Holiday

Holiday

‘Tis the season for bright lights, holiday decor – and sky-high electric bills. So how much is that holiday light display costing you this month? It comes down to which type of lights you use – LED or incandescent. Assuming the lights are on for six hours a day over 30 days, a string of […]

Matt And Ramona: Off Air

In this episode of the Matt and Ramona Off Air Podcast, we discuss Ramona’s “real dad’s” experience in the Belmont parade. Ramona calls Charlotte WCNC TV personality, Larry Sprinkle, her “real dad”. The car Larry was riding in during the Belmont Christmas parade burst into flames. He and the driver are okay. Listen to how […]

80’s kids, it’s time to be nostalgic.  Christmas isn’t the same as it was when we were kids, and Buzzfeed has compiled a list of things we haven’t thought about since back in the day. For example, when Disney’s “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” kept us all scared yet entertained.  Or circling all the goodies you wanted […]

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A new survey measured the time spent behind the scenes, and found that, on average, people spend 34 HOURS of their lives untangling holiday lights

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Here’s a guide to where you can stream your favorite Christmas movies. A Christmas Carol is streaming on Amazon Prime. So is the classic It’s A Wonderful Life. A Christmas Story is on HBO Max. The National Lampoon’s Christmas movies are also on HBO Max with Will Ferrell’s Elf and Gremlins. Home Alone 1 and […]

Food

A new poll asked over 1,000 Americans to rank at least 20 pies based on how much they’d like to see them on the Thanksgiving dinner table. Not surprisingly, Pumpkin pie was #1.  45% of people love it . . . 37% of people like it . . . and 23% of people named it […]

If you’re still doing your holiday shopping and need some gift inspiration, Google can help. The search engine’s Holiday 100 Survey has revealed the top most searched gifts of the year. The top searches include: Hatch Restore: “Sound machine, sunrise alarm, smart light, meditation app, and an alarm clock in one” Zulay Milk Boss Motor Milk Frother […]

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HuffPost talked to etiqutte experts and asked them the rudest things you can do before and during the holiday dinner. Here are a few.. NOT RSVP-ing – if you are invited, please tell the host if you are coming or not. Also, don’t just show up without the host knowing. IGNORING THE SCHEDULE – if […]

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Here are five tips for transporting Thanksgiving food . . . 1.  Freeze food that’s delicate.  Just make sure you leave time for it to fully thaw out.  Things like pumpkin pie freeze well too.  Then it won’t melt in the car. 2.  If it’s a long drive, use a cooler.  Especially for stuff that can spoil.  […]

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Is there anyone in your family you wish you could BAN from all holiday get-togethers this year?  If your answer is yes, there’s a good chance it’s one of these four people . . . 52% of us have at least one person we’d uninvite if we knew there wouldn’t be any blow-back.  And the […]