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Whatever Happened To…The Cast From ‘A Christmas Story’?

Rusty Redenbacher — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:04:51 +0000

Many of you are familiar with ‘A Christmas Story’. For the last few years, it’s arguably overtaken ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ as THE ‘Christmas Movie’. It’s grown in popularity over the years due to the new tradition of 24-hour screenings on television every Christmas Eve….but whatever happened to those folks? Where are these stars nowadays?

Some members of the cast recently reunited on ABC’s ‘The View’ to give us all the update on how life has treated them in the years after ‘A Christmas Story’ Watch this video and see what Scott Schwartz (‘Flick’) and Zack Ward (‘Scutt Farkas’, The EVIIIIIL red-headed kid…such a GREAT villain!) have been doing…

As for Peter Billingsley (‘Ralphie’), he’s gone on to do quite well with himself, taking a role behind the scenes as an executive producer of some of Hollywood’s most recent blockbusters, including ‘Iron Man’ and as a director for the film, ‘Couples Retreat’. Melinda Dillon, (‘Mother’), has also continued in Hollywood. In fact, she’s figured in a few major hits, including “Law & Order: SVU” and “Magnolia.” Darren McGavin, (‘The Old Man’) put in plenty of other efforts in show business. McGavin passed away in 2006.

Source: The Huffington Post

Black Santas Make Christmas A Little Less White

Cochise — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:27:01 +0000

Black Santas are becoming a regular thing lately, even in non-Black neighborhoods.

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New York City’s professional Santa agencies are noticing that kids enjoy seeing Santa– regardless of his race or ethnicity.

“Santa is so symbolic in these times and a Santa is a Santa. Kids see no color they just see Santa and they know who he is and they know what he stands for,” said Carlton Benjamin, a professional Santa Claus.

Greenpoint, Brooklyn is known as New York City’s polish enclave. Yet black Santa is a hit.

Obama Spends Xmas With Family, Military

Cochise — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:45:31 +0000

HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama blended his roles as a father and commander-in-chief this Christmas, exchanging presents and singing carols with his family, then greeting U.S. service members stationed at a Marine base in Hawaii.

The president and his family woke up early Sunday to open gifts, the White House said, then had breakfast and sang Christmas carols at the multimillion-dollar house they rent in Kailua Beach, near Honolulu.

Obama made two trips on Christmas to nearby Marine Corps Base Hawaii, first to attend church services at the base chapel. The president dressed casually in dark khaki pants and a short-sleeve blue shirt, and his wife and daughters donned sundresses for Christmas services on a bright, breezy day on the island of Oahu.

After spending a few hours at their rental home, the president and Michelle Obama returned to the base to visit with several hundred service members and their families, as they have done in past years.

The Obamas posed for photos, signed autographs and stopped to chat with the military families gathered in the dining hall, where roast beef, salad and apple pie were on the Christmas Day menu.

Eight-month-old Cooper Wall Wagner, son of Capt. Greg Wagner, got up close and personal with the president, grabbing his face, then sticking his fingers in Obama’s mouth.

An amused Obama said he thought the baby just liked his “big nose” – a comment that drew laughter from several of the Marines.

Many of the service members stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii have deployed to Afghanistan, as well as Iraq, where the last American troops were withdrawn earlier this month.

Back in the Washington area, Vice President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden spent Christmas visiting wounded service members and their families at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Obama also called 10 service members stationed around the world – two from each branch of the military – on Christmas Eve. The White House said he thanked them for their service and the sacrifice of being away from their families at the holidays.

The Obamas were wrapping up their Christmas festivities with dinner at the rental home with friends and family. Among those joining the first family in Hawaii are the president’s sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, who lives on Oahu, and several friends Obama has known since high school.

The president has kept a low profile since arriving in Hawaii on Friday evening to start a vacation delayed by the stalemate in Washington over extending payroll tax cuts. He has no public events planned, and his only outings are expected to be to the golf course or to take his daughters for shave ice, a Hawaiian snow cone.

The Obamas are expected to return to Washington shortly after New Year’s Day.

Zach Braff, Donald Faison Sing Xmas Duet

First Lady Xmas Video/Song Of The Day

First Lady Khris Raye — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:30:21 +0000

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Alicia Keys “O’Holy Night”

First Lady Xmas Video/Song Of The Day

First Lady Khris Raye — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:30:54 +0000

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Natalie Cole “The Christmas Song”

First Lady Xmas Video/Song Of The Day

First Lady Khris Raye — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:00:54 +0000

Vanessa Williams “What Child Is This?”

First Lady Xmas Video/Song Of The Day

First Lady Khris Raye — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:00:29 +0000

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Take 6 “Joy To The World”

First Lady Helps Kids Track Santa

Cochise — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:12:09 +0000

HONOLULU — US Santa trackers got some help Saturday from none other than First Lady Michelle Obama, who surprised children by answering calls about Saint Nick’s Christmas Eve round-the-world sleigh ride.

Obama, vacationing in Hawaii with President Barack Obama and their two daughters, was participating for the second straight year in the annual NORAD Tracks Santa program, run by the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

“It is wonderful to be part of this holiday tradition. I love answering calls from children who were anxious to learn where Santa was and when he would arrive at their home,” the first lady said in a statement.

“I passed on to each child the current location of Santa and reminded them that he would come to their house only after they were in bed sleeping.”

NORAD’s Santa tracking tradition dates back to 1955.

The air command — which monitors the skies over Canada and the United States — makes every effort to locate Saint Nick, using no less than four high-tech systems: radar, satellites, “Santa Cams” and even fighter jets.

Children and the young at heart can track the jolly man in the big red suit online at noradsanta.org, which shows a map of Santa’s current location and provides constant updates in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Chinese.

Norad Santa has also made his way to Facebook, where he has received “likes” from more than 940,000 visitors to his page.

“What has Santa been feeding these Reindeer? They’ve flown, warp-speed, through Balkanabat, Turkmenistan,” Norad posted on Facebook.

As of 0030 GMT Sunday, Santa’s reindeer-pulled sleigh was flying over London. “Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace — Santa is enjoying the sites and a spot of tea,” it said.

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Mall Times For Christmas Eve

Donna Schiele — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:36:35 +0000

Castleton Mall - 7am- 6pm Greenwood Mall - 7am- 6pm Fashion Mall at Keystone- 9am- 5pm Circle Center Mall- 9am- 6pm Have fun shopping!! ... Read more..

Toys “R” Us Priced Black Doll Higher Than White Version

Cochise — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:37:10 +0000

A Georgia Toys “R” Us is under fire for pricing a Black doll much higher than the white version of the same doll.

Niaira Taylor, the mother of a young black girl who wanted the Baby Alive doll for Christmas, was incensed over the discrepancy. When Taylor tried to purchase the doll, which was the number one item on her daughter Ahzhane’s wish list, the African-American version was priced higher than the same white doll next to it on the store shelf.