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/wheres-santa-now-video/feed/ 0 North American Aerospace Defense Command Massive Christmas Light Display Impresses Internet, Annoys Neighbors http://wibx950.com/massive-christmas-light-display-annoys-neighbors/ http://wibx950.com/massive-christmas-light-display-annoys-neighbors/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:20:37 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=173904 Last year the 56,000 light Christmas display which adorned Jan Stewart's Fountain Valley, California home went viral, with a YouTube video of the lights in action garnering close to 500,000 views.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/massive-christmas-light-display-annoys-neighbors/feed/ 0 10 Things You Didn't Know About 'A Christmas Story' http://wibx950.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-a-christmas-story/ http://wibx950.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-a-christmas-story/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:40:26 +0000 TheFW Staff http://thefw.com/?p=172959 Director Bob Clark’s classic holiday comedy has a distinction that few family movies can claim: Most people don’t mind watching it over and over again.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-a-christmas-story/feed/ 0 MGM / Warner Bros. 10 Enchanting Winter Solstice Celebration Photos http://wibx950.com/winter-solstice-celebration-photos/ http://wibx950.com/winter-solstice-celebration-photos/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:26:57 +0000 Amanda Ferris http://thefw.com/?p=173955 In England, many Druids celebrate the longest night of the year by conducting a ritual at Stonehenge. While it is the first day of Winter, many of the modern-day Druids are celebrating the fact that the days will get longer until the Summer Solstice in 2013.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/winter-solstice-celebration-photos/feed/ 0 Matt Cardy, Getty Images Homeowner Catches UPS Man Stealing Daughter's Just Delievered iPad http://wibx950.com/ups-man-caught-stealing-ipad/ http://wibx950.com/ups-man-caught-stealing-ipad/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:48:32 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=173939 Al Alverson didn't get the iPad mini that he had ordered through FedEx. However, the blame for the non-delivery rested squarely on UPS.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/ups-man-caught-stealing-ipad/feed/ 0 Meet Mary Christmas, the Woman With Year-Round Yuletide Spirit http://wibx950.com/woman-named-mary-christmas/ http://wibx950.com/woman-named-mary-christmas/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:27:04 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=173591 For most of the year, Mary Christmas' name causes snickers. Then, when the calender turns into December, it can just be confusing.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/woman-named-mary-christmas/feed/ 0 Caters Science Offers Explanation for Rudolph's Red Nose http://wibx950.com/rudolph-red-nose-explained/ http://wibx950.com/rudolph-red-nose-explained/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:34:16 +0000 Donald Deane http://thefw.com/?p=173689 Have you ever wondered how Rudolph got his red nose? Well, Dutch scientists have finally explained the mystery. Turns out, the reindeer's shiny nose is the direct result of "hyperemia of the nasal mucosa." Way to take all the magic out of Christmas, science.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/rudolph-red-nose-explained/feed/ 0 Rankin/Bass 10 Christmas Fails to Get You Through the Holidays http://wibx950.com/christmas-fails/ http://wibx950.com/christmas-fails/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:11:16 +0000 Cameron Simcik http://thefw.com/?p=173013 Attention everyone: we now officially have T-minus eight days until Christmas, and preparation time is running out faster than we can shove holiday cookies in our mouths. We still have to buy last-minute presents, dig out those stockings from the back of our closets and make time for that awful office party.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/christmas-fails/feed/ 0 Rome Student Collecting Cards For Sick Children http://wibx950.com/rome-student-collecting-cards-for-sick-children/ http://wibx950.com/rome-student-collecting-cards-for-sick-children/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:52:14 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=131561 Rome, NY (WIBX) - A local student is helping children affected by illness one card at a time.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/rome-student-collecting-cards-for-sick-children/feed/ 0 Kristine Bellino, WIBX Why Doesn't Eggnog Make Us Sick? http://wibx950.com/why-doesnt-egg-nog-make-us-sick/ http://wibx950.com/why-doesnt-egg-nog-make-us-sick/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:00:59 +0000 Jackie Mancini http://guyspeed.com/?p=90793 This popular holiday drink is traditionally made by combining raw eggs, rum and dairy and leaving it all in the fridge for up to six weeks. We basically drink our weight in the stuff every December -- how on earth have we managed to avoid being sick all this time?

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]]> http://wibx950.com/why-doesnt-egg-nog-make-us-sick/feed/ 0 Getty Images 10 Adorable Reactions on Christmas Morning http://wibx950.com/christmas-morning-reactions/ http://wibx950.com/christmas-morning-reactions/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:30:21 +0000 Cameron Simcik http://thefw.com/?p=172056 On Christmas morning, there's nothing worse than getting a bad reaction to one of your presents. This is especially prevalent among the younger crowd, particularly those under age 12. Why? Well, the kiddos don't necessarily have an understanding of faking appreciation and re-gifting later, so it just comes off as bratty behavior. 

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]]> http://wibx950.com/christmas-morning-reactions/feed/ 0 YouTube 15 Gingerbread Houses That Are Way Better Than Ours http://wibx950.com/15-gingerbread-houses-that-are-way-better-than-ours/ http://wibx950.com/15-gingerbread-houses-that-are-way-better-than-ours/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:25:16 +0000 Cameron Simcik http://thefw.com/?p=172615 There's something about the holidays that puts a lot of us here at TheFW into extra crafty moods. Maybe it's all those awesome Etsy decorations we so wish we could copy or just the fact we're feeling particularly festive this time of year. Either way, trying to get all creatively crafty is just plain old fun. 

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]]> http://wibx950.com/15-gingerbread-houses-that-are-way-better-than-ours/feed/ 0 @LissetteFlores, Twitter 15 Horses Who Are So Ready For Christmas http://wibx950.com/15-horses-who-are-so-ready-for-christmas/ http://wibx950.com/15-horses-who-are-so-ready-for-christmas/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:40:20 +0000 Cameron Simcik http://thefw.com/?p=171126 If there's one thing you need to know about us here at TheFW, it's that we love to find any excuse to dress up animals. This is especially true during the holiday season, because festive puppies and cats are like, the best things ever.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/15-horses-who-are-so-ready-for-christmas/feed/ 0 Tumblr Oneida Indian Nation Provides Gifts To Needy Families http://wibx950.com/oneida-indian-nation-provides-gifts-to-needy-families/ http://wibx950.com/oneida-indian-nation-provides-gifts-to-needy-families/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:21:12 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=130629 Verona, NY (WIBX) - Families in need are getting some help this holiday season from the Oneida Nation Enterprises.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/oneida-indian-nation-provides-gifts-to-needy-families/feed/ 0 Allie Rice, flickr 'The Big Bang Theory' Preview: Will Sheldon Accept "The Santa Simulation?" http://wibx950.com/the-big-bang-theory-the-santa-simulation-preview/ http://wibx950.com/the-big-bang-theory-the-santa-simulation-preview/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:30:05 +0000 Kevin Fitzpatrick http://screencrush.com/?p=68898 As fans of 'The Big Bang Theory' well know there are one or two things about society that egghead Dr. Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) finds a trifle superfluous. Yet you'd think for all the childish pursuits he and his fellow 'Big Bang Theory' nerds undertake, he'd be a bit more open to the magic of Christmas. Will the latest episode of CBS' mega-hit comedy "The Santa Simulation" find a way to change his mind? Check out a sneak peek inside to find out!

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]]> http://wibx950.com/the-big-bang-theory-the-santa-simulation-preview/feed/ 0 CBS Woman Has Best Response Ever to Neighbor's Elaborate Christmas Lights http://wibx950.com/ditto-christmas-lights/ http://wibx950.com/ditto-christmas-lights/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:14:32 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=172084 64 percent of homeowners say they are going to put up Christmas decorations this holiday season. Of course "decorations" can be anything from a simple candle in the window to a blinding and all-encompassing collection of flashing lights.

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