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Home > Life and Society > Much Ado About Christmas: Toys, Traditions and Holiday Fun |
 Much Ado About Christmas: Toys, Traditions and Holiday Fun |
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Toys, leftover fruitcake, department store Santas, toy store mobs, last minute shoppers, enormous light displays and faith restored — it's all part of the rich tradition of Christmas. Over the years, CBC Radio and Television have documented the spiritual and material aspects of the ever-evolving Christmas holiday. 'Tis the joyous, and sometimes maddening, season of giving. |
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 Sledding and skiing with CBC Radio. (Radio; runs 2:34) |
 Kate Aitken talks about world leaders, New Year's resolutions, and what to do with that leftover fruitcake. (Radio; runs 3:08) |
 The new aluminum Christmas trees glitter and gleam. (Radio; runs 1:44) |
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 CBC Radio talks to Virginia O'Hanlon about her famous letter to the editor and the meaning of Santa Claus. (Radio; runs 3:54) |
 Interactive toys may be hot this Christmas but child behaviourists say they are bad for kids’ development. (Radio; runs 8:41) |
 It takes a special kind of man to fill in for the big guy during the Christmas rush. (Radio; runs 6:00) |
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 Holiday frenzy reaches a fevered pitch when a new doll hits the toy market. (TV; runs 3:39) |
 As presents are opened, parents are met with cries of "but it doesn't look the way it did in the commercial!" (TV; runs 2:49) |
 An Edmonton man takes decking the halls to a whole new level. (TV; runs 5:23) |
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 Last minute Christmas shoppers are down to the wire again. (TV; runs 8:22) |
 Should Christmas cake be dark or light? (TV; runs 7:13) |
 Competition to get a new toy reaches its zenith. (TV; runs 2:35) |
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