Christmas

Christmas is over and the new year is right around the corner.  The Hoffert Christmas was great.  When the problems in America have you down, you surround yourself with God, family and friends and it all seems to go on the back burner.

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Who says Christmas is about staying warm by the fire and exchanging gifts with your loved ones? Everyone knows that the holidays are all about movies! A depressing musical adaptation of a Victor Hugo novel and an ultra-violent revenge fantasy may not sound like Christmas material, but the opening days of 'Les Miserables' and 'Django Unchained' prove otherwise.

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Each year Better Country KIX 105, 92.3 BOB FM and Newstalk 1050 KSIS love to track Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. I am pleased to tell you that he is in full Christmas toymaking mode.  The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has put into place the holiday countdown and has games and daily activities for kids and adults.

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If you tried to describe the violent holiday classic ‘Home Alone’ to someone who had never seen it, they might wonder why it’s considered a “must watch” at Christmas time. Watching the precocious, sadistic Kevin McAllister (played by Macaulay Culkin) find new and unique ways to commit assault and battery against two hapless burglars doesn’t sound like something that would teach an impressionable child about why the holidays are important.

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Have you ever wondered how Rudolph got his red nose? Well, Dutch scientists have finally explained the mystery. Turns out, the reindeer's shiny nose is the direct result of "hyperemia of the nasal mucosa." Way to take all the magic out of Christmas, science.

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We’re about a week away from Christmas, a time when many start to pay attention to the forecast to see if a "White Christmas" is likely. The way our weather has been lately with temperatures in the 40s, 50s and 60s lately, it seems unlikely.

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This is just about the perfect time for holiday burnout.  We've been going strong since Thanksgiving, we're deep in the middle of unavoidable holiday oversaturation, and there are still two weeks until Christmas.

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This is just about the perfect time for holiday burnout.  Are you all "Christmas'd" out?

Just to prove nothing ever really goes out of style, KSIS Newsman Jack Miller took 3rd place this morning (Dec. 13) in a contest for the ugliest sweater at the Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce Breakfast.

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The holiday season is easily the greatest time of year, mostly because good moods are abundant and we get to eat tons and tons of cookies. While we're huge fans of Christmastime, it does require a lot of prep. Between the endless cooking and gift shopping, stress can build up pretty quickly, and that brings nothing but bad moods and muddled minds.

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