Does your family have an unusual Christmas tradition? Do you string beer-can garlands on the tree, have a light-up NASCAR Santa on your front lawn or hold a SPAM holiday dinner? The new reality show “My Big Redneck Christmas” is searching for you. From the producers of “Hogan Knows Best,” “Redneck” will feature energetic and off-beat families with unique Yuletide celebrations. To be considered, ...

It will be a dark Christmas in Columbia if the city can’t find $140,800. City manager Charles Austin says that’s how much it will cost to put up new holiday lights and decorations, which were affected by the recent streetscaping projects that changed the power supply and street configurations. Austin plans to ask merchants in Five Points and on Main Street about partnering with the city to pay ...

News about the much anticipated Nehalem processor architecture coming out of this year’s IDF Fall are not quite as comprehensive as expected and given the Q4 launch date of the first CPUs, the level of technical provided may be even disappointing for some. But, of course, there is a reason why Intel is holding back. The mass market will not be seeing these new wunderkind processors for at least ...

Timberlake says her first goal as Christmas Mother is to, naturally, raise the funds necessary to meet the needs of the program, but she has also set another goal: to make the people aware that the Christmas Mother Program is a year-round effort

The Fareologists at Live Search Farecast today issued an early forecast for the 2008 holiday travel season, uncovering a grim outlook for consumers hoping to travel on peak dates. Fares for Thanksgiving 2008 are up 35 percent from 2007, while Christmas and New Year's fares are up 31 percent.

Apple's attempt to pacify customers over its MobileMe launch fiasco has seen the firm inadvertently take a chunk out of my Christmas shopping budget!

Mobile operator 3 is launching the first handset to have a “Facebook button” that will take users directly to the site. It will be part of an “ultimate handset”, which will be launched for Christmas.

Plans are already underway for the annual Christmas Parade for the Magnolia community, sponsored by the Magnolia Area Chamber of Commerce.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thanks to technology, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride and LeAnn Rimes will be among the country stars performing with the king of rock ‘n’ roll on “Elvis Presley Christmas Duets.”