Twelve days of Christmas trivia

December 17, 2009 • Iliahna Saldana, Staff Writer  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Holiday Specials

  Please enjoy this collection of 12 days of Christmas trivia compiled from internet sources. Day 12 Rudolph’s story begins sometime in 1939. The nation was still in the midst of the Great Depression. In the Chicago headquarters of department store giant, Montgomery Ward, that summer, executives... Read more »

‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’

December 14, 2009 • Morgan Hicks, Journalism 1 Contributor  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Holiday Specials, Movies

The traditional Christmas movie. A loving family, the grand Christmas tree, and of course the redneck cousin coming for a surprise visit with his travel trailer, family, and trusty dog by his side. What could be better? In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation that vision becomes a reality. The hilarious... Read more »

‘Home Alone’

December 14, 2009 • Kyleigh Head, Journalism 1 Contributor  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Holiday Specials, Movies

At times in our life we have all wished our family would just leave us alone. Kevin McCallister could definitely relate in the 1990 Christmas movie Home Alone, directed by John Hughes. But unlike many of us, Kevin actually got his wish. Eight year-old Kevin, played by Maculay Culkin, never felt like... Read more »

‘The Santa Clause’

December 14, 2009 • Jason Ray, Journalism 1 Contributor  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Holiday Specials, Movies

As young children, mostly everyone believes in Santa Claus and wants to be part of the Christmas magic he represents.  On Christmas day, children all over the world wake up and rush to see what Santa Claus brought. “The Santa Clause” is a movie that will bring your childhood dreams back to life... Read more »

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

December 11, 2009 • Rachel Smith, Journalism 1 Contributor  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured A&E, Holiday Specials, Movies

Filming a Christmas movie during the summer with 6,000 gallons of fake snow might be seen as a challenge for many actors, but the cast of “It’s a Wonderful Life” accomplished the task using foamite (a fire-fighting chemical), soap, water and a high-powered wind machine. And, of course, lots of... Read more »

12 Days of Christmas: Day 1

December 10, 2009 • Iliahna Saldana, Staff Writer  
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Holiday Specials

Many people refer to Christmas as Xmas, though most don’t even know what it means. The abbreviation is of Greek origin. The word for Christ in Greek is Xristos. During the 16th century, Europeans began using the first initial of Christ’s name, “X”, in place of the word Christ in Christmas. Later... Read more »