Microsoft's entry into the video-game console market through the launch of Xbox has generated holiday excitement, and not just among kids of all ages.
These awards are given out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in January, and their nominations can be used in print and broadcast ads both to generate holiday-season box office and to try to build the perception that the film or the performance is a prime Oscar contender.
Jupiter Research estimates that shoppers will spend $32 billion online this holiday season, generating 7percentt of all holiday merchandise sales; this is an 18percentt increase over last year's $27 billion in online holiday sales.
FedEx forecasts online shoppers will generate a holiday record.
In the 14th century, the feast became a popular holiday, generating customized sermons, plays, hymns, works of art and processional gatherings.
Management then watched as it became one of the top ten revenue-generating holiday items for the year.
The report generated optimism for holiday sales, helping to lift retail stocks.
To generate sales this holiday season, personal-computer manufacturers are trying to marry the TV with the PC.
If people like the movie, which stars Jim Carrey in several incarnations and was directed by Robert Zemeckis, Disney could rerelease it every year, generating a steady stream of holiday-driven DVD and merchandising sales.
Besides Halloween, one other holiday is shown as generating heated opposition: Valentine's Day.
The holidays generate a special genre of leftovers: too boring to eat, too expensive to toss.
