Christmas Central – The Blog

Memorial Day is right around the corner, and people everywhere are trying to plan a perfect outdoor event to commemorate the brave souls who fought for our country. If you or your friends and family want to host a picnic or cook-out this weekend, we have the best stuff, from decorations to food and appliances.

Adorn your backyard or patio with a fun set of red, white and blue lantern lights! (We used two sets of lights in this photo)

Buffalo has been very well known for the past 80 years for our outstanding, locally made Weber’s brand horseradish mustard and our hot green tomato piccalilli relish,which can be used on hotdogs, hamburgers or sausages…yum! And for you meat lovers, you cannot go without Western New York’s famous Chiavetta’s Barbeque Marinade, which is basically magic in a bottle. The sweet aroma coming from the grill will have you and all of your special guests salivating and coming back for more!

Hang our lantern lights from a tree, railing or wherever you can imagine. They instantly give a vibrant pop of our American flag colors!

If you’d like to add some sparkle to your picnic space, we sell this festive red holographic star garland. Also, we carry the featured red and black portable outdoor charcoal BBQ grill, which is perfect if you are having your celebration at a park or other open space where a standard size grill isn’t plausible.

Last, but certainly not least, is our delicious Sahlen’s brand hot dogs.  Since 1869 Sahlen’s has produced the finest quality meat products using secret family recipes passed down through five generations! I even have an aunt from out of state who brings back pounds of Sahlen’s hot dogs home with her and saves some in her freezer, because no one else has hot dogs that can even come close! Also featured above is our sparkler-inspired red, white and blue twinkling mini lights on white cord, which can be used on a table, tree, wrapped around a railing or hanging from an open patio umbrella.

I hope this day gives you a chance to laugh and share memories of your loved ones lost in battle with close friends and family. Enjoy every second of it!

Cheers

Winter Clearlight here, again, to officially welcome you, once more, to ChristmasWatch 2012! With Thanksgiving having passed us by, we are down to 32 remaining days, and the excitement is starting to build more than ever. Without a doubt, every person here has, at least once, been exposed to that most obvious of Christmastime symptoms, the music.

Christmas music: Beloved holiday staple, or incessant maddening repetition? And why is it people seem committed to choosing one of those two options over any other? An article on NBC.com offers some possible reasons. As noted by a University of London Ph.D, within the article, many people fall victim to an effect caused by constant repetition. It notes that people listening to a song they enjoy continue to gain more enjoyment out of it over repeated listenings, up to a point, at which point, their interest falls through entirely. Exhaustion follows.

On the other hand, there is a magnifying effect on whatever mood the season brings out in people. People who worry about the holidays, and end up with a lot of stress related to them, have a more negative reaction since the music reminds them of all those worries. On the other hand, people relaxed and focused on the happy part of the holidays react positively to the music, whether through thoughts of the past, or of what is to come yet.

And of course, if you think you might be one of the latter types, who never gets tired of the music, we here at Christmas Central have some great options for you. First, we’ve got many lovely strings of lights, all shapes and sizes, that blink and play music whenever you like, the lights keeping time with the sound. String them along your tree, or in the hallway, or any place that you’d like a bit of music.

And if you’re feeling particularly ambitious, we always have the Mr. Christmas Light and Motion Shows. With a bit of work, and some normal light strings, these devices can turn your entire house front into a synchronized light show to play along with the music included! Just plug in your various light strings into the devices, select your mode, and enjoy the multitude of songs and shows that it will give you. Stage your own shows for the entire neighborhood with these devices, and give your decorations a tone that no normal light set up could imitate.

Counting down with all of you, this is Winter Clearlight. 32 to go, lets hope it doesn’t go slow. And that’s the way Christmas is.