Another North Carolina-grown tree from Ashe County will be displayed in the White House during Christmas holidays this year. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture said Friday that a Fraser fir grown by River Ridge Farms of Crumpler will grace the White House Blue Room this year. It's the third time in four years a North Carolina fir has been selected. River Ridge Farms' tree was selected ...

Vince Gill, Amy Grant coming to Coliseum for Christmas show (The Pantagraph)

BLOOMINGTON -- The holiday music scene just got a little merrier with the addition of “Christmas with Vince and Amy” to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum’s December slate. | Interactive graphic: Coliseum attendance, revenues, events | Video: Alan Jackson at the Coliseum

Janesville GM plant could close by Christmas (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

General Motors Corp. is expected to announce as soon as Monday that its SUV plant in Janesville will close around Christmas, at least a year earlier than the company had initially projected.

Pasay orders strict watch on electrical Christmas decors (GMA News)

MANILA, Philippines - Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad on Saturday ordered a strict watch on stores and malls in the city that are selling Christmas lights and other electrical decorations, a radio report said.

Another NC Christmas tree going to the White House (Asheville Citizen-Times)

North Carolina Christmas trees are starting to feel right at home at the White House. For the third time in four years, a N.C. Fraser fir will grace the Blue Room of the White House, greeting visitors with its aromatic smell and nearly 19-foot presence.