Monday, December 24, 2012
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below.
We know that there were three Wise Men, 12 days of Christmas and that Santa delivers all his presents around the world in one night. But did you know... $23,439.38 How much it would cost to buy your "true love" all the gifts in the 12 Day of Christmas . 12.9 billion hours, $447 billion How many hours Americans were expected to spend shopping, wrapping and returning gifts last year. That was about 42 hours and $688.87 per person. Get your postman/postwoman a gift According to Hallmark, Christmas is the largest card-sending occasion . Nearly 1.5 billion cards are sent to friends and family every Christmas Season. (That's actually down 400 million cards since 2004.) $983 million The value of U.S. imports of Christmas tree ornaments from …
Sunday, December 23, 2012
A weak storm front expected to bring up to two inches of snow starting Monday night.
Cross your fingers. As of Sunday, weather projections indicate a storm front entering the region that could give us—gasp—a white Christmas. According to the National Weather Service, there is a 20 percent chance of snow on Tuesday, with a temperature ultimately reaching 38 degrees. Stephen Pellettiere, with Ion Weather based at the Morristown Municipal Airport, said current projections appear to have the small storm begin producing at about 9 p.m. on Christmas Eve, tapering off at the latest 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. "A little storm is passing to our south," he said. "There's a tenth of an inch of moisture, which translates to about an inch of snow." Some areas, including southern Morris County, could see as much as two inches of the white …
Saturday, December 22, 2012
A look at the hot toys for tots this holiday season.
Every holiday season, the mailbox fills with the latest toy catalogs. Children peruse the pages as they scribble their lists, daydreaming about what they will find under the tree come Christmas morning. Parents pull out their pocketbooks, spending hard-earned cash as they anticipate the joy on those little faces. What will be the runaway favorites this year is always a guess, but here are some of the latest trends, mixed with tried-and-true perennial favorites. jChews Smartphone teether by Jellystone No tears for parents or babies. Babies love nothing more than to gum Mom and Dad’s cell phone, but now they’ll be too intrigued with their own smartphone to chew on. The Jellystone smartphone teether comes in seven funky colors and is BPA …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
His stunning Highland Avenue home was selected among entries from around the country in Patch's "Deck the House" competition.
If you experience a voltage drop around 4:30 p.m. don’t be too concerned about another power outage, it’s just Jerry Ghinelli's Christmas lights coming to life. This Highland Avenue resident has installed an estimated 150,000 lights on 11 separate 20 amp circuits and according to users voting in Patch's annual Deck the House contest, Ghinelli's home has the best holiday lights in Wyckoff or Franklin Lakes. We had tons of entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and in our national quest to find the most remarkable holiday decorations, this 28-year-Wyckoff resident's entry rose to the top. If he wins, Patch will donate $100,000 to the Wyckoff Public School district. Ghinelli, 61, said he began the tradition in 2006 when his kids …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Here's the schedule of where you meet up with Old Saint Nick this weekend!
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
With Christmas fast approaching, members of each township fire company will be accompanying Santa through various neighborhoods on Sunday, Dec. 23. If any child, young or old, would like to greet Santa, he will be at the following locations at the scheduled times: Company No. 1 Trip 1 Trip 2 Company No. 2 Company No. 3 Have a question or news tip? Contact editor Joseph M. Gerace at Joseph.Gerace@patch.com, or find us on Facebook and Twitter. For news straight to your inbox every morning, sign up for our daily newsletter.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Ol' St. Nick dropping in on Franklin Lakes on Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
The Franklin Lakes Fire Department has once again called in a favor and scheduled the very busy Mr. and Mrs. Claus to stop by the Bender Court Fire House. On Sunday, Dec. 9, the department will host Santa and his lovely wife, and provide hot chocolate, cookies and presents to all the little boys and girls, according to Firefighter Joe Gallup. The Clauses are expected to arrive at headquarters at 2 p.m. and stay until 5 p.m. "As a good will gesture, please offer a donation to the Red Cross for families affected by Hurricane Sandy. They have suffered unimaginable losses and are less fortunate than we are this Holiday Season," said Gallup. "These donations are desperately needed and sincerely appreciated." For more information call the …
Scott Helming
1:21 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Actually, there is no firm evidence there were three wise men. We know if three gifts, hence the thought of three persons...An ongoing mystery! more ›