Christmas News

Viacom to Release ‘Rock Band 3’ by Christmas Holidays (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Viacom Inc. Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman said “Rock Band 3,” the next edition of the music-based video game, will be released in time for the Christmas holiday season.

Unexpected Christmas delights seniors (Galveston County Daily News)
Santa and his merry elves paid a surprise visit to Galveston County seniors this Christmas, bringing delight and smiles.

Christmas cakes tower over other desserts (Galveston County Daily News)
For Christmas dinners around the world, dessert is the grand finale, and cakes are the biggest star.

Christmas season off mark for Telluride (Telluride Daily Planet)
It’s the most profitable time of the year. Well, normally that is. Even after slashing room rates and offering deals coupling rooms and lift passes, Telluride came out short of the near-full occupancy numbers the town is used to seeing over Christmas.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree... (Telluride Daily Planet)
Molly Shapiro gets in the holiday spirit by hanging ornaments on a Christmas tree in Zia Sun on Thursday morning. Shapiro, 10, was helping out in the store while on her holiday break. [photo by Brian Kozak]

Grossman, Hall and Poole Will Workshop Christmas Memory in Dayton (Playbill)
Based on the Truman Capote short story, A Christmas Memory will receive its world premiere at Palo Alto TheatreWorks in December. The Human Race will provide the creators (who live on opposite coasts) the opportunity to work on the musical in Dayton, OH, March 9 through 16.

9 to 5, Guys and Dolls, Next to Normal and Christmas Story: The Musical to Play 5th Avenue Theatre (Playbill)
Resident productions of Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma! and A Christmas Story: The Musical! will be part of the 2010-2011 season at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre.

Balsam Hill ™ Instant Evergreen Christmas Tree Debuts and Sells Out on QVC (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Consumers respond to the newest artificial Christmas tree at Balsam Hill during the company’s first-time partnership with QVC.

Kiwis Take A “She’ll Be Right” View Of Christmas (Scoop.co.nz)
Saving for the festive season throughout the year isn’t a high priority for many Kiwis, with most choosing to wear the costs of Christmas at the time, according to a new survey.

Memphis student who died in dorm over Christmas was electrocuted (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
A University of Memphis student found dead in Richardson Towers during the Christmas break was apparently electrocuted, according to the Shelby County Medical Examiner's Office.It appeared that 18-year-old Joseph Liner was locked in the bathroom between two dorm rooms and tried to crawl through the ceiling tiles, according to the autopsy report, and fell through the ceiling into his dorm room ...