Christmas

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.

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.

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.

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.

As a role model for kindness and generosity, you can't do much better than Santa. But let's face it -- he's not exactly the picture of health. If the jolly old elf can't bring himself to drop a few pounds, at least he's recently given up smoking.

The University of Central Missouri is busy with finals week.  However, University President Charles Ambrose took the time recently to try and get the UCM mascot, Mo The Mule, into the holiday spirit. Let's see how Ambrose's charm and spirit of UCM wins over Mo The Mule.

Christmas traditions come in all shapes and sizes.  Some are practiced by many while others are unique to specific families.  One of the most time honored of these is the opening of gifts.

The last two weeks before Christmas is always full of last minute shopping and getting things ready for Dec. 25. One of the great traditions that is done at about this point is the annual end of the year letter with a Christmas card, which is usually the end of the year family photo.

On Saturday we'll welcome the LoCash Cowboys to Sedalia.  Of course, we suggest buying your tickets in advance for this special acoustic show. For details on how you can get discounted tickets click here. Because this is also a holiday show, I can only imagine that you'll be among the first to see them do their new Christmas song live.  It's called 'What Time Is It?," and you can watch the mu

Most people are familiar with the massive, and very impressive, Christmas tree that graces New York City’s Rockefeller Center every year. This tree has come to symbolize the holiday season for millions of people, and is something of national icon, appearing as a backdrop in countless movies and television specials.