Holiday scents can help set a happy scene

SAMANTHA CRITCHELL

NEW YORK • There probably are very few people eating chestnuts roasted on an open fire during the holiday season, but anyone who has walked - even just once - down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue at Christmastime likely has a pleasant association with... Full story

It’s not all about getting stuff

HANNAH SCHARDT

Want to keep the holiday crush under control without inciting a family riot? Try suggesting these gift-giving ways. • Set money limits. It can be tough to stick to a budget when those around you are big spenders. No one wants to hand over a... Full story

Seek details to pick perfect workout tool

HOWARD SCHNEIDER and VICKY HALLETT

What happens inside your body when you exercise is governed by a set of measurable reactions, and one good way to help yourself get in shape is to keep track of what's going on. The technology to monitor and analyze workouts has become... Full story

Flip through hefty TV holiday feast

DIANE WERTS

Christmas has come a long way from those primitive days of yore. And I mean 20 years back on the tube. When Newsday ran my first column saluting a TV Christmas, collating the episodes was no biggie. Call a few networks, scan a couple of cable... Full story

Kitchen cool for the yule

Clever gifts can brighten cooking experience

TERESA FARNEY

Even in this sagging economy, you can't leave the foodies in your life high and dry at the holidays. We looked around for some fun gadgets to stuff in stockings as well as pricier kitchen equipment for those extra-special cooks. Here's a peek at... Full story

Pajamas great for parents and kids this holiday

LISA A. FLAM

NEW YORK • Get ready for a pajama party. Pj's look to be a popular gift this holiday season, as families struggling with high heating bills are bundling up at night, and older kids have turned sleep pants into cool daywear. "I can't afford to... Full story

Survive shopping season with your budget intact

MARY CORNATZER

RALEIGH, N.C. • The Christmas Countdown is fully under way. Black Friday is behind us, and for the next month you will be charmed, pitched and enticed. Your emotions will be tugged upon. Eyelashes may be batted. And that's just from retailers.... Full story

Holiday Needs

• Silver Key Giving Trees will be located in Draper's & Damon's, Girl of the Golden West, Ultra Diamonds, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Brighton and the management office at The Promenade Shops at Briargate, 1885 Briargate Parkway. Each... Full story

Pike National Forest open to tree-cutters

$10 permit buys access near Woodland Park

A portion of the Pike National Forest will be open Dec. 1 through Dec. 17 so area residents can cut their own Christmas trees.The local office of the U.S. Forest Service began offering the $10 cutting permits more than two decades ago, and they have... Full story

Holiday Planner: 'Tis the season

JEN MULSON

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS • Arts and crafts sale - 4-8 p.m. Dec. 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 6-7, Worner Campus Center, 902 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado College, free; 389-6607. • Children's Holiday Magic Celebration - ornamentmaking, singalongs,... Full story

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