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Holiday 2011

Friday, December 16, 2011

POLL: What's Your Favorite Holiday Song?

Tell us which holiday song is your favorite!

It's the most wonderful time of the year. The mistletoe has been hung, the halls have been decked, and 97.1 WASH-FM is playing Christmas carols 24/7. With all these Christmas carols on heavy rotation, it's either easy to get into the holiday spirit or be annoyed by the constant deluge of Christmas carols. "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey tops the list of this year's top 10 Christmas songs. The song was originally released in 1994, but the song's popularity soared again this year after Justin Bieber recorded a version with Carey called, "All I Want for Christmas is You (Superfestive!)"  Tell us which of these top 10 Christmas songs are your favorite! If your favorite song isn't listed, please add your comment below.

Ana L. Velilla-Arce

6:34 pm on Saturday, December 17, 2011

My favorite Christmas song is Feliz Navidad by my fellow countryman Jose Feliciano.   more ›

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

12 Days of Shopping Local: Gifts for the Hobbyist

Go local and find something perfect for the hobby enthusiast in your life.

The hobbyist is a unique type of person, no matter their age. Both children and adult hobbyists are dedicated to their chosen area of expertise, and nothing will put a smile on their face quite like a new project. To determine which kind of gift is right for your hobbyist, ask yourself: From model sets and card collecting to comic books and speciality plush characters, our favorite local stores are sure to have what you’re looking for or can place a special order to make holiday dreams come true. Trains Etc. 8245-A Backlick Road, Lorton, Va. 22079 703-550-1779 Ron's Collectors World 7030 Columbia Pike, Annandale, Va. 22003 703-256-8408 Comic and Card Collectorama 2008 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Va. 22301 703-548-3466 Whistle Stop …

Sally Spangler

2:02 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2011

The other side of hobbies are the many female interest types - sewing, x stitch and other embroidery, knitting and go on forever. I remember when both my brother and I were into HO railroad everything. That hobby seems to have disappeared. Besides children things, which seem to wax and wane within a few months and require some adult to spend the money and supervise. My one grandson is now 19. I …   more ›

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