What Is It: Starbucks Christmas Tree Frappuccino
Who Tried It: Maggie Malach, People Associate Editor, Digital Platforms
Level of Difficulty: 8 (but that was really just logistics)
When I first read the ingredients in Starbucks’ new Christmas Tree Frappuccino — a Peppermint Mocha Creme base, matcha whipped cream, caramel sauce, candied cranberries and a slice of strawberry — I was rightfully wary. Yes, the drink looks like a Christmas tree, but exactly how festive would it be for my taste buds?
Never one to leave a sugar-filled experience to chance, I ran to the nearest Starbucks to place my order. Given the fanfare...
Who Tried It: Maggie Malach, People Associate Editor, Digital Platforms
Level of Difficulty: 8 (but that was really just logistics)
When I first read the ingredients in Starbucks’ new Christmas Tree Frappuccino — a Peppermint Mocha Creme base, matcha whipped cream, caramel sauce, candied cranberries and a slice of strawberry — I was rightfully wary. Yes, the drink looks like a Christmas tree, but exactly how festive would it be for my taste buds?
Never one to leave a sugar-filled experience to chance, I ran to the nearest Starbucks to place my order. Given the fanfare...
- 12/7/2017
- by Maggie Malach
- PEOPLE.com
Tis the season to be...well informed. We all love Christmas, but how much do any of us actually know about why Christmas is the way it is? Here are 31 facts about Christmas trees, Santa Claus, and Rudolph that you (probably) didn’t know. Smarten up! 1. Christmas supposedly marks the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. But there is no mention of December 25 in the Bible and most historians actually believe he was born in the spring. 2. December 25 was probably chosen because it coincided with the ancient pagan festival Saturnalia, which celebrated the agricultural god Saturn with partying, gambling, and gift-giving. 3. Many of the popular Christmas traditions today found their roots in Saturnalia: Branches from evergreen trees were used during winter solstice as a reminder of the green plants that would grow in spring when the sun gods grew strong. 4. These evergreen branches became the foundation of our Christmas tree. Germans are thought...
- 12/7/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
If you love decorating and admiring Christmas trees, you have the British royal family to thank.
The Christmas tree, a popular German tradition by the early 1800s, was popularized in the United Kingdom in the 1840s after Queen Victoria‘s German-born husband, Prince Albert, famously brought in evergreen trees into the royal palaces and decorated them with ornaments and candles.
The history-making moment for the Christmas tree was in 1848 when The Illustrated London News published a drawing of Albert, Victoria and their young children gathered around a decorated tree in Windsor Castle. The widely-published drawing meant that the Christmas tree...
The Christmas tree, a popular German tradition by the early 1800s, was popularized in the United Kingdom in the 1840s after Queen Victoria‘s German-born husband, Prince Albert, famously brought in evergreen trees into the royal palaces and decorated them with ornaments and candles.
The history-making moment for the Christmas tree was in 1848 when The Illustrated London News published a drawing of Albert, Victoria and their young children gathered around a decorated tree in Windsor Castle. The widely-published drawing meant that the Christmas tree...
- 12/22/2016
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- PEOPLE.com
Uncork a bottle of Peeno Noir: The trailer for season 2 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt just dropped, and our protagonist is peppier than ever as she tries to make sense of New York City after 15 years in a doomsday bunker. The teaser shows Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) applying for a job at The Christmas Tree Shop, navigating the always nerve-wracking dating world and discovering the captivating power of baby animals cuddling on YouTube. Pampered housewife Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski) and wacky landlord Lillian (Carol Kane) are also back - and Kimmy's roommate Titus (Tituss Burgess) discovers that his student has become the master...
- 3/14/2016
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
Uncork a bottle of Peeno Noir: The trailer for season 2 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt just dropped, and our protagonist is peppier than ever as she tries to make sense of New York City after 15 years in a doomsday bunker.
The teaser shows Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) applying for a job at The Christmas Tree Shop, navigating the always nerve-wracking dating world and discovering the captivating power of baby animals cuddling on YouTube.
Pampered housewife Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski) and wacky landlord Lillian (Carol Kane) are also back – and Kimmy's roommate Titus (Tituss Burgess) discovers that his student has become the master when it comes to throwing shade.
The teaser shows Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) applying for a job at The Christmas Tree Shop, navigating the always nerve-wracking dating world and discovering the captivating power of baby animals cuddling on YouTube.
Pampered housewife Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski) and wacky landlord Lillian (Carol Kane) are also back – and Kimmy's roommate Titus (Tituss Burgess) discovers that his student has become the master when it comes to throwing shade.
- 3/14/2016
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- People.com - TV Watch
If you love decorating and admiring Christmas trees, you have the British royal family to thank. The Christmas tree, a popular German tradition by the early 1800s, was popularized in the United Kingdom in the 1840s after Queen Victoria's German-born husband, Prince Albert, famously brought in evergreen trees into the royal palaces and decorated them with ornaments and candles. The history-making moment for the Christmas tree was in 1848 when The Illustrated London News published a drawing of Albert, Victoria and their young children gathered around a decorated tree in Windsor Castle. The widely-published drawing meant that the Christmas tree...
- 12/18/2015
- by Maria Mercedes Lara, @maria_mercedes
- PEOPLE.com
Wesley Mead Dec 21, 2016
Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...
This article was first published in December 2015. Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.
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Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker,...
Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...
This article was first published in December 2015. Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.
See related Sherlock series 4 episode 1 spoiler-free review: The Six Thatchers Sherlock series 4: go behind the scenes; spoiler-free review Doctor Who Christmas special: The Return Of Doctor Mysterio review Doctor Who Christmas special: The Return Of Doctor Mysterio nerdy spots & Easter eggs
Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker,...
- 12/15/2015
- Den of Geek
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Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...
Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.
Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker, bringing the more oppressive, burdensome side of the holidays to life. Either way, Christmas episodes tend to demonstrate the strengths of our favourite series, and it’s long been a festive ritual of mine to wheel out old DVD sets and settle back for a few favourites during December.
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Here's day three in our countdown of the top Christmas TV episodes of all time: entries 60 to 41...
Read entries 100 - 81 here and entries 80 - 61 here.
Since the medium’s infancy, viewers have enjoyed sharing holidays with their favourite television characters. We grow invested in our friends on screen over the years; spending Christmas with them is a rite of passage, a chance for us to share tradition from our world with the fictional ones we see on screen. Some shows embrace the season wholeheartedly, characters in good spirits and enjoying the trappings of the season; others skew a little darker, bringing the more oppressive, burdensome side of the holidays to life. Either way, Christmas episodes tend to demonstrate the strengths of our favourite series, and it’s long been a festive ritual of mine to wheel out old DVD sets and settle back for a few favourites during December.
- 12/15/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Tis the season to be...well informed. We all love Christmas, but how much do any of us actually know about why Christmas is the way it is? Here are 31 facts about Christmas trees, Santa Claus, and Rudolph that you (probably) didn’t know. Smarten up!
1. Christmas supposedly marks the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. But there is no mention of December 25 in the Bible and most historians actually believe he was born in the spring.
2. December 25 was probably chosen because it coincided with the ancient pagan festival Saturnalia, which celebrated the agricultural god Saturn with partying, gambling, and gift-giving.
3. Many of the popular Christmas traditions today found their roots in Saturnalia: Branches from evergreen trees were used during winter solstice as a reminder of the green plants that would grow in spring when the sun gods grew strong.
4. These evergreen branches became the foundation of our Christmas tree. Germans are thought...
1. Christmas supposedly marks the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. But there is no mention of December 25 in the Bible and most historians actually believe he was born in the spring.
2. December 25 was probably chosen because it coincided with the ancient pagan festival Saturnalia, which celebrated the agricultural god Saturn with partying, gambling, and gift-giving.
3. Many of the popular Christmas traditions today found their roots in Saturnalia: Branches from evergreen trees were used during winter solstice as a reminder of the green plants that would grow in spring when the sun gods grew strong.
4. These evergreen branches became the foundation of our Christmas tree. Germans are thought...
- 12/19/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Could 1990 comedy Home Alone be the best Christmas movie of all time? James lays out his argument...
Gremlins is great and Elf is ace. Bad Santa is bitchin' and The Muppets Christmas Carol is sensational, inspirational, celebrational and Muppetational. Die Hard is dead good, Miracle On 34th Street is magic and It's A Wonderful Life is truly, erm, wonderful.
None of them, though, can confidently state that they are the Best Christmas Movie of All Time. Only one film can claim that title, and that film is Home Alone, which is undoubtedly and without question the Best Christmas Movie of All Time. There's legitimate space for a debate as to whether Home Alone 2: Lost In New York deserves the prestigious label but, really, with Home Alone being the original article I think it's only right that we let it stand as number one.
There's a chance that this might be news to you,...
Gremlins is great and Elf is ace. Bad Santa is bitchin' and The Muppets Christmas Carol is sensational, inspirational, celebrational and Muppetational. Die Hard is dead good, Miracle On 34th Street is magic and It's A Wonderful Life is truly, erm, wonderful.
None of them, though, can confidently state that they are the Best Christmas Movie of All Time. Only one film can claim that title, and that film is Home Alone, which is undoubtedly and without question the Best Christmas Movie of All Time. There's legitimate space for a debate as to whether Home Alone 2: Lost In New York deserves the prestigious label but, really, with Home Alone being the original article I think it's only right that we let it stand as number one.
There's a chance that this might be news to you,...
- 12/18/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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