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-organizing/how-to-shop-in-time.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-organizing/how-to-shop-in-time.html#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:19:50 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-organizing/how-to-shop-in-time.html Months before Christmas we start to shop -- forgetting that months before actually means just a couple of weekends. Learn how to shop for Christmas taking into account just a couple of trips to the stores. Bonus: get the gifts no-one sees in store!]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-organizing/how-to-shop-in-time.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/macys-christmas-displays-a-pt-barnum-invention.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/macys-christmas-displays-a-pt-barnum-invention.html#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:45:01 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1548 when PT Barnum and Macy met each other in 1860s it was Barnum who suggested Macy to take out the special collection of toys around Christmastime and put them in the store's window displays instead. Macy followed up on the idea and we'll know the result. I went in 1924 the Thanksgiving parade started, the tradition only got bigger and better.]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/macys-christmas-displays-a-pt-barnum-invention.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/white-christmas-windows-increase-sales.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/white-christmas-windows-increase-sales.html#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:55:52 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1535 In warm places it's up to retailers to provide the visual clues that Christmas season is in the air. Lacking any real change in weather, retailers call in the snow blowers to fake a White Christmas. Sound business strategy as winterized Christmas shopping windows tend to increase sales!]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/white-christmas-windows-increase-sales.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/bah-humbug/study-show-christmas-shopping-health-risk.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/bah-humbug/study-show-christmas-shopping-health-risk.html#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:37:29 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1420 It's the age of fear and everything is bad for your health. That includes Christmas shopping. British research has shown that stress levels can rise so fast, so high that they cause serious health problems.]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/bah-humbug/study-show-christmas-shopping-health-risk.html/feed 0 http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/frugal-german-shoppers-get-more-frugal.html http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/frugal-german-shoppers-get-more-frugal.html#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:04:12 +0000 Santa Claus' Helper http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/?p=1403 The world's 3rd biggest economy has slipped so far into a recession that 1 in 3 German shoppers indicate they'll lower their Christmas spending this year with a quarter spending less than $125]]> http://www.joy-of-christmas.com/christmas-news/frugal-german-shoppers-get-more-frugal.html/feed 0