Holiday songs to freshen up your Christmas playlist

December 9, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes People are pretty divided about Christmas music. The second it starts playing in grocery stores and making its way into seasonal commercials, Scrooges everywhere groan and roll their eyes. While I am a self-proclaimed Christmas music enthusiast with no fewer than eight festive playlists on Spotify that each suit a different vibe, I concede that […]

Festival of Trees Remembers the Dead

December 4, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Trees of every shape and size line the Mountain American Expo Center. Going on for 48 years, Festival of Trees helps raise money, heal hearts and bring a mixture of beauty with charity to help children in need. Though there were trees as the name entails, there were also wreaths, centerpieces, and for the first […]

Top five movies to watch this Christmas season

December 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes A great way to get into the Christmas spirit is by participating in festivities with family and friends. Nonetheless, staying home is sometimes preferred to going out and about on those cold winter days. In such cases, Christmas movies are a great way to boost holiday cheer. Here are the top five movies to watch […]

Film Review: An imaginative look at the invention of Christmas.

December 5, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s not surprising to see a version of A Christmas Carol hitting theaters this holiday season. Even though there are numerous portrayals of the story, one could justify it was about time to make another rendition of the well-known novella. However, The Man Who Invented Christmas takes a new spin on the story by focusing […]

Festivities to participate in this holiday season

November 20, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The most wonderful time of the year is right around the corner, and there’s no better way to spend it than by participating in festivities with family and friends. To help kick off and enjoy the holidays, here are a few ideas of things to do with loved ones this year. Christmas in Color Between […]

What to give the guy who has everything

December 8, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m kind of a Scrooge when it comes to Christmas. I’m not a big fan of decorations or snow, and I despise Christmas music. Even worse than the freezing temperatures and tacky, overplayed tunes is the shopping. I can barely bring myself to face the lines at Walmart to shop for groceries. You can only […]

Exiled indoors

December 8, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes As winter approaches, there is a four-letter word that comes to the mind of many. Cold. Winter comes bearing gifts of relaxation, snow-capped mountains, and a break from the school load. But, it also brings the type of chilling weather that exiles one indoors. These types of days are those in which sleet defaces the […]