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Santa is Coming! Santa is Coming!

Jami Bond — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:05:59 +0000

It’s not even Thanksgiving but Rimrock Mall is already gearing up for Santa’s arrival. The big man will arrive next Saturday, November 17 at 9:30a.m. for the Lil’ Buckaroo Breakfast. It’s happening in the big white tent in the parking lot. Polish your boots and dust of your hats and come out for a chuck wagon [...]

Disney Asks Santa Look-alike to Be Less 'Santa-ish'

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:30:01 +0000

Disney theme parks have strict rules against adult guests wearing “costumes or clothing that can be viewed as representative of an actual Disney character.” Just ask April Spielman, who was told by Disney officials to cover up when she entered Disney World in Orlando dressed as Tinker Bell.

However, as far as we know, the Mouse House has no claim on Old Saint Nick.

Come Get Your Fix @ 6 on Friday!

Jami Bond — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:13:45 +0000

Get ready to rock at Fix @ 6 on Friday! This week the party moves to Santa Fe Red’s at 1223 Grand Avenue with live music from Repeat Performance! Not only will you enjoy the great music but some great specials too! Santa Fe Red’s is doing $3 Margaritas and $3 16oz cans of Miller [...]

'Santa' Grants Little Girl's Christmas Wish By Bringing Her Father Back From Iraq [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:00:31 +0000

Christmas may have come and gone but there is still magic to marvel at from this joyous holiday, like the magic that granted the wish of a little girl who only wanted her soldier father back for the holidays. Bethany Arnold’s class got a visit from Santa Claus this past holiday. He brought toys and [...]

Santa Sets Records on Christmas Eve

Jami Bond — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:00:52 +0000

While Santa raced across the globe on his traditional holiday run last Saturday night, more than a million children tracked his every move by phone, computer and even Twitter. At Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, Santa-tracking volunteers took a record 102,000 telephone calls, shattering the previous mark of 80,000. NORAD, which checks Santa’s progress [...]

7 Adorable 'Santa Babies' [PHOTOS]

Meghan O'Keefe — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:00:51 +0000

slighning, Flickr/lovestruckbabies.wordpress.com/philiphubs, Flickr Every family has its strange holiday traditions and some of those include dressing up tiny, innocent infants as the world's most famous elderly gift giver. Here's a list of the 7 different kinds of Santa Babies you might end up meeting online or in real life this holiday season. And lest you [...]

'Send a Call from Santa' to Keep Kids in Line… or to Have a Little Holiday Fun

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:00:50 +0000

Parents have been using the threat of Santa’s “naughty or nice” list for so long now that it may be losing its strength, so the nice folks at Google stepped in to help.

Enter a little information at Send a Call from Santa and your little one will get a voicemail from the North Pole denizen himself. You can customize it to be as personal as you like, including details like the child’s name, gender and what’s on his or her holiday wish list.

Watch Matt Damon as Santa Trying to Give Kids Water Bottles for Christmas [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:24 +0000

Matt Damon dressed up as Santa Claus for a promotional ad for Water.org and tried to pawn water bottles off on kids. But if there’s one thing to be learned from this clip, it’s that most kids don’t want to hear about a clean water initiative during Christmas time.

Is Santa Okay?

Livin Large Larry — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:20:35 +0000

Since November 25th I have been enjoying my neighbor’s Christmas lights across the street. Nice tight lines, a few lighted ornaments in the front yard. Nothing really over the top. Just nice. Until last night! I think Santa is either dead or barfing in the front yard! Poor guy. Oh well, have a Merry Christmas!!!

New York Teacher Is a Grinch — Tells Second Grade Students Santa Isn't Real [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:00:59 +0000

A teacher in Rockland County, New York may have to change her name to Scrooge after she told her second grade class at George Miller Elementary School that Santa Claus isn’t real. Seeing as how that whole “naughty or nice” list helps keep kids in line for at least two months out of the year, [...]