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In some years where December 25 falls on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, various presidents have issued executive orders declaring a one-time holiday on either Christmas Eve (December 24) or the Day after Christmas (December 26), [30] [31] [32] to provide federal workers with a longer weekend.
December 24 is the 358th day of the year ... (d. 2010) 1922 – Ava Gardner, American actress (d. 1990) ... Holidays and observances
Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. [ 4] Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally ...
The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, [ 2] Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.
Festivus (/ ˈ f ɛ s t ɪ v ə s /) is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the perceived pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season.Originally created by author Daniel O'Keefe, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike", [1] [2] which O'Keefe's son, Dan O'Keefe, co-wrote.
Here are Monday hours for South Florida malls and major stores so you can catch an after-Christmas sale or return your unwanted holiday gifts: MALLS. Broward Mall: Opens at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26 ...
A lot of us have already packed up what remains of 2010 -- in our minds, at least -- as we look ahead to 2011. But while the New Year is traditionally associated with cautious optimism, this year ...
When the Holiday 100 was launched on December 10, 2011, the chart was renamed Holiday Airplay. [1] Since December 4, 2010, only Brenda Lee 's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", [2] Burl Ives ' "A Holly Jolly Christmas", [3] Jose Feliciano 's "Feliz Navidad" [4] (1970) and Mariah Carey 's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" [5] have alternated ...