Looking at the entire retail universe, ShopperTrak RCT estimated that sales for the all-important weekend before Christmas rose 1 . 6 percent over the same weekend in 2001.
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Kingfisher Plc, a U . K . retailer, said its sales over Christmas rose 8 . 8 percent, led by its Woolworths stores and Comet electrical retail chain.
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The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits during the week ending the day after Christmas rose by 79, 000 to a seasonally adjusted 368, 000, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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Kingfisher Plc, a U . K . retailer, said its sales over Christmas rose 8.8 percent, led by its Woolworths stores and Comet electrical retail chain, prompting a surge in its share price.
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Kingfisher Plc, a U . K . retailer, said its sales over Christmas rose 8 . 8 percent, led by its Woolworths stores and Comet electrical retail chain, prompting a surge in its share price.
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"Helleborus niger " is commonly called the Christmas rose, due to an old legend that it sprouted in the snow from the tears of a young girl who had no gift to give the Christ child in Bethlehem.
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The so-called Christmas rose ( " H . niger " ), a traditional cottage garden favourite, bears its pure white flowers ( which often age to pink ) in the depths of winter; large-flowered cultivars are available, as are pink-flowered and double-flowered selections.
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Some families went caroling or spent Christmas Eve singing around the piano, while others focused on the spoken word, a yearly retelling of Ellin Greene's " Legend of the Christmas Rose, " or " The Night Before Christmas, " or Bible readings, repeated year after year.
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In November 2000, she released the seasonal album " Christmas Rose " which consisted of partly new material, including the title track, " Lord's Prayer " and " I Want to Go to Heaven " co-written by herself, part re-recordings of Boney M .'s " Christmas Album ".
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CHK HD premieres the latest Hong Kong blockbuster movies, notably released theatrically within the past 12 months, in a weekly evening time slot every Saturday at 9PM SGT . Programs airing in this block include " Switch ", " Out of Inferno ", " The Guillotines ", and " Christmas Rose ".
