Read more This Christmas stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18539/this-christmas.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 04:36:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43445/even-santas-getting-the-old-heave-ho-ho-ho.htmlMary Papenfuss<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=155916&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401000532' border='0' />St. Nick is already doing some serious belt-tightening in New York City as cash-strapped stores and malls head into the not-so-jolly season, thanks to the economy. Far fewer jobs and slashed pay rates are leaving wanna-be Santas with little clause to celebrate.Santa Claus attends the 2008 Lord & Taylor holiday window display debut in Manhattan earlier this month. But lots of other wanna-be St. Nicks won't be suiting up this year.http://www.newser.com/story/43445/even-santas-getting-the-old-heave-ho-ho-ho.htmlSun, 23 Nov 2008 07:00:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13681/compass-leads-at-top-spot-yet-falls-short.htmlWesley Oliver<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=53560&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401024745' border='0' />The Golden Compass took top spot at the weekend box office but fell short of its expected $30-40 million tally, Variety reports. The flick grossed $26.1 million, chump change for a film costing $180 million—and New Line execs didn't hide their disappointment as they touted its sales abroad....Australian actress Nicole Kidman and New Zealand-born musician husband Keith Urban arrive for the world premiere of the film The Golden Compass at a cinema in London, Wednesday Nov. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Nathan Strange)http://www.newser.com/story/13681/compass-leads-at-top-spot-yet-falls-short.htmlSun, 09 Dec 2007 19:56:50 CST