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12 December
posted:
051201, modified:
061128, 061130, 061201, 061229,
070824, 071130, 071229
(Advent,
Holiday Shopping, X-mas Lights, The Nutcracker, NFL, NHL, NBA, College Bowls,
NCAA Basketball and Hockey, Hanukah, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, etc.)
Family gathering time begins on Thanksgiving Day, and Holiday shopping
season begins on the day after Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving Day in November, and
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in December are two big family gathering
occasions. The shopping season starts the day after Thanksgiving and ends
on Christmas Eve. X-mas decorations start going up the Day after Thanksgiving
(some people may start earlier) and usually stay up till mid-January. Christmas
lights are very popular and beautiful.
Minneapolis
has the TCF Holidazzle (X-mas Lights) Parades. Many Americans buy gifts like
crazy during the holiday season, and some people end up in trouble with
paying the credit companies during the next year.
Before Christmas Eve, Christmas parties are very common. On the last day of the
year, New Years Eve parties are really common, followed by both fireworks and
noisemaker-noises signaling New Years Day.
”The Nutcracker” (Tchaikovsky) ballet has become a part of the holiday
season (between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve)!
NCAA College football Bowl games such as Cotton, Gator, Capital One,
Rose, Fiesta, Orange, Sugar, and BCS Championship Game are underway from
mid-December through early January
(071220-080107). Newsletter 14, 18;
2007-2008 Bowl Schedule
NFL regular season is winding down while NBA &
NHL regular season and NCAA College Basketball & Hockey regular
season are underway.
Davis Cup
Final 071130-071202
Popular stuff for
December
See
Americans' views :
What does the
Average Joe think of when “December” is mentioned?
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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree,
Rockefeller Center, New York, New York (NY), Late November - December
TCF Holidazzle
Parade (X-mas lights), Minneapolis, MN:
Wednesday through Sunday from the day after Thanksgiving
to Dec. 23 Photos:
Photo Gallery > National Holidays > 7 - 12 >
Christmas > X-mas 2003 > Lights > Holidazzle Parade
For more info
”The Nutcracker” (Tchaikovsky) ballet
Davis Cup
Final, Portland, Oregon (OR) ---
USA vs. Russia 071130-071202
071109 - 071230 Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Radio City Music Hall,
New York, New York (NY) <
http://christmas.radiocity.com/ >
1201
World AIDS Day
071202 First Sunday of Advent, Newsletter
143, 178,
179 Photos:
Photo
Gallery
> National Holidays > 7 – 12 > Advent
Hanukkah (or Chanukah), 071204 – 071212
Newsletter 145, Photos:
Photo Gallery > National
Holidays > 7 – 12 > Hanukkah
1206
St. Nicholas
Day
National Christmas Tree
Lighting, The
Ellipse, Washington D.C.
071206
For
more info
1207 National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Newsletter
101, 177, Photos:
Photo Gallery > National
Holidays > 7 – 12 >
National Pearl
Harbor Remembrance Day,
061207 News
1208 The
Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
071209 Honolulu
Marathon, Honolulu, Hawaii (HI)
1213
St.
Lucia
Day
071222 Winter Solstice (First Day of Winter),
Newsletter
102
1224
Christmas
Eve
- The Vigil of Christmas
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