Christmas

A drawing of Santa and his reindeer, airborne

Kennesaw October 26, 2023

Kennesaw’s Day with Santa parade and festival is coming Dec 2

The City of Kennesaw will hold its annual Day with Santa parade and festival on Saturday, December 2, 2023.. This year’s Day with Santa will be sponsored by Whataburger. The…

Holidays December 25, 2022

Christmas isn’t always holly jolly – even some of its best-loved songs are bittersweet

by David W. Stowe, Michigan State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In American culture, Christmas is supposed to be synonymous with joy. The familiar…

Holidays December 21, 2022

How an American magazine helped launch one of Britain’s favorite Christmas carols

by Maura Ives, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 1906, a new carol appeared in “The English Hymnal,” an influential collection of…

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Holiday events November 15, 2022

Marietta Square Christmas Tree lighting and the arrival of Santa: December 1, 2022

The City of Marietta posted the following announcement about the city’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting along with the arrival of Santa on Marietta Square: MARIETTA – Kick off the holiday…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Environment December 25, 2021

Cobb County locations for recycling Christmas trees

Christmas trees and decorations that stay up until July 4th are a much joked-about thing, but if you want to make certain your tree gives back to the Earth through…

Holidays December 25, 2021

How Christmas became an American holiday tradition, with a Santa Claus, gifts and a tree

By Thomas Adam, University of Arkansas [This article first appeared in The Conversation. Used with permission] Each season, the celebration of Christmas has religious leaders and conservatives publicly complaining about…

Transportation December 23, 2021

Good news for Cobb County: GDOT suspends lane closures for the holiday weekends

For those of you accustomed to the headaches of slow-moving traffic due to weekend lane closures and road work by Georgia Department of Transportation road crews and contractors every weekend,…

Holiday events November 23, 2021

Cobb County highlights holiday events in its latest newsletter

If you’re still looking for holiday events, take a glance at this list of festivities in Cobb County announced in the county’s latest newsletter: Various holiday celebrations will be held…

Holidays November 23, 2021

Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour December 4 and 5

The annual Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour of five beautifully decorated homes in the Kennesaw Avenue Historic District will return on December 4 and 5, 2021. The houses on the…

detail of Christmas tree with decorations

Holidays November 11, 2021

Kennesaw invites residents, businesses to decorate a tree for their Holiday Extravaganza

The City of Kennesaw distributed the following notice about a fun holiday event in Depot Park: Kennesaw, GA (November 10, 2021) — The City of Kennesaw invites area residents, families,…

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