query: how many items are mentioned in the 12 days of christmas

pos: The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) in each round of the song, then a total of 364 items are delivered by the twelfth day. This custom began with and is maintained by PNC Bank. Two pricing charts are created, referred to as the Christmas Price Index and The True Cost of Christmas. The former is an index of the current costs of one set of each of the gifts given by the True Love to the singer of the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". The latter is the cumulative cost of all the gifts with the repetitions listed in the song. The people mentioned in

pos: The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) in each round of the song, then a total of 364 items are delivered by the twelfth day. This custom began with and is maintained by PNC Bank. Two pricing charts are created, referred to as the Christmas Price Index and The True Cost of Christmas. The former is an index of the current costs of one set of each of the gifts given by the True Love to the singer of the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas". The latter is the cumulative cost of all the gifts with the repetitions listed in the song. The people mentioned in

pos: The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) the song are hired, not purchased. The total costs of all goods and services for the 2015 Christmas Price Index is US$34,130.99, or $155,407.18 for all 364 items. The original 1984 cost was $12,623.10. The index has been criticised for not accurately reflecting the true cost of the gifts featured in the Christmas carol. The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (Roud 68) is an English Christmas carol that enumerates in the manner of a cumulative song a series of increasingly grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas (the twelve days that

neg: 12 Dates of Christmas 12 Dates of Christmas 12 Dates of Christmas is a television film starring Amy Smart and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. It premiered on ABC Family on December 11, 2011 in their 25 Days of Christmas programming block. It is directed by James Hayman. Kate finds herself reliving Christmas Eve (including a blind date with a man named Miles) over and over again. She must discover how to break the cycle – should she attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend Jack, or should she pursue Miles, or something else? "Angels Are Singing" is a song performed by American recording artist Jordin Sparks, and

neg: Thirteen desserts Thirteen desserts The thirteen desserts (Occitan: "lei tretze dessèrts") are the traditional dessert foods used in celebrating Christmas in the French region of Provence. The "big supper" ("le gros souper") ends with a ritual 13 desserts, representing Jesus Christ and the 12 apostles. The desserts always number thirteen but the exact items vary by local or familial tradition. The food traditionally is set out Christmas Eve and remains on the table three days until December 27. The first four of these are known as the "four beggars" ("les quatre mendiants"), representing the four mendicant monastic orders: Dominicans, Franciscans, Augustinian and

neg: 25 Days of Christmas viewers. The lineup began its first week with record breaking 3 million average viewers. The December 12 premiere of "Christmas Cupid" was watched by a total of 3.4 million viewers. Total viewers for 2010 broke records, averaging 2.8 million viewers. An airing of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" drew 1.3 million viewers. The first week of the 25 Days of Christmas was watched by an average of 2.2 million viewers, down 27% from last year. During the second week, viewers increased to 2.4 million, thanks to the premiere of "12 Dates of Christmas". However, this was still down 30% from

neg: The Finishing Stroke that will last through the 12 Days of Christmas. The party includes a number of people connected to a wealthy young man whose birth was mentioned in the 1905 section. The man is about to come into a large inheritance on his birthday, Jan. 6, 1930. In the days leading up to the man's birthday, a number of strange little gifts are left anonymously for him, as well as doodles and confusing, ominous notes with Christmas-themed verses. Soon the notes contain outright threats. By the time the party is over, there have been two separate murders in the mansion, but

neg: Kangaroo emblems and popular culture this role.) Kangaroos are mentioned, or featured, in the Rolf Harris songs "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" and "Six White Boomers". Kangaroos are also mentioned in the Peter Allen song "Tenterfield Saddler". Kangaroos are also mentioned in Holden jingle "Football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars". Kangaroos are also mentioned in the songs "Christmas Where The Gum Trees Grow", "Christmas in the Scrub" and "The Five Days of Christmas". There is a "Sour Kangaroo" in the Dr. Seuss tale "Horton Hears A Who!". Kanga and Roo are fictional mother and son kangaroos in the popular series of children's books about

neg: Economics of Christmas Vienna "December market" was a kind of forerunner of the Christmas market and dates back to 1294. The Christmas Price Index is a tongue-in-cheek economic indicator, maintained by the U.S. bank PNC Wealth Management, which tracks the cost of the items in the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". PNC compiles both a "Christmas Price Index" and "The True Cost of Christmas." The "Christmas Price Index" is calculated by adding the cost of the items in the song. The "True Cost of Christmas," however, is calculated by buying a partridge in a pear tree on each of the twelve days,

neg: 12 Dates of Christmas handful of funny moments and the requisite romantic ones. There's little that's remarkable about the story itself, but that doesn't mean the mostly predictable ending won't leave you feeling warm and fuzzy nonetheless." 12 Dates of Christmas 12 Dates of Christmas is a television film starring Amy Smart and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. It premiered on ABC Family on December 11, 2011 in their 25 Days of Christmas programming block. It is directed by James Hayman. Kate finds herself reliving Christmas Eve (including a blind date with a man named Miles) over and over again. She must discover how to break the

neg: Cumulative song a list which includes items from all the preceding verses. The item is typically a new phrase (simultaneously a group of words and a musical phrase) to a line in a previous stanza. The two lines are often separated by refrains. Many cumulative songs also have a chorus. One of the most well-known examples of a cumulative song is the Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", which uses a two-line stanza, where the second line is cumulative, as follows: <poem> On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent ("or "gave"") to me A partridge in a pear

neg: The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) a flourish on the words "Five Gold Rings". This has not been copied by later versions, which simply repeat the melody from the earlier verses. In the 19th century, most sources for the lyrics do not include music, and those that do often include music different from what has become the standard melody. Cecil Sharp's "Folk Songs from Somerset" (1905) contains two different melodies for the song, both distinct from the now-standard melody. Since 1984, the cumulative costs of the items mentioned in the song have been used as a tongue-in-cheek economic indicator. Assuming the gifts are repeated in full

neg: Caillou's Holiday Movie Jaclyn Linetsky, who died in a tragic accident along with Vadim Schneider a month before the film's release. It is the only film based on the TV series. It's a very special holiday for Caillou when he learns about Christmas traditions around the world and the importance of giving and sharing. When Caillou wonders just how many days there are left until Christmas, his Daddy gives him a Christmas calendar featuring holiday traditions from countries around the world in every window. Caillou also goes tobogganing, learns how to ski and plays Hanukkah games with his friend Leo. Caillou also gives

neg: 25 Days of Christmas averaging less than 2mil per airing. The 25 Days of Christmas schedule was released in late October by Freeform. While notable absences include Jim Carrey's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "Home Alone", and the second and third "Santa Clause" films, the schedule still includes many classics. The schedule includes 25 days of classics like, "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory", "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation", "The Santa Clause", Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas", "Jack Frost", Disney's "A Christmas Carol", "The Polar Express", "The Holiday", "Elf", "Jingle All The Way", "Scrooged", "Deck the Halls", "Toy Story", "Frozen", and "Happy Feet". 2016

neg: Christmas and holiday season the end of the season (the "January sales"). Christmas window displays and Christmas tree lighting ceremonies when trees decorated with ornaments and light bulbs are illuminated, are traditions in many areas. In the denominations of Western Christianity, the term "Christmas season" is considered synonymous with Christmastide, which runs from December 25 (Christmas Day) to January 5 (Epiphany Eve), popularly known as the 12 Days of Christmas. However, as the economic impact involving the anticipatory lead-up to Christmas Day grew in America and Europe into the 19th and 20th centuries, the term "Christmas season" began to become synonymous instead with the

neg: CRAFFT Screening Test question to convey that non-use is also normative. The CRAFFT 2.0 now begins with past-12-month frequency items; i.e., “During the past 12 months, on how many days did you … [drink/use substance name]?” This new set of frequency questions was tested in a recent study of 708 adolescent primary care patients ages 12–18 that found a sensitivity of 96% and specificity of 81% for detecting past-12-month use of any substance, suggesting better performance in identifying substance use compared to that of the “yes/no” questions found in the prior study. These data support the rationale to change the opening questions in

neg: Christmas Price Index chose the items in the popular Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" as its market basket: a partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three French hens, four calling birds, five gold(en) rings, six geese, seven swans, eight maids, nine dancing ladies, ten leaping lords, eleven pipers, and twelve drummers. According to tradition, the purchasing of the items begins on December 26 and ends on January 6. PNC compiles both a "Christmas Price Index" and "The True Cost of Christmas." The "Christmas Price Index" is calculated by adding the cost of the items in the song. The "True

neg: Advent calendar winter weather, while others range in theme, from sports to technology. They come in a multitude of forms, from a simple paper calendar with flaps covering each of the days to fabric pockets on a background scene to painted wooden boxes with cubby holes for small items. Many Advent calendars take the form of a large rectangular card with "windows", one for each day of December leading up to and including Christmas Eve (December 24). Consecutive doors are opened every day leading up to Christmas, beginning on the start of the Advent season for that year, or in the case

neg: Raekoja plats, Tallinn into its current form, and a Christmas tree display has been held in the square since 1441, making the Tallinn Christmas tree display over 570 years old. Raekoja plats, Tallinn Raekoja plats () is a town square beside Tallinn Town Hall () in the center of the Tallinn Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia. It is a venue for numerous small festivals or concerts like Tallinn Old Town Days (), and several bars and restaurants are located in the near vicinity. The square also hosts a market regularly, with many stalls selling traditional Estonian items and souvenirs (). There has been

neg: Elections in Canada was 57 days and many were over 60 days in length. Much speculation had surrounded how long the campaign for the 39th federal election would be in 2006, especially as it became certain the election would be called in the weeks preceding Christmas 2005. The government of Joe Clark, which fell on December 12, 1979, recommended a campaign of 66 days for the resulting election, and nothing legal barred a similarly lengthened campaign. In the end, the 2006 election was called on November 29, 2005, for January 23, 2006 — making a 55-day-long campaign. Canada's ten provinces and Yukon use

neg: Battle of Grunwald the wording is vague and it is unclear whether it meant a total of 8,000 or 16,000 dead. A papal bull from 1412 mentioned 18,000 dead Christians. In two letters written immediately after the battle, Władysław II Jagiełło mentioned that Polish casualties were small ("paucis valde" and "modico") and Jan Długosz listed only 12 Polish knights that were killed. A letter by a Teutonic official from Tapiau (Gvardeysk) mentioned that only half of the Lithuanians returned, but it is unclear how many of those casualties are attributable to the battle and how many to the later siege of Marienburg. The

neg: Teraphim the use of which is thus denounced as idolatry. Others explain that the teraphim in this context refer to decorative statues, not to idolatrous ritual items. The teraphim were outlawed in Josiah's reform (2 Kings 23:24), but are mentioned again in Hosea 3:4, where it says that "the Israelites will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or "teraphim"." As in the narrative of Micah's Idol the teraphim is closely associated with the ephod, and both are mentioned elsewhere in connection with divination; it is thus a possibility that the "Teraphim" were involved

neg: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a children's story by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, solitary creature who attempts to put an end to Christmas by stealing Christmas-themed items from the homes of the nearby town Whoville on Christmas Eve. The story was published as a book by Random House in 1957, and at approximately the same time in an issue of "Redbook". The book criticizes the commercialization of Christmas. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named

neg: Fishdom H2O: Hidden Odyssey Barny. The game then has you dive for hidden treasure in various levels. The items the player must find are taken off of a list given to the player by Grandpa Jack. When all of the items are found, the player is rewarded with various amounts of money based on the speed of the items found and how many hints were used. The money you gain from diving can be used to purchase fish, decorations, and equipment (filter for the tank, fish vitamins, etc.). The player must dive for treasure in 5 different levels and retrieve 12 items on a

neg: The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) indicated in "italics";<br> (b) items that do not appear at all in Austin's version are indicated in bold italics. A similar cumulative verse from Scotland, "The Yule Days", has been likened to "The Twelve Days of Christmas" in the scholarly literature. It has thirteen days rather than twelve, and the number of gifts does not increase in the manner of "The Twelve Days". Its final verse, as published in Chambers, "Popular Rhymes, Fireside Stories, and Amusements of Scotland" (1842), runs as follows: "Pippin go aye" (also spelled "papingo-aye" in later editions) is a Scots word for peacock or parrot. In

neg: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat". Max, the Grinch's dog, and the Grinch himself also appear in the children's puppet show "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss". The Grinch, Cindy Lou Who, and Max, appear in "Seussical", a musical which takes it plot from several Dr. Seuss books. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a children's story by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, solitary creature who attempts to put an end to Christmas by stealing Christmas-themed items from the homes

neg: 8 Days of Christmas (song) based on "The Twelve Days of Christmas", but the "8 Days" in the title is a reference to Hanukkah, but the holiday is never mentioned in the song. Knowles stated during the "8 Days of Christmas" video premiere at 106 & Park in Fall 2001: "Actually we wrote the song two years ago, when we went in the studio to do some Christmas something. That's what started the idea of doing a Christmas album." A video was filmed for "8 Days of Christmas" and was released in the winter of 2001. It was directed by Sanaa Hamri. All 3 members

neg: Extraordinary Merry Christmas also all she wants, but gives Finn (Cory Monteith) a long list of Christmas present suggestions. Her dialogue, "All I want is what I have coming to me. All I want is my fair share" is a verbatim homage to Sally's Christmas list scene with Charlie Brown in the Christmas classic, "A Charlie Brown Christmas". Just as Charlie Brown is with Sally, Finn is appalled by how much Rachel wants, though she assures him that five of the items are enough. When she later hints that an early gift would not be amiss, he surprises her with the donation of

neg: Twelve Days of Christmas Twelve Days of Christmas The Twelve Days of Christmas, also known as Twelvetide, is a festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity of Jesus. In most Western ecclesiastical traditions, "Christmas Day" is considered the "First Day of Christmas" and the Twelve Days are 25 December – 5 January, inclusive. For many Christian denominations; for example, the Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church, the Twelve Days are identical to Christmastide, but for others, e.g., the Roman Catholic Church, "Christmastide" lasts longer than the Twelve Days of Christmas. Because the Armenian Apostolic Church and Armenian Catholic Church celebrate the Birth and Baptism of Christ

neg: Blue laws in the United States a.m. Monday through Saturday and between 2 a.m. and either 10:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. on Sundays, varying by county. Gun hunting is prohibited on Sundays between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. North Dakota may have the strictest remaining blue law of the United States. Many goods and items are restricted from being sold between midnight and noon on Sunday, rendering virtually all retailers closed in those hours, including malls and some large retail chains (though it is open Sundays before noon only between Thanksgiving & Christmas Eve); however, some businesses that open 24 hours, like grocery stores, are allowed

neg: Punk Goes Christmas: Deluxe Edition by actress/singer the late Judy Garland being covered by Christian rock band Being as an Ocean. The original song was "12 Days of a Pop-Punk Christmas" by YouTube comedian and musician Jarrod Alonge credited to fictitious band Sunrise Skater Kids, the song is a parody of the 12 Days of Christmas. Surprisingly the re-release had much more media attention than that of the 2013 album. The album was announced by many magazines such as Alternative Press and Rock Sound magazine. The album was released the day after Thanksgiving on November 27, 2015 as a digital download only. Release history Punk

neg: Christmas in Sweden last purchases of Christmas gifts. Many preschools and schools start their Christmas vacation between December 17 to 22. Many workplaces start the vacation later, between December 20 and 23. The start of the vacation depends on what day of the week Christmas Eve is on. The last days before Christmas Eve, between December 20 and 23, the greatest preparations are made like, preparing most of the food, buying and decorating the Christmas tree and wrapping presents. During the last days there are usually a lot of people in stores and shopping malls to buy things for the Christmas celebrations. After

neg: Christmas Price Index with the actual gift described. The ten “lords-a-leaping” are valued by using the cost of hiring male ballet dancers instead of real lords. Christmas Price Index The Christmas Price Index is a tongue-in-cheek economic indicator, maintained by the U.S. bank PNC Wealth Management, which tracks the cost of the items in the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". The Christmas Price Index was conceived by the bank's chief economist as a humorous commodity price index to measure the changing cost of goods over time. Commodity price indices, as compiled by economics, use a "market basket" of certain goods and then

neg: Scarborough Renaissance Festival Almost all of the cast members are volunteers. The Scarborough Renaissance Festival also features 200 shops selling goods such as candles, soaps, jewelry, children's toys and even musical instruments. Many of the craftsmen selling their goods also provide demonstrations on how the items are made. The festival also features the Crown Kitchens - a selection of food stalls serving turkey legs (the festival serves over 20 tons of this signature food item per year), food skewers, sandwiches, ice cream and other items. Special programs at Scarborough include "Friends of the Faire", an exclusive festival membership with benefits, Student Days, which

neg: Public holidays in Canada are legislated as either statutory, optional, or not at all. Currently, the provinces of Alberta and Prince Edward Island have the most legislated holidays in comparison to other provinces and territories, with 12 days off. Many public and private employers, as well as school systems, provide additional days off around the end of December, often including at least a full or half-day on December 24 (Christmas Eve) or December 31 (New Year's Eve), or in some cases the entire week between Christmas and New Year. While not officially legislated in any capacity, internationally notable cultural holidays such as Valentine's Day,

neg: Redneck 12 Days of Christmas song's B-side, "'Twas the Night After Christmas", peaked at number 67 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January 1997. The music video was directed by Michael McNamara and premiered in November 1996. Redneck 12 Days of Christmas "Redneck 12 Days of Christmas" is a redneck parody of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" written by Jeff Foxworthy and Tim Wilson and recorded by Foxworthy on his 1996 album "". The song reached number 18 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January 1996, becoming the highest-charting seasonal title of the SoundScan era, a record

neg: Zweisimmen students came from another municipality. During the same year, 34 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Zweisimmen is home to the "Schul- und Gemeindebibliothek Zweisimmen" (municipal library of Zweisimmen). The library has () 9,805 books or other media, and loaned out 32,361 items in the same year. It was open a total of 312 days with average of 12 hours per week during that year. Zweisimmen Zweisimmen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Zweisimmen is first mentioned in 1228 as "Duessimenes". In 1257 it was mentioned as "Zweinlixhenun". The oldest trace

neg: Christmastide the nations'." Many Churches refer to the period after the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas and up to Candlemas, as Epiphanytide, also called the Epiphany season. During the Christmas season, various festivities are traditionally enjoyed and buildings are adorned with Christmas decorations, which are often set up during Advent. These Christmas decorations include the Nativity Scene, Christmas tree, jingle bells, as well as various Christmas ornaments. In the Western Christian world, the two traditional days on which Christmas decorations are removed are Twelfth Night and Candlemas. Any not removed on the first occasion should be left undisturbed until the second.

neg: Camden Market most of the other Camden markets the Stables Market has many clothes stalls. It is also the main focus for furniture in the markets. Household goods, decorative, ethnically-influenced items, and second-hand items or 20th-century antiques, many of them hand-crafted, are among the wares. There are also clothing and art pieces for alternative sub-cultures, such as goths and cybergoths. These shops include Black Rose, which caters for goths, with items such as coffin-shaped handbags, and Cyberdog, which houses much cyber-style "neon" PVC and rubber clothing. During the weeks before Christmas 2004, radio DJ and TV presenter Chris Evans sold many of

neg: Redneck 12 Days of Christmas Redneck 12 Days of Christmas "Redneck 12 Days of Christmas" is a redneck parody of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" written by Jeff Foxworthy and Tim Wilson and recorded by Foxworthy on his 1996 album "". The song reached number 18 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in January 1996, becoming the highest-charting seasonal title of the SoundScan era, a record that has since been tied by Jimmy Wayne's "Paper Angels." It subsequently peaked at number 39 in January 1997, number 39 in January 1998, number 37 in January 1999 and number 35 in January 2000. The

neg: All Hail to the Days (Drive the Cold Winter Away) "The English Dancing Master". The carol's lyrics discuss various seasonal festivities during Christmastide, which is directly mentioned in the verse "When Christmastide comes in like a bride…Twelve days in the year, much mirth and good cheer." During the Elizabethan era (from which the song originates), the majority of Christmas celebrations occurred during the Twelve Days of Christmas. Traditional Elizabethan Christmas festivities alluded to in the carol include wassailing, feasting, and theatre performances. Canadian folk artist Loreena McKennitt recorded the carol, titled "In Praise of Christmas", for her Christmas album "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" (1987). English folksinger Kate Rusby

neg: Christmas at Cartwright's saying how just yesterday there were lines around the building to see the new Santa because this Santa touched their hearts and lives and many wanted to thank him but they are all gone now because Santa has been fired 4 days before Christmas because he was a she. The reporter continues saying that Santa was Nicky Talbot a single mother of an 8 year old daughter unemployed and unable to pay for rent. Bill is in a coffee shop asking the barista to turn the news down and the barista says no, that she was one of their regulars.

neg: Christmas traditions of Hong Kong and Macau, both former colonies of Western powers with nominal Christian cultural heritage. In the mainland, the small percentage of Chinese citizens who consider themselves Christians unofficially, and usually privately, observe Christmas. Many other individuals celebrate Christmas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Christians. Many customs, including sending cards, exchanging gifts, and hanging stockings are very similar to Western celebrations. Commercial Christmas decorations, signs, and other symbolic items have become increasingly prevalent during the month of December in large urban centres of mainland China, reflecting a cultural interest in this Western phenomenon, and, sometimes, retail

neg: Indefinite and fictitious numbers "dozen" meaning 12, or a myriad meaning 10,000. Other placeholders can quantify items by describing how many fit into an approximately-specified volume; e.g., "a handful" represents more peas than grapes. In various Middle Eastern traditions, the number 40 ("q.v.") is used to express a large but unspecific number, as in the Hebrew Bible's "forty days and forty nights". This usage is sometimes found in English as well. In Latin, "sescenti" (literally 600) was used to mean a very large number, perhaps from the size of a Roman cohort. In Arabic, 1001 is used similarly, as in "The Book of One

neg: Imperial Regalia Kleinodien ("Aachen jewels"). It is not known how long they have been considered among the Imperial Regalia, nor how long they had been in Aachen. The inventory of the regalia during the late Middle Ages normally consisted only of five to six items. Goffredo da Viterbo counted following items: the Imperial Cross, the Holy Lance, the crown, the sceptre, the orb, and the sword. On other lists, however, the sword is not mentioned. Whether the medieval chronicles really do refer to the same regalia which are kept in Vienna today depends on a variety of factors. Descriptions of the emperors

neg: Marketing for Deadpool (film) "Fantastic Four". The full trailer was then released, now with completed visual effects. On December 14, a "12 Days of Deadpool" campaign began with "new images, a featurette, or maybe a new poster" released for the film each day by companies such as People, JoBlo.com, Fandango, and Mashable leading up to the release of a new trailer on Christmas Day. For Halloween, Reynolds released a video with himself in the Deadpool costume, interacting with a group of children dressed as X-Men. He asks them questions such as "How many of you have taken a human life?" Videos released for the

neg: A Christmas Tale hospital in front of his mother and not revealing the answer. The film explores family relationships, how some conflicts are resolved, and how relationship constantly evolve between mother and children, lovers, spouses, and siblings in the context of a Christmas family gathering. There are philosophical insights into the complexity of life, and we gain a deeper understanding of each person in the family, the dynamics of the Vuillard family, and how we deal with adversity. The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008. A Christmas Tale A Christmas Tale () is a 2008

neg: Economics of Christmas Christmas during the four weeks of Advent. These markets originated in Germany, Austria, South Tyrol, North Italy and many French regions such as Alsace, Lorraine, Savoy, but are now being held in many other countries. The history of Christmas markets goes back to the Late Middle Ages in the German-speaking part of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire that includes many eastern region of France and Switzerland. Dresden's Striezelmarkt was first held in 1434. The Christmas markets of Bautzen (first held in 1384), Frankfurt (first mentioned in 1393) and Munich (1310) were even older. The

neg: Twelve Days of Krampus Twelve Days of Krampus "Twelve Days of Krampus" is the 8th episode and midseason finale of season 3 of the supernatural drama television series "Grimm" and the 52nd episode overall, which premiered on December 13, 2013, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by Dan E. Fesman, and was directed by Tawnia McKiernan. The episode aired alongside the previous episode, "Cold Blooded". Opening quote: "O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, How steadfast are your branches!" During Christmas time, two teenagers named Derrick Bryce (Shane Coffey) and Quinn Baxter (Alex Mentzel) steal presents from a car. Suddenly, a person

neg: Capitulare de villis of these efforts. In order to properly prepare an army for combat, Charlemagne needed war horses as colts on his estates. Special attention was devoted in the capitulary to how horses should be cared for including how they should be bred. Horses were specifically mentioned as items of value that should be included in the annual inventories of the estates. While the capitulary does not explicitly link horse care and breeding with military action, the fact that provisions for the army are mentioned elsewhere coupled with the care and attention that the text pays to horses, and colts in particular,

neg: 25 Days of Christmas starring Jason Biggs and Brenda Song, and the new special "Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic", which documented how Disney's theme parks are prepared for the holiday season. On October 31, 2017, it was announced that the "25 Days of Christmas" branding would also be used for holiday programming on sister properties ABC (including new seasons of the seasonal miniseries "The Great Christmas Light Fight" and "The Great American Baking Show", as well as its other traditional specials), Disney Channel (including "Disney Parks Presents a Disney Channel Holiday Celebration"), Disney Junior (including "The Lion Guard" special "Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas"), and Disney

neg: How the 'A' Stole Christmas How the 'A' Stole Christmas "How the 'A' Stole Christmas" is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season and 108th episode overall of the mystery drama television series "Pretty Little Liars", which aired on December 9, 2014, on the cable network ABC Family. The episode was the series' first Christmas special and aired as part of the programming block "25 Days of Christmas". It was directed by I. Marlene King and co-written by King and Kyle Bown. "How the 'A' Stole Christmas" yielded 2.09 million viewers, making it the Holiday special with the lowest viewership of the series. As Spencer

neg: How to Cheat at Cooking it was predicted that the "Delia effect" would repeat itself on some of the items mentioned in the book. This is where an ingredient or item mentioned by Smith would increase dramatically in sales – it had occurred in 2001 after she promoted cranberries, and additional sales of 54 million eggs have been credited to the chef after she demonstrated how to boil them on a television show. The media attempted to predict what items might see the effect occur prior to the release of the book; these suggestions included pasta by Fratelli Camisa, spice blends by a company called

neg: Chrismukkah holiday was celebrated were not given; Seth simply said in the first season's Chrismukkah episode that it was "eight days of presents, followed by one day of "many" presents," with a stress on the word "many" (this was repeated in the second season's Chrismukkah episode by Seth's new brother Ryan, with an added "many"). The only references to how it was celebrated, other than the family displaying both a Christmas tree and a Hanukkah menorah, was that the Cohens spent Christmas Day itself at home eating Chinese takeout and watching movies like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Fiddler on the

neg: Once Upon a Christmas (film) Once Upon a Christmas (film) Once Upon a Christmas is a 2000 family film directed by Tibor Takács. It stars Kathy Ireland, John Dye, and Mary Donnelly-Haskell. The filming location was in Vancouver, British Columbia. It premiered on the PAX Network. As of 2009, it is shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family. In 2012, it was broadcast on the Hallmark Channel. After Santa Claus has noticed how many children have become naughty, he decides that he will not deliver presents to any children this year. But his daughter, Kristin Claus, thinks there is one

neg: Grainger Museum collection includes some 50,000 items of correspondence (Grainger corresponded with people such as Edvard Grieg, Frederick Delius, Cyril Scott, Roger Quilter and Julius Röntgen, and collected letters of Wagner and Tchaikovsky among others). The collection generally comprises over 100,000 items in total, only a small proportion of which are on display. The remainder of the collection is accessible for research by prior arrangement. Sunday to Friday: 12:00pm – 4:00pm. Saturday: Closed. The Grainger Museum is closed on public holidays and from Christmas throughout the month of January each year. Grainger Museum The Grainger Museum is a repository of items documenting

neg: Serbian Christmas traditions Serbian Christmas traditions Serbian Christmas traditions are customs and practices of the Serbs associated with Christmas and a period encompassing it, between the third Sunday before Christmas Day and Epiphany. There are many, complex traditions connected with this period. They vary from place to place, and in many areas have been updated or watered down to suit modern living. The Serbian name for Christmas is "Božić" (Cyrillic: Божић, ), which is the diminutive form of the word "bog" ("god"), and can be translated as "young god". Christmas is celebrated for three consecutive days, starting with Christmas Day, which the Serbs

neg: 12 Songs of Christmas (Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Fred Waring album) singly and in tandem, with the polished support of Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. Among the top sides in this set are "Go Tell It on the Mountain," "The Little Drummer Boy," "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" and "The 12 Days of Christmas." "Gramophone" in the UK was not so keen, commenting: "'12 Songs of Christmas,' with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians (Reprise R2022). Plenty of expensive talent crammed uncomfortably into a small, well-worn stocking. Obvious, pallid stuff, with the two head groaners actually together on only two tracks, and neither of them anywhere in

neg: Christmas gift With the Christmas season lasting twelve days according to the kalendar of many Christian Churches, a gift is given for each of the twelve days of Christmastide in some cultures, while in other Christian households, gifts are only given on Christmas Day or Twelfth Night, the first and last days of the Christmas season, respectively. The tradition was also embraced by retailers, for whom the weeks and, eventually, the entire month before Christmas became a very profitable period. Around the turn of the 20th century retailers started directing marketing efforts at children in the hopes that they would entice the

neg: Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe event. The film received 3.8 million viewers on its original broadcast with a 1.2 18–49 rating. Alexa Vega sang the lead track from the movie, "Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You" and shot a music video for the song which premiered during the 25 Days of Christmas. Amber Stevens recorded a new version of the title song, "Santa Baby". The songs are featured on the compilation album "Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas", released on November 3, 2009 by Walt Disney Records. "Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe" was released on DVD on October 12, 2010. Santa

neg: Holy day of obligation canon 5 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law. In the Diocese of Hong Kong, Christmas is the only holy day of obligation. In the diocese of Macau and in the other Chinese dioceses (including territories controlled by the Republic of China), no regulations seem to exist, which means the 10 holy days of obligations apply to those areas. In Czech Republic, holy days of obligation are, by Czech Bishops' Conference, reduced to only two days, which are also public holidays in the Czech Republic: Since the other holy days of obligation mentioned in the Code of Canon Law are

neg: Tianguis and Food agency. A number of municipalities, such as Hermosillo, Tepic, Xalapa and Celaya, sponsor tianguis for back-to-school, in order to allow parents to buy uniforms, school supplies and other needs at lower prices. Credit is also offered to customers at these events. The most important seasonal tianguis are for the Christmas holiday season, which runs from late November to January 6. From near Christmas Eve up until Epiphany, many of these stalls are open from early in the morning to very late at night. Most of the merchandise revolves around items for nativity scenes and Christmas trees. Trees are

neg: Christmas tree cultivation insects) and diseases must be monitored and controlled, and weed growth must also be minimized. Many species of pine and fir require pruning and shearing two to four years after planting to maintain the classic Christmas tree shape. Late or omitted pruning can result in trees that are unmarketable due to large gaps in needle coverage. Some species of pine, such as the Scots pine, are susceptible to dormant season "yellowing", which is generally countered with a green dye or paint. The outlay of money on equipment varies greatly. Some items commonly found on Christmas tree farms are insecticide sprayers,

neg: Christmas dinner and ritualised meal of twelve meatless dishes is served on Christmas Eve (24 December in Lithuania and Poland), 6 January in Belarus and Ukraine). This stems from the tradition of treating the pre-Christmas season as a time of fasting, broken at nightfall on the eve of Christmas Day. A traditional Christmas meal in the Czech Republic is fried carp and potato salad which are eaten during Christmas dinner on the evening of 24 December. Many households also prepare a great variety of special Christmas biscuits to offer to visitors. These are prepared many days prior to the feast and take

neg: Let's Move! be matched with a school in their area. They can select any or all of what they are interested in: helping to plant a school garden, teaching children about healthier living in the classroom, helping officials to develop school lunch menu items, and training students about culinary skills in the kitchen. On the application, chefs are also asked to provide information about their qualifications and training. Chefs are asked to specify how many hours they can devote to the program and which days of the week they can volunteer. These profiles are matched with other profiles that are created by

neg: Twitter usage regarding Elizabeth May and Stéphane Dion along with a graph of items mentioned on Twitter as evidence that people were calling for Dion to step down in response to the election results. As of April 26, 2010, the Australian television program Q&A began showing selected tweets on screen during the live broadcast, which carried the hashtag "#qanda". "The ratio" is a tongue-in-cheek rule-of-thumb method of judging how popular a Twitter post is, by comparing the number of replies to likes. A comment that has many replies but few likes is judged likely to be unpopular and the replies are assumed

neg: Krampus in popular culture nature of how we view Christmas in this country, both as a big day for kids and as the birth of a big religious figurehead". In some North American depictions, Krampus is an antihero who seeks to prevent children from becoming spoiled by rampant consumerism flowing from the economics of Christmas. Krampus is often mentioned in media related to Christmas, but the following lists instances where the character is featured significantly. Krampus-related events are held in cities across north America. Each may have a theme or cause, be it a simple bar crawl, toy drive, or a charity fundraiser. Below

neg: Elmo's Christmas Countdown Elmo's Christmas Countdown Elmo's Christmas Countdown is a 2007 American television christmas film, featuring the characters from "Sesame Street". It was first aired two days before Christmas Day of 2007. Starring Ben Stiller. In "Elmo's Christmas Countdown", Stiller the Elf (Ben Stiller) is telling Stan the snowball how Christmas was almost ruined. He recounts how he visited Sesame Street because he believed Oscar the Grouch would start the official countdown to Christmas. However, Oscar tosses the magical counting blocks into the air and they disappear. Stiller is worried that he destroyed Christmas, and it is up to Elmo and Abby

neg: Twelve Days of Christmas steps that Jesus took into the Jordan River were the first steps on the way to the Cross. That night the All-Night Vigil is served for the Feast of the Theophany. Within the Twelve Days of Christmas, there are celebrations both secular and religious. Christmas Day, if it is considered to be part of the Twelve Days of Christmas and not as the day preceding the Twelve Days, is celebrated by Christians as the liturgical feast of the Nativity of the Lord. It is a public holiday in many nations, including some where the majority of the population is not

neg: Nagagutsu o Haita Neko: Sekai Isshū 80 Nichi Dai Bōken this is shown through a time limit. One day passes in the game approximately every minute, although certain items can subtract the number of remaining days, providing the player with less time to complete the game. If these 80 days elapse before the player finishes the trip, the game is over no matter how many lives the player has remaining. Places that are explored include: England, the Atlantic Ocean, Arabia, Hong Kong, the Pacific Ocean, Alaska, the North Pole, and Big Ben. The game features "death water," a video game feature where video game characters instantly die after coming into

neg: Christmas traditions and dance around them to the playing of bagpipes. Bannock cakes made of oatmeal are traditionally eaten at Christmas. Christmas in Ireland is the largest celebration on the calendar in Ireland and lasts from December 24 to January 6, although many view December 8 as being the start of the season; and schools used to close on this day, making it a traditional Christmas shopping time, this is no longer compulsory and many stay open. Almost the entire workforce is finished by lunchtime on Christmas Eve, or often a few days beforehand. Christmas Day and St. Stephen's Day are public

neg: The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) associated with it is derived from a 1909 arrangement of a traditional folk melody by English composer Frederic Austin, who first introduced the familiar prolongation of the verse "five gold rings" (now often "five golden rings"). "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a cumulative song, meaning that each verse is built on top of the previous verses. There are twelve verses, each describing a gift given by "my true love" on one of the twelve days of Christmas. There are many variations in the lyrics. The lyrics given here are from Frederic Austin's 1909 publication that first established the current

neg: Marie desJardins presented as a collection, interactions between the items may increase (due to complementarity) or decrease (due to redundancy or incompatability) the quality of the set as a whole. Although this “portfolio effect” had occasionally been mentioned in the literature, this work was the first to address this problem a general way, by modeling the tradeoff between the “depth” of the set (i.e., which characteristics of the individual items are seen as more or less desirable) and its “diversity” (i.e., how broadly or narrowly distributed the objects in the set are over their possible range). This work presented a heuristic method

neg: Christmas in Mexico as items such as Christmas trees, ornaments / electric light and even reindeer figures. Starting in December, many homes, businesses and other buildings are decorated with poinsettias, which are called "noche buena" (from the Spanish phrase that means "good night" referring to Christmas Eve) . Mexico is the origin of the poinsettia. In the pre-Hispanic period, they were called cuetlaxochitl, and a favorite in the mid winter when they were a symbol of the new life that they believed that fallen warriors received, returning as hummingbirds and butterflies to drink the nectar. A modern Mexican legend says that the poinsettia

neg: Christmas Price Index Christmas Price Index The Christmas Price Index is a tongue-in-cheek economic indicator, maintained by the U.S. bank PNC Wealth Management, which tracks the cost of the items in the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas". The Christmas Price Index was conceived by the bank's chief economist as a humorous commodity price index to measure the changing cost of goods over time. Commodity price indices, as compiled by economics, use a "market basket" of certain goods and then measure the cost of the goods from year to year to gauge inflation in different sectors of the economy. The Christmas Price Index

neg: How the 'A' Stole Christmas a 0.9 rating among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research. This Holiday special is the one with the lowest audience in the series. How the 'A' Stole Christmas "How the 'A' Stole Christmas" is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season and 108th episode overall of the mystery drama television series "Pretty Little Liars", which aired on December 9, 2014, on the cable network ABC Family. The episode was the series' first Christmas special and aired as part of the programming block "25 Days of Christmas". It was directed by I. Marlene King and co-written by King and

neg: Lexical item a cold, rather than to a virus that is cold. Many lexical items are either a whole word or part of a word, whereas many other lexical items consist of parts of one or more words or of multiple words in their entirety. A basic question in this area concerns the form-meaning correspondence. Many multi-word lexical items cannot be construed as constituents in syntax in any sense. But if they are not constituents, then how does one classify them? A relatively recent development in the field of syntax envisages lexical items stored in the lexicon as catenae, whereby a given

neg: Highwic then jointly purchased by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now Heritage New Zealand) and Auckland City Council to save the site from subdivision. Highwic was opened as a historic house museum in 1981. A reception for the Duke of Kent and Katharine, Duchess of Kent was held at Highwic in 1980. There was also a ball to aid the New Zealand Blood Foundation in 1982. The ball generated a substantial article in the New Zealand Woman's Weekly magazine. In 1985, an exhibition known as "The Twelve Days of Christmas" involved Christmas items such as Christmas decorations, Christmas cards, Christmas

neg: The 12 Disasters of Christmas parents are named Joseph (Ed Quinn) and Mary (Holly Elissa), and the solution is in the hidden message of the popular Christian holiday song "The 12 Days of Christmas", where a different disaster corresponds to each day and the "five gold rings" provide a messianic gift. "The 12 Disasters of Christmas" first premiered on the Syfy network on December 8, 2012 at 9PM Eastern. It became Syfy's most watched television film on its premiere since February 2013. The DVD version was released on January 6, 2014. The film received negative ratings, but critics have noted that the film is entertaining

neg: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special) drink before sending her back to bed. He empties the first house of all the food and Christmas-related items, namely presents, the tree, decorations and even the stockings on the chimney, then repeats the process at the other houses in Whoville, while also taking the village decorations. With the Whos' stolen Christmas goods, the Grinch and Max travel back up Mt. Crumpit. Before dropping the loaded sleigh off the mountain, the Grinch waits to hear a sad cry from the Whos. However, down in the village, the Whos joyously begin to sing Christmas carols, proving that the spirit of Christmas

neg: Hamper of wine. A "fresh hamper" contains perishable items such as fruits, baked goods, or flowers. The tradition of the Christmas hamper may be intended as a special holiday meal for people who might otherwise have no memorable meal to mark the occasion, or for people such as students or shut-ins who are unable to join their families for Christmas. In the US, the Christmas hamper is more usually called a gift basket and does not necessarily contain food items. Non-food gift baskets are frequently themed, such as baskets containing luxury bath items including scented soaps and towels, or beauty baskets

neg: Jingle All the Way (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones album) of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". In an interview with "Billboard", Béla Fleck described the band's desire to record Christmas songs: One of the album's most ambitious tracks, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," builds up to 12 different keys and 12 different time signatures over the course of the tune. "Jingle All the Way" also features a medley which fuses several Christmas classics and as Fleck described, "five or six are being played together, simultaneously." Indeed, the song includes "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," and "My Favorite Things" and has been performed at Flecktones

neg: Christmas window Paris. In Australia, the Sydney department store David Jones presents an annual animated Christmas Window display. Traditionally these have often featured snowy northern hemisphere Christmas scenarios, but in 2014 the windows are set in a distinctly Australian summer, featuring beach and rainforest scenes, based on the book "Reindeer's Christmas Surprise" by Australian author Ursula Dubosarsky and illustrator Sue De Gennaro. In Melbourne, the Myer department store began presenting an annual Christmas window display in 1956, and later added the annual Myer Christmas Parade. Displays have typically included scenes from Christmas related stories such as The 12 Days of Christmas, A

neg: Secular Christmas stories and belief that even bad people or situations can be redeemed. While many sundry examples of exist, examples of films with Christian mythical elements include: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (film)," "A Charlie Brown Christmas," and various adaptations of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. These conceptions of the "true meaning of Christmas" are also sung about in Christmas albums. Secular Christmas stories There exists a wide range of secular Christmas stories, told in popular music, on television, and in the cinema, that are told about the Christian holiday of Christmas, that may be based on or allegorize the biblical

neg: Christmas traditions holidays, and many people do not return to work until after New Year's Day. Irish people spend more and more money each year on celebrating Christmas. In 2006, the total amount spent in Ireland to celebrate Christmas was €16 billion, which averages at approximately €4,000 for every single person in the country. It is extremely popular on Christmas Eve to go for "the Christmas drink" in the local pub, where regular punters are usually offered a Christmas drink. Many neighbours and friends attend each other's houses for Christmas drinks and parties on the days leading up to and after Christmas

neg: Christmas Is Here (Danny Gokey album) "Christmas may be here, but Danny Gokey's vocals are always in season." Caitlin Lassiter, indicating in a four star review by New Release Today, describes, ""Christmas Is Here" is a perfect example of how to take classic favorites and remake them into modern songs of holiday praise and worship." Joshua Andre, awarding the album four stars at 365 Days of Inspiring Media, writes, "Well done Danny for such a poignant, powerful and prolific Christmas album". Giving the album four stars from The Christian Beat, Sarah Baylor states, "Danny Gokey's "Christmas Is Here" is definitely the perfect album to get you

neg: Blake (band) album, A Classic Christmas, on PledgeMusic. The 2015 Christmas Special Blake teamed up with Dame Shirley Bassey for a version of The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) which appeared on their first ever Christmas album. Dame Shirley explains how the collaboration came about: “Blake sang Moon River at my 70th birthday party, and then we met again at the reception of (the charity) Variety’s 70th anniversary six months ago. Ollie mentioned singing a Christmas song together, and I said I’ve never done a Christmas song before!” The Anniversary Album In Spring 2018 Blake celebrated their 10th anniversary

neg: Halton Hills Christian School a bi-annual basis, students from grade 1-6 have opportunity to explore a leisure activity for 4 winter afternoons. Some examples are: pottery, horseback riding, writing and publishing. Students in Grades 7&8 get to go outside of school to act as interns in different work places for 6 half days. Community Service– Each grade participates in different ways to help out the community of Halton Hills every year. The school, participate in food drive for the local food bank, collect items for Operation Christmas Child, host a toy drive during Christmas and/or hats/mittens drive during the winter every year. Intergrade Connection–

neg: Christmas in Sweden Christmas Day service.("Julotta"). Christmas in Sweden Christmas (, ) is celebrated throughout December and traditionally until St. Knut's Day on January 13. The main celebration and the exchange of gifts in many families takes place on Christmas Eve, December 24. The Lucia Day is celebrated during Advent, on December 13. Christmas contains a mix of domestic and foreign customs that have been adapted. Many Swedes celebrate Christmas in roughly the same way, and many local customs and specialities have disappeared. The origin of the Germanic word "Jul" is somewhat unclear. Around the year 600, it is mentioned in the Gothic

neg: Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney how many strikes are remaining. Level-5 announced that they would release downloadable content for the game, including a new storyline, written by Shu Takumi, which would be split up in 12 episodes. It is playable when the game has been cleared once. The downloadable content, which included new puzzles and gallery items, was released every Wednesday for 24 weeks, starting on December 12, 2012, with the different kinds of downloadable content alternating each week. In PAL regions, the content was offered in a similar manner, starting with a story episode on the game's release date, and then releasing new content

neg: Don't Save It All for Christmas Day Christmas Day" is one out of seven original compositions Dion recorded for "These Are Special Times". Aside from "Treat Her Like a Lady", a cover of the Diana King song, that she had partially re-written and recorded for 1997 studio album "Let's Talk About Love", "Don't Save It All for Christmas Day" marked her first co-writing credit on one of her own recordings. Unaware of the fact that it was not someone else's record she was continually singing to, Dion had the melody and lyrics of the song's pre-chorus ("How many people are crying / people are dying / how

neg: Tourism in Mexico Heritage Lists. Towns with specialized crafts: Mexico has many religious and civic festivals as well as cultural festivals of various kinds. Since the colonial era, the Roman Catholic Church established a number of festivals, both general and local, celebrating events on the liturgical calendar. Holy Week in Mexico is observed widely, with many re-enactments of events in the last days of the life of Christ. The Christmas season runs for December 12, the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe to January 6, the Feast of the Ephiphany, also known as Three Kings. There are many local religious celebrations by

neg: Revelation 12 sign prophecy science, religion, and history behind the Revelation 12 debate. It aired on Audience on September 14, 2017. There are two signs (or wonders) mentioned in Revelation Chapter 12. The second is This second sign is regarding the dragon which is now believed to be Scorpio. The everlasting Abrahamic covenant that God made with Abraham was fulfilled 430 years to the day () after Abraham was told to look up to the sky () and completed when Israel exited Egypt, which is confirmed in (). Many Christian followers of the sign now recognise that after exactly 430 days, Jupiter which represents

neg: Hello Cheeky session were broadcast on 25th January and 1st February 1976 as the final editions of the third series. The Christmas and Summer specials were somewhat atypical. They did not reflect the standard format, and were in the main a collection of unrelated musical items interspersed with occasional jokes; the Christmas shows did not even have a preference for seasonal pieces. Some of the shorter musical items were performed by the show's three stars, but many items solely featured guests. The Specials were also much longer than the standard half-hour of the regular episodes: the Summer Special was one hour, while

neg: Kiwiana produced, including Christmas tree decorations, cards, T-shirts, garden ornaments and jewelry. There are Kiwiana sections in many New Zealand museums, and some are dedicated to showing Kiwiana only. In 1994, New Zealand Post released a set of stamps depicting kiwiana items including a pavlova, fish and chips, rugby boots and ball, and a black singlet and gumboots. Kiwiana Kiwiana are certain items and icons from New Zealand's heritage, especially from around the middle of the 20th century that are seen as representing iconic Kiwi elements. These "quirky things that contribute to a sense of nationhood" include both genuine cultural icons

neg: Item (gaming) the player. Items are especially prevalent in role-playing games, as they are usually necessary for the completion of quests or to advance through the story. Sometimes certain items may be unique, and only appear once at a specific location, often after completing a particular task. Other items may appear frequently, and not give a big bonus alone, but when many are collected. Games may differ on how the player uses an item. Some games, many in the Mario and Sonic series, an item is automatically used when the player character comes into contact with it. There are also games, such

neg: Bonda people a female laborer is a "Gufam-Boy". Bonda people are often led to bonded labour through marriage, also known as " diosing". A form of dowry (known as "Gining") is paid for brides. In " Gining" items are used to determine how many arranged marriages will take place. For instance, the number of cows relies upon the social status of the girl. Bonda boys are expected to marry between the ages of 10 and 12. Although a man may pay the price of a bride for his brother, the brother must always return the amount owed. Divorce, also known as “Lung

neg: Christmas in Sweden Christmas in Sweden Christmas (, ) is celebrated throughout December and traditionally until St. Knut's Day on January 13. The main celebration and the exchange of gifts in many families takes place on Christmas Eve, December 24. The Lucia Day is celebrated during Advent, on December 13. Christmas contains a mix of domestic and foreign customs that have been adapted. Many Swedes celebrate Christmas in roughly the same way, and many local customs and specialities have disappeared. The origin of the Germanic word "Jul" is somewhat unclear. Around the year 600, it is mentioned in the Gothic calendar together with

neg: Anna Williams (Tekken) "Anna Mode", which is more difficult than the standard game as there are limited recovery items and weapons and no save locations in the first play through, and Anna can use melee weapons but no guns. The Anna Mode takes place in the Prison used in the standard game, but with many more enemies, as she must find 12 data cards and then reach the helicopter evacuation spot. Anna also appears as the final boss in Challenge Mode. Anna is absent in "Tekken 4", though she is briefly mentioned in Nina's "Tekken 4" prologue. She also appears in the non-canon

neg: Crank It Up: The Music Album two music videos led to a complete album of Foxworthy's "music comedy" to be released in 1996. "Redneck Stomp", "Redneck Games", "Redneck 12 Days of Christmas", and "'Twas the Night After Christmas" all charted on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1995 and 1996. "Redneck 12 Days of Christmas" was the highest-charting, reaching number 18 in early 1996 and re-charting several times for each subsequent Christmas until 2000. As listed in liner notes. As of 2014, sales in the United States have exceeded 715,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Crank It Up: The Music Album Crank It Up: The Music