#Pennsylvania man who was Santa for decades dies of COVID-19

#Pennsylvania man who was Santa for decades dies of COVID-19

“#Pennsylvania man who was Santa for decades dies of COVID-19” A Pennsylvania man who instilled a sense of wonder into generations of children while portraying Santa has died of the coronavirus, his wife said. Lewis “Lew” Williamson, 76, succumbed to the virus Monday after getting sick in early December — despite precautions he took to…

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#US megachurches fined mega-fees for Christmas Eve services

#US megachurches fined mega-fees for Christmas Eve services

“#US megachurches fined mega-fees for Christmas Eve services” Two megachurches in Democratic-leaning New Mexico are facing $10,000 in fines over claims they violated state COVID-19 restrictions on Christmas Eve. Videos and photos taken at Albuquerque’s Legacy Church and Calvary Church went viral on social media shortly after the holiday, showing hundreds of parishioners in close proximity, with many not wearing masks.  State regulations require that religious services held in red-zone…

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#What I started to learn at 18

#What I started to learn at 18

“#What I started to learn at 18” One Christmas in the mid-1990s, I managed the holiday-music section at a suburban Tower Records. The time went by in a blur —­ but if I could go back and give my teenage self some advice, I would say: Relax and Merry Christmas!  At 18, I was having…

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#Jennifer Aniston roasted for ‘first pandemic’ Christmas ornament

#Jennifer Aniston roasted for ‘first pandemic’ Christmas ornament

“#Jennifer Aniston roasted for ‘first pandemic’ Christmas ornament” She’s losing friends online. Jennifer Aniston is getting ripped for celebrating a Christmas ornament that casually marks “Our first pandemic 2020.” The 51-year-old former “Friends” star posted the image of the engraved circular wooden ornament on her Instagram stories on Christmas Day — quickly getting roasted for…

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#Gingerbread monolith found in California park, then crumbles

#Gingerbread monolith found in California park, then crumbles

“#Gingerbread monolith found in California park, then crumbles” That’s the way the monolith crumbles: a gingerbread knockoff of the perplexing plinths that have popped up around the world has collapsed in San Francisco. The monolith had been found at a California park just in time for Christmas. Photos on social media show the edible edifice…

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