Read more holiday season stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36212/holiday-season.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:44:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74562/beware-12-scams-of-christmas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe holiday season brings out the best in online scammers. CNET runs down common schemes to beware of, courtesy of McAfee: Fake delivery invoices: They look like legit emails from UPS, Federal Express, and the like, asking for address confirmation and credit card info to ensure delivery. Holiday e-cards: Make...http://www.newser.com/story/74562/beware-12-scams-of-christmas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 15:12:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71836/holiday-fares-headed-for-stratosphere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you haven’t booked your holiday airfare yet, stop reading this and do it. Unlike last year, when airlines dropped prices at the last minute to fill unusually empty planes, prices this fall are on a decidedly upward trajectory, the New York Times reports. Last week, overall Thanksgiving fares rose...http://www.newser.com/story/71836/holiday-fares-headed-for-stratosphere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 9:12:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70468/christmas-in-september-leaves-shoppers-cold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLook around your local department store, and you might encounter a ridiculous site: a Christmas display. Yes, retailers are already decking their halls, desperate to get a piece of consumers’ dwindling holiday budgets before their competitors do. Consumers aren't buying it. “You can’t get in the Christmas spirit in September...http://www.newser.com/story/70468/christmas-in-september-leaves-shoppers-cold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 15:32:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47075/its-a-stressful-day-have-you-tried-shouting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday is the most stressful day of the year, as back-to-work blues meet the cold weather and economic gloom, the Telegraph reports. And a survey by RNLI found that co-worker behaviors such as noisy eating, sniffing, and talking loudly on the phone rank as the most annoying things to endure...http://www.newser.com/story/47075/its-a-stressful-day-have-you-tried-shouting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 15:16:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46063/gift-givers-get-crafty-in-tight-holiday-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlthough the economic downturn has nearly everyone pinching pennies, craft stores are watching theirs stack up as holiday gift-givers are saving money by making their own gifts or buying handmade items from others, the New York Times reports. While overall retail revenues in November were off 7.4% from last...http://www.newser.com/story/46063/gift-givers-get-crafty-in-tight-holiday-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 10:14:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44851/downturn-naughty-not-nice-to-seasonal-santas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you dress up as Santa Claus for extra holiday holly, you may need a miracle on 34th Street to make it through Christmas. The recession has spread to the North Pole, reports the Boston Globe , as Santas-for-hire find less work due to scaled-back Christmas party budgets and report rising...http://www.newser.com/story/44851/downturn-naughty-not-nice-to-seasonal-santas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Dec 2008 13:23:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44644/ditch-the-bells-its-time-for-a-new-jingle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChestnuts may still be roasting on an open fire, but that doesn’t mean you can’t refresh your Christmas playlist. The San Francisco Chronicle compiles a list of new twists on old favorites to help you give the jingle bells a rest: Sufjan Stevens, "That Was the Worst Christmas Ever!" The...http://www.newser.com/story/44644/ditch-the-bells-its-time-for-a-new-jingle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Dec 2008 19:46:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44565/xmas-cards-reflect-countrys-somber-mood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGreeting card companies have noticed a big shift in what Americans want from their season’s greetings this year, the Wall Street Journal reports. As economic worries mount, glitzy holiday cards have fallen out of favor fast. Designers have made this year's cards more traditional, deepening reds and greens and focusing...http://www.newser.com/story/44565/xmas-cards-reflect-countrys-somber-mood.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Dec 2008 8:37:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43958/strapped-budgets-make-for-better-gifts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTight budgets are forcing Americans to skirt the season's traditional buying frenzy and make gifts that put "emphasis on people, not stuff," Melissa Magsaysay writes in the Los Angeles Times . She's creating "a creative signature gift" of Ugandan beads that she's turning into bracelets: The one-size-fits-all present "will make the...http://www.newser.com/story/43958/strapped-budgets-make-for-better-gifts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Nov 2008 16:10:00 CST