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Returning Soon: A Luxury Train With Whisky Tastings and Castle Tours
A trip aboard the Belmond Royal Scotsman is one of the most luxurious ways to soak up the Scottish Highlands.
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After a Year Like This, Expect a Strange New Year's Eve
If ever a year’s end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it
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Kwanzaa: What You Should Know About the Week-Long Celebration of African-American Culture
Kwanzaa is a week-long non-religious celebration of African-American culture and traditions. And while it was created in 1966 and has been popular since the 1980s, many people still don’t know much about it. LX Host Ashley Holt is here to explain what you need to know about this modern holiday.
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Map: Your Chance of Encountering the Coronavirus at an Event This New Year's Eve
Use our interactive map to assess the risk level of attending an event, given the size and location.
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Don't Be an Environmental Grinch! Find Out If Your Christmas Trash is Recyclable
Did you know during Christmas season the average American produces up to 25% more trash?
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Where's Santa? NORAD Tracking Saint Nick's Sleigh on Christmas Eve
NORAD said even a pandemic wouldn’t disrupt Santa’s schedule.
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Coronavirus Dampens Christmas Joy in Bethlehem and Elsewhere
Bethlehem has ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land
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Ariana Grande & Fiancé Dalton Gomez Donate Holiday Gifts to Manchester and L.A. Hospitals
Ariana Grande and fiancé Dalton Gomez sent Secret Santa gifts and Amazon vouchers to hundreds of patients at Manchester and Los Angeles hospitals
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‘Dear Santa' Takes Viewers Behind the Scenes of Postal Service's Operation Santa
Santa Claus is totally amazing, delivering millions of presents to children all over the world each year. But even Santa can use some extra elf help during the holiday season. And in the new documentary “Dear Santa,” directed by Dana Nachman, audiences get to meet elves from around the U.S., plus the children who’ve asked for special presents for Christmas and...
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Watch: Teachers Sing Hilarious '12 Days of Zoom Class' Christmas Carol
A Christmas carol reimagined by teachers at a Maryland school seems to perfectly capture one of 2020’s biggest struggles: virtual learning. Educators from Gaithersburg Middle School created a parody song called “The 12 Days of Zoom Class.” Holiday classic “The Twelve Days of Christmas” always seems like it goes on forever. And so did 2020 — especially for teachers who…
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The Tradition of Christmas Lights Started With Thomas Edison
It wouldn’t feel like the holidays without seeing Christmas lights. But where did this tradition start? As Ashley Holt explains, it began with the father of electricity himself, Thomas Edison,
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Two Young Brothers Invented a Way to Keep Your Christmas Tree Ornaments in Place
Two 12-year-old brothers from Connecticut have created a solution to a common Christmas problem – falling ornaments. Ayaan and Mika’il Naqvi joined LX News to talk about their invention of the “ornament anchor” and how their small business is helping homeless pets.
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A Season of Fear, Not Cheer, as Virus Changes Christmas
All most people wanted for Christmas after this year of pandemic uncertainty and sadness was some cheer and togetherness.
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One Brokerage Firm Is Giving Away Stocks This Holiday Season
Social investing and brokerage site Public.com is paying for its members to gift stock to people they known during the holidays.
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Even Some Millionaires Are Cutting Back on Holiday Spending Due to Covid
Nearly a quarter of millionaires surveyed by CNBC said that they’d spend less this year compared to the 2019 holiday season amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fake Delivery Notices Surge During Biggest Online Shopping Season Ever
As online shopping sees its biggest season ever, hackers are sending fake delivery notices impersonating Amazon, UPS and FedEx, with scams up 72% from last year.
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UK Nixes Christmas Gatherings, Shuts London Shops Over Virus
Millions of people in England have learned they must cancel their Christmas get-togethers and holiday shopping trips
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Winter Travel Raises More Fears of Viral Spread
Tens of millions of people are expected to travel to family gatherings or winter vacations over Christmas
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How the Elf on the Shelf Tradition Started
Chanda Bell, co-author of “The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition” book, explains how the iconic myth of Scout Elves reporting back to Santa began.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Shaggy and More Are Helping José Feliciano Celebrate 50 Years of ‘Feliz Navidad'
It’s been 50 years since José Feliciano released his iconic Christmas song “Feliz Navidad,” and to celebrate he’s releasing a new version with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jason Mraz, Shaggy and more. The Puerto Rican musician shared with LX News the key to making his bilingual tune a hit: simplicity.