Category: Christmas

Orange County Canyon Areas Face Voluntary Evacuation This Chrismas as Winter Storm Approaches

As a winter storm is entering Orange County two days before Christmas, a voluntary evacuation warning has been issued for residents residing in the Silverado, Williams, and Modjeska Canyons effective Dec. 23. “Canyon residents are strongly encouraged to prepare and evacuate … especially those with disabilities, access and/or functional needs, and canyon residents with large…


Orange County Canyon Areas Face Voluntary Evacuation This Christmas as Winter Storm Approaches

As a winter storm is entering Orange County two days before Christmas, a voluntary evacuation warning has been issued for residents residing in the Silverado, Williams, and Modjeska Canyons effective Dec. 23. “Canyon residents are strongly encouraged to prepare and evacuate … especially those with disabilities, access and/or functional needs, and canyon residents with large…


One in Five Parents Too Stressed at Christmas for Kids to Be Happy

While the holiday season brings joy and makes festive family time, it can also become stressful, as one in five parents are experiencing high holiday stress to the point of negatively affecting their children, according to The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. The extra shopping and holiday tasks accounted for most…


One in Five Parents Experience High Stress at Christmas

While the holiday season brings joy and makes festive family time, it can also become stressful, as one in five parents are experiencing high holiday stress to the point of negatively affecting their children, according to the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. The extra shopping and holiday tasks accounted for most…


The Secret to Perfectly Cracked Crinkle Cookies

These deep, dark, chocolaty cookies are also known as “earthquakes” because of all the cracks that break through their snow-white surfaces during baking. The key to creating these crinkly cracks is rolling the formed dough first in granulated sugar and then in confectioners’ sugar. The granulated sugar helps create that crackly, crusty exterior and keeps…


A Christmas Editorial That Still Pulls at the Heartstrings

One hundred and twenty-four years ago, an 8-year-old girl wrote a letter to the editor of The Sun, a New York newspaper, asking, “Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?” The answer, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” is the most reprinted newspaper editorial of all time, a classic appearing in…


Canadians’ Opportunity to Attend Christmas Church Services Uneven As Local Rules Vastly Differ

With Christmas upon us, a number of Canadians will not be able to attend a church service to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and those who can attend might choose not to do so due to caps on attendance or fears of contracting COVID-19. All provinces and territories in Canada except Saskatchewan are imposing…


Canadians’ Opportunity to Attend Christmas Mass Uneven As Local Rules Vastly Differ

As Christmas is upon us, a number of Canadians will not be able to attend a church service to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, and those that can attend might choose not to do so due to caps on attendance or fears of contracting COVID-19. All provinces and territories in Canada except Saskatchewan are…


Aussies to Enjoy Warm, Dry Christmas Day

Many Australians will receive the greatest gift of all this Christmas Day—good weather. The Bureau of Meteorology has released its first official Christmas Day forecast and it is promising warm and dry weather for much of the country. A high pressure system moving east to west across southern Australia will lead to mild and settled…


Australian Zoo Animals Get Into the Holiday Spirit

Giraffes, lions, pademelons, quokkas, and echidnas of Sydney’s Taronga Zoo began the Christmas festivities early this week, opening up gift-wrapped food treats and Christmas-themed tasty decorations. Zookeepers prepared the surprises to get the animals into the holiday spirit, maintain natural foraging skills, and engage with the world around them. While the quokkas and pademelons were…