Christmas - Page 9

The celebration of Christmas is not a cause for division but for unity, Pope Francis told organizers of Italy’s annual “Christmas Contest” for young songwriters.

Italian epidemiologist Pier Luigi Lopalco has recommended that vaccinated Italians shun the unvaccinated at Christmas, saying they should not invite them to their homes for Christmas dinner.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to rule out a winter lockdown leaving Briton’s facing the prospect of a lonely Christmas yet again. 

Tesco has released a Christmas ad in which Santa avoids being quarantined for the Chinese coronavirus by presenting a vaccine passport.

The vice president spoke about Santa Claus at a press conference after visiting Paris, France and holding bilateral talks with President Emanuel Macron.

A study shows the cost of ingredients to make a batch of Christmas cookies this holiday season could run Americans anywhere from $2.23 to $12.40 depending on where they live, as food prices have risen substantially at grocery stores across the nation. 

Hamburg’s historic outdoor Christmas market is planning to segregate vaccinated and unvaccinated people this year, with the unvaccinated banned from drinking mulled wine.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that she tells people to “call FedEx” if they ask her if the supply chain problems will mean Christmas gifts may not be delivered.

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), dismissed suggestions that Dr. Anthony Fauci can give or take away permission for Americans to celebrate the holidays with their families, calling it “insane that the government thinks it can tell people how to live.”

The Biden White House on Tuesday warned in an interview with Reuters that “there will be things you can’t get” for Christmas as the U.S. continues to face supply chain issues. 

The shortage of toys, holiday gifts, Halloween costumes, and Christmas decorations is threatening the Christmas joy from the growing supply chain shortage.

Appearing Monday on the Fox News Channel, toy maker Basic Fun! CEO Jay Foreman warned that a supply chain “crisis” will delay holiday shopping.

Medical adviser to the president Dr. Anthony Fauci, who made waves last week after stating it was “too soon to tell” if families and friends should gather for Christmas this year, apparently believes it is safe for children to celebrate Halloween, encouraging people to “go out there” and “enjoy” it.

The French have threatened to cut off energy supplies and blockade supply routes amid disputes over post-Brexit fishing access in UK waters.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a public menace and nothing makes this clearer than his magical Christmas turnaround.

Dr. Anthony Fauci over the weekend said it is “too soon to tell” if Americans can gather for Christmas — the same individual who participated in a documentary film, which Donald Trump Jr. described as a “puff-piece documentary celebrating how much of a ‘hero’ he is.”

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) on Monday called for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be fired to “save Christmas” after the White House chief medical adviser said that because of the Chinese coronavirus, it is “too soon to tell” if friends and family may gather for Christmas.

Chinese state media on Friday said Americans might see fewer fireworks on the Fourth of July because Chinese-made fireworks are “caught up in the global supply chain disruption resulting from the pandemic,” but with half a year to go until Christmas, “much-needed goods” from the “world’s factory” in China should make it to the U.S. and Europe on time.

A California man killed his wife, then placed her body on a sofa in front of their kids as they were opening Christmas presents, a prosecutor said Monday.

The Vienna government will be holding a security meeting next week following a riot in a migrant-populated district on New Year’s Eve that saw a Christmas tree set on fire by Muslims.

An inflatable costume worn by a staff member on Christmas to bring cheer to fellow emergency room staffers at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center is suspected to have contributed to a coronavirus outbreak that infected 43 and killed one.

An 11-year-old artist used her talents to raise money and buy Christmas gifts for children at a hospital in Gainesville, Florida, this month.

A 20-year-old Muslim was subjected to an assault from an acquaintance and several others after he posted pictures of a Christmas dinner on social media and was called a “dirty son of a white man”.

Hundreds of people helped an elderly veteran in Hanahan, South Carolina, celebrate his milestone birthday on Christmas Day.

A Pennsylvania restaurant manager wanted to pay it forward by collecting more than 3,000 Christmas cards to send to servicemembers overseas.

A man who bikes eight miles to work without a helmet and lights received an upgraded bicycle as a gift from his friends for the holidays.

Actress Jennifer Aniston was slammed by social media users who derided her as “out of touch” and “foolish” over “The Morning Show” star’s “Our First Pandemic 2020” Christmas tree ornament.

Tamaulipas police officers in the border city of Reynosa spread a little holiday cheer as they escorted a convoy of vehicles filled with toys to several needy neighborhoods. During Christmas week, police officers carried out the same event in most major cities in the state.

Police in Wales sent home a couple for attempting to travel to Mount Snowdon to see the sunrise on Christmas Day for allegedly breaching the country’s coronavirus restrictions.

A Texas family of 12 who lost their home to a fire two days before Christmas received an incredibly generous gift from an anonymous donor.

A Kansas police department is on a mission this week on behalf of an anonymous donor acting as a Secret Santa by handing out $100 bills to residents.

The Swedish Public Health Agency has confirmed that the first cases of the new strain of the Chinese coronavirus, originally detected in Britain, have been found in the province of Södermanland.

A gingerbread monolith resembling the metal ones previously seen around the world appeared in San Francisco’s Corona Heights Park on Christmas Day.

Tough new coronavirus restrictions have begun in the U.K. with Scotland and Northern Ireland under tighter measures.

Pope Francis sent a Christmas message to South Sudan’s political leaders this week, inviting them to greater generosity and service of their people.

First Lady Melania Trump is bringing the magic of Christmas in an appropriately-themed holiday ensemble while at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.