Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace

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Christmas Carol Karaoke Party

Ring in the holiday season and let loose with a festive Holiday Carol Karaoke Party! We are using bold black and white patterns with hints of gold to give this party a modern holiday look. 

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This Christmas enjoy fun, eat-on-a-stick caramel apples that have protein, less fat and only 160 calories or less in a three-ounce serving. Now delivered to your door. Click Here for information

Cinnamon-Almond Stars

Drizzled with fresh orange icing and sprinkled with gold sugar, our cinnamon almond stars sparkle and shine. They're rolled and cut from a Marsala-infused dough, which also calls on light-brown sugar and finely ground almonds for its tasty, old-school Italian goodness. Click Here For Details

Everything about Christmas is magical retailers around the world count on Christmas for their sales, gourmet shops, delis, supermarkets, event and caterers and almost every business counts on Christmas in some way of form. Here's our editorial tribute to Christmas - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Decorating with fresh-cut evergreens has been a beloved tradition for centuries and still is today. An evergreen accent that's increasing in popularity is the kissing ball, which has its origins in the Middle Ages. Villagers would create ball-shaped ornaments made of twine and evergreen branches. In the center, they would place a clay figure of an infant representing the baby Jesus. Called "holy boughs," they were hung from the ceiling along passages in castles and large houses. They were said to render blessings to those who passed beneath.

With the new religious fervor sweeping through England and Europe from the 17th through the early 19th centuries, such decorations were frowned upon. But many people yearned for the beauty and symbolism of those traditional accents, and during the Victorian era, the kissing ball and other evergreen arrangements came back into fashion, but in a different way.

Sprigs of holly, evergreen, and sweet herbs would be stuck into a potato or apple until it bristled with natural decorations. These deliciously scented "sweet balls" brought welcome fragrance to people's dwellings. As was common during the Victorian period, the herbs and plants depicted love, affection, charity, piety, or a variety of other emotions, and by the end of the 19th century, kissing balls represented romantic love. Ballrooms were often adorned with kissing balls hung from the ceiling. Sometimes a sprig of mistletoe was added, and unmarried maidens would line up, awaiting their chance to stand beneath it and receive a kiss!

Kissing balls began to disappear during the 20th century, with mistletoe remaining on its own as the symbol of romance and love. However, over the last few years, they've made another comeback, and now they're all the rage for holiday parties. Click Here For More Information

This year, the Food & Shops program at LaGuardia Airport is making the travel season a little more merry for weary passengers, with the help of the "LGA Snow Bros."

Comprised of five high-energy holiday elves, the LGA Snow Bros will ride into stores in their holiday sleigh, with music blaring, and randomly surprise unsuspecting passengers by paying for their store purchases. Some passengers waiting in the food & Shops, Click Here

Cater Out/Semi-Homade and Avoid the Fuss

If you have a critical family, or your friends have allergies, health conditions special diet requirements You may want to consider catering. Most Gourmet and Food Chains offer catering if you don't know local caterers. Now you can order and serve restaurant-caliber meals or simply pick a few great Christmas items and add to your table. Look fabulous, and have your family and friends pleased. Click Here to plan your budget and menu before you visit the stores. Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Costco Gourmet Deli & Bakeries will prepare your whole meal for you or your favorite caterer high end gourmet options and tips for planning a Christmas menu go to Williams Sonoma, Balducci, Dean and Deluca, Cracker and Barrel. See our restuarant list if you plan to dine out.

American Women Stressed About Decorating For Holidays

72 percent of American women are planning to decorate their homes for the holidays and more than one third of them (36 percent) are stressed about it, a new national survey commissioned by Tamara Eaton Design has found.

On average, Americans will spend $188.64 to decorate their homes for the holidays. American men ($215.54) will outspend women ($169.31) by 27 percent.

"Interestingly, men will outspend women decorating their homes for the holidays. But men and women over 50 will spend the most at $231.34 on decorations - 68 percent more than Americans under 40," Interior designer, Ms. Eaton said.

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