Holiday Slideshows
- Decorations dazzle in Cary home
- Meadow's lights shine brightly
- Salvation Army toy giveaway
- Fayetteville Rotary Christmas Parade
- WRAL's Coats for the Children telethon
- Governor's mansion decked out for the holidays
- Durham tower lighting
- 49th Annual WRAL-TV Tower Lighting
- 2008 Raleigh Christmas Parade
- Rudolph Puppets
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Christmas parade marks start of holidays
An estimated 60,000 spectators lined on the streets of downtown Raleigh under sunny but seasonably cool skies to cheer bands, floats and the arrival of Santa Claus.- Updated at 3:34 p.m. | Slideshow |
Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters
Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.
Holiday travelers seem to be paying more
Travel experts say that across the nation, demand is up and the number of travel deals is down.- Nov. 20, 2009 |
Cars are main mode of Thanksgiving travel
The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.- Updated 59 minutes ago |
- Updated at 3:34 p.m. | Slideshow |
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As needs rise, charities keep finding ways to say 'yes'
Charities that are facing more and more requests for help are nothing if not resourceful, and Triangle service organization are finding ways to feed the hungry this year despite the economy's downturn.- Mar. 9, 2009 |
Thousands line up for mission's toy giveaway
The sluggish economy sent more than 2,800 people to the Durham Rescue Mission on Tuesday to ensure their children got a toy for Christmas.- Mar. 9, 2009 |
'Bicycle Man' puts hundreds of children on wheels
For the Fayetteville community, Moses Mathis' annual bicycle giveaway is as much a part of Christmas as candles in the window and caroling.- Mar. 9, 2009 |
Toys for Tots short of 'mission' days before Christmas
Officials say the U.S. Marines' Toys for Tots campaign urgently needs donations of toys to meet its "mission" to deliver Christmas presents to needy children in nine Triangle counties.- Dec 21, 2008 |
- Mar. 9, 2009 |
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WRAL Raleigh Christmas Parade
Approximately 60,000 people lined the streets in downtown Raleigh on Sat., Nov. 21.- Updated at 1:48 p.m. | Slideshow |
Coats for the Children
On Friday, Dec.12, WRAL will broadcast a day-long "Coats For The Children Telethon" and two half-hour specials – at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
2009 WRAL-TV Tower Lighting
WRAL will mark 50 years as a beacon of holiday cheer on Dec. 1 when the lights go on at the transmission tower outside the WRAL-TV Studios, at 2619 Western Blvd. in Raleigh.
- Updated at 1:48 p.m. | Slideshow |
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Shoppers cite many reasons, many deals for delay
Discount seekers and procrastinators hit the stores Wednesday in the last shopping day before Christmas. What they found depended largely on where they chose to shop.- Mar. 9, 2009 |
Retailers slash prices in hope of big profits
A retail group says holiday sales are down 10 percent, and the number of people going to the mall is down even more.- Mar. 9, 2009 |
- Mar. 9, 2009 |
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Simplify cooking over holidays
Food Network star Sandra Lee provides some tips on how to simplify cooking over the holidays
Holiday Photos 
Gift Ideas Stores have been decorated for Christmas for weeks. Some homes are sporting tinsel along with autumn leaves and radio stations have begun playing Christmas carols. When do you think the holiday season should start?
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