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Whether you join one million or more of your closest friends in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, or watch it on live on TV or a streaming service, it’s the biggest party of the year in New York City. There’s non-stop entertainment starting at 6pm for what’s called “the revelers” until the world-famous Ball
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Santa is modernizing. He’s replacing Rudolf, the reindeer and the sleigh with a high-tech vehicle to deliver all those toys, games and electronics to good boys and girls of all ages everywhere. But he can’t decide which vehicle to buy, rent, lease or even subscribe to. What should Santa drive on Christmas Eve 2024 to replace
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It’s world’s most famous Christmas song, sung in more than 140 languages around the world. There’s an interesting story behind the creation of Silent Night, Holy Night, which is celebrated each Christmas Eve in the tiny chapel in the Austrian Alps where it was first performed more than 200 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1818.
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New York City lights up for the holidays like nowhere else on earth. Here’s your calendar and guide to the best NYC holiday tree and Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremonies, vintage subway rides, Kwanzaa celebrations, crafts markets and more. Enjoy NYC on the cheap with these FREE and family-friendly 2025 holiday events. If you want to
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It’s beginning to look a lot like you-know-what all around the world. If you seek destinations that truly capture the magic, joy, and charm of Christmas – with a bit of Hanukkah thrown in for good measure – put one of these 30 top-rated destinations in the world on your Santa’s wish list for holiday
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For my money, certified pre-owned vehicles are the best deal in used cars and trucks. If I didn’t think so, I wouldn’t encourage anybody who asks, including my own friends and relatives, to seek out a CPO over an ordinary used car or truck. Yes, CPO vehicles cost more than a non-certified used vehicle. That’s
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If you expect be on the road or in the air for Thanksgiving 2025, you will be in good company. AAA predicts another record-setting holiday, with nearly 82 million Americans joining you on trips at least 50 miles from home. Roads are expected to be more clogged than usual, since many of us have decided
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This is your the last chance for skiers and riders to score an Epic Pass for the 2025/26 season before the prices go up again on Nov. 16, and also get perks including new Epic Friend Tickets offering 50% off lift tickets for friends. This is the final price increase of season – before the
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With clogged roads and flight cancellations and delays, this is a good time avoid them both and take the train. These are the best scenic train trips in the USA, ranging from a few hours to a few days, including on vintage steam trains.
Rooms With a Boo: Stay in one of these historic hotels, where some “spirited” guests may have checked out, but never leave. From a former convent to hotels adjacent to battlegrounds and one that was once a morgue, many of these hotels report that former guests or former owners haunt the halls long after they have checked out, and that current guests have seen them.