Christmas

A man installing Christmas lights in a tree in San Diego County was electrocuted and killed Thursday, according to authorities.

Here in these United States of Cognitive Dissonance, Christmas — against which there is nor has there ever been a war — is coming.

“We would go to their house and they would have a Christmas tree and a Hanukkah menorah. It was kind of awesome.”

Jacqui Baker, head of retail at RSM UK, said the figures were "concerning" given that most retailers are now heading into their busiest time of the year with Christmas only a few weeks away.

A Norwegian spruce, which is sent to London every year for Christmas, has been felled in a traditional ceremony.