Word: holidaying
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...Rain)," which Berlin wrote for Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1935 film "Top Hat." Why didn?t he give it to Astaire, instead of handing it Dick Powell for the 1937 "On the Avenue"? Anyway, the song was a hit, with four top-12 versions (including Billie Holiday?s). It cuddled up and went to sleep for a dozen years; and then, when Les Brown revived the tune, it woke...
...stir warm Christmas sentiments and loosen those purse strings, stores are emphasizing family ties this year. Montgomery Ward has donated $2 million worth of VCRs and videocams to the U.S.O. for American troops stationed in the Persian Gulf...The J.C. Penney's in East Brunswick, N.J., is kindling the holiday spirit with a giveaway. Customers can get a $10 discount on new coats by turning in any old coat; the used garments are then donated to the needy. Retailers are also bolstering service, in the hope that they can hold on to the customers they have. At Saks on Michigan...
...ANITA HAMILTON likes to torture-test new technology--from the latest PCs to high-tech toasters--in her role as a columnist for TIME. This week she checks out holiday wish lists that people can e-mail to friends and family from various e-commerce sites. Chat with her on Wednesday...
...help those- such as President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and King Abdullah II of Jordan- who would like to argue that the war in Afghanistan is being waged against terrorists, not against Islam. But the tape was released on the eve of Eid ul-Fitr, a major holiday marking the end of Ramadan, when Arabs tend to family festivities rather than the news. Besides, the hot political issue in the past few weeks has been not the war in Afghanistan but the renewed violence between Israel and the Palestinians...
Wordsworth Gifts was crowded yesterday with holiday shoppers, tourists and students taking advantage of the 30 percent off sale...