🎅 Norelco Santa: The Wonderful Christmas Commercial America Never Forgot Santa Claus does not need a sleigh. He does not need eight tiny reindeer or a red nosed guide. According to one of television’s longest running holiday ads, all he needs is an electric razor and a snowy hill. That is the Norelco Santa, and […]
🎭 History of Krampusnacht: The Dark Alpine Night Before St. Nicholas Day Every year on the night of December 5, something strange happens in the Alps. Bells clang in the dark. Chains rattle on cobblestones. Horned, hairy creatures stomp through town squares while crowds scream and laugh at the same time. This is Krampusnacht, which […]
🎁 The Sears Wish Book: The Christmas Catalog Every Kid Waited For Some years it showed up in August. Other years it landed in September, thick as a phone book and smelling of fresh ink. The Sears Wish Book did not just arrive at your house. It took over the house. For the next three […]
🥣 Monster Cereals: The Incredible Breakfast Monsters That Conquered Halloween Somewhere in America right now, a grown adult is standing in the cereal aisle grinning at a box of Count Chocula. That is the power of Monster Cereals. For more than half a century, a chocolate vampire, a pink Frankenstein, and a nervous blue ghost […]
🎃 McDonald’s Halloween Pails: The Amazing Buckets That Took Over Halloween Some Halloween memories smell like candy corn and rubber masks. Others smell like french fries. For millions of kids who grew up in the late 1980s, McDonald’s Halloween Pails were a highlight of the whole season. You ordered a Happy Meal, and it arrived […]