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SPIRIT OF ALABAMA: Sugar Plum Shop


SPIRIT OF ALABAMA: Sugar Plum Shop


Wednesday, December 11 2013 5:28 PM EST2013-12-11 22:28:43 GMT




The Children's Hospital of Alabama makes Christmas very special for children and their families. The Sugar Plum Shop is tonight's Spirit of Alabama report.


The Children's Hospital of Alabama makes Christmas very special for children and their families. The Sugar Plum Shop is tonight's Spirit of Alabama report.


All I want for Christmas is... a new batch of Christmas music!


All I want for Christmas is... a new batch of Christmas music!


Tuesday, December 10 2013 7:17 PM EST2013-12-11 00:17:31 GMT




Tis the season for Christmas music - in heavy rotation. Yuletide tunes are big business, worth tens of millions of dollars.But the soundtrack seems almost as old as the holiday itself. As you're zipping around holiday shopping, attending religious services and generally spreading yule tide cheer, you're likely to notice something: you're jingle bell rocking to yourself, humming the same tune. Probably the same one as last year and the year before that one too. White Christmas by Bing Crosby? ...


Tis the season for Christmas music - in heavy rotation. Yuletide tunes are big business, worth tens of millions of dollars.But the soundtrack seems almost as old as the holiday itself. As you're zipping around holiday shopping, attending religious services and generally spreading yule tide cheer, you're likely to notice something: you're jingle bell rocking to yourself, humming the same tune. Probably the same one as last year and the year before that one too. White Christmas by Bing Crosby? ...


Santas get "schooled" in the tricks of St. Nicks


Santas get "schooled" in the tricks of St. Nicks


Tuesday, December 10 2013 6:05 PM EST2013-12-10 23:05:24 GMT




More than 100 St. Nicks ho-ho-ho-ed their way to Michigan this fall to attend the Harvard of Santa schools: The Charles Howard School.


More than 100 St. Nicks ho-ho-ho-ed their way to Michigan this fall to attend the Harvard of Santa schools: The Charles Howard School.


Christmas Cookies from Nothin' But Crumbs


Christmas Cookies from Nothin' But Crumbs


Tuesday, December 10 2013 4:07 PM EST2013-12-10 21:07:23 GMT




Sugar Cookies: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened1 cup sugar1 large egg 1 1/2 tsp almond extract (can never go wrong with a little bit of almond) 3 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt Cont’d: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Put in egg and extract. Whisk in a separate bowl flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until completely combined. I then roll my dough between 2 sheets of waxed or parchment paper. I'...


Sugar Cookies: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened1 cup sugar1 large egg 1 1/2 tsp almond extract (can never go wrong with a little bit of almond) 3 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt Cont’d: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Put in egg and extract. Whisk in a separate bowl flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until completely combined. I then roll my dough between 2 sheets of waxed or parchment paper. I'...


'Tis the season... for ugly sweaters


'Tis the season... for ugly sweaters


Tuesday, December 10 2013 4:04 PM EST2013-12-10 21:04:08 GMT




A truly ugly sweater is a thing of beauty. For Columbus, Ohio residents searching for the perfect holiday ugly sweater is one-stop shopping at the pop-up seasonal store Christmas."We have sold ugly sweaters as a fun holiday promotion and the reaction the last two years has been so strong, we figured it deserves its own store," store owner Nate DeMars said. "We've been scouring not just in Ohio, but everywhere. We have traveled the last six months or so just collecting things. There's donation...


A truly ugly sweater is a thing of beauty. For Columbus, Ohio residents searching for the perfect holiday ugly sweater is one-stop shopping at the pop-up seasonal store Christmas."We have sold ugly sweaters as a fun holiday promotion and the reaction the last two years has been so strong, we figured it deserves its own store," store owner Nate DeMars said. "We've been scouring not just in Ohio, but everywhere. We have traveled the last six months or so just collecting things. There's donation...


Keeping Santa's online shopping secrets safe


Keeping Santa's online shopping secrets safe


Monday, December 9 2013 2:44 PM EST2013-12-09 19:44:55 GMT




If you're searching online for holiday gifts, you may want to take some precautions to make sure kids, or your significant other, aren't doing the cyber equivalent of poking around in closets, under beds or in the attic.


If you're searching online for holiday gifts, you may want to take some precautions to make sure kids, or your significant other, aren't doing the cyber equivalent of poking around in closets, under beds or in the attic.




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