TV specials, Christmas-themed cartoons and holiday movies will fill the airwaves on Christmas Day
If your holiday plans include settling down to watch TV and relax, here's a list of Christmas specials. Tuesday's selections range from "Matchmaker Santa" and other holiday movies showing all day on the Hallmark Channel to cartoon specials such as "Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale."
Several forecasters say the Lehigh Valley is likely to have a white Christmas
9 a.m. Sunday update: We're still expecting a bit of snow Christmas Eve but the weather looks like it is going to get messy after the holiday with sleet and freezing rain expected Wednesday. Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service: Christmas Eve: Snow likely, mainly before 1 am. Cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Christmas Day: A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tuesday Night: A slight chance of freezing rain and sleet after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of …
1:10 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!" Merry Christmas everyone! Wishing everyone a wonderful, SAFE, holiday. Our first grandchild is going to be born today! We're anxiously waiting to get the call from my daughter to come to the hospital - both my son-in-law's mother and I are going to be there in the labor room when he/she is born (we have no idea if it's a boy or girl yet! Surprise!) So I … more ›
With the holidays upon us, Patch wonders aloud about the practice of re-gifting.
Don't be surprised if those holiday towels or spice racks you thoughtfully bought as a gift for a friend or relative end up with somebody else. Re-gifting was good for more than a laugh on an episode of "Seinfeld." It's apparently a time-honored practice among some people. Or is it? Now that the holidays are upon us, Patch wonders how prevalent re-gifting is in our neighborhood. Take our poll. And if you have a story to tell, let us know in the comments.
Lehigh Valley Hospital offers workshops to help grieving families cope with the holiday season.
From the Peppermint Latte at the Barnes and Noble to the twinkling lights adorning the trees on the street lights, reminders that the holidays are in full swing abound. These harbingers of the season produce emotions of joy and excitement for many. But for others who experienced the death of a loved one this year, the red and green twinkling lights take on a melancholy hue. “The anticipation of any event is always worse than the event itself,” said Jason Boyko LPC, Coordinator of Bereavement Services of Lehigh Valley Health Network. “Holidays are triggers because the traditions carry a lot of meaning.” For the bereaved, the anticipation starts months before the holidays arrive and so do the reminders that there will be an empty space at …
Scott Korin
8:32 pm on Tuesday, December 25, 2012
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