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Christmas ... The precise year of Jesus' birth, which some historians place between 7 and 2 BC, is unknown. By the early-to-mid 4th century, Western Christianity had placed Christmas on December 25, a date later adopted in the East...

Home Shopping ... There are three main types of home shopping: mail or telephone ordering from catalogs; telephone ordering in response to advertisements in print and electronic media (such as periodicals, TV and radio); and online shopping... Paxson sensed the vast sales potential of home-based commerce, and founded the world's first shopping channel on cable television, later launching nationwide with the Home Shopping Network (rebranded as HSN)... Bob Circosta was America's first ever TV home shopping host,becoming one of the most instantly recognizable salesmen in the Free World...

List Of Shopping Malls In Toronto ... The first shopping mall of the enclosed, automobile-centred design type was Yorkdale Shopping Centre, opened in 1964... For shopping malls surrounding the city of Toronto, please see the template at the bottom of this article... Major shopping centres These shopping centres each have over a hundred stores and are anchored by department stores...

Santa Claus ... Santa Claus is generally depicted as a portly, joyous, white-bearded man wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots (images of him rarely have a beard with no moustache). This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem "A Visit From St...

Shopping ... Shopping venues Shopping hubs A larger commercial zone can be found in many cities, called downtown in the USA or in Arab cities, souks... Shopping hubs, or shopping centers, are collections of stores; that is a grouping of several businesses...

Nativity Scene ... Distinctive nativity scenes and traditions have been created around the world and are displayed during the Christmas season in churches, homes, shopping malls, and other venues, and occasionally on public lands and in public buildings...

Christmas Worldwide ... Christmas Day is a public holiday in Nigeria which is marked by the emptying of towns and cities as Nigerians that have been successful returning to their ancestral villages to be with family and to bless those less fortunate. As the towns and cities empty, people jam the West African markets to buy and transport live chickens, goats and cows that will be needed for the Christmas meals...

Christmas Lights ... The illuminated Christmas tree became established in the United Kingdom during Queen Victoria's reign, and through emigration spread to North America and Australia. In her journal for Christmas Eve 1832, the delighted 13-year-old princess wrote, "After dinner...