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A Christmas Carol: Tiny Tim
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Last year, ABC raked in $5.75 million in ad revenue for its two telecasts of A Charlie Brown Christmas, according to TNS Media Intelligence, which tracks ad spending. More than 13.6 million people watched the show, which led its time slot in all key demographic groups.
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The history of the Santa Claus tradition first emerged when the Dutch settlers came to Manhattan, U.S.A on the day of Christmas in 1624. Thomas Nast is credited for creating of Santa Claus picture in 1862, which first appeared in Harper's Weekly magazine. Though with the passage of time the picture of Santa Claus has evolved as a round-bellied old man bespectacled and dressed in a red coat trimmed with white fur and carrying a bag of gifts while riding on a sleigh pulled by reindeers.
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"Wal-Mart's ongoing partnership with The Salvation Army is an invaluable support to our organization, and therefore, to those individuals and families that we serve at Christmas-time and year-round," said Gaither. "Without their support during times of crisis or during our most important fundraiser of the year -- the Christmas Red Kettle Campaign -- it would be difficult to serve the millions of people in need as we do all year long."
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Though many Christmas carols were written prior to the 20th century, several modern compositions have been written in more recent times. Many of the carols written by Alfred Burt are sung regularly in both sacred and secular settings, and are among the more well-known modern Christmas carols.
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Scalzi has a quite amusing writeup on the the biggest Christmas special flops of all time. The entry, entitled The 10 Least Successful Holiday Specials of All Time is both witty and amusing, with lots of backstory information and photos. [Read More]
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It is a troubled world that observes Christmas this year. The marching legions of Jesus' time have been replaced by the forces of terrorism and continued violence in Iraq and Afghanistan and pockets of Africa.
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