/tags/christmas Christmas en-US Copyright Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:53:20 GMT /news/2024-11-19/white-house-christmas-tree-resilience-hurricane-north-carolina-farms Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm is located in Avery County, North Carolina. It was one of the hardest-hit counties from Hurricane Helene just a few months before. The farm experienced some road damage and lost between 5,000 to 6,000 smaller trees in a mudslide. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:53:20 GMT /news/2024-11-19/white-house-christmas-tree-resilience-hurricane-north-carolina-farms Associated Press /news/2023-11-08/raleigh-pauses-applications-parade-permits Raleigh is pausing applications for new parade permits as the city reviews the way it hosts the events. The move comes shortly after Raleigh and some other areas banned motorized vehicles at Christmas parades this year. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:46:36 GMT /news/2023-11-08/raleigh-pauses-applications-parade-permits Will Michaels /news/2023-10-19/zebulon-raleigh-new-changes-2023-stationary-christmas-parade The changes to the town’s “Deck the Hall-Z” parade is due partly to the death of an 11-year-old girl at Raleigh’s Christmas parade in 2022. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 22:23:46 GMT /news/2023-10-19/zebulon-raleigh-new-changes-2023-stationary-christmas-parade Sharryse Piggott /news/2023-10-09/white-house-christmas-tree-record-north-carolina-ashe Cline Church Nursery in Fleetwood has been selected to offer a Christmas Tree to the White House. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:38:26 GMT /news/2023-10-09/white-house-christmas-tree-record-north-carolina-ashe Sharryse Piggott /environment/2022-12-23/audubon-christmas-bird-count-underway-north-carolina The long-running bird census is an annual conservation effort done by volunteers in the U.S and North Carolina to help keep track of bird species. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 15:07:52 GMT /environment/2022-12-23/audubon-christmas-bird-count-underway-north-carolina Sharryse Piggott /news/2022-11-23/local-holiday-parades-adopt-new-safety-rules-after-raleigh-tragedy The new protocols come after an 11-year-old girl died while walking in Raleigh's Christmas Parade on Nov. 19. She was hit by a truck that lost control of its brakes while towing a float. The rules include making sure that all vehicles in the parade are properly inspected. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:12:06 GMT /news/2022-11-23/local-holiday-parades-adopt-new-safety-rules-after-raleigh-tragedy Celeste Gracia /2021-12-24/wunc-2021-holiday-programs Check out ����app's holiday program line-up Fri, 24 Dec 2021 14:58:08 GMT /2021-12-24/wunc-2021-holiday-programs /race-demographics/2021-12-23/santas-just-like-me-communities-black-diamond-durham Because of COVID-19 and the pandemic, there were not as many Christmas parties. And that means there was not as much work for Santa Claus. In 2021, Santa Claus is back — and so are Black Santas. Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:01:22 GMT /race-demographics/2021-12-23/santas-just-like-me-communities-black-diamond-durham Leoneda Inge /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-11-20/turkeys-dont-fly-should-i Any other year, Americans would be gearing up for the big Thanksgiving travel weekend; traffic jams and long lines at the airport would just be a reality… Fri, 20 Nov 2020 23:18:07 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-11-20/turkeys-dont-fly-should-i Leoneda Inge, Rebecca Martinez /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-10/allan-gurganus-a-fool-for-christmas-makes-it-to-print Fifteen years ago, Allan Gurganus gifted NPR listeners a 22-minute meandering tale from the perspective of a mall pet store manager during the holidays.… Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:57:13 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-10/allan-gurganus-a-fool-for-christmas-makes-it-to-print Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio, Josie Taris