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Christmas

How all those elves made it into everyone's living room shelves

by Adriene Hill , Mukta Mohan and Daisy Palacios
Dec 24, 2015
The "Elf on the Shelf" is relatively new but it's has quickly become a tradition in many households.
Every copy of "The Elf on the Shelf" comes with an elf.
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African-American Santas in demand for the holidays

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 21, 2015
Dee Sinclair, who created "The Real Black Santa," earns $60,000 in a holiday season.
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Actuality, by Marketplace and Quartz

Actuality’s Holiday Extravaganza!

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 18, 2015
Quartz and Marketplace get into the holidays and looks back at 2015.
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Yule log may be a chestnut, but it's good business

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Dec 17, 2015
New York television station WPIX first broadcast the yule log, and it caught on.
The Yule Log footage is from 1970.
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Mariah Carey no longer has the top Christmas song

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 14, 2015
Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" no longer top Christmas song.
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Postal service faces holiday rush

by Noel King
Dec 14, 2015
Monday is the year's busiest mailing day, according to the U.S. Postal Service.
A Postal Service worker is viewed in lower Manhattan in New York City. Monday is the year's busiest mailing day according to the U.S. Postal Service.
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We're spending a lot more on gifts this year

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 11, 2015
According to Gallup, the average cost has gone up.
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Have a holly jolly Swiftmas

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 10, 2015
Taylor Swift's newest trademark comes just in time for the holidays: Swiftmas.
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Don't call it 'Black Friday.' It's 'Golden Friday' at one mall in Montana

by Molly Wood , Mukta Mohan and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 23, 2015
The Butte Plaza Mall is focusing on small businesses for the holidays.
The job report for December was strong.
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In need of a white Christmas? Head to Hawaii

by Adriene Hill
Dec 25, 2014
A rare blizzard is leaving snow on the islands.
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