New Centre for Consumer Science report on Christmas gifts
( University of Gothenburg ) The stereotypical Christmas gift shopper is a stressed-to-the-max individual with a filled-to-the-rim shopping cart in a busy shopping mall. The shopping hysteria during the weeks before Christmas is frequently debated in the media. Professor Helene Brembeck from the University of Gothenburg is moving the focus from the Christmas overflow as something entirely bad to ...

Marine reunites with family for a Christmas celebration with all the trimmings
Robin Winkler-Pickett got one of the best Christmas gifts a mother could ever receive -- even though it came more than a month late

Thoughtless Christmas gifts burden RSPCA
FOR Launceston RSPCA, Christmas was the best and worst of times. The shelter saw increased adoptions with 119 dogs, cats, puppies and kittens going to new homes between December 1 last year an

Animals ready to go to homes with families for Christmas; shelter urges people to give rescued pets as gifts
Maumelle Animal Shelter officials and volunteers are urging residents this year to consider giving a dog or cat as a Christmas present.

Police Arrest Alleged Christmas Grinches
Police have charged a Luzerne County couple with stealing Christmas gifts from a single mother and her two children.

Amazon Kindle tops list of 'unused' Christmas gifts
eBook Readers such as Amazon's Kindle have come top in a list of unused Christmas gifts.

Music Magpie site has busiest day
A business that buys and sells used CDs, DVDs and video games online enjoyed its busiest ever day last month as people sold unwanted Christmas gifts to free up cash.

Gifts valued at $150
Cameras showed a woman stealing Christmas gifts off a Fleming Island home's front porch earlier this month. Clay County Sheriff's Office deputies said the theft happened in the 1600 block of Sandy Springs Drive at about 3 p.m. Jan. 6.

Vehicles shouldn't be used to store gifts: Call police before approaching
suspicious persons, chief says By Bill Lawson/Staff Writer Maumelle police Chief Sam Williams reminded residents this week that vehicles should never be used for storing Christmas presents.

Ateneo: Donate extra Christmas gifts
THE Jesuit-run Ateneo de Manila University is calling on its students and the general public to “pass on” the extra gifts they received last Christmas to victims of natural calamities in Mindanao.