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A Christmas Story: Holiday
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Fans of the holiday classic, A Christmas Story , will get a kick of this! This Christmas Story Leg Lamp Stocking is sure to brighten up any fireplace this (or any) holiday season. This stocking is made in the shape of the Leg Lamp and contains the Christmas Story logo.
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The celebration spread, and in 1870 Christmas was declared a federal holiday by Congress. But practices in the states continued to vary. As late as 1931, Flynn reports, nine states still called for public schools to remain open on Christmas Day.
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Thirty-eight years after the first TV broadcast of the half-hour Christmas special in which a depressed Charlie Brown seeks the true meaning of the holiday, the music from the cartoon is becoming more pervasive than ever. Every December, songs from the soundtrack are played in bookstores and department stores, by pops orchestras and local jazz bands. Modtones, a company that sells song samples for cell phones, says one tune from the record is among the top ten choices of holiday songs this year as a ring tone.
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Through the wonders of modern cable TV, it could be safely assumed that most people in the free world have seen 'A Christmas Story'. Take this quiz based solely on one of the best holiday films of all time.
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The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay frowned on Christmas revelry, considering the holiday a Roman Catholic affectation. A law in the colony barred anyone from taking the day off work, feasting or engaging in other celebrations on Christmas, under penalty of a five-shilling fine.
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