Holidays

While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the catalogs arriving in their mailboxes are smaller. Many of the millions of catalogs getting sent to U.S. homes were scaled down to save on postage and paper. Some gift purveyors are sending out postcards. In a sign of the times, the American Catalog Mailers Association rebranded...

The week-long holiday was created by activist and author Maulana Ron Karenga in 1966.

Consumers are hardwired to think more of short-term gratification than long-term goals.

Marc Santia with the latest. 

Sarah Wallace brings us what took place from the parade route. 

Grand Central — the iconic station in the heart of Manhattan — is ready for the holidays. NBC New York’s Michael Gargiulo and Adelle Caballero takes us on a field trip to this Big Apple landmark. 

Black Friday, the annual blockbuster shopping day, falls on the day after Thanksgiving every year. Black Friday is not a federal holiday, unlike Thanksgiving, which is a federal holiday every year. So is the stock market open on Black Friday? Black Friday 2024 will fall on Friday, Nov. 29. The stock market will be open on Black Friday after being…

NBC New York’s Jennifer Vázquez spoke with Rockefeller Center Head Gardener Eric Pauze in 2023 about what he looks for when picking the new Rockefeller Christmas Tree. 

NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino takes you through the behind-the-scenes prep for the new floats and balloons for the 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Have you ever wondered how the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade began? Join NBC New York’s Jennifer Vázquez on a historical dive of the beloved event and how immigrant communities helped create this tradition.

More shoppers are using ‘buy now, pay later’ plans heading into Black Friday and the holiday season, as the ability to spread out payments looks attractive at a time when Americans still feel the lingering effect of inflation and already have record-high credit card debt. Experts say the short-term loans can lead consumers to overextend themselves and warn that those...

Food safety experts say safely serving a holiday feast takes planning and know-how. Outbreaks of some types of food poisoning tend to rise in November and December.

The spirit of giving is already underway in Brooklyn. Dozens of families received free turkeys from some big names. News 4’s Charles Watson reports. 

Airports in New York and nationwide are preparing for the travel rush as we head into the busy holiday season. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports on what’s expected in the week ahead.

Parents, if you’ve experienced a Thanksgiving Day with kids who refuse to eat, judgmental questions from relatives on the topic and party-ending meltdowns from those hangry children … you’ve come to the right place.

Want one more thing to be grateful for on Thanksgiving? You’ll really be counting your blessings when you bite into a turkey that you didn’t have to cook yourself.

Some talented students in New Jersey are starting the holiday season on a high note. Showing off their vocals (with a side of beatboxing), Neptune High School’s Scarlett Sound Choir soaked up the spotlight on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” — where they got the good news that they will be performing on “Christmas at Rockefeller Center.” NBC New York’s Natalie...

Music superstar and NBC daytime television host Kelly Clarkson announced this year’s NBC 4 New York/Telemundo 47 “Star Choir” winner is Neptune High School’s Scarlet Sound A Cappella Choir, hailing from Neptune Township in Monmouth County.

Two of the new holiday movies coming to TV this season have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have no problem decoding.

The presidential turkey pardon began back in the 1800s under President Abraham Lincoln.