Christmas Central – The Blog

Hi, and welcome to Christmas Central News, with your host, Winter Clearlight, Elf Anchor. Today, we are excited about the future of Christmas Central, and want to share with you a major announcement. If you’ve been to our site already today, you may have noticed some changes. That is because, after months of hard work, we are proud to announce the launching of a brand new Christmas Central website!

Our original site was useful for finding any item, but needed some streamlining. For one, the extensive catalog we offer, while enabling customers to find almost anything they need on our site, can be difficult to maneuver. We have revamped our system of category searching in two ways. First, drop down menus make for a more easily navigated set of categories. Instead of only being able to select the largest categories on the front page and having to navigate multiple sub pages, you can select from a larger list right on the first page.

Also, we have added many new options to our search pages. A bar on the left allows you to select, in any given category, from such options as color, size, manufacturer, model, subject or image, and others, depending on the specific items being searched. With this, you can narrow your search with great alacrity, allowing for faster, more precise inquiries.

We hope that you are as excited about the new site as we are. It’s just another part of our work to help Santa find you the proper gift and decoration each year. After all, it’s a big sack of toys and gifts, and if he knows what he’s looking for in there, it’ll certainly speed things up. So come and check us out! this is Winter Clearlight, signing off from the new, improved Christmas Central experience.

Once again, welcome to Elf News, here at Christmas Central. Winter Clearlight, your ever faithful elf anchor here, to talk about the long delayed arrival of spring! Yes, it’s been a long winter, especially up here in the frozen New York State region, with winter that seems even now to be planning to return. Even the poor groundhog shouldered blame for this long, strange season. But even as the last storms rage, it is undeniable fact that the winter is over, and spring has returned. So let’s take a look at some options to celebrate, and give your house a spring feel.

Celebrating the time of year itself with some spring themed decorations is always a good idea, such as this floral bouquet. Flowers are a major theme of spring, as it is the season of rebirth and growth, so why not invite that into your home? Another option favored by many is to use decorative imagery that directly proclaims the season, such as the throw pillows pictured here, or perhaps this Easter inspired table top sign.

House decor can also be used for a good fresh feel. Spring is often associated with colors such as light blue, and animals like rabbits and chicks, creatures often also associated with the just-past Easter holiday. Garden decorating can also begin at this time, with options in plant hangers, statuary and figurines, and other useful devices. Take a look at our Garden Accessories to see all the options we provide for making your outdoors a visually stunning scene.

From us here at Christmas Central, and here in the magic News Office, we want to wish you a happy spring, and good job getting out of that cold snap. I’m Winter(hopefully the only one still around) Clearlight, and thats the way the year goes.

Once again, I would like to welcome our viewers to the Christmas Central News Network. Well, spring is upon us. Easter has passed, and now we enter a period of holidays with very specific goals and meanings. I am speaking, first and foremost of Earth Day. The day in which people come together from around the world in order to do their best for the planet and the environment. As always, the events consist of conservation efforts, protests against pollution and other damaging effects, and education on options for how to help improve the planet a  bit at a time.

Here at Christmas Central, we offer several options that will help you be just a bit more environmentally minded. First worth noting is our extensive collection of Recycled Patio Furniture.  Coming in a wide variety of options and colors, these pieces of furniture are made entirely of recycled plastic, bottles and the like, having gone through an intense cleaning process, and now are shaped into a design that imitates the look and feel of real wood. These chairs and benches, tables and stools, are extremely hardy, guaranteed to not chip or fade in any weather condition, nor blow away in the wind.  With these furniture options, you can enjoy the feel of solid furniture and know that you also support the recycling of materials into new products. Similarly, we offer a selection of gardening gloves that are also made of recycled materials. Gloves made from a variety of bottles, and a safety grip based on soybean oil rather than petroleum plastic, these gloves are a fine piece of outdoors equipment that also gives a little back by being environmentally conscious.

On the other hand, you may be feeling energy conscious. In that case, if you need decorations or lighting, there is definitely no better option than to go with LED lights. Available in all kinds of decorations and accessories, these lights are made specifically to be more efficient than incandescent bulbs. They use 10% of the electrical consumption of normal incandescent bulbs, as well as waste far less of the electricity on heat, making them cool to the touch. Unlike florescent  bulbs, which they also are more efficient then, they contain no mercury, so there is no risk of environmental contamination over improper disposal. They are common in decorative lighting, but only just gaining ground in more every day usage, so show your support and go green in every way you can imagine this year!

Even elves want to show that they find the environment important, so they’re all hoping that you’ll give a hand this season. I’m Winter Clearlight, and that’s the way we are today.

Hello again, everyone, and welcome back to CCEN. As always, I’m Winter Clearlight. It’s been a while since our last broadcast. We had a long interruption due to just how amazingly busy we were during the Christmas season, which ended up causing an abrupt end to Christmas Watch. I just want to take a moment to thank all of you, out there, who showed such amazing enthusiasm, showering us here at Christmas Central with so much attention!

But now that Christmas is past once again, it is time to look to the future. And the closet thing in the future we have is the Super Bowl. Yes, it’s just about time once again for that pinnacle of football, the championship game. And what a game it is shaping up to be. Baltimore and San Francisco. The Ravens and the 49ers. A unique event, in which teams coached by brothers will go head to head to win it all.  All eyes are on the Big Easy, New Orleans, on February 3rd.

We carry football decorations unconnected to any team, as well!

It doesn’t matter which of the teams you support, because if you are a fan, now is the time to plan for a party. It’s time to roll out the team welcome mat, and decorate. Christmas Central carries all your needs for a party. We have officially licensed gear for both teams, so be sure to give it a look. And if you don’t find what you need just there, get creative. Use your team colors, for example. The options are endless.

And we can help with more than just the decorations. If you find yourself in need of that specific flavor for your party snacks, we can help there too. As we are located first and foremost in Buffalo, if there’s one things the elves in this area know, its the best options for Buffalo chicken sauce. Bar-B-Q sauce is also an option we offer, good for any meal or snack.

Football season is reaching its most exciting moment, and our hope is that we can, in even a small way, help share that with you. I’m Winter Clearlight, signing off.

Hello, Christmas fans, and welcome once more to ChristmasWatch 2012. Winter Clearlight here, your ever faithful guide to all things Christmas in the world. Only 19 days remain now on the clock, and as the days turn colder, everyone seems more and more aware that the time is getting closer.

And as people become more and more eager, many become particularly creative. As this photo blog from the Huffington Post discusses, around the world people create the most unusual Christmas trees. From massive trees made of fiber optic lights and large decorative cones, to trees made of stuffed animals, discarded cans, and even bicycles, there are so many ways to create a Christmas tree that has no greenery, or a completely different shape than normal.

Designs for any need.

At Christmas Central, we embrace this idea as fully as anyone else. From spiral shaped and whimsically crooked trees, to cheerful candy constructions, we have so much to choose from! Would you like a cone shaped tree made out of peppermint candy? We have it. One doesn’t need to feel bored with seeing the same decorations, year in and out, when there is so much more to explore in the idea.

As it is each day, this is Winter Clearlight saying, why not try something new for your Christmas? Decorating should be about stamping your own identity on your environment, being able to create whatever style you would like to see. And that’s the way trees are.

This is CCEN, Christmas Central Elf News, welcoming one and all once again to ChristmasWatch 2012. As the season slowly creeps closer, only 20 short days away, we elves here at Christmas Central, like elves everywhere else, are working hard to get ready. At times like this, I like to think on how much I love my job. As much as all elves enjoy working on the gifts and trappings of Christmas, being one to speak directly to everyone is also a joy.

In a similar vein are those elves known as the Elf on a Shelf. As this article from WABI TV describes in excellent detail, the Elf on the Shelf is an elf who has the important job of watching children to help Santa. As he never leaves the North Pole, he needs some help confirming children’s naughtiness or niceness, and that’s where these little guys come in. By day, you may find them sitting in your house, observing children and their families, watching to see how well they keep Christmas bright. At night, they spirit away back to the North Pole to update Santa. Because of this, every day children may find them sitting or hiding in a new place in the house, fresh from the trip. But don’t touch them! It can ruin the magic inside them, which would make the trip back impossible.

And here at Christmas Central, we couldn’t be happier than to help you and your loved ones meet your own personal Shelf Elf. From ones that come with their own personal picture frame, to plush shelf sitters of every shape, and even appearing in figurine form, these elves are ready to join your family. Teach your kids the truth of a new tradition, by inviting your own personal Elf on the Shelf into your home.

“We’re waiting for you!”

As always, Winter Clearlight here, signing off. The days pass ever faster, so don’t miss your chance. And that’s the way Christmas is.

Hello, everyone, and welcome once again to CCEN’s ChristmasWatch 2012. I’m Winter Clearlight, and, to check the clock, we are just three weeks, 21 days, from the big day itself. People couldn’t be more excited! And here at Christmas Central, we are keenly aware of those rising expectations. We are seeing a wave of enthusiasm and eagerness in people visiting our store that even our best expectations didn’t predict. And even as we work tirelessly, we couldn’t be happier that so many of you are eager for the season to come.

And with that, let’s take a moment to look at an unusual idea that created a wealth of giving down in Australia. As the Herald Sun reports, a street famous for its Christmas lights has chosen to light them with solar power this year. The idea grew out of a joke one of the residents made, and grew to a world first for Christmas. Borgnis St in Davidson, in Sydney, is famous for its Christmas decorations, and draws spectators every year. This year they have raised over a quarter of a million dollars for a charity for terminally ill children. And making it a green Christmas are the solar panels donated by a local company.

If the idea of making your Christmas, or indeed any of your decorating, just a bit more green is appealing to you, then you might find looking at our selection of solar powered items a good choice. Many of these items are outdoor decorations rather than specifically Christmas themed, but our favorite holiday is still present. From such nice items as a snowflake accent for outdoor flags, and even a outdoor Christmas Tree that is powered by the sun alone.

These little guys run on solar power too!

So join in, and you can make your Christmas both a white one(if the weather cooperates) and a green one at the same time! This is Winter Clearlight, pointing out that we are also 2 days into the traditional Advent Calender. Christmas season is well underway every place you look. And that’s the way Christmas is.

Welcome once again to CCEN, Christmas Central Elf News, where we give a bit of Christmas with every story! Winter Clearlight here, once more, to talk about the excitement surrounding ChristmasWatch 2012. We are getting ever closer, even as we speak, only 27 days left until the big one. And now, with Thanksgiving dinner done, the leftovers packed away, and the frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday well behind, it is time to really get excited. After all, we are now in the period that even the most stubborn Grinches can’t help but admit is the Christmas Season!

And at a time like this, it is always heartwarming to see people working hard to give something back to those who give  so much. As the Seattle PI tells, more than 20 tree farms participated in a program to provide soldiers with Christmas trees. Over 7 years, this program has managed to bring over 103,000 free trees to soldiers both stateside and overseas. To them and their families, these represent a Christmas gift that symbolizes the holiday itself.

And if you have a special person in the military, or just want to show your support to the troops, we have plenty of options to choose from! From Army to Navy, Air Force to Marines, we have items for any occasion. Ornaments, stockings, even representative nutcrackers, all are available. Give the gift of tribute this year, we suggest.

Even Santa agrees and shows his pride

Winter Clearlight here, saying to remember that which is important to us, and to celebrate what those people make possible. ChristmasWatch 2012 will only continue to get more exciting, so keep an eye out. CCEN, out. And that’s the way Christmas is.

CCEN, bringing you the Christmas news as it happens! Winter Clearlight here, and now ChristmasWatch 2012 REALLY heats up! We have passed the one month mark, 29 days, and we’ve also passed the point that even the most recalcitrant Grinch would call the start of the Christmas season.

As I said before, Cyber Monday is now in full swing. And we have all kinds of deals! On top of all the wonderful discounts on the front page, we have all sorts of items that fall within our special savings codes, from trees to wreaths and so much more! The code lasts until the end of tomorrow, so don’t miss out!

There isn’t much else to say today, since the Christmsa Central elves are very busy, so we’ll wish you a good day, and see you all tomorrow! I’m Winter Clearlight saying goodbye, and that’s the way Christmas is.

Welcome, once more, to ChristmasWatch 2012. Winter Clearlight here, bringing you the news and facts about the Christmas season that YOU need. We’re coming up on the one month mark, 31 left. So now, one month from Christmas Eve itself, we here at CCEN think it would be a good time to tell you a bit more about something that we described yesterday. And that, of course, is the upcoming week beginning, Cyber Monday.

As noted briefly before, Cyber Monday is a recent concept. It was first coined as an idea in 2005, by the website Shop.org, as seen here. Noting at the time a trend for online shopping to spike, they gave it a name. Described at the time as the 12th biggest shopping day of the year, it was attributed to the fact that at the time, people had the most access to computers at work. Because of that, upon returning to their work stations the day after Thanksgiving weekend, perhaps inspired by window shopping the days before, people would use their access to do a significant amount of online shopping. Since that beginning, the day has only rapidly grown, with both awareness of the idea, and general availability of and improvements upon online shopping driving it. The numbers show that it has, in the last 6 years, more than doubled in the amount of shopping done on this day.

And we here at Christmas Central couldn’t be happier! Even as our Black Friday deals linger until the end of the weekend, we, as an online store, are getting ready to unveil a whole new set of deals and opportunities for the day most close to our own heart. All the elves around are prepared, ready for the flood of excited customers wishing to see what they can find with us. Watch this space and our site for the specific deals, to be announced soon. Sometimes, as we get closer to the season, even we here at CCEN feel like, well like:

This is Winter Clearlight, signing off, saying “See you on Monday!”