The central celebration of Christmas Eve in Kosovo and Metohija was held in the St. Demetrios Church in Kosovska Mitrovica, northern Kosovo. Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Božidar Äelić, who attended the celebration, pointed out that 2011 will be the year of Serbia’s strong efforts aimed at European integration and fight for Kosovo.
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Russian Orthodox believers mark Christmas
January 7th, 2011 |
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At least 14,000 people attended Christmas service in Moscow alone, a police spokesman said, RIA Novosti reported. “So far, about 14,000 people attended the capital’s churches, and they continue to arrive. No incidents were reported,” Viktor Biryukov said.
Orthodox Serbs celebrate Christmas Day
January 7th, 2011 |
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Serbia’s majority Orthodox population and the Serbian Orthodox Church are today marking the Julian calendar Christmas. The celebrations began in churches throughout the country with holy midnight liturgies last night.
Deputy PM travels to Kosovo for Christmas
January 6th, 2011 |
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Deputy PM Božidar Äelić will spend Christmas on Friday visiting several locations in Kosovo, his cabinet announced today in Belgrade. “This is an opportunity to wish peace and happiness to all Serbian citizens of Orthodox and other religions,” Äelić told Tanjug, adding that he will visit Kosovska Mitrovica, the Serbian Orthodox monastery of DeÄani, and the town of Prizren.
Orthodox Serbs prepare for Christmas
January 5th, 2011 |
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Serbia will celebrate Orthodox Christmas on January 7, with Christmas Eve midnight liturgy in Belgrade tomorrow served by Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej. Besides the SPC, Christmas is celebrated on January 7 also by the Russian Orthodox Church, the Jerusalem Patriarchate, Mt. Athos monasteries, Greeks who follow the Julian calendar and the Copts of Egypt.
Jay-Z splurges on Christmas gifts for Beyonce
December 29th, 2010 |
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Christmas proved to be financially damaging for rapper Jay-Z. He ended up splurging over $350,000 in a single store on last-minute gifts for wife Beyonce. The 41-year-old singer spent a long time at Hermès boutique on Christmas, picking up gifts for his beloved wife, reports thesun.co.uk. “Jay was in a private room of Hermès doing [...]
Madonna Plays Santa For Malawian Orphans
December 28th, 2010 |
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It was a very Madge Christmas in Malawi last weekend as Queen of Pop Madonna shipped boxes of toys, clothes, chocolates, and other sweets to six orphanages in the African nation, PEOPLE Magazine spills. Boxes of goods were shipped with a handwritten note from the star, which read: “To my Malawi children on Christmas and [...]
Madonna showers Malawi orphans with gifts
December 28th, 2010 |
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Pop star Madonna made sure orphaned children in Malawi had a merry Christmas as she sent boxes of toys, clothes and other gifts to her charity in the African country. The “Holiday” hitmaker and Michael Berg founded the Raising Malawi foundation in 2006 to bring an end to the poverty and hardship suffered by orphans [...]
Christmas Day Baby For Alanis Morissette
December 27th, 2010 |
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It was a holiday baby for singer Alanis Morissette and husband Mario Treadway. According to PEOPLE Magazine, the Canadian-born “You Oughta Know” singer-songwriter, 36, gave birth to a baby boy – Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway – on Christmas Day. “Alanis Morissette and Mario ‘Souleye’ Treadway welcomed a baby boy, Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway, on Dec. 25th. All [...]
Christmas Book Boy Throws Tantrum On “TODAYâ€
December 27th, 2010 |
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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The precocious boy who became an internet sensation for throwing a tantrum when he was given books for Christmas (The unmitigated gull of those parents!) has embarrassed his mother once again — this time by throwing a fit live on morning TV. Visit [...]
Coldplay “Christmas Lights†Performance LIVE From Liverpool
December 26th, 2010 |
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Happy Holidays from Coldplay! The award-winning British band turned in a live performance of their holiday hit, “Christmas Lights,” live from Liverpool last week. Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin, will ring in the New Year entertaining guests at the lavish launch for the new Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Chris will join Jay-Z in [...]
The Staxx Brothers: Corn Rows For Christmas
December 25th, 2010 |
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HEY, SANTA GOTTA FIT INTO COMPTON, TOO!
Just when one thinks they’ve discovered all there is to adore about Seattle’s premiere funkanauts The Staxx Brothers, they turn up with a holiday corker like this. The video was recorded at our producer Scott Colburn’s studio and filmed by Nakean Wickliff. Merry Christmas, y’all!
Staxx will embark on a West Coast with fellow soul-ders The Pimps of Joytime in January. Here’s the dates:
Jan 19 Wed – Yosemite, CA
Jan 21 Fri – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Jan 28 Fri – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Jan 29 Sat – Seattle, WA – The High Dive
Jan 30 Sun – Bellingham, WA – The Wild Buffalo
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Pope holds Christmas Eve Mass in Vatican
December 25th, 2010 |
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At a mass at St Peter’s Basilica, the pope prayed for God to “implant his peace in our hearts” but also to “break the rods of the oppressors”.
Security was tight. Last year at the same mass a woman jumped the barriers and lunged at the pope.
Google brings extra Christmas cheer to Nepal
December 25th, 2010 |
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Despite a deepening political crisis that has cast a dark shadow over its floundering peace process, the Himalayan republic of Nepal still has a good cause to rejoice this Christmas with a pat on the back coming from an unexpected benefactor – Google. For two days starting from Christmas eve, Google replaced its corporate logo [...]
Bollywood stars wish fans happiness, peace this Christmas
December 25th, 2010 |
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Bollywood stars are high on Christmas spirit. A string of actors has wished their friends and fans happiness and peace on the occasion and good luck for 2011. Actors Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Konkona Sen Sharma wished a simple Merry Christmas, while others posted elaborate messages on the social networking site Twitter. Here’s what [...]
Kardashian distributes toys for Christmas
December 25th, 2010 |
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Reality TV star Kim Kardashian gave away hundreds of toys to children at the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital. “Heading to LA Children’s Hospital to give out toys! Thank u Hobby Tron for the amazing donation! 500 toys! Wow!” femalefirst.co.uk quoted her post.
Catholic believers mark Christmas Eve
December 24th, 2010 |
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Members of the largest non-Orthodox Christian church in Serbia, the Roman Catholics, are today marking Christmas Eve. A large majority of Serbians are Orthodox, but the Catholic Church and various Protestant denominations will today celebrate the day that precedes the holiday of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Christmas Trees in Google Earth 6
December 23rd, 2010 |
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What Christmas isn’t complete without the obligatory festive Christmas tree? The symbol of the holidays, spruce, fir and cedar trees dressed in colorful lights and ornaments go a long way in getting us into the festive mood. In an apparent effort to get into the holiday spirit themselves, the guys at Google have decided to [...]
President in Christmas greetings to Catholics
December 23rd, 2010 |
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President Boris Tadić has congratulated Christmas to Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade Stanislav HoÄevar and all Catholic believers. He also extended his holiday greetings to all other citizens of Serbia who celebrate this holiday on December 25.