Commentary Some years ago, some economists came up with an idea that became briefly fashionable. The idea is that gift-giving is inefficient. That’s because it is unlikely that the gift given to the recipient would have been as high up on his utility scale as some other item that could have been purchased for the…
VIDEO: Adorable Baby Bull Acts Like the Grinch Around His First Christmas Tree
An adorable baby bull is ringing in his first Christmas in a hilarious fashion, by charging at his owner’s outdoor Christmas tree and knocking it to the ground. Taylor Crassweller, 28, runs a farm in the Canadian town of Regina, Saskatchewan, with his family. On the farm, the family has a few different animals such…
Christmas Child
This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. A Max Lucado story. As Christmas draws near, Jack finds himself disconnecting from the holidays, his job, and ultimately his wife. His latest assignment as a journalist takes him to Dallas, but a mysterious photograph draws him to the town of Clearwater,…
Profiles in History: James Edgar: The First Department Store Santa Claus
James Edgar (1843–1909) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. As a young boy, he apprenticed for a Scottish cloth merchant and worked hard, long hours only to make $50 a year. When he was 22, he immigrated to St. John, New Brunswick, in Canada. His financial returns, however, were not to his liking, which led him…
How Does NORAD Track Santa? With Fighter Pilots, Satellites, and a Jolly Team of Volunteers
For over 60 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a binational defensive agency that monitors U.S.–Canadian aerospace for threats, has faithfully tracked the movements of Santa Claus as he travels on Christmas Eve to deliver presents to boys and girls across the world. This unlikely responsibility is something of a Christmas miracle itself….
Of Love, Joy, and Simplicity: A Heart-Warming Story of An Unforgettable Childhood Christmas During the 1950s
Perhaps Christmas is magical to little kids because they hear that God came to Earth as the baby Jesus. But most likely, the magic comes from the story of Santa Claus. I know, because I was once a kid. I didn’t understand Old Testament prophecies fulfilled, a virgin birth, or redemption from sin. I didn’t…
The Christmas Keepers: A Tour of Colonial Williamsburg’s Festive Holiday Celebration
There’s no place like home for the holidays—except perhaps Colonial Williamsburg. Here, the air smells like gingerbread, the clip-clopping of horse hooves travels up and down the lane as they pull carriages, and the a cappella voices of a choir sing Christmas carols on the street corner. Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg Christmas is a feast…
An Insider’s Peek into the Doscher’s Candy Factory, Home to America’s Oldest Handmade Candy Canes
In some ironic twist of fate, it was a fellow by the name of Claus (yes, just like “that guy” in the red suit) who handcrafted the first candy cane in the United States. He was Claus Doscher, and back in 1871, after arriving in America, he opened up a candy shop on a downtown…
Family Goes Viral for Christmas Gingerbread House Contest, ‘It’s Always Been a Family Thing’
A fun-loving family is going viral for their Christmas gingerbread house contest, an annual tradition that has turned into an epic battle for the top spot—with each entry more dazzling than the last. Jack Tortora, 23, of Long Island, New York, has enjoyed his family’s holiday tradition for the last seven years. A University of…
Hector’s Hectic Life
Hector the dog tries to avoid trouble on Christmas Eve when a basket of puppies shows up. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films Follow EpochTV on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble:…
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