Are you ready to sing the traditional New Year’s Eve song, “Auld Lang Syne,” as you bid farewell to 2020? This has been a year that we may all be happy to wave good-bye to and look forward to a fresh, new start in 2021. As we turn to face the new year just around […]
Last night, the young and young at heart turned their eyes anxiously upward in hopes of catching a glimpse of Santa Claus as he flew across the night sky behind his team of magical reindeer. While local onlookers may have searched for a pleasantly plump man wearing a bright red suit, other cultures have different […]
Have you ever thought about how a fat, bearded man in a bright red suit became the bearer of toys for all good little boys and girls at Christmas? Why does he fly through the night sky in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer on Christmas Eve? Who was Saint Nicholas, anyway? Was he a […]
How did a parasitic plant with poisonous, white berries become the sacred symbol to steal a kiss under during the Christmas and New Year season? When all the trees are laid bare by the freezing temperatures of winter, the mistletoe will bloom, and yield its berries while staying green all winter. It can be found […]
Christmas is the perfect time of year for gathering with family and friends to bake scrumptious treats, decorate the tree, and go caroling, but some people have taken the celebration of the season a little more seriously than most. Join The StickerTalk as we take a gander at some world records that can only be […]
Christmas is widely regarded as a season of wonder, but have you ever wondered why we employ some curious customs to celebrate the season? Join The StickerTalk as we delve into the stories behind a few of Christmas’s greatest mysteries. It is common knowledge that good children receive presents in their stockings while naughty kids […]
Traditionally, the term “snow birds” refers to people who go South for the winter to escape the freezing temperatures and blowing snow of the northern states. However, there are snow birds, the feathery kind, that travel to warmer climates for the winter months. We refer to this phenomenon as migration. The American goldfinch is a […]
We all know the story about how the reindeer with a rosy nose saved Christmas from the clutches of inclement weather one fateful Christmas Eve, but how well do you know the eight other members of Santa’s sleigh team? Put on your favorite Christmas sweater and join The StickerTalk as we head to Santa’s stables […]
The Rockefeller Christmas Tree is traditionally a Norway Spruce that is donated for display at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York. The tree is cut and delivered in mid-November and the lighting ceremony occurs the Wednesday after Thanksgiving. Interestingly enough, the tree cannot be more than 100 ft. tall because of the narrow streets around […]