http://www.joy-of-christmas.com "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:04:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/mr-christmas-andy-parks-uk.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/mr-christmas-andy-parks-uk.html#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:20:09 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1542 Andy Parks has earned, earned I tell you, the title Mr. Christmas. Andy has been celebrating Christmas since 1994 -- e.v.e.r.y.d.a.y. ! That includes a real Christmas dinner (everyday!) and sitting through the Queen's Christmas speech (everyday!). In the past 14 years Andy has gone through 117,600 sprouts, 94,080 pies, 204,400 crackers, 37 ovens, 23 video recorders and 235,206 Christmas cards.]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/mr-christmas-andy-parks-uk.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/us-consumers-expect-to-spend-11-less-on-christmas-gifts.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/us-consumers-expect-to-spend-11-less-on-christmas-gifts.html#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:04:06 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1520 Yup, thats true. With the recession a fact (remember those "no, no, it's all going fine and you can't call this a recession" folks? Well you can call this a recession!) everybody is turning everything down, way down. And that includes Christmas gift budgets. Note that that 10% is an average. Poorer states and poorer people are wielding their budget knife much more aggressively... Either case, folks, let's not forget that we have our decorations and that Christmas is that cozy feeling: not an avalanche of gifts.]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/us-consumers-expect-to-spend-11-less-on-christmas-gifts.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/4-christmas-shopping-saving-tips-from-the-consumer-expert.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/4-christmas-shopping-saving-tips-from-the-consumer-expert.html#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:58:04 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1519 get maximum benefit from your Christmas dollar. simply applied these four tips and tricks from consumer expert Clark Howard. You'll be quite surprised, or at least I was, to learn for instance that the after Christmas sales are anything but. So when do those prices go down so you can start stocking for next year?]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/4-christmas-shopping-saving-tips-from-the-consumer-expert.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/novelty-christmas-gifts-on-the-cheap.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/novelty-christmas-gifts-on-the-cheap.html#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:43:18 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1413 Finding just the right Christmas present is always difficult, especially so in small towns where everbody knows everything that's for sale everywhere. Here's a unique, doable way to give authentic novelty Christmas gifts on the "cheap"!]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/blog/novelty-christmas-gifts-on-the-cheap.html/feed 0