December 17, 2011 HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Living Christmas Tree – First Baptist Church, Huntsville This year marked the 27th annual performance of the The Living Christmas Tree. The performance brings the story of Christ in such away that it is alive in music and dance like you’ll never see again. This year’s theme, “My [...]

s this year ends and we look forward to a brighter 2012, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank our IPA members and Staff , the 15,000+ members on our social networking sites and the many thousands of visitors that come to our websites. All of you have made 2011 an exciting, if not [...]

Personal electronics lead relatively strong holiday season outlook for retailers with consumers, proving they are in the mood to shop YONKERS, NY — December’s Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer financial health, showed that despite flagging confidence and a weak employment picture, the holiday season is off to a good start, with excellent activity in [...]

he Christmas tree and Neapolitan Baroque crèche at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a long-standing yuletide tradition in New York, is now on view for the holiday season through January 8, 2012.  The brightly lit, 20-foot blue spruce—with a collection of 18th-century Neapolitan angels and cherubs hovering among its boughs and groups of realistic crèche [...]

oliday shopping—with its long checkout lines, sold-out must-haves, credit-card snafus and gift-wrapping marathons can take its toll on even the most patient consumers.  “In the frenzy of the holidays, even disciplined shoppers might spend too much or make poor gift choices,” said  Noreen Perrotta, editor, Consumer Reports Money Adviser.  “Steering clear of common holiday shopping [...]

Urges Readers to Fight Back Against Retailers Who Put Out Christmas Decorations Early YONKERS, N.Y. – These days, it’s not uncommon for Christmas decorations and décor to find their way to retailers’ floors as early as July. At Consumerist.com, they call this insidious phenomenon “Christmas Creep,” and this year, they’ve decided to bring it to [...]