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When Will Santa Arrive in New York – NORAD Santa Tracker

Eric Meier — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:14:02 +0000

When will Santa Claus arrive in New York? We're tracking him here along with NORAD's Santa Tracker.

St. Luke's Home Kicks Off 17th Ho-Ho Hotline

Gino Geruntino — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:10:19 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Santa and Mrs. Claus are back, hosting the 17th annual Ho-Ho Hotline at the Saint Luke's Home Adult Day Health Care Program in Utica.

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Singing UPS Guy Is Modern Day Santa

Emerald Catron — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:25:29 +0000

Here's a nice UPS man singing a Christmas song about how he's basically a modern-day Santa. He actually makes a good point. Plus, he can sing. Our favorite part is at the end when he offers up the disclaimer that he wasn't slacking on the job, since he's on a scheduled break. It makes us want to order so many packages online,

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See Over 800 Santas Running in Germany

Emerald Catron — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:33:34 +0000

Roughly 800 people put on Santa costumes for the Fourth Annual Michendorf Santa Run in Michendorf, Germany. The race is sponsored by Laufclub Michendorf (which translated means Michendorf Running Club, imagine that) and is 10 kilometers long. You can't quite tell from these pictures, but it actually began snowing pretty hard during the race, which probably makes these the most Christmas-y photos ever. Enjoy!

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15 Kids Who'd Do Anything To Get Off Santa's Lap

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:40:38 +0000

One of the best parts about the holiday season is when Santa comes to town for a visit. Every single year, he makes his rounds to American shopping malls so little kids (and adults-- we’re guilty) can have an up-close-and-personal gift-begging session with the guy. The whole thing is pretty impressive if you think abo

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Santa Has a Beard Fail While Descending from Mall Ceiling

Donald Deane — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:25:27 +0000

In the U.K., Santa got his beard stuck while rappelling down from the ceiling of a mall and dangled there helplessly for half an hour until someone freed him. Old Saint Nick may be hundreds of years old, but he really needs to work on making an entrance.

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Santa Claus Is No Longer Running For President

Kristine Bellino — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:35:14 +0000

North Pole (WIBX) - That dateline might not be completely authentic but the name and news are. Santa Claus has withdrawn from the biggest political race of the year and is now throwing his support behind Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

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'Send a Call from Santa' to Keep Kids in Line… or to Have a Little Holiday Fun

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:50 +0000

Parents have been using the threat of Santa’s “naughty or nice” list for so long now that it may be losing its strength, so the nice folks at Google stepped in to help.

Enter a little information at Send a Call from Santa and your little one will get a from the North Pole denizen himself. You can customize it to be as personal as you like, including details like the child’s name, gender and what’s on his or her holiday wish list.

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Santa To Visit Utica Zoo

Gino Geruntino — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:29:35 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Santa Claus is making his way, once again, to the Utica Zoo.

This Saturday, starting at 2 p.m., Santa will be visiting Amber the Reindeer in the Children's Zoo. The gift shop will serve free hot drinks and cookies during his visit

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'Mall Santa Musical' Flash Mob Reminds You to Sit on Santa This Christmas [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:48:55 +0000

Improv Everywhere‘s latest trick is a short musical about mall Santas in which the singers emerge, one by one, out of the crowd of shoppers in a New Jersey mall. Check out the fun ‘Mall Santa Musical’ below.

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Autistic Kids Get a Special Meeting with 'Sensitive Santa' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:12:58 +0000

The bright lights, loud music and long lines can often keep autistic kids from engaging in a holiday ritual many children enjoy: an annual visit with Santa.

So one mall opened early last Sunday morning for some low-key “sensitive Santa” time.

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The 10 Weirdest Santa Claus Collectibles Available

Alex Zalben — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:16:00 +0000

Santa Claus! The Jolly Old Elf! The Guy In The Red Suit Hanging From a Hook On The Ceiling! Wait, what? Sure there's plenty of delightfully fun figurines of Old Saint Nick, but there's a few far too disturbing and bizarre for any tree trimming party. Here's ten of the best…And by best, we mean [...]

Town of Verona Hosting Holiday Party For Residents

WIBX — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:25:16 +0000

Verona, NY (WIBX) - The Town of Verona is hosting a holiday party for all its residents thanks to Town Board Councilman, Fred "Fritz" Scherz Jr. who said the event is to bring the people of the town together for some holiday cheer and fun family friendly activities. "I just thought it would be a nice thing to do for the community because I absolutely love Verona and sometimes it seems like the only time friends see each other is just for calling hours and I just think we really have to get people together and have some fun--have some good times and enjoy each other," Scherz said.

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