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Video: It's that time: How to pack up your holiday partyware

Fri, 6 Jan 2012 11:05 -0500

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Merry Christmas: The Globe and Mail's holiday front pages

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 0:01 -0500

A look back at the front page art selections over the past years


Spend those gift cards. Sell them. Give them to charity. Just don’t waste them

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 6:00 -0500

There’s an estimated $1-billion worth of unspent money on unused gift cards in Canada


New Year's vows already flagging? Have some handy workarounds

Fri, 6 Jan 2012 19:11 -0500

How is it that only six days after you solemnly made your resolutions, your morals are wearing a figurative muumuu and you're eating mayonnaise for breakfast?


New Year's Eve is almost here. Ready to empty your wallet?

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 9:14 -0500

If you're still reeling from the gift-giving bills, here are some ways to have a fun evening without breaking the bank


New iPad? Have fun with 12 addicting games

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 1:00 -0500

Scrabble with friends, jump motor bikes and Vikings on logs, hack, slash and blast through actioners and try other clever puzzles and diversions


Video: NORAD tracks Santa's global journey

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:10 -0500

Santa already is piling up big numbers on social networking sites this season, so the volunteer Santa-trackers at NORAD are bracing for tens of thousands of calls and emails when their operations center goes live on Christmas Eve.


How big is too big when it comes to Christmas trees?

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 0:01 -0500

Architect and interior designer Dee Dee Taylor Eustace explores tree options for people who are worried about the “fox-den” effect


The special duty of a Jewish Christmas baby

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:30 -0500

What's it like sharing a birthday with Jesus? One good thing is that everyone remembers. And the downsides of being born on Dec. 25, explains novelist , can be darkly comic


Christmas celebrations around the world

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:36 -0500

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Bad gifts - thanks, you really shouldn’t have

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:37 -0500

Sure, the thought counts. But when the reindeer sweater you bought your niece is posted online, could the end of gracious receiving be nigh?


Video: Suprisingly calm Christmas Eve for shoppers

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:26 -0500

Shoppers expecting the usual mad rush for last-minute Christmas gifts have been pleasantly surprised by the small crowds and short lines at shopping malls on Christmas Eve.


Photos: Christmastime in Bethlehem

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:00 -0500

Pilgrims, tourists and local Christians gathered in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem on Saturday to begin Christmas Eve celebrations.


E-books lead a holiday season surge in sales of digital goods

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:19 -0500

Sales of digital books, music and videos up 30 per cent over 2010, according to comScore data; Amazon planning discounts for Christmas Day