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Why Do the Lions and Cowboys Always Play on Thanksgiving?

Why do the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys always take to the field for a Thanksgiving football game? Because it’s tradition! But how did this tradition begin?

News | Animal Links

7 Essential Reads About Groundhog Day

Everything you ever wanted to know about one of North America’s weirdest traditions (and also the Bill Murray classic).

Pets & Animals | Animals

4 Tips to Ring In The New Year Safely With Your Pet

Here are some helpful considerations for keeping your four-legged family members safe and happy as you embark on New Year's Eve celebrations.

Food & Drink | Drinks

Cranberry Margarita (Christmas Margarita) - Sugar and Soul

Cranberry Margarita is perfect for enjoying throughout the Christmas season, made with tequila, fresh lime juice, cranberry juice, and Cointreau!

Music | Music

Oh Hanukkah

Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesOh Hanukkah · Meshugga Beach PartyTwenty Songs Of The Chosen Surfer℗ 2005 Jewish Music Group, LLC, under exclus...

Music | Music

here comes santa claus

Los Straitjackets and the World Famous Pontani Sisters perform "Here Comes Santa Claus" on Late Night.

Music | Music

Tàrraco Surfers - Feliz Navidad

"Feliz Navidad" - Surf Theme by Tàrraco Surfers!(c) 2015 RGB Suports

Recipes | Recipes

My Favorite Gingerbread Cookies - Sally's Baking Addiction

This is my favorite gingerbread cookies recipe and it's also loved by millions. Soft in the centers, crisp on the edges, and perfectly spiced.

Entertainment | Movies

See What Remains of the Lost, 3.5-Hour Cut of ‘Planes, Trains, and Automobiles’

John Hughes speculated that the original cut of ‘Planes, Trains, and Automobiles’ is lost for good, but you can find remnants of it if you know where to look.

Food & Drink | Food & Stuff

The Food & Wine Guide to Thanksgiving

We've rounded up everything you need to pull off a feast to remember.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Stores That Will Be Closed for Thanksgiving 2022

These companies decided not to open on Thanksgiving in 2022 so employees can celebrate Turkey Day with their families and friends.

Music | Music

Dreidel, Dreidel

Provided to YouTube by CDBabyDreidel, Dreidel · Meshugga Beach PartyHot Rod Hanukkah℗ 2011 Meshugga Beach PartyReleased on: 2011-07-01Auto-generated by YouTube.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice & Self-Help

How to fly safer this holiday season | CNN Travel

From choosing window seats to holding off on snacks, experts give their top tips on how to safely take to the sky for the holidays with the least amount of risk and stress.

Recipes | Recipes

My Favorite Gingerbread Cookies | Sally's Baking Addiction

This is my favorite gingerbread cookies recipe and it's also loved by millions. Soft in the centers, crisp on the edges, and perfectly spiced.

Recipes | Recipes

Gingerbread Cake - My Baking Addiction

Gingerbread Cake is rich, moist, and full of ginger flavor. This holiday classic is easy to whip up and will be a hit with your guests!

Food & Drink | Food

Best Holiday Cookie Recipes | Food & Wine

Holiday cookies include gingerbread cookies with royal icing and chocolate-mint thumbprint cookies. Plus more holiday cookies.

Recipes | Recipes

Chocolate Meltaways: A Fabulous Fudge Recipe - Southern Plate

Chocolate Fudge Meltaways are little bite size, hand held, puddles of chocolate cream cheese fudge that melt in your mouth!

Food & Drink | Drinks

RUDOLPH'S TIPSY PUNCH > Call Me PMc

Rudolph's Tipsy Punch is a festive holiday vodka drink. This Christmas cocktail recipe is great for parties, entertaining, & can be made kid-friendly.

Food & Drink | Food

5 Eggnog Recipes to Drink (and Eat) | Food & Wine

Food and Wine's easy and delicious recipes for eggnog including cocktails and desserts.

Music | Music

Dreidel, Dreidel

Provided to YouTube by CDBaby Dreidel, Dreidel · Meshugga Beach Party Hot Rod Hanukkah ℗ 2011 Meshugga Beach Party Released on: 2011-07-01 Auto-generated by ...

Recipes | Dinners

Perfect Roast Turkey

Get Perfect Roast Turkey Recipe from Food Network

Recipes | Recipes

Pumpkin Pie

Get Pumpkin Pie Recipe from Food Network

Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information

Must Have Travel Tools

I’m really looking forward to our travels abroad this summer, so several weeks ago I started the whole planning process. I got so many great sightseeing and restaurant tips from dear friends, which in turn got me really excited! I love the idea of trave

History | History

Why Mother's Day Founder Anna Jarvis Later Fought to Have the Holiday Abolished | Mental Floss

Years after she founded Mother’s Day, Anna Jarvis realized that she had lost control of the holiday she helped create.

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

Take 10 Minutes to Defuse Holiday Stress with This Mindfulness Practice - Mindful

'Tis the season to give up the guilt. Here's a practice for taking a more mindful approach to the holidays.

Food & Drink | Food

38 Irresistible Holiday Cookie Recipes You Can Totally Master

The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a batch of cookies (or two or three). We’ve created the ultimate list of holiday cookie recipes to include in your celebrations, many of which are tried-and-true favorites from our own editors and staff. Read on to sweeten up your season.

Recipes | Recipes

Grinch Cookies | The Recipe Critic

Despite their name, these Grinch Cookies are just about as festive and holiday-friendly as can be!  These soft and chewy ...

Advice & Self-Help | Meditation and Other Practices

Stress-Free Holiday: Here's What to Do

Here's how to fill your life with gratitude and love, instead of stress. Trust us, it's even possible around the holidays.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Krispy Kreme's Latest Doughnut Is Inspired by Ugly Christmas Sweaters

The coffee and doughnut chain is also bringing back three doughnuts of holidays past.

Recipes | Recipes

Soft and Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies | America's Test Kitchen

Dry, tasteless molasses cookies belong on a Christmas tree, not in a cookie jar. We made more than 50 batches to find the best recipe for an uncommonly soft, chewy cookie with warm, tingling spices.

Food & Drink | Seasonal Recipes

17 Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Desserts

Make-ahead Thanksgiving desserts include chocolate-swirled pumpkin pie and flaky pear pie. Plus more make-ahead Thanksgiving desserts.

Food & Drink | Food

How to Cook a Frozen Turkey | MyRecipes

If your Thanksgiving turkey didn’t thaw in time and you’re left with a block of ice, here’s how you can roast that frozen fowl and still enjoy your

Family & Parenting | Kids

Family Games & Conversation Starters to Try This Holiday Season

We've got ice breaker games, conversation starters and family games perfect for when everyone gathers this holiday season.

Family & Parenting | Kids

19 Holiday Light Displays That Sparkle All Season

Get inspired by these lightacular homes and festive neighborhoods. The best places to see Christmas lights in the greater Los Angeles area.

Recipes | Recipes

Pecan Pie Recipe {VIDEO} | i am baker

Is there anything better than an easy and delicious Pecan Pie?!? This pie is perfect for the holidays to grace the center of your dining room table! (VIDEO below!) I love serving this pecan pie with a Pumpkin Cheesecake or this Caramel Apple Pie when we h

Recipes | Recipes

Old Fashioned Cornbread Dressing

Old Fashioned Cornbread Dressing. Lots of fresh onions, celery, and sage with cornbread and sage onion biscuits.A must have at Thanksgiving.

Family & Parenting | Kids

Epic Corn Mazes Across the Country

Nothing says fall activty better than a wander through a corn maze.

Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information

Therapy for schizophrenia

Nick has been on the street due to schizophrenia; He is a very bright and loving 40 year old with whom I have been having lunch with, twice a week for the past 3 months. Nick’s Heart  opened up and he is willing to receive professional help. Nick inher

Miscellaneous | Judaism

8 Things to Enjoy This Chanukah

Chanukah is coming, and we want to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very happy and inspiring eight-day Festival of Lights!

Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information

SoKind Registry - More fun, less stuff!

SoKind is a registry service that encourages the giving of homemade gifts, charitable donations, secondhand goods, experiences, time, day-of-event help, and more. Here's to more fun and less stuff!

Family & Parenting | Kids

15 Dazzling Holiday Trains to Take Before They Grow Up

For all who truly believe, we’ve rounded up the best North Pole and Santa-packed train rides across the country.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

10 Memorial Day Quotes and Poems That Will Remind You What the Holiday Is Really About

Let these inspiring, moving, and patriotic quotes be a reminder to thank our servicemen and servicewomen for their courage this Memorial Day weekend.

Humor | Funny Stuff

The Joker's Still Getting Away… Celebrating 50 Years of 'Jingle Bells, Batman Smells'

Why did “Jingle Bells” get this particular spoof? Spike Jones’s uptempo romp, Yogi Yorgesson (“Yingle Bells“), and the Three Stooges (“Jingle Bells Drag“) showed that “Jingle Bells” could be played for broader comedic effect. As writer R

Miscellaneous | NEW YORK CITY

Tips on Doorman Tipping and Other Holiday Traditions - The New York Times

Yes, please, tip the doorman — and other seasonal advice for apartment-dwellers who tend to ignore their neighbors the rest of the year.

Politics | From CNN

Couple rewrites 'Baby It's Cold Outside' (with consent) - CNN.com

A couple from Minnesota reimagines the classic Christmas song 'Baby It's Cold Outside,' changing the lyrics to emphasize consent.

Family & Parenting | Kids

Where to Go Ice Skating in LA

Ice skating rinks in LA are offering a winter wonderland for the whole family! Find our picks for the best kid-friendly rinks in Los Angeles

Entertainment | Entertainment News!

‘I Love Lucy’ First Look: Lucy Is Pretty (Wobbly) in Pink in New Colorized Ep [Video]

If there’s ever a TV character who could learn from the maxim “Be careful what you wish for,” it’s Lucy Ricardo. CBS is once again celebrating the holidays with an I Love Lucy primetime special, and this year, fans will get their first look at the

Food & Drink | Seasonal Recipes

Crescent Mummy Dogs

Wrap up a hot dog in true mummy fashion in this fun Halloween take on classic Crescent Dogs.

Recipes | COOKIES

Cutout Sugar Cookies - Life Love and Sugar

These Cutout Sugar Cookies are soft, delicious and need no refrigeration. They are the perfect cookie for decorating with royal icing for the holidays!

Business & Finance | Business

Here's Apple's Holiday Gift to Its Employees

That's one way to boost the number of Apple Music subscribers.

Food & Drink | Seasonal Recipes

Thanksgiving Game Plan!

Can you believe it? Turkey Day is almost here! And with it comes a swell of emotions—which is true of most holidays involving food. On one hand, you’re excited about spending time with friends and ...

Family & Parenting | Kids

Amazing Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies & Events in Los Angeles

Kick off the holiday’s with a bright start by taking the kids to one (or many) of these tree lighting ceremonies in Greater Los Angeles Area

Pets & Animals | Animal Rescue Stories

8 reasons to adopt a dog

It's National Dog Day, and with some help from our friends at the Michigan Humane Society, here are eight reasons to adopt a dog at MHS.

Pets & Animals | Interesting Animal Stories

For National Dog Day, Meet a Hero Dog From 1928

'Max barked until a policeman came to revive Gilbert Kirkwood'

Family & Parenting | Kids

Independence Day Parades, Fireworks, and 4th of July Events in LA

Looking for 4th of July activities in Los Angeles? From parades to fireworks: here are 20 Ways to Celebrate the Fourth of July in L.A.

News | The News

How wrong number started NORAD's Santa Tracker

FIRESTONE – NORAD's nearly 60 year old tradition of tracking St. Nick as he makes his rounds on Christmas Eve started with a misprint in a newspaper.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Two Last-Minute Holiday Cookbook Gift Ideas

Both Cookbook Book and Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef wield the power of nostalgia, in different ways.

Recipes | Recipes!

How to Decorate Holiday Cookies Like a Pro!

Holiday cookie decorating 101: Everything you know for cookies that look as good as they taste.

Food & Drink | Chicago Food & Drink

10 new holiday doughnuts at Chicago doughnut shops

Peppermint, eggnog, cranberry and other holiday-flavored doughnuts are available at Chicago doughnut shops

Food & Drink | The Cocktail Hour

Build an Epic Holiday Eggnog Bar Because You Can and Should

Commence holiday dairy overload with an all-purpose eggnog recipe, plus a festive ’nog bar that lets your party guests personalize their punch cups.

Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

The Best Gifts for the Home for All Design Lovers - Vogue

When choosing what to include in their holiday gift lists, our home editors looked back at the very best trends in design for inspiration. From animal glassware to dainty coffee and tea accouterments, here are their 30 favorite gifts for the home to give (or hopefully receive) this December.

Family & Parenting | Kids

Consumer Reports' top 5 tech gifts for kids

The cool, fun gadgets we've gathered here will be hits with many kids—and their parents.

Miscellaneous | Chicago Events

Christkindlmarket Chicago opens today

Christkindlmarket Chicago opens Friday morning in Daley Plaza.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

History of Veterans Day - Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs

An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday—a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as "Armistice Day."

Miscellaneous | Chicago Events

Maggie Daley Park ice skating ribbon opening soon

Lace up your ice skates. You could be the next Shani Davis , the Chicago-native Olympic speedskater.