Coca Cola’s New Christmas Campaign

Look out, world. Coca Cola has teamed up with Train to “Shake Up Christmas”. The song, “Shake Up Christmas,” is a key part of Coca-Cola Co.’s new Christmas advertising campaign that in past years has featured people or animals, such as the friendly polar bears of 1993, which...

Dusting Off Bing’s Old Bones

What is it with Bing Crosby this Christmas? He’s everywhere. Not only does he have a new album (of old stuff) coming up and not only is he doing a duet from the great beyond with Bryn Terfel but now he’s beatboxing for a UK retailer. Check out this Christmas commercial: Argos, a U.K. retail...

National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Announced

In a sure sign that the holidays are almost here, the National Park Service announced the dates for the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. The tree will be lit on Dec. 9 at 5 p.m., but you’ll need some advance planning (and a lot of luck) to score tickets. The online lottery to attend the ceremony...

Queen Cancels Christmas Party

Queen Elizabeth has canceled a popular Christmas event at Buckingham Palace, citing concerns that the event would be viewed as too lavish and inappropriate during difficult economic times. The event usually costs the Queen $80,000 to pull off and is famed for allowing her or Prince Phillip to mix and mingle...

Walmart Joins the iPad Christmas Party

Don’t look now kids but Uncle Wally is getting the iPad. That’s right, this week at Walmart you can get an Apple iPad to go with your eggs, beef jerky and Fruit-of-the-Looms. The move on Apple’s part is unprecedented. The iPhone didn’t hit Walmart for more than a year and a half...

Dodging a Bullet in the War on Christmas

I get weary this time of year. This is when the soldiers of fortune in the War on Christmas come out from their hiding places and do their best to stab each other in the heart with sticks of holly. For most of the year neither side seems to care about past battles. Nobody wants to fight the war on Christmas...