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  • Santa Clause Gets Lap Dance Onstage With Madonna – Falls On Dancer

    Santa Clause Gets Lap Dance Onstage With Madonna – Falls On Dancer

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    Things got weird at a Madonna concert on Tuesday night when a man dressed as Santa Clause got a lap dance while onstage with the “Like A Virgin” singer. The Santa figure then fell off his chair and onto the backup dancer who had been performing the lap dance.

    Madonna’s Santa Debacle

    Daily Mail reported that video that has since gone viral shows Madonna performing onstage with a person dressed as Santa on Tuesday night during her Celebration tour stop in Washington D.C. Santa sat in a chair in the middle of the stage while the 65 year-old “Vogue” singer performed nearby.

    Santa was eventually approached by a female backup dance who claimed onto his lap and proceeded to give him a lap dance. Both Santa and the dancer soon fell out of the chair, with him ending up on top of her as Madonna looked on in shock. The dancer immediately returned to dancing while Santa tried to compose himself and get up.

    Madonna Reveals She Was In A Coma

    This came days after Madonna revealed that she was in a medically induced coma for 48 hours back in June when she was hospitalized with a bacterial infection. She dropped this bomb during another tour stop in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday night, giving a personal shoutout to her friend Shavawn.

    “There are some very important people in the room tonight that were with me at the hospital,” Madonna said. “There’s one very important woman who dragged me to the hospital.”

    “I don’t even remember; I passed out on my bathroom floor and woke up in the ICU,” she added. “I was in an induced coma for 48 hours. She saved my life. Thank you Shavawn.”

    People Magazine went on to reveal the first things she thought about when she finally came out of the coma.

    “There were a couple of things I thought about when I first became conscious and I saw my six incredible children sitting around me — by the way, I had to almost die to get all my kids in one room,” she said, referring to Lourdes, 27, Rocco, 23, David Banda, 18, Mercy James, 17, and 11-year-old twins Estere and Stella.

    Related: Madonna, 64, Found Unresponsive And Rushed To Hospital – Family ‘Feared They May Lose Her’

    Madonna Thanks Fans – Continues Tour

    Two weeks after her hospitalization, Madonna took to social media to thank her fans for their support.

    “I have felt your love. I’m on the road to recovery and incredibly grateful for all the blessings in my life,” she wrote on Instagram.

    “My first thought when I woke up in the hospital was my children,” she continued. “My second thought was that I did not want to disappointment anyone who bought tickets for my tour. I also didn’t want to let down the people who worked tirelessly with me over the last few months to create my show. I hate to disappoint anyone.”

    Related: Franklin Graham Blasts Madonna for Saying Jesus Would be OK with Abortion

    Madonna was able to resume her tour in October with a stop in London, and she’s now traveling the U.S. making stops in various city. Given the latest viral footage, it’s clear that her tour is wilder than ever. What do you think of Madonna’s Santa escapades? Let us know in the comments section.

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  • I Spent $85 to Eat Breakfast With Santa

    I Spent $85 to Eat Breakfast With Santa

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    For all of my life, I thought eating breakfast with Santa was totally normal. Every year, he would come to my church in western New York and sit in the corner of the reception hall for a few hours. (Sometimes, he was played by my dad or my cousin Frank.) The kids would eat pancakes and drink hot chocolate in his presence and work up their courage. Whenever they felt ready, they could meet the big guy and discuss whatever they needed to. And then they would get a candy cane.

    Random adult members of the congregation sometimes joined too, usually because they knew the man under the beard and had no complaint with a hot breakfast. It was all very casual. So I didn’t think it would be a big deal when I mentioned to my mother this year that my favorite minor-league baseball team, the Brooklyn Cyclones, was planning to hold a breakfast-with-Santa event at their stadium in Coney Island and that I intended to go. She is a woman who has, to this day, never conceded to me or my siblings that Santa does not exist (he finally left us a retirement note last year). I thought she would appreciate this and say something like “Fun!” Instead, she looked at me with concern and said, “It’s really not appropriate to go to that without children.”

    Really? It’s not inappropriate to go to the Brooklyn Cyclones’ stadium at other times without children, but as soon as Santa gets there, I’m banned? I found myself polling friends and people at work about whether it was okay for me to go, and then I received a second surprise: Many people in my life hadn’t heard of breakfast with Santa at all. “Maybe it’s a Rust Belt or northern thing?” one suggested. Pancakes and Santa? A regional thing? A regional thing and only for children?

    I contacted a Santa Claus expert—Jacqueline Woolley, a psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, who was at the time preparing for an academic conference about Santa—in hopes of finding some backup. She had never heard of breakfast with Santa. “When you mentioned it, I looked online and apparently it’s been around for many years,” she told me.

    It has, all over the country, and I love it. But I’m now experiencing a small personal crisis. I don’t think I’m what one of my friends called a “Christmas adult,” a seasonal version of the so-called Disney adults who are obsessed with the Magic Kingdom. I think I’m just a woman who enjoys a special little outing at Christmastime. So, I decided to go to breakfast with Santa by myself this year in defiance of all those closest to me. The idea was to revisit a childhood tradition with the mind of a grown-up to see if it held up—and to see if partaking felt “inappropriate.” (The idea was also: pancakes on The Atlantic’s dime.) Could a case be made for breakfast with Santa, not just for children but for everyone?

    Read: I went to Disney World

    To maximize the intensity of the experience, I picked the breakfast with Santa on the sixth floor of Macy’s, the famous department store in Midtown Manhattan—arguably the birthplace of the modern concept of interacting one-on-one with Santa Claus (and of the set of Miracle on 34th Street, a charming but ultimately evil movie about manipulating your mother into leaving a gorgeous Manhattan apartment to move to Long Island). Breakfast would be $75—or $85 if I wanted a seat by the windows, which I did. I got an 8:30 a.m. reservation on Saturday.

    One thing I couldn’t consider in so many words as a kid was the fact that Santa is an adult, a stranger, and a celebrity. Most people, if they’re normal, aren’t comfortable walking into a new room and immediately approaching someone like that with the goal of asking them for something. The idea of the breakfast is that you get a longer festive experience, plenty of time to adjust to your surroundings and to the task at hand before executing it. “Santa is not just a stranger,” the child psychologist and writer Cara Goodwin pointed out when I posed this to her. From the perspective of a child, he’s also a stranger who is potentially judging them.

    Goodwin takes her own kids to a breakfast with Santa at a hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Even if they’re not excited to meet Santa, you can say, ‘Okay, well, we’re going to have pancakes.’ That could be something they are motivated to do.” Then, while they’re eating their pancakes, Santa is just kind of walking around, so they get a chance to see him before they have to talk with him. This should take off some of the pressure, though the strategy is not without risk, obviously: If a kid is already starting to wonder whether Santa is real, they may find it suspicious that Santa is eating breakfast with them at a random hotel in Virginia.

    This wouldn’t be an issue for me, because, if the real Santa were going to have breakfast somewhere, the Macy’s in New York City would actually make sense. But thinking about the pancakes did help me get out the door. To avoid seeming overzealous, I wore a black turtleneck and an ankle-length brown skirt—one of the drearier outfits that has ever been worn to a breakfast with Santa. On the way to Manhattan, I watched a YouTube video of a previous breakfast with Santa at Macy’s to see if anybody was eating alone. The answer was no.

    Read: The case for keeping up your Christmas tree until March

    I was seated, naturally, in between two families with young children. A little girl to my right, who was wearing the same red dress as her sister (classic) was trying to eat the whole ball of butter from the middle of the table (also classic). Three beautiful carolers in chic little white jackets, red gloves, and full stage makeup came over to sing “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” to our table cluster. They were great. I thought they must be among the hardest-working women in New York City show business, just singing their way from one end of the Macy’s dining room to the other, then back again, then back again.

    I was sorting through a generously full basket of mini pastries in the middle of my table when a woman in a suit came over and leaned down to my seated level. “Are you ready to meet Santa?” she asked me. I’m so glad she phrased it that way. “To meet Santa?” I said, stupidly. “No, actually, I’m not quite ready yet.” A few minutes later, a waiter brought me some coffee and asked, “Have you seen Santa yet?” I respected everybody’s commitment to talking with me about Santa as if he were real and actually there, even though there weren’t any children close enough to hear our conversation.

    “Even if you’re not Christian, we’re all pretending that Santa Claus is a real person,” Thalia Goldstein, an associate professor at George Mason University who co-authored a 2016 study with Woolley on belief in Santa Claus, told me. (There is a rich body of academic research on the psychology of Santa Claus, going back to at least the 1970s.) Goldstein referred to Santa Claus as a type of “cultural pretend play” that both kids and adults engage in. Like the professionals at Macy’s, she argued, everyone makes casual reference to Santa as a basic fact of the world. (This reminded me that, when I texted a friend to ask if she would go to breakfast with Santa with me, she didn’t say, “No, Santa Claus isn’t real.” She said, “Unfortunately, I can’t interact with Santa.”) (Because she’s Jewish.)

    “We as adults enjoy the tradition as well,” Woolley agreed when I repeated Goldstein’s point to her. Then I said that I had naturally been wary of coming off as an eccentric by attending breakfast with Santa alone. (The worst part about defying your mother is, of course, the possibility that she might be right.) There’s a thin but bright line between the totally acceptable behavior of referring casually to Santa as if he’s real—or implying that he is, by, for example, hanging a stocking on the mantel in your apartment—and the much more concerning act of appearing sincerely unable to give him up (“Christmas adults”). Woolley confessed that she had once been asked—as a Santa Claus expert with an impressive academic affiliation—to appear in a Macy’s ad campaign promoting belief in Santa Claus. They just wanted her to say “I believe in Santa Claus,” but she told them no. “I couldn’t make myself do that,” she said. She didn’t want to lie on TV, which seemed weirder than lying to her own children.

    Lucky for me, I wasn’t on television. Also, nobody really cares what you’re doing, almost ever, and I was enjoying myself. After my pancakes and my mimosa and my two coffees and my four or five Tater Tots and my two pieces of sausage and my bites of scrambled eggs and my tiny yogurt parfait, I was full and ready to meet Santa. I had only three minutes left in my allotted one hour at breakfast, so I flagged down my waiter and asked if it was too late. He went to find a manager. I did some nervous texting. Finally, the woman in the suit came back for me and led me over to Santa’s corner. “Have fun,” she said, not rudely, as she deposited me in line. “Are you the next family?” a woman dressed as an elf asked. (They treated me like an entire family of four the whole time I was there, which was why I was served so much food.)

    Santa and I had a warm and brief interaction. We took a photo together. He asked what I wanted for Christmas, and I said, “Oh, world peace,” to which he replied, “You have to find that within your heart.” This made no sense, but it was just right. I had a new Christmas memory: an irrational conversation with a guy in a fake beard who might have been younger than me, whose presence nevertheless added a whisper of magic to the experience of otherwise normal breakfast food and an otherwise dreary December day.

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  • ‘Tim Allen Was Such a Bitch’ on ‘The Santa Clauses’ Set, Says Costar Casey Wilson

    ‘Tim Allen Was Such a Bitch’ on ‘The Santa Clauses’ Set, Says Costar Casey Wilson

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    Despite decades of playing St. Nick across The Santa Clause trilogy and its follow-up Disney+ series, actor Tim Allen is sorely lacking in the jolly department, according to his onetime costar Casey Wilson.

    On a recent episode of her Bitch Sesh podcast, Wilson recounted how working alongside Allen on an episode of The Santa Clauses was “the truly single worst experience I’ve ever had with a costar ever,” as reported by Variety. She guest-starred in the pilot, an episode of television titled “Chapter One: Good to Ho” that aired in November 2022. Wilson played the grown-up version of a kid character from the original 1994 film. “Tim Allen was such a bitch,” Wilson reportedly said on the podcast, adding that she had previously “buried this” story because a producer on the series is “a great friend” and because her kids “loved the movies.”

    Per Variety, the actor then broke down the scene she filmed with Allen, in which her character begins throwing things at his Santa, thinking he’s a burglar. “[He] goes over to the producer who is standing four feet from me and goes, and I hear him, he goes, ‘You gotta tell her to stop stepping on my lines,’” Wilson said. “The producer turns to me with horror on his face and has to walk one foot to me and he goes, ‘Um, Tim would ask that you stop stepping on his lines.’”

    Wilson added that “everybody was walking on eggshells” around Allen on set, and “people just looked frantic…. When he was done, he was so fucking rude. Never made eye contact, never said anything. It was so uncomfortable.”

    Allen serves as star and executive producer on The Santa Clauses, a streaming continuation of the beloved Disney trilogy—1994’s The Santa Clause, 2002’s The Santa Clause 2, and 2006’s The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. Two seasons of the show are available on Disney+; there’s no word on a third season just yet.

    According to Variety, after Wilson completed one shot of her close-up coverage, she said Allen promptly left the set without alerting his fellow costars or crew members. “It’s the end, and Tim Allen goes, ‘Leaving!’ Takes his Santa cape, picks it up, and drops it on the floor and walks out,” she said. “And they hustle in his stand-in; lovely man, who was much nicer to act against. People are scurrying to pick up his velvet Santa coat. He’s a bitch. And this is the best…I will not say who said this. This was someone that I do not know, perhaps in the crew. [He or she] breezes past me and just goes, ‘You’re seeing him on a good day.’”

    This isn’t the first time Allen has found himself on the naughty list for alleged on-set misconduct. In January of this year, his Home Improvement costar Pamela Anderson alleged in her memoir that on the first day she filmed the ABC sitcom, Allen “opened his robe and flashed me quickly—completely naked underneath. He said it was only fair, because he had seen me naked. Now we’re even. I laughed uncomfortably.” In an email to Vanity Fair at the time, Allen denied the allegation via his publicist, saying, “No, it never happened. I would never do such a thing.”

    VF has reached out to reps for Allen and the Disney+ series for comment.

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  • Your Weekend Playlist: New Music To Listen To

    Your Weekend Playlist: New Music To Listen To

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    It’s a week before Thanksgiving, which means we have been thrust into the holiday season whether we were ready or not. While you’re gearing up to see your family and friends for your obligatory annual catch-up conversations, we need new music now more than ever. Because there are travels to be completed, and soothing is needed.

    And as I previously mentioned, it’s holiday season- which means many artists will be releasing holiday tracks to get you in the spirit. Compiling songs from Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist, the countless press releases flooding my email, and doing my own investigations, we have yet another week’s worth of new music ready!

    That’s right, I’ve got a fresh playlist of songs you didn’t know you needed in your life. Whether you have Friendsgivings to attend, clubs to dance in, or are just staying in on this lovely November Friday, there’s always a good time to find new tunes.

    We’ve got no time to spare, so let’s get listening!

    Lauren Spencer Smith- “Santa Baby” 

    Lauren Spencer Smith is one of the most exciting rising stars in pop music right now. She can spin any track into gold, whether it be a ballad, or a rock-inspired pop dance tune. Now, she’s here with a taste of the holidays for us with a rendition of “Santa Baby”- her clear, concise vocals are flawless, haunting, and flirty.

    She’s fully in holiday season…releasing a cover of “Hallelujah” earlier this month and releasing “Broke Christmas” alongside her “Santa Baby” cover. It begs the question: is there anything she can’t do?

    Sabrina Carpenter- fruitcake 


    Another woman in the music industry having a massive year is Sabrina Carpenter, who went viral on TikTok for her “Nonsense” outros on tour, both her own and opening for Taylor Swift. Coming off her fifth studio album with emails i can’t send in 2022, Carpenter is establishing herself as the “next big popstar.”

    She’s here with her holiday EP, fruitcake, with six festive songs that are uniquely Carpenter. You can get tired of the same old holiday cheer songs over and over, but Sabrina Carpenter’s fruitcake proves there’s still ground to be broken in the holiday song category.

    Jimmy Fallon, Meghan Trainor- “Wrap Me Up” 


    Jimmy Fallon and Meghan Trainor team up for a light-hearted track during the gifting season. Begging for you to “wrap me up” because she’s the “whole damn package”, you get the classic Meghan Trainor sound and vibe. Plus, any track adding Jimmy Fallon is guaranteed to be instantaneously exciting.

    What I love about Meghan Trainor’s music is that it truly is all about having fun and feeling your best. It’s an infectious, often viral method that gets everyone dancing whether they wanted to or not. “Wrap Me Up” is no exception , which is no surprise.

    Chloe Stroll, “Homesick” 


    Chloe Stroll is one of Popdust’s favorites for a good reason: she has an honest approach to making quality music that is both relatable and easy to listen to. Her new single, “Homesick”, is proof that she is willing to work hard to create these borderline perfect tracks and shows her growth as a new artist in the industry. She sings about yearning for someone’s love, being homesick for them.

    It’s a pop sound with synths and, of course, a hint of piano. It exhibits her vocal range and you can hear the emotion through each chorus as she launches in. If you need an introduction to Chloe Stroll, this is the song for you.

    Elle Darlington- “christmas is you”  

    Elle Darlington has a soulful, ethereal tone that is reminiscent of pop divas we know and love. You wonder if there is a note she can’t hit as she effortlessly glides through “christmas is you”. She delivers a dreamy bedroom pop Christmas song that makes you want to go out in the snow and romanticize your holiday season. Darlington says,

    “Christmas has always been my favorite time of year. This songreflects the thing I love most about Christmas – being with my family and friends. So many of my idols including Mariah & Ariana have been the soundtrack to my favorite festive memories; so it’s super exciting that ‘christmas is you’ could play a part in making those memories for other people.”

    DRAMA- “As I Am”  


    “As I Am” is the latest single off of DRAMA’s Til We Die EP that offers high energy and otherworldly sound, sending you straight to the club dance floor. Til We Die is one of DRAMA’s best bodies of work to date, and “As I Am” perfectly encapsulates all the album has to offer. It’s like stepping into a haze in the best way possible, listening feels like the ultimate escape.

    DRAMA delivers electronic R&B that includes thought-provoking lyrics and refreshing beats…melding into catchy club tracks that make you want to go out all night long. “As I Am” is a peek into a tortured love affair, masked by a celestial, entrancing sound.

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  • Macadins Company and Santa on the Roof Celebrate 25 Years of Fulfilling Dreams and Christmas Magic

    Macadins Company and Santa on the Roof Celebrate 25 Years of Fulfilling Dreams and Christmas Magic

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    Dec 13, 2022


    WETHERSFIELD, Conn., December 13, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    25 years ago, Macadins Company created and released a recording of what it might sound like to hear a magical rooftop visit from Santa on Christmas Eve. This recording has become a holiday tradition for many families and in its 25th year of production, “Santa on the Roof” is easily downloadable to any Computer, Tablet or Cellphone and is certain to continue rewarding listeners with joyous memories of Christmases past and present. “Santa on the Roof” is available for purchase and download now at www.santaontheroof.com.

    Your child will hear Santa’s sled landing with a thump and gliding to a gentle stop. His footsteps as he walks around the roof, his playful antics with his team of Reindeer and of course Santa enjoying his cookie snack left by the children. And more.

    An introductory story sets Santa’s visit not as a true recording but as a storybook-like magic fairy tale that took place long-long ago, thus preserving the Santa legend and mystique. This story also allows “Santa on the Roof” to be played for a child anytime during the Holiday Season. More adventurous adults start the recording after the story and get somewhat creative late at night on Christmas Eve.

    Spreading Memories

    For 25 years, parents have been able to provide their children with a magical Christmas Eve rooftop visit with “Santa on the Roof.” Watch and enjoy your child’s eyes twinkle and dance in delight with awe as their dream to hear the sounds of Santa unfold for the very first time.

    This Christmas season capture the magic and wonder of Christmas as you share a very special childhood moment with your children. Celebrate memories of what was and help keep alive a historic and delightful Christmas tradition that is as enchanting and awe-inspiring as the event itself. 

    Customer Comments

    Feedback from customers is always sincere and heart-warming with one customer commenting they played it at midnight through hidden speakers and their kids were at the window screaming they saw Rudolf’s red nose. Another stated they played it at 2 am as an excuse to go downstairs and get the skis Santa had left him. And finally, an elderly Lady ordered “Santa on the Roof” because she always wondered what it would sound like to hear a sled landing on her roof.

    For anyone who loves the Santa tradition and wants to share it with their child or grandchild this recording is a must have.

    Macadins is a mail order company headquartered in Wethersfield, Connecticut and has been in business since 1997.

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  • Westbury’s Beloved Nursery is a Magical Christmas Destination

    Westbury’s Beloved Nursery is a Magical Christmas Destination

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    Free Pictures with Santa, Live Brass Band and Animated Christmas Story Walk-through

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    Nov 2, 2022 09:00 EDT


    WESTBURY, N.Y., November 2, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    Hicks Nurseries, Long Island’s largest and premier garden center, transforms into a magical destination for Christmas. A trip to the beloved nursery has been a holiday family tradition for decades, and their free events include pictures with Santa, a live brass band, letters to/from Santa and an animated Christmas story walk-through.

    The beautifully decorated store provides inspiration as well as many picture-perfect moments.

    • The Christmas gallery features an exquisite display of fully decorated lifelike Christmas trees and holiday décor that highlight the latest trends as well as traditional favorites. 
    • There are more than 90 pre-lit lifelike trees on display in the artificial tree yard exclusively made for Hicks Nurseries. 
    • A vast selection of farm-fresh live Christmas trees come in the end of November in sizes up to 14 feet and can be pre-ordered now to avoid the rush.
    • The greenhouse is stocked with the finest indoor plants, including seasonal poinsettias, amaryllis and Christmas cactus. 

    “We are a one-stop-shop for everything you need for Christmas,” said Felix Cutrone, store manager at Hicks Nurseries. “Our selection is unmatched and the experience we create around the shopping aspect is treasured by generations of customers.”

    The experience includes the following free events:

    Animated Christmas Story: The all-new children’s story, “A Stroll with Santa,” is open daily Nov. 14 through Dec. 31. The walk-through features six animatronic scenes and read-along story cards. Hicks Nurseries collects donations at the end of the walk-through of non-perishable food items for Long Island Cares. 

    Meet & Take Pictures with Santa: Santa will be at Hicks daily, Monday-Friday 1-4 pm and 5-8 pm; Saturday and Sunday 10 am-1 pm and 2-6 pm, Nov. 25 through Dec. 23. 

    Live Brass Band:  A popular brass band helps customers get into the holiday spirit with lively music weekends Nov. 26 through Dec. 18, 12-3 pm. 

    Mail a Letter to Santa: Drop a letter in the North Pole mailbox and get a response from Santa himself. Mailbox is open Nov. 14 through Dec. 19. 

    For more information visit Hicks Nurseries Christmas Events

    ABOUT HICKS NURSERIES

    Hicks Nurseries is Long Island’s largest and premier garden center, family-owned and -operated since 1853. Dedicated to helping its customers achieve success in their homes and gardens, Hicks Nurseries provides expert and friendly advice along with an exceptional selection of quality products including indoor and outdoor plants, outdoor furniture, planters, lawn care, seasonal décor including artificial Christmas trees and more. They also offer complete award-winning landscape design/build services. Hicks Nurseries is located at 100 Jericho Turnpike in Westbury, NY. Follow on social media @hicksnurseries and learn more at https://hicksnurseries.com/ 

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  • Candid Communications Launches New Book ‘Your Santa Agent Invitation’ to Help Parents Navigate the ‘Santa’ Conversation

    Candid Communications Launches New Book ‘Your Santa Agent Invitation’ to Help Parents Navigate the ‘Santa’ Conversation

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    New children’s book reveals the origins of Santa in a gentle, positive, and enjoyable way, helping parents stay in control of the information and keep the magic of Christmas very much alive

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    Nov 2, 2022 09:00 EDT


    SYDNEY, November 2, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    New children’s picture book “Your Santa Agent Invitation” is a parent’s guide to explaining Santa to children in a positive and enjoyable way, letting them know they have a special role to play in keeping the magic of Christmas alive.

    Written in a gentle and easy rhyme, this book is a delightful way to navigate one of the most awkward parent/child conversations, enabling an honest discussion with warmth and cheer.

    By covering the history of Saint Nick and inviting the child to become a “Santa Agent,” this book transforms a time of potential loss into an opportunity for gain. It shows children that knowing the true identity of Santa is, in fact, a cause for celebration. 

    Written by writer and journalist Alex Lalak, and marketing executive, author and mother Louise Cummins, this children’s book offers both children and grown-ups a new way to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

    “My passion for storytelling was sparked during my childhood by reading the fairy books of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite and Cicely Mary Barker. As a great believer in the magic and joy of Christmas, I was thrilled to co-write this book,” Ms. Lalak said.

    “As a mother, I am inspired to keep the magic of Christmas alive. I hope this book will delight children around the world, and help other parents navigate the conversation with love and care,” Ms. Cummins said.

    Described by Reader’s Favourite as an “uplifting” and “positive” story, “Your Santa Agent Invitation” will be available to purchase online via Amazon and other leading online bookstores.

    “This uplifting story presents a positive way for parents and families to be honest with their children while keeping the Christmas joy and spirit alive and well,” Melinda Facal from Reader’s Favourite said.

    ENDS

    ISBN: 978-0648465539

    ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

    Alex Lalak is an Australian writer and journalist currently based in the south of France. She writes for publications, including Escape and The Australian. Her passion for storytelling was sparked in childhood by reading the fairy books of Ida Rentoul Outhwaite and Cicely Mary Barker. As a great believer in the magic and joy of Christmas, she was thrilled to co-write this book that offers both children and grown-ups a new way to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

    Louise Cummins is an Australian marketing executive, author and mother. Her first children’s book “A Different Kind of Brilliant” was made into a short film that featured at film festivals in the U.S. and Australia. Her desire to help keep the magic of Christmas alive inspired her to co-write this book, which she hopes will delight children around the world.

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  • About to Pop Releases Winter Memories Collection

    About to Pop Releases Winter Memories Collection

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    Incredibly Eye Catching and Bursting with Charm.
    About to Pop Introduces gold themed gender reveal balloon kits.

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    GLENDALE, Calif., October 31, 2019 (Newswire.com)
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    Designer Sarah Smith from About To Pop is releasing the brand new Winter Memories Collection and each product will be individually made by the designer herself. The Winter Memories Collection will be released on November 1st, 2019.

    About To Pop is known for gender reveal balloon kits that help expectant mothers announce their baby’s gender in unique ways so they can relax and enjoy the party.

    Thus, for the first time, Sarah has created an entire product line centered around the holiday season. The new Winter Memories Collection is scheduled to go live on November 1st, 2019.

    The collection will be exclusively sold on the AboutToPop website where the limited products are scheduled to sell out by the end of the season.

    The balloons are designed to showcase a dazzling gold color with holiday designs that make expectant mothers feel bright.

    Several products come in red and green to capitalize on the winter trend.

    All of the latex balloons are made from 100% natural latex which mean mothers will be able to dispose of the balloons responsibly in the trash where they will naturally biodegrade.

    The collection also includes custom balloon arrangements to use as additional themed decoration.

    Each individual gender reveal balloon kit has its own name. A few examples are:

    •   $85 Merry and Bright

    •   $85 Rejoice 

    •   $45 Santa’s Helper

    •   $45 Blessed

    •   $30 Little Elf

    Winter Memories Collection ranges in price from $30 to $85.

    Sarah is excited to welcome her fans to the new handmade product line collection they’ve been requesting.

    Source: About To Pop

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  • Wantagh Resident Scott Lannan is Working to Launch the Santa Cause, a New Campaign to Help Those Who Are Sick

    Wantagh Resident Scott Lannan is Working to Launch the Santa Cause, a New Campaign to Help Those Who Are Sick

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    By donating a portion of all the sales of Santa merchandise, Lannan believes it could generate funding to help those who are sick.

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    updated: Dec 21, 2018


    WANTAGH, N.Y., December 21, 2018 (Newswire.com)
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     Scott Lannan, a Wantagh resident, who has been known to ride his bicycle in town dressed as Santa, has been working to launch a new campaign. What he calls The Santa Cause is an initiative to raise funding through the sale of current Santa merchandise including pictures, lawn decorations and other Santa gear. He believes taking a portion of these sales could fund initiatives to help the sick and those in need.

    “I want us to get back to the real meaning of Santa as a giver, more than the commercialized industry that Santa now represents,” explains Lannan. “The legend of Santa originated with St. Nicholas in what is now Turkey. His story was about giving selflessly. I think if we can use that image of Santa today, we can get back to a place of helping those who are less fortunate, particularly those who are sick.”

    Allowing Santa to be active and in better health rather than obese encourages not just youth, but all those older father and grandfathers who play Santa to do so in a healthy way.

    Scott Lannan, The Santa Cause

    Health is important to Lannan. He believes it’s also important while helping the sick to show Santa in a new way. With the rates of childhood obesity rising, Lannan believes it’s time to show this most beloved childhood icon in a way that promotes activity and good health, which is why he’s Santa on a bike.

    “Allowing Santa to be active and in better health rather than obese encourages not just youth, but all those older father and grandfathers who play Santa to do so in a healthy way,” says Lannan. “Many balk at the idea because of tradition, but there’s no reason why Santa has to carry so much weight. Santa being active and eating healthy could be a great role model to children and adults of all ages.”

    To learn more about the campaign and how to help, contact Scott Lannan at 516-408-0219 or email thesantacause@outlook.com.

    About The Santa Cause

    The Santa Cause is an initiative launched by Scott Lannan a Wantagh, New York resident, who wants to use Santa merchandising as a way to raise funding to help those who are sick and in need.

    Media Contact:

    Scott Lannan

    Phone: 516-408-0219

    Email thesantacause@outlook.com

    Source: Scott Lannan

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  • Photo App Lets Parents ‘Catch Santa’ In-the-Act

    Photo App Lets Parents ‘Catch Santa’ In-the-Act

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    iCaughtSanta photos are keeping the magic of Christmas alive.

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    updated: Dec 20, 2018


    NORTH POLE, December 18, 2018 (Newswire.com)
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    iCaughtSanta is celebrating its 10th anniversary by giving away free photos of Santa “caught in the act.” Parents can download the app for iPhone or Android here and start creating their very own keepsake memories right now. A unique photo of Santa in your home is sure to be shared and treasured by kids and parents alike for many years to come! A new free feature lets mom and dad personalize letters from Santa, adding to the Christmas morning surprise.

    iCaughtSanta apps have been downloaded more than half a million times; bringing smiles to children all over the world. Every year, parents craft stories and leave “evidence” to add to the excitement. A photo of Santa caught in-the-act doing what he does best is the ultimate proof!

    It all began ten years ago when Steven and Heather Lockhardt forgot about the milk and cookies. Thankfully Steven jumped out of bed at 5 in the morning for a quick snack before his kids awoke. It was at that moment that he turned to his wife and said, “How cool would it be if we could give them a picture of Santa caught in the act in our very own living room!” She loved the idea (first time ever), and iCaughtSanta was born!

    Don’t delay, catch Santa today! Download the app to add a little extra magic to your Christmas this year! 

    Merry Christmas!

    https://mysanta.pics/anniversary

    Source: iCaughtSanta

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  • Air Bud Entertainment Announces Major Partnerships With Newest Film ‘PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS’

    Air Bud Entertainment Announces Major Partnerships With Newest Film ‘PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS’

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    Coming to Netflix and Digital HD Nov. 20, Creating Millions of Consumer Impressions


    LOS ANGELES, November 13, 2018 (Newswire.com)
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     Air Bud Entertainment, the proud creators of beloved family entertainment, including “Air Bud” and “Disney Air Buddies,” announces their promotional campaign for “PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS,” the fourth addition to the hugely popular PUP STAR live-action film franchise. The campaign includes Extended Stay America’s “25 Days of Holiday Cheer” Giveaway and #SantaChat on Twitter; VCA Animal Hospitals’ Holiday Photo Contest; Dogsters® Ice Cream Style Treats for Dogs’ customized feeding mat offer; and Old Mother Hubbard Natural Dog Treats’ retail exposure.

    The following provides details about each campaign:

    Extended Stay America (ESA) “25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS” GIVEAWAY AND #SANTACHAT

    ESA, the largest extended stay hotel chain nationwide, will create a multi-faceted campaign promoting PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS and their pet-friendly hotels. Beginning Nov. 30, two exciting PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS campaigns will begin: one on Twitter where consumers will chat with Santa for a chance to win prizes (registration begins Nov. 19) and the other where consumers can enter daily, from Nov. 30 through Dec. 24, for a chance to win pup-tastic toys. Both campaigns will include toys and promotional support from ESA’s partners – Hasbro’s furReal brand, Radio Flyer, Hape toys and Basic Fun!’s K’NEX brand. ESA’s entry page, esa.com/cheer, provides details about the giveaways and features a PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS custom contest video.

    ESA will promote the contest on elevator posters in all 600-plus hotels, Extended Perks email blasts to two million active members, their Wi-Fi landing page, social media and PR. ESA also sponsored a movie screening near their headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, which tied into The Humane Society of Charlotte’s relief efforts for displaced pets due to Hurricane Florence.

    VCA Animal Hospitals Holiday Photo Contest

    VCA Animal Hospitals, the largest family of animal care providers nationwide operating over 800 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada, will host a holiday photo contest in conjunction with the release of PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS. Ten winners will receive $100 worth of their favorite dog stuffed animals from Melissa & Doug, who will also support the contest in their newsletters and social media.

    The contest will be promoted on counter cards and posters in hospitals, email blasts to their more than one million pet parents, a custom PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS contest video, social media and VCA’s website. VCA will also sponsor the movie screening near their headquarters in Los Angeles. 

    Dogsters® Ice Cream Treats for Dogs Free Travel Dog Bowl Offer 

    J&J Snack Foods Corp.’s Dogsters® Ice Cream Style Treats for Dogs will offer free Dogsters®/PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS food and water mats for pets. They will promote the offer through a Macaroni Kid influencer campaign running across 150 local newsletters and social media posts nationwide generating over one million impressions, as well as Dogsters®’ newsletters, social media and homepage rotator. 

    Old Mother Hubbard Natural Dog Treats

    Old Mother Hubbard is integrating PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS into various marketing materials including stickers on Jingle Jangle natural dog treats and Old Mother Hubbard Classic Biscuits, and shelf talkers displayed in pet specialty stores. Old Mother Hubbard will also promote the film on social media and on their website homepage. 

    Official Film Synopsis

    From the world of PUP STAR and the creators of AIR BUD and AIR BUDDIES, comes a new holiday treat for the whole family, PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS. The family just got bigger as newlyweds Tiny and P.U.P. are spending their first Christmas with their new pups: CINDY, ROSIE, CHARLIE and BRODY. Unfortunately, the pups are more interested in getting gifts than enjoying a holiday with their family. To show what Christmas means to them, Tiny and P.U.P. plan a “Pup Star Christmas Special,” showcasing their new family, pup-tastic songs and a magical appearance of Santa and his reindeer.

    But, little do they know, Bark and his mean team of Kano, Roland and Julio, have a new scheme to disrupt Pup Star and steal Christmas. They hijack Santa and the North Pole for their own personal gain. With Roland acting as the new Santa and Bark forcing people to pay for Santa’s goodwill, the holiday spirit is at an all-time low. When the pups find themselves in the North Pole, it’s up to them to save not only the Pup Star special but the Christmas spirit itself and discover the true meaning of the holiday. PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS is a fun, grand musical adventure, filled with singing pups, new songs and a story filled with cheer and surprises.

    About Extended Stay America

    Extended Stay America Inc. (“ESA”) and its brand Extended Stay America® is the leading brand in the mid-priced extended stay segment in the U.S with 627 hotels, with approximately twice as many rooms as its nearest competitor. ESA’s subsidiary ESH Hospitality Inc. (“ESH”) is the largest lodging REIT in North America by unit and room count, with 568 hotels and approximately 62,300 rooms in the U.S. ESA also manages or franchises an additional 59 Extended Stay America® hotels. Visit www.esa.com for more information.

    About VCA Inc. 

    VCA is a leading provider of pet health care services in North America.  Through VCA Animal Hospitals, VCA operates the largest network of free-standing companion animal veterinary hospitals in the United States and Canada, while its Antech Diagnostics division operates the preeminent network of veterinary-exclusive clinical laboratories in North America, servicing all 50 states and Canada. VCA also supplies diagnostic imaging equipment to the veterinary industry through its Sound™ division and through Camp Bow Wow franchises, a premier provider of pet services including dog daycare, overnight boarding, grooming and other ancillary services at specially designed pet care facilities.

    About VCA Animal Hospitals

    VCA Animal Hospitals, part of the VCA family of companies, operates more than 800 companion animal veterinary hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. VCA hospitals are staffed by more than 4,700 fully qualified, dedicated and compassionate veterinarians to give pets the very best in medical care. With over 525 board-certified specialists who are experts in areas such as oncology, cardiology, emergency and critical care, and surgery, VCA Animal Hospitals provides not only a full range of general practice services to keep pets well but specialized treatments for when pets are ill. For more information, visit vcahospitals.com or follow on Twitter @vcapethealth and facebook.com/VCAAnimalHospitals/.

    About Dogsters®

    J&J Snack Foods Corp. is a leader and innovator in the snack food industry providing nutritional and affordable branded niche snack foods and beverages. Dogsters® Ice Cream Style Treats for Dogs, in Peanut Butter and Cheese and Mint Kissably flavors, is a premium snack for every dog.

    About Old Mother Hubbard

    Since 1926, Old Mother Hubbard has used the same simple methods to bake their snacks for dogs. Each home-style recipe is carefully crafted from wholesome ingredients that allow dog owners to feel good about giving their dogs a reward that is healthy and heartfelt.

    About Air Bud Entertainment 

    Air Bud Entertainment is the premium brand for live-action family movies and TV series. The company has created over 22 family movies and five movie franchises that are licensed around the globe including the five Air Bud movies; seven Air Buddies movies with two Santa Paws movies in partnership with Disney, along with the new four-movie Pup Star franchise for Netflix. ABE also recently announced its new series Puppy Prep Academy with Disney Channel in the U.S. 

    Air Bud Entertainment is a fully integrated studio that produces all aspects of the creative and production process, including writing, directing, producing, post-production and visual effects. The company also markets and licenses its movie franchise/series directly. Air Bud Entertainment is based in Malibu, California, and its studios are in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Visit and subscribe to http://www.AIRBUD.com and ABE YouTube. 

    Those interested in future partnerships with Air Bud Entertainment, please contact:

    Karen Star 
    Stellar Marketing
    kstar@stellarmktg.com
    508-331-7242 

    For press information, please contact:

    Jill Goldstein                                           Deana Dor
    JGoldsteinPR                                          JGoldsteinPR
    jill@jgoldsteinpr.com                      deana@jgoldsteinpr.com
    646-449-9614                                      646-449-9614

    Source: Air Bud Entertainment

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  • Santa is Coming! Santa is Coming!

    Santa is Coming! Santa is Coming!

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    updated: Nov 10, 2017


    PALESTINE & RUSK, Texas, November 10, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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    The magical POLAR EXPRESS™ journey to the North Pole begins this Saturday, Nov. 11, at Texas State Railroad. 

    November may seem a little early to start celebrating Christmas but it’s never too early to share in the spirit of the season. The nights are getting cooler and winter is in the air. Avoid the crowds and celebrate before the stress of shopping and extended family-time constraints get in the way. November trains tend to be less crowded, making them much more enjoyable for family groups.

    The best part? Everyone gets to wear their pajamas out in public and children of all ages will have more of a one-on-one experience with the cast; conductors, elves, waiters and chefs and the man in red … SANTA CLAUS!

    Polar Express prices range from $20 to $100 per ticket. Many dates in December are already sold-out, and the prices will be higher the closer to Christmas it gets.

    For more information, visit www.texasstaterailroad.net or call 855-632-7729.

    About THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride – Official THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Rides are licensed by Rail Events Inc. on behalf of Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Inc. Since 2005, Rail Events Inc. has held the exclusive license to operate THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Rides in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom.

    THE POLAR EXPRESS and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Based on THE POLAR EXPRESS book and characters TM & © 1985 by Chris Van Allsburg. Used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. (s17)
     

    Texas State Railroad
    Contact: Teresa Propeck
    Phone: 602-316-9887
    teresa@texasstaterailroad.net

    Source: Texas State Railroad

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