Black November gives us an entire month of shopping frenzy, sales, promotions and holiday cheer.
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That general sense of holiday cheer that makes the money flow just as it does when we head out for some Christmas shopping.
Those results are up from last year (2009) when 39% of adults said they were feeling less holiday cheer than they did in 2008.
Brad Rangel, marketing specialist for The Decor Group, says both the economy and seasonal weather have led landscaping businesses to pursue a sideline in holiday cheer.
They really need some holiday cheer after dealing with Sandy.
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This year, the phenomenon has evolved into mobile and live versions, enabling users to share holiday cheer on the go and in real time, with a global audience.
And I have one new place to add to my (admittedly limited) list of traditions that promises to add some holiday cheer: The Fitzgerald Tea For the Ages at the Plaza Hotel.
Among the bits of holiday cheer you may have missed in recent weeks was a campaign the major airlines to encourage its frequent flyers to donate some of their miles to one of dozens of charitable organizations across the country.
Some of the best Christmas films are comedies that are not exactly family-friendly fare, and that even bend the concept of traditional holiday good cheer.
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After months of understandable pessimism, small business owners have caught a bit of holiday-time cheer.
Coca-Cola, which has also heavily relied on Santa to bring cheer to holiday ads, is often credited with inventing the modern-day Santa we know today: jolly man, white beard, red suit.
The 2011 holiday season brought a lot of cheer to the mobile app industry.
Online shoppers are bringing cheer to teen apparel stocks this holiday season.
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Holiday times also foster high expectations for love, connection, joy, gifts and good cheer.
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