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The Best Fruitcake Recipe Ever
Perhaps one of the best variations of the holiday treat is Germany’s stollen, a similar cake with more milk and butter. Stollen dates back to 15th-century Germany when church regulations did not allow...
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Holiday Decorating & Gift Tips From “Donna Decorates Dallas”
BEDFORD (CBS 11 NEWS) - It’s 80 degrees outside and that makes it hard to get into the Holiday spirit. So we went to see Donna Moss, owner of “That’s Haute” in Bedford to get us in the Christmas...
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Employees Donate Gifts To Special Salvation Army Recipients
Workers from Coca-Cola deliver Christmas gifts to the Salvation Army Christmas Center in Dallas. (credit: Patrick Patey/Salvation Army DFW) DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Workers from the Coca-Cola Company set...
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Tables Turn As Youngsters Give Christmas To The Elderly
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) – The elementary students from Southwest Christian School in Fort Worth paid a surprise visit to their neighbors Thursday. Dozens of students paraded in a long line from...
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North Texas Shoppers Concerned About Christmas Package Deliveries
NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – As the clock ticks down toward Christmas, thousands of North Texas shoppers are concerned items being delivered via United Parcel Service (UPS) may not make it in time. On...
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Viewers Help Grandmother Who Had Christmas Gifts Stolen
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) – The heartache of a grandmother, raising eight grandchildren struck the hearts of many people in North Texas; so much, that offers to help came pouring in. Quintly Smith’s...
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Late Package Deliveries Delaying Christmas Surprises
MESQUITE (CBS 11 NEWS) – With time running out for wrapping Christmas gifts, many North Texans are finding lots of packages from the United Parcel Service (UPS) may not arrive on time. UPS officials...
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Authorities: Texas Man Had Pot As Christmas Gifts In Car
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Sheriff’s deputies in West Texas say they’ve arrested a man who was carrying 145 pounds of marijuana wrapped as Christmas presents. Gabriel Mendiola was arrested Thursday in...
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Experts: Savings At The Pump Could Boost Holiday Shopping
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – Gas prices in North Texas are among the lowest in the country right now. What’s more, the current average of $2.83/gallon is well past a...
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Fans Celebrate ‘Swiftmas’ With Gifts From Taylor Swift
Fans of Taylor Swift were surprised to find gifts on their doorsteps from the pop star over Christmas. Swift wrapped the gifts and even hand-delivered a number of them. Their reactions are priceless....
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Salvation Army Set To Start Collecting Gifts For Children & Special Needs Adults
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Salvation Army has secured nearly a dozen North Texas locations where they will begin collecting donated Christmas gifts for more than...
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Unique Holiday Shop Gives Kids Who Have Nothing the Chance to Give Back
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBS11) – Many struggle to answer the question of what to give the kid who has everything. On Friday, the United Way Metropolitan Dallas and the Vogel...
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Welcome To Texas: The Cowboy Santas Program
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) – It’s the season of giving and there is a group in Fort Worth that does that as well as anyone. In our Welcome to Texas report, we...
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Dallas Boutique Making Christmas Brighter For 100’s Of Kids
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A new boutique in Dallas is spending the day helping Santa with a little gift giving. Workers at the store are busy trying to make Christmas...
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Mondays Before Christmas The Busiest For FedEx Workers
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter IRVING (CBSDFW.COM) – Right now North Texas FedEx workers have the facility in Irving buzzing with activity. You won’t find folks with a case of the “Mondays”...
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Christmas Cards Get Holy Touch With Bethlehem Postmark
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter BETHLEHEM, N.H. (AP) — Instead of mailing her Christmas cards from her local post office, Sherry Wareing drove 20 miles roundtrip to a small post office in a White...
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Experts At Consumer Reports Offer Last-Minute Gift Ideas
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (CBS NEWS) – Still trying to think of the right holiday gifts for family, friends and other people in your life? Well, you want to buy something that ties...
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Black Friday Facts That Retailers Don’t Want You To Know
NEW YORK (CBS NEWS/NerdWallet) – Like the arrival of Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve, each year retailers deliver a host of deals, discounts and freebies for shoppers as part of a highly anticipated...
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Time Running Out To Get Packages Delivered In Time For Christmas!
DALLAS (CBS11) – With two more mail days to go until Christmas, it’s down to the wire for getting those packages delivered or sent. But that didn’t stop some last-minute shippers from paying up for the...
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Elderly Couple Tells Police 60 Pounds Of Pot Were Christmas Gifts
An elderly couple told authorities the drugs found in their truck were Christmas gifts. (York County via CBS Newspath) YORK, Neb. (CBSDFW.COM) – An elderly couple was arrested in Nebraska after police...
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Dallas County Sheriff’s Department Collecting Toys For Needy Families Wednesday
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department will be hosting its annual Toy Drive from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 28 at the Frank Crowley Court Building. The department...
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Children’s Advocacy Center Working To Bring Smiles To Abuse Survivors At...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – At the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, volunteers are scrambling to fill holiday wish lists for some 2,000 severely abused children. Many have been sexually abused, others...
View ArticleHoliday Shoppers Flocking To Dispensaries For Cannabis Christmas Gifts
LAS VEGAS (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – Maybe it’s not necessarily the gift to give the person who has everything, or for Texans since it’s still illegal here, but by now it shouldn’t surprise you to know that...
View ArticleToys R Us Closure Hits Toys For Tots Hard
HIALEAH, Fla. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — When Toys R Us closed, Toys for Tots felt the loss. The toy giant’s decision to close its stores this year left some huge holes for the annual charity drive to fill....
View ArticleJust In Time For Christmas, The Toys ‘R’ Us Brand Is Being Revived Online At...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Kids don’t have to grow up this holiday season, because the Toys “R” Us brand is getting a restart online. Tru Kids Brands has partnered with Target Corp. to relaunch...
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Feds Warn Of Influx Of Counterfeit Goods At Christmastime
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is warning shoppers about counterfeit goods ahead of the busiest shopping season of the year. At the Port of Dallas, officers are assigned to...
View ArticleCharity Campaign Collaborates With Pro Golfer Jordan Spieth, Sends Care...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The holiday tunes were cranked up and so were the spirits of volunteers who turned up for the The Boot Campaign’s Elf Week in Dallas. “We are wrapping and packing gift boxes...
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‘Cowboy Santa’ Shares Dallas Cowboys’ Christmas Wish Lists
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Dallas Cowboys 17-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday is causing a Blue Christmas for many Cowboys fans this year. They may miss they playoffs! Bill Jones and...
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Santa Visits Babies, Families In Dallas Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The tiniest patients and their parents were treated to a holiday surprise at Texas Health Dallas on Christmas Eve. Santa and his elves made a stop at the NICU and special care...
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Texas Mother Who Drove To Mexico To Deliver Christmas Gifts To Refugees...
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – A Texas woman who drove to Mexico to deliver Christmas gifts to a refugee camp housing people waiting for U.S. court dates said Wednesday she was detained by authorities there...
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Salvation Army Hampered By Shortage Of Volunteers To Sort, Deliver Donations...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Salvation Army of North Texas says with less than three weeks until Christmas, they are in urgent need of volunteers. Due to COVID-19, turnout has been very low this year....
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Fort Worth Man Plays Santa, Raises Money For Toys After Abused Children’s...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – When COVID-19 prevented a North Texas nonprofit for abused children, Jonathan’s Place, from receiving their normal Christmas celebrations, a Fort Worth man stepped in. His...
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Dallas Mavericks, Dwight Powell Pay Off Layaway Balances On Holiday Gifts For...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An early Christmas surprise sure to make the holidays brighter and the bills smaller for multiple North Texas families. The Dallas Mavericks, Dwight Powell and Coca-Cola Southwest...
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North Texas Siblings Turn Love Of Jigsaw Puzzles Into Small Business ‘Puzzles...
LITTLE ELM, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – During their childhood years, Ericka Chambers and her brother, William Jones loved spending hours putting jigsaw puzzles together. “My mother said too much TV and video...
View ArticlePostal Service Struggling To Get Holiday Packages Delivered In Time For...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – We can always count on Santa to make it to his destinations in time for Christmas, but the same can’t be said for delivery companies like the United States Postal Service. Time is...
View ArticleDallas Children’s Advocacy Center Says More Donated Christmas Presents Needed...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The elves have been busy at the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center Holiday of Hope gift drive – sorting, packing, and shopping for 2,000 children who have been victims of abuse....
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