Inside the Archives of Hallmark’s Greeting Card History
Deep within Hallmark’s headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, behind key-coded doors, is the company’s most prized collection: its historical archives.
Christmas
Holiday Regifting 101
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — It’s the day after Christmas and if you’re lucky, you love every gift you received. More likely, though, there are few presents from well-meaning family and friends that you are not too fond off. Re-gifting can be a money-saver, but consider these tips if you plan on re-gifting: Keep the gift in the original box. Don’t switch out…
NORAD Santa Tracker
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, Jolly Old St. Nicholas Santa has been spotted as he makes his way around the globe delivering gifts. By 11:30 a.m. EST, the man in the red suit and his trusty reindeer’s have already delivered nearly 4 million presents! With the help of Norad, ABC Columbia News is helping you can track Santa through the day….
Threat of Tornadoes Across the South 2 Days Before Christmas
Atlanta, Ga. (ABC News) — Southerners in large parts of Louisiana and Arkansas awoke to tornado watches on Wednesday, two days before Christmas. Forecasters warned that the pain could soon spread, with powerful tornadoes, thunderstorms and flooding possible across Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and parts of Georgia. The biggest threat for tornadoes Wednesday will be in a region of 3.7 million…
Mystery Donor Drops Annual $1K into W. Va. Kettle
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Someone has slipped a $1,000 bill into a Salvation Army kettle in Morgantown, West Virginia, every year for nearly four decades. The long-running holiday mystery continued on Saturday when a $1,000 bill was found in a kettle at a supermarket. Salvation Army Lt. Allen Adkins told media outlets that the donation is a big help. He…
Fort Jackson Soldiers Leave for Holiday
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — As the clock strikes midnight, some 6,000 Army soldiers from Fort Jackson begin heading home for the holidays. In an annual tradition at the Army’s largest training installation, soldiers start to leave in the early morning hours Friday and continue leaving throughout the day. Fort Jackson spokesman Pat Jones says it takes organizers months to…
Solving the Bah Humbug Syndrome: Scientists Look for ‘Christmas Spirit’ With MRI
(ABC News) — This holiday season, researchers are using an MRI to find out where exactly the Christmas spirit resides. Danish researchers used an MRI to see if they could see “evidence” of the Christmas spirit in different people. The extremely small study was published today in the British Medical Journal’s annual Christmas issue, where researchers used tongue-in-cheek scientific methods as…
Girl Who Lost Family in Fire Receives 195,000 Christmas Cards and Letters
Sa’frye Terry (ABC News) — In 2013, Sa’fyre Terry lost her father and three younger siblings in an arson fire which also left her with burns over 75 percent of her body and claimed her right hand and left foot. The now 8-year-old told told her family the only present she wanted for Christmas was cards and that she “couldn’t wait”…
Full Moon Will Light Up Christmas for the First Time Since 1977
(ABC) — Santa Claus can use the light of a full moon to deliver gifts this year. A full moon will occur on Christmas for the first time since 1977 and will reach its peak size at 6:11 a.m. ET, a NASA spokesperson told ABC News today. The next full moon to fall on Christmas day will not be until 2034…
