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Advent calendars: All about the tradition and ones to buy this year
Advent is all about the lead-up to Christmas.
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5 Talk Street: The Trains at NorthPark
For 37 years, the Trains at NorthPark has been a cornerstone event for the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas, captivating the hearts and imaginations of children and families throughout our community. Jill Cumnock, CEO of Ronald Mcdonald House of Dallas, and Pat Staudt, Board Chair of Ronald Mcdonald House of Dallas, discuss what you can expect this year and how...
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5 Talk Street: Salvation Army Angel Tree
NBC 5, Telemundo 39 and the Salvation Army need your help to bring the joy of Christmas morning to our most vulnerable neighbors — children, seniors and adults with special needs — who would otherwise go without. Major Dawn McFarland is the Area Commander of the Salvation Army of North Texas and she discusses the Angel Tree program and the...
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Give the gift of Eiseman Jewels
Find gifts that sparkle with joy and bring smiles to every face at Eiseman Jewels.
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ICE! returns to Gaylord Texan with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer theme
The two million pound holiday ICE! exhibit returns to North Texas with the a new theme and new sculptures.
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Why this mom gives her kids toilet paper for Christmas
Donna Bitner of New Mexico loves spoiling her children with Christmas gifts — particularly trash bags, toilet paper and towels.
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Give the greatest gift ever … the gift of happiness
NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 are partnering once again with the Greatest Gift Catalog Ever! The giving season is just around the corner, so get ready to make a difference in our community by donating to the catalog’s hand-picked selection of 26 amazing Tarrant-area nonprofit organizations. For the full list of nonprofits that are featured in the 2024 Greatest Gift…
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Tickets on sale today for Santa's North Pole Express in Grapevine
Fall may have just begun here in North Texas, but the City of Grapevine is already looking toward Christmas.
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Holiday shopping season kickoff
Shop until you drop at the Chi Omega Christmas Market this Thursday, Sept. 26th – 28th at Dallas Market Hall.
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The Gaylord Texan Resort's ICE! features Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 2024
The Gaylord Texan Resort announced the 2024 Christmas season theme for ICE! This year two million pounds of hand-carved ice will tell the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. -
What is the Epiphany or the Three Kings Day?
Epiphany, also known as the Three Kings Day or Theophany, is a Christian feast celebrated on Jan. 6, which commemorates the visit of the Magi to Jesus Christ.
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Fort Worth accepting Christmas trees for recycling and mulching
Fort Worth is encouraging residents to recycle their Christmas trees this holiday season.
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Prairie Lights returns to Dallas during Christmas Day
Take a look at the view in Grand Prairie. Everyone knows it wouldn’t be Christmas without the lights, and many North Texas families chose to celebrate the holiday at what organizers call the biggest light display in Dallas-Fort Worth. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard takes us out to the Prairie Lights.
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DFW families celebrate Christmas Day at the Prairie Lights exhibit
Many North Texas families chose to celebrate Christmas Day in Grand Prairie at the biggest light display in the Metroplex: Prairie Lights.
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Stage 4 cancer patient marries husband in Dallas hospital chapel on Christmas Eve
A Dallas woman fulfilled her lifelong dream of having a Christmas Eve wedding, despite having to overcome unexpected challenges.
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Dallas cancer patient has Christmas Eve wedding at hospital
A Dallas woman fulfilled her lifelong dream of having a Christmas Eve wedding despite overcoming unexpected challenges. Letitia Cox has Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer and married her husband Sunday in the chapel at Medical City Hospital. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard has the story.
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How two child actors from ‘A Christmas Story' continued their careers in DFW
Chances are you’ve seen A Christmas Story (1983) a dozen times, if not on purpose, then while channel-surfing during one of the movie’s marathon runs that have gone on for the past 26 years.
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10 Years Apart: Family reunites at DFW Airport just in time for Christmas
While holiday travel is often among the most hectic parts of the season, airports are also filled with love and joy as families come together just in time for Christmas.
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In Mexico, piñatas are not only a game for children. This tradition has been around for 400 years
The tradition goes back even further. Some say piñatas can be traced back to China, where paper-making originated.
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Santa is traveling around the world. Do you want to know where he is right now?”
As children around the world eagerly await Santa’s arrival on Christmas, the military is ready to track him and see if he’s using any new technology.
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‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus': Read the essay from 1897 that made us believe
More than a century ago, an 8-year-old named Virginia O’Hanlon had a question weighing on her mind. Were her friends correct when they said, “There is no Santa Claus”?