#christmas-trees

#christmas-trees

Here is an overview of the Windsors' deep German roots.READ ALSO: Germany rolls out red carpet for Charles III's first foreign visit House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha If not for World War I, the British royal family would still go by a German name.The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha stemmed from the marriage in 1840 of Queen Victoria to Albert, the scion of a modest royal dynasty from northeastern Bavaria.

The holiday season is quickly approaching, and with it comes a slew of Christmas and other holiday tree lightings across the borough.To help get you in the mood, Brooklyn Paper has put together a list of lighting ceremonies, coming to a nabe near you.Saturday, Nov. 26
Park Slope Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District is inviting everyone to the its Park Slope tree lighting: The annual tree lighting at the Fourth Street Plaza.

Long Live the Christmas Tree, an exhibition of unconventional Christmas installations, has opened at Harewood House in West Yorkshire, England.The country house invited 11 artists, designers and makers to create "traditionally untraditional" Christmas trees that draw from the history and resources of the country house and its estate.

P olice are trying to trace a man wearing a Pornhub jumper after a sexual assault at St Pancras station in central London.A man reached out and inappropriately touched the victim as they walked past health food shop Holland & Barrett within the railway station.The man then left in the direction of the Thameslink ticket barriers.

7 London lights 2022 I'm sure that for the festive season everyone has been putting up colourful lights to really bring that splash of joy into our early dark nights and I'm sure that we can all agree that London always manages to do such a great job.This year there was some pretty outstanding light art around the streets of London that really need to be appreciated.

In the old western movies, the aging cowboys and gunslingers would sometimes talk about giving up the vagabond life and buying a ranch, where they could settle down bothering no one and going unbothered.In this week's The Last of Us, Joel and Ellie spend a fair amount of the episode riding horses, shooting guns and facing down posses, just like those western heroes.

Knowsley Safari have come up with a solution for people unsure what to do with their old Christmas trees giving them to their animals.Anyone who's got any Christmas tree that has obviously not had any decorations sprayed on or anything that could contaminate them, we'll take here, Lindsey Banks, acting head of section of ungulates hoofed mammals at the safari, told the PA news agency.

The R&B singer and songwriter SZA has edged out Taylor Swift to hold at No. 1 on Billboard's album chart for a fourth time, attaining a notable victory during what is usually the post-holiday sales doldrums.SOS, the long-awaited second LP by SZA, who was born Solana Rowe in St. Louis and raised in suburban New Jersey, had the equivalent of 125,000 sales in the United States last week.

Since the start of the pandemic, we have kept you posted on what the Yankees have been up to on social media.The MLB season has come to an end, but we'll continue to see action from our favorite players and Yankee figures.Here's your weekly update on what your favorite Yankees have been doing on social media!

La Community, a group of Colombian families and friends, celebrating the penultimate Novena in Maryland on Dec. 23.Cristina Pombo Some Christmas traditions are pretty standard in mainstream American culture: put up the tree, string up the lights.Hide the Elf on the Shelf, visit grandma, bake the cookies.

Plenty of restaurants hang holiday lights, but these extra-festive spots go all-out with winter themes, garlands, Christmas trees, and the occasional wood-burning fireplace.Looking for a holiday themed pop-up bar?We have a guide to the most festive in town.2800 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Get an alpine escape minus the cost of a plane ticket at the Four Seasons Georgetown, which built al fresco pine "suites" inspired by the luxury hotel's ski destinations.

Tributes have been paid to a "glitter and pink-loving" mother and her teenage daughter with the most beautiful smile who were found dead in a burger van.The bodies of Leah Churchill, 50, and Brooke Wanstall, 17, were found in Leah's son's van in Kent, which they were decorating for his 26th birthday.

AUSTIN, Texas  With Christmas Day behind us, Central Texas residents can give their Christmas trees a new life by recycling them.There are five free drop-off locations open now  the East and West Service Centers in Austin, Northeast Metro Park in Pflugerville, the Del Valle Adult Softball Complex and the 1431 Collection Station in Leander.

Council bosses have been branded grinches' after banning Christmas wreaths from front doors at a block of flats because they say they are a fire risk.Residents living in apartments on Whiteford Drive in Kettering, Northamptonshire, were left stunned when they received a knock on the door telling them to take decorations down.

It's officially January, which means it's probably time to get rid of your Christmas tree (especially if you're one of those people who puts the tree up in November).Here are steps to recycle your tree in DC, Maryland, and Virginia-just remember to remove all the decorations and lights beforehand.DC
From January 3 through March 3, the Department of Public Works (DPW) will collect all trees and holiday greenery.

The Duke of Sussex's latest comments about his relationship with his father and brother dominates the papers on Tuesday.The Daily Telegraph, The Sun, Daily Mail and Daily Express all lead with Harry saying he wants to reconcile with the King and Prince of Wales.Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror and i report the future of the NHS is on a knife edge, with warnings the pressure on the nation's hospitals is set to last until April.

When I decided to see "A Christmas Carol" at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, I knew I would ask my father to join me.I didn't know if he would say yes.Dad and I saw the production a few years back, and I'll always remember his gift shop purchase that night: a glittery, all-caps ornament in the shape of "Bah humbug."

Christmas is reminiscent of festive images of Santa Claus, Snowman, mangers and reindeer and activities like baking cookies and cakes alongside decorating the Christmas trees.The magic glow of the festival makes people merrier while Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.Discover how some countries have unusual Christmas traditions and bring diversity into the Christmas festivities.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter and have the latest stories from Mission Local delivered directly to your inbox.When waiting in the reception area in the Native American Health Center on Capp St, visitors can easily feel the coming festival season - ornaments in the shapes of Christmas trees, snowmen, stockings, hats, and gifts decorate the room.

A lot of people have gotten patents for things related to Christmas.Here are some of the most interesting ones I've found.There are a number of patents intended to help parents convince children that Santa has been there.One of these is U.S. patent no.5,523,741 for a "Santa Claus Detector."

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 by Seth Smalley
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are peak days for home fires and injuries from inattentive cooking, according to the National Fire Protection Association.Travis County's fire marshal's office, the U.S. Fire Administration and NFPA are partnering up for the holidays to spread information about fire safety and fire hazards.

Christmas Eve (Saturday, December 24) is a prime time to dine out around DC-whether you're looking for a festive brunch, blowout dinner, or a casual place to gather with family and friends.If you're looking for a seafood indulgence for Christmas Eve, see our guide to Feasts of the Seven Fishes around town.

This classic Christmas wedding in downtown DC included a winter theme, with Christmas trees and garland, gold accents and magnolia leaves, and portraits outside the festively dressed Willard Intercontinental hotel.Get more Washingtonian Weddings inspo:
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Hannah, a career coach and chief of staff to the CEO of a software company, and Sean, a Topgun graduate and naval flight officer for the US Navy, met in high school-she went to Stone Ridge in Bethesda, and he to Gonzaga in DC.

Joe Biden has sought to heal a rift with France's President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders over trade, admitting there are glitches in $739bn legislation that he says can be fixed.The US president was speaking on Thursday while hosting Macron for the first state visit of his presidency.The leaders expressed unity on support for Ukraine's war against Russia but faced questions about their differences on trade.

Find cookies from Mother Wolf and Kato inside this year's Resy Cookie Box, a holiday sampler featuring a dozen recipes from well-known chefs across the country.In addition to Evan Funke's panettone chew and Jon Yao's toasted sesame cookie, the $79 box includes an eggnog snickerdoodle from Kwame Onwuachi of Tatiana in New York City, honey butter cornbread from Rodney Scott of Rodney Scott's BBQ in Charleston, and more.

There are plenty of over-the-top, towering Christmas trees in DC.But this year's belle of the Yuletide ball is more of a Cinderella story: Get to know Tiny Timber, the squat tree in Columbia Heights Civic Plaza.Small and currently undecorated, the arbor has grabbed the attention of Washingtonians curious about the somewhat-forlorn tree.