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One morning Samantha Soares awoke to find an elf had been riding her parents’ vacuum cleaner around the house during the night. And no, this is not the beginning of a Christmas short story, this is true (well mostly). The seven-year-old and her fami...

Santa Claus was one of the first international businesses — and now his brand has been valued at $1.6 trillion by a top UK analyst. The global value of the Santa brand outstrips tech giants Apple — the biggest value brand on the planet this year — wh...

December 10, 2013 Dear Sir, It has long been my vision that Hamilton could be one of the most beautiful night-time cityscapes in the world, if the rooflines and windows of most of the buildings from Hamilton Fairmont to the Cabinet Building (and even...

Teenagers can be the hardest people in the family to shop for. If you think an item is cool, that automatically makes the item lame in their book. Here are some suggestions: If you have a teen in your family, you might know more than you ever wanted ...

Christmas can be a stressful time for anyone — an endless to do list of buying presents, putting up decorations and preparing a hearty meal. But the burden can be particularly heavy for single moms dealing with these time-consuming and expensive tas...

The trouble with putting an evergreen tree in your house every Christmas is that it doesn’t really stay green forever. Sometimes they seem to turn brown the moment you put them in the stand. Pine needles all over the floor is a nuisance that many pe...

When it comes to decorating the home for the holidays, former Martha Stewart Living employee, Jennifer Johnson-Porter maintains that simple is always best. For the mother-of-two, Christmas tree preparations start at her house as soon as Thanksgiving ...

If you’re stumped on what to get that special man in your life this holiday season — and know he doesn’t need another tie or pair of reindeer boxers — why not listen to the experts? A handful of local stores recently gave The Royal Gazette a sneak pe...

Residents are already rockin’ around the Christmas tree with some vendors reporting a marked hike in sales of the festive trees despite the flagging economy. In the first week of December — traditionally the busiest week for Christmas tree buying — i...

Writers get your pen moving, the Dr Stanley Ratteray Christmas Short Story Contest ends today. The annual Christmas Short Story Contest has been a staple of the Bermuda literary calendar for decades and many of today’s established writers first cut t...