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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The 10 Least-Liked Holiday Songs: What's Yours?

From singing dogs to a philandering Santa Claus, these recordings came in last place in a recent survey.

  Odds are there's at least one Christmas recording filling the airwaves each December which you absolutely, positively cannot stand. Maybe it's something about the vocalist. Maybe the song brings up less-than-cheerful memories. Maybe the carol itself is just plain awful. Whatever the reason, you're not alone. Edison Research, a marketing and polling firm, has published a list of least-liked holiday songs for 2012. To compile its rankings, the company polled a group of 200 women ages 30-49 "who said they liked or loved hearing Christmas music on the radio." (The sample may be somewhat unrepresentative of the broader population, but we're willing to bet a few of these recordings would show up on a great many "least favorite" lists.) Coming …

Friday, November 16, 2012

Get Your Photo Taken With Santa

St. Nick's coming to Montgomery and Prince George's county malls. Here's where you can snap a picture with the family—and your pets.

  It's that time of year again! Santa Claus is coming to town and he's available to take those adorable family photos with you and your children. Here's where Santa will be this holiday season. Rockville Rockville Town Square holds its holiday open house and tree lighting from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 29, with free photos with Santa from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. Glenview Mansion will host Children’s Day with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 1 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 9. The mansion's 15 rooms and numerous halls will be decked for the season as part of the decades-long Rockville tradition. Bethesda Westfield Montgomery, 7101 Democracy Blvd Bethesda, MD 20817 In Bethesda, you can have your child’s photo taken with Santa on the lower level of the mall, 11 a.m. to 8…

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