Florida candy shop makes candy canes for the holidays
Every November and December, Florida residents can catch a glimpse in the window or walk inside and see how magic is made all from scratch without the use of a machine.
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Local organization delivers boxes of food for Yuma families on Christmas Eve
The Yuma Elks Lodge #476 spread holiday cheer by filling 250 boxes with food and delivering them to families in need throughout Yuma County on Saturday morning.
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Florida Keys Sheriff’s Office gives onions instead of tickets for Christmas
If drivers were going just a little over the limit, they would get a visit with the Grinch, who offered them a ticket or an onion.
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NORAD runs tracking Santa service on Christmas Eve
For more than 65 years, each year around this time, NORAD’s website receives several million visitors from more than 200 countries and territories around the world.
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Yuma Territory Live Steamers hosts holiday themed train ride
The event started from 10:00am to 3:00pm, and even featured a special appearance by Santa Claus himself.
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Santa Claus spreads Christmas cheer underwater at a Florida aquarium
Visitors to Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters were surprised to see Jolly Old St. Nick going into in a 200,000 gallon coral reef tank, rather than down a chimney.
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Playing live, ‘Nutcracker’ musicians bring unseen signature to holiday staple
For Ballet Arizona and many other productions around the world, a pit full of musicians is as much part of the tradition as the dancers above.
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Santa Claus to appear at Yuma Crossing Railroad this weekend
Join Santa for a train ride at the Yuma Crossing Railroad just below Yuma’s Territorial Prison. The family event is Saturday, December 23, from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
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“Shogun Santa” greets guests in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood
In a press release, “Shogun Santa” was billed as the only known Asian Santa in Los Angeles.
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California family decorate their house with 49ers for Christmas
A Seahawks grinch being tackled, Niners players rushing presents, And a light-up end zone. That’s what one Petaluma, California family wants everyone to know: They are riding hard for the Niners this season.
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Airports and airlines brace for holiday travelers
American Automobile Association (AAA) projects 115.2 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the 10-day year-end holiday travel period.
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San Francisco boys choir performs Christmas carols in cable cars
The Grace Cathedral Choir of Boys went caroling Friday morning, singing to the streets from their railcar.
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Arizona police help find missing “Elf on a Shelf” doll
The McMahon family recently moved from Oregon and realized their daughter’s Elf on the Shelf doll was missing.
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Visit Yuma holds 20th Annual Dorothy Young Memorial Electric Light Parade
This year’s theme was “Travel Forward,” which paid homage to the Desert Southwest’s past, present and future.
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Boys & Girls Club of the Valley host annual holiday shopping event
According to BGCAZ, this event was in collaboration with Raising Cane’s and Arizona Public Service (APD), and is to help families struggling this holiday season.
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L.A.M.A. Yuma Chapter hosts Christmas Toy Drive
According to a press release, they were asked by the Fraternal Order of Eagles 398 to assist them in giving new, unwrapped toys to kids for Christmas.
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House of Fades hosts 2nd Annual Project Christmas
The event, which took place at 1:30pm Sunday at Joe Henry Optimist Center, was to help those struggling this holiday season.
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New York residents dress up as Santa Claus for SantaCon 2023
The annual SantaCon charity pub crawl featured a variety of grinches, elves and other Christmas-themed costumes.
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Chicanos Por La Causa hosts Angeles del Barrio
The event, which started at 10:00am at Food City, is to help thousands of families across Arizona celebrate the holidays by giving away free toys, stockings, music and food.
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Las Vegas teacher uses TikTok to help students fulfill Christmas wish list
It all started with a TikTok video. Desert Pines High School teacher Cheri Guy, or Ms. Guy, put out an emotional plea to her followers.
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