Christmas
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“Buon Natale,” he said with a shrug. In a city of eight million people and a thousand cultures, with a million visitors a week and hardly a day of solitude for anyone, it was a rare moment — an illusion of timeless order, perhaps, or a truce, with the hard edges of life smoothed over by a few hours of unaccustomed civility. Or perhaps it was something more. The serenity of Christmas morning in New York — a comforting restorative in a town that has rumbled and bullied and bartered all year — had arrived once more, reaching out like a statue struggling for life under the sculptor’s hands, or the memory of a day from long ago stretching out with its shadows. It was time again. Time for Scrooge and Old Marley, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim; for the Grinch and Rudolph and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” for wreaths of holly and mistletoe, sleigh bells and reindeer and a certain Miracle on 34th Street.
Christmas Morning Brings Rare Serenity to N.Y.C. - NYTimes.com
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N.Y./Region | City Room Two New York City men feel a tremendous responsibility to respond properly when they mysteriously receive hundreds of letters addressed to Santa Claus at their Chelsea apartment.
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More than 100 booths make this European-style holiday market one of the biggest in town, while free ice skating on the park's rink makes it one of the most festive. First, check out the kaleidoscopic light show in the main concourse. Then, sneak over to Vanderbilt Hall for the station's 12,000-square-foot impromptu mall. Not only does the scene look like a Currier and Ives print, but you can also pick up enough cold-weather gear to look like you've just walked out of the artwork. The red-and-white tents are resurrected with winter accessories, Christmas-y trinkets, and some less predictable, more interesting merchandise. Some of the best booths are devoted to foodies: gift baskets stocked with snacks and sweets, and decks of coupon cards with discounts to Suba and the Tasting Room.8-Year-Old Makes and Donates Teddy Bears - CBS Evening News - CBS News
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- Just when you thought the holidays had been hijacked for good by crass commercial interests - along comes a little boy to set everyone straight. CBS News national correspondent Jim Axelrod reports on "The American Spirit Of Giving." When his father told him they didn't, Justin started raising enough money to give away a thousand bears to needy and sick kids each holiday season. While Justin's charity is clearly a labor of love, we can't stress enough how much labor is involved. Justin doesn't just deliver the bears he gives away - he makes them as well.
Toys For Tots Asks New Yorkers For Last-Minute Donations - NY1.com
The annual Toys for Tots campaign is asking New Yorkers to bring new toys to Military Island in Times Square or Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. The economy has taken its toll on the 63-year-old program, which is falling behind last year's pace. In 2009, 314,000 toys were collected.
On last night’s program, we asked Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand why she agreed to make major changes to the 9/11 Health Care Bill. Watch the video above. New York Times Ray Hernandez writes : “After years of fierce lobbying and debate, Congress approved a bill on Wednesday to cover the cost of medical care for rescue workers and others who became sick from toxic fumes, dust and smoke after the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.”